Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2026-07-31
Books mentioned on 683. In the New Space Race, Who Makes the Rules?
Governments started the space age. Now, billionaires and private firms are reinventing it.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Edison's Conquest of Mars
Discussed“He read The War of the Worlds and he read the unauthorized sequel to The War of the Worlds called Edison's Conquest of Mars.”
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The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds by H.
Discussed“Goddard, he didn't just believe in the story randomly. He received it as a teenager. He read about it. He read The War of the Worlds and he read the unauthorized sequel to The War of the Worlds called Edison's Conquest of Mars.”
Where to get it
