The Big Dig
GBH News
Seemingly dry topics become gripping political dramas in this Peabody Award winning show from creator Ian Coss and GBH News. Each season of “The Big Dig” uncovers a different facet of society – infrastructure, gambling, food, healthcare – together the pieces connect to tell the story of modern America. Season One: The Big Dig The highway project known as “The Big Dig” is infamous – a shorthand for government failure – but it all started as one engineer’s dream to correct the wrongs of the past, and its legacy is far from simple. Season Two: Scratch & Win America’s most successful state lottery – and its greatest innovation, the scratch ticket – all starts with mafia bookmakers and state bureaucrats going toe to toe in a battle to own the future of gambling.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on The Big Dig podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Don't Blame Us, Suburban Liberals and the Transformation of the Democratic Party
Lily Geismer
#2 Mentioned in 2 episodes
For a Dollar and a Dream, State Lotteries in Modern America
Jonathan D. Cohen
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Underboss: The Rise and Fall of a Mafia Family
Gerard O'Neill and Dick Lair
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Drift and Mastery
Walter Lippmann
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Why Nothing Works
Who Killed Progress—and How to Bring It Back
Marc J. Dunkelman
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Trump: The Art of the Deal
Tony Schwartz
Donald J. Trump
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
A conspiracy so immense
David Oshinsky
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Unsafe at Any Speed
The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile
Ralph Nader
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Mastery and Drift, Professional Class Liberals Since 1960
Brent Siebel
Lily Geismer
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Permanent Tax Revolt, How the Property Tax Transformed American Politics
Isaac Martin
