Episode 281 • • 1:53:32 - 1:58:13
281: Escape from Madrid
Daylight Saving Time History, Time as a Regimentation System
The history and purpose of changing clocks are debated. While often attributed to farmers, the hosts argue it was a wartime measure introduced in 1916 to confuse the public. Citing Lewis Mumford, they trace the origins of strict timekeeping to monasteries and the military as a system for regimenting "slaves" in the industrial era.