{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Reformed Libertarians Podcast","title":"Ep. 11: The Truth About the Great Depression, with Larry Reed","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2a60107f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2926,"description":"An interview with Lawrence W. Reed, President emeritus of The Foundation for Economic Education, about his booklet, Great Myths of the Great Depression. We talk about the Progressive Era as the context for the government policies that brought about the Great Depression, and discuss several commonly misunderstood elements that caused or perpetuated the Great Depression. We conclude with a note about personal character.https://reformedlibertarians.com/011/00:00 Start00:32 Episode description Book discussed: https://fee.org/resources/great-myths-of-the-great-depression/01:51 About Mr. Reed https://www.lawrencewreed.com/about Books by Mr. Reed https://www.lawrencewreed.com/books03:07 Mr. Reed's background and faith07:13 Jesus is NOT a socialist https://www.amazon.com/dp/1610171608?tag=kerrybaldwin-2009:56 The Progressive Era15:34 Progressive population control The eugenics movement, by Bradley Thomas https://fee.org/articles/the-progressive-ideas-that-fueled-america-s-eugenics-movement/18:27 Monetary policy and the Fed https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLALopHfWkFlGvgxFXosWmjzSGw95IFa1t24:21 Tariffs, income tax, and stifling trade https://fee.org/articles/its-more-important-to-be-american-than-to-buy-american/29:06 New Deal disasters https://fee.org/articles/fdr-campaigned-on-fiscal-restraint-in-1932-he-delivered-just-the-opposite/34:32 Government causes inflation https://fee.org/articles/35-government-is-an-inflation-fighter/36:21 Wagner Act disasters41:12 Minimum wage https://fee.org/articles/38-the-minimum-wage-helps-the-poor/44:59 The importance of personal character https://fee.org/articles/character-liberty-and-economics Further ResourcesThe Progressive Era, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/progressive-era-0America's Great Depression, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/americas-great-depressionWhat Has Government Done To Our Money, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/what-has-government-done-our-moneyThe Case Against The Fed,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_ffQojCKkfVxhZ9aBJTTn0-xS1eU1nXEHMhYA1yDuC0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ4NzE1LzE3MDUz/MzM2MzItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}