How did air conditioning go from a niche invention for factories to a force that reshaped cities, industries, and even human behavior?
 
In this episode of Breaking History, we dive deep into the surprising, often overlooked story of AC with author Salvatore Basile—author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/93116/9780823271788">Cool: How Air Conditioning Changed Everything</a>.
 
Hear how Willis Carrier’s revolutionary breakthrough changed the world. 
 
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How a Russian Spy Destroyed a Beautiful Mind

Sometimes the news moves so fast, you have to look closely to know if you’ve seen it before. And that’s what this show is about. Breaking History breaks down the news, by breaking down history. We cover everything from LBJ and the Roman Republic to Donald Trump and the chaos at Columbia. This twice a month show from The Free Press delivers the best historians, authors, and reporters by mining the archives of human experience to figure out the present. George Santayana wrote, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Tune in to Breaking History to resist the repetition.&nbsp;