It pays to play these documentaries about greed, gold, and going bust.

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Money made America a global empire, and for the last 150 years, America’s riches have been controlled by the titans of Wall Street.

Titans: The Rise of Wall Street

Conscious Capitalism is a new twist on the system that fuels wealth and industry in America and for many countries around the globe. Thought leaders, along with the leaders of two corporations — Whole Foods Market and Waste Management — give us an insider’s look at the new face of capitalism.

Conscious Capitalism is a new twist on the system that fuels wealth and industry in America and for many countries around the globe.

Conscious Capitalism

CRAZY RICH PEOPLE - wealth beyond your wildest dreams: if you've ever wondered what it takes to become fabulously wealthy, get the inside scoop on six of the wealthiest people in history as we reveal the secret of how they became crazy rich.

Wealth beyond your wildest dreams: if you've ever wondered what it takes to become fabulously wealthy, get the inside scoop on six of the wealthiest people in history.

Crazy Rich People

From the Rhode Island coastline to the Forests of France, what unites the rich and the royal is a love of a grand home. So come with us as we visit some of the grandest ever built. We’ll explore the homes of the very rich and the very powerful, for fantastical tales of success and excess.

From the Rhode Island coastline to the Forests of France, what unites the rich and the royal is a love of a grand home.

The Rich & The Royal

Throughout history, men and women have dedicated themselves to raking in as much wealth as possible; old money, new money, even blood money. But from Robber Barons to Mansa Musa of Mali; how did they get it, how did they spend it, and were they happier than the rest of us…

Meet history's richest people. How did they get it, how did they spend it, and were they happy…

How To Make a Fortune

When the minions are ordered to steal all the gold from Fort Knox, they sensibly turn their attentions to anti-matter, venom and asteroid mining. Meanwhile, scientists try door-busting explosives and explore ways to escape in jet suits!

When the minions are ordered to steal all the gold from Fort Knox, they sensibly turn their attentions to anti-matter, venom and asteroid mining.

Make Me the Richest Man

In 2003 Vladimir Putin publicly caged and exiled the richest man in Russia. When Oligarchs asked how to avoid that fate, Putin responded: “50 percent.” In one bold stroke, Putin spread fear and consolidated his power. The inside story of Russia’s super-rich and the man who rules over them.

With war raging in Ukraine, the oligarchs are caught between sanctions in the west and a backlash at home. Inside Russia’s super-rich and the man who rules over them.

Putin and the Oligarchs

The new West is a land of unprecedented opportunity. In less than a century, millions of prospectors rush to gold fields, boomtowns appear overnight, and a transcontinental railroad allows travelers to cross the country in only seven days. It is a century of ambition, greed, fame, and fortune.

The new West is a land of unprecedented opportunity. In less than a century, millions of prospectors rush in, boomtowns appear, and a transcontinental railroad is built.

Boom and Bust

The American Dream was built on producing, marketing and selling ever more products to consumers. Now, capitalism's holy grail is collecting and monetizing personal data. The digital giants know your location, actions AND thoughts -- and that's worth billions to advertisers.

The American Dream was built on producing, marketing and selling ever more products to consumers. Now, capitalism's holy grail is collecting and monetizing personal data.

Making Money In The 21st Century

Only a few years ago science fiction, today reality: private companies send astronauts, tourists and technology into space. The competition for technical supremacy in space has begun. This film shows the complicated dynamics between public and private interests in the "New Space".

This movie shows the complicated dynamics between public and private interests in the "New Space".

New Space

Explore the secrets to an innovative concept called circularity—an economic system that eliminates waste and saves the planet's resources. Meet four visionaries who are rethinking global paradigms and transforming the modern world.

Explore the secrets to an innovative concept called circularity—an economic system that eliminates waste and saves the planet's resources.

Going Circular

This film follows the race to generate vast power from thin air - the wind. One of the world’s biggest windfarms is being built off the English coast where the harsh conditions pose great challenges for the team. Meanwhile, a Norwegian team is striving to build the first-ever floating windfarm.

This film follows the race to generate vast power from thin air - the wind. One of the world's biggest windfarms is being built off the English coast.

Wind

Blockchain technology is sweeping the globe, moving from high-flying cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin to more traditional sectors of our economy. But is it safe? And can it be trusted to help manage everything from our health care to our food supply?

Blockchain technology is sweeping the globe. But is it safe? And can it be trusted to help manage everything from our health care to our food supply?

Blockchain Revolution

Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera. You know him as El Chapo – a ruthless drug lord who became famous for using slick maneuvers to evade capture. But Chapo is not only a dark and devious character. He is also a wildly successful billionaire entrepreneur with business acumen.

Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera. You know him as El Chapo – a ruthless drug lord who became famous for using slick maneuvers to evade capture.

CEO of Sinaloa

The USA is home to the largest and most influential economy in human history, but why? What allowed America to pull ahead of its global peers? Was it resources, free markets or the American Spirit? Or was it just being in the right place at the right time? What happens when that time ends?

The USA is home to the largest and most influential economy ever. But why? What allowed the American Empire to advance so far ahead?

Economics Explained: The Rise and Fall of the USA?

A worldwide investigation into the bizarre vanishing of Bitcoin’s mega-billionaire creator, the secretive “Satoshi Nakamoto.” Why did the man—and it appears it was indeed a man—disappear only 26 months after releasing Bitcoin to the world on January 3, 2009?

A worldwide investigation into the bizarre vanishing of Bitcoin’s creator, the secretive “Satoshi Nakamoto.” Why did he disappear only 26 months after releasing Bitcoin?

Searching for Satoshi

Journey into the lives of the planet’s billionaire innovators. Discover how they’ve shaped our lives.

Tycoons

Inspiration, power, greed, scandal—a story that was made for the movies. The gripping drama of how Hollywood was built.

Titans: The Rise of Hollywood

Curious Minds: Entrepreneurs

SPACE GREED: Coveting, controlling, and carving up the cosmos.

SPACE GREED

Inside the Mind of a Con Artist unearths the human truths behind some of the most extraordinary cases in con artistry.

Inside The Mind Of A Con Artist

The 1929 Wall Street Stock Exchange crash spurs the greatest economic crisis of the 20th century: the Great Depression.

1929

This is the extraordinary story of how silver shaped the history of our world, from the 16th century to the present day.

Empires of Silver

We cover the biggest topics and headlines through the eyes of economists to help you become more knowledgeable about how the world works.

Economics Explained (Season 2A)

Economics Explained (Season 3)

Economics Explained (Season 4)

Economics Explained (Season 5)

NPR’s Peter Sagal takes us on an irreverent romp through American history to reveal how money makes the world go around.

HI$TORY

Uncover the extraordinary origins of "ordinary" things – and the moments of inspiration that made them possible.

The Lightbulb Moment

What's My Car Worth takes viewers on a tour of the greatest garages in the U.S. Car assessment experts offer sellers their best bets.

What's My Car Worth? (Season 1)

The US and China are in fierce competition. Others are catching up. How can we survive—and even thrive—in a globalized world?