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Depending on how you look at it, she says, "Monopoly is the American dream in a board game – or a nightmare."

Its history challenges us to consider the aspirations, desires, and myths we, as a country, continue to hold onto. And sure, maybe it is just a board game, a way to pass the time, but writer Mary Pilon, the author of The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game, says Monopoly is much more than that. In fact, sales actually went up during the pandemic – an unlikely time for a game that champions wealth and landlords to thrive. Monopoly has been one of the best-selling board games in the United States for nearly a century now. Listen to Throughline on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.