Trust No One

04/02/20 • 20 min

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We all dream about the security money will provide us. Only in a world where money is primarily inherited, it is the very factor that could most endanger one’s life.

An ailing Buck Duke warns his daughter Doris about dangers of inheriting wealth. Come explore the history behind the Duke fortune, and how the loss of a father relates to our current pandemic lives.

Other people and subjects include: Duke family wealth, Washington Duke, Ben Duke, Angiers Duke, Walker Inman, Duke University, Tobacco Wars, post Civil War rise & fall of southern fortunes, estate wills, daddy’s girls, and losing your person.

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

We all dream about the security money will provide us. Only in a world where money is primarily inherited, it is the very factor that could most endanger one’s life.

An ailing Buck Duke warns his daughter Doris about dangers of inheriting wealth. Come explore the history behind the Duke fortune, and how the loss of a father relates to our current pandemic lives.

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