BackStory with the American History Guys » great depression http://backstoryradio.org VFH Radio at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Mon, 21 May 2012 18:39:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Public radio that explores the historical context of todays news. BackStory with the American History Guys no BackStory with the American History Guys vafh-web@virginia.edu vafh-web@virginia.edu (BackStory with the American History Guys) Copyright Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, All rights reserved. VFH Radio at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities history, ed ayers, brian baloah, peter onuf, vfh, humanities, BackStory with the American History Guys » great depression http://backstoryradio.org/files/2012/05/backstory_podcast_300.jpg http://backstoryradio.org Boom & Bust http://backstoryradio.org/boom-bust/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boom-bust http://backstoryradio.org/boom-bust/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:59:33 +0000 cm6ay http://backstory.vfhblogs.org/?p=1828 The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “Panic!: A History of Financial Crisis.”  You can listen to the entire episode here.

Economic historian Michael Bernstein explains the difference between the Great Depression and the myriad financial panics of the 19th century, as well as the amnesia that ignores the realities of the business cycle.

Excerpted from: Panic!: A History of Financial Crisis

]]> http://backstoryradio.org/boom-bust/feed/ 0 american history,business cycle,economic history,financial crisis,great depression The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode "Panic!: A History of Financial Crisis."  You can listen to the entire episode here. - Economic historian Michael Bernstein explains the difference between the Great Depres... The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode "Panic!: A History of Financial Crisis."  You can listen to the entire episode here (http://backstoryradio.org/2008/12/panic-a-history-of-financial-crisis/). Economic historian Michael Bernstein (http://tulane.edu/provost/about-the-provost.cfm) explains the difference between the Great Depression and the myriad financial panics of the 19th century, as well as the amnesia that ignores the realities of the business cycle. Excerpted from: Panic!: A History of Financial Crisis (http://backstoryradio.org/2008/12/panic-a-history-of-financial-crisis/) BackStory with the American History Guys no 6:04 Panic!: A History of Financial Crisis http://backstoryradio.org/panic-a-history-of-financial-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=panic-a-history-of-financial-crisis http://backstoryradio.org/panic-a-history-of-financial-crisis/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:00:55 +0000 cm6ay http://www.backstoryradio.org/?p=211 Speculation…deregulation…crash…bailout. Sound familiar? Probably. Sound modern? It shouldn’t. Financial panics have occurred regularly throughout American history, and each time we were left holding the bag when the bottom fell out of the market and banks called in their debts. Why do we think we’ll ever beat the business cycle? On this week’s show, economic historian Michael Bernstein says you can’t have the boom without the bust. Then historian Scott Nelson outlines the eerie similarities between 1873 and 2008, and explains how Christian fundamentalism is rooted in financial collapse.


Show Highlights:

  • Boom & Bust — Michael Bernstein explains the difference between the Great Depression and the myriad financial panics of the 19th century, as well as the amnesia that ignores the realities of the business cycle.
  • Glorious Riches — Scott Nelson outlines the eerie similarities between 1873 and 2008, and explains how Christian fundamentalism is rooted in financial collapse.

Related Links

  • Learn more about panics and depressions before 1929.
  • Experience déjà vu all over again with Scott Nelson’s description of the 1873 Panic.
  • Read the proto-fundamentalist sermons of Dwight Moody.
  • Browse a collection of current articles about the history of panics.
  • Find out about the origins of our abstract economic system.
]]> http://backstoryradio.org/panic-a-history-of-financial-crisis/feed/ 13 capitalism,economic history,economy,great depression,religion,religious history Deregulation...Crash...Recession...Bailout. Sound familiar? Probably. Sound modern? It shouldn't. So how have we responded to financial crises in the past? And why do people think we’ll ever break free from this cycle? (http://backstoryradio.org/files/2008/10/panic.jpg)Speculation...deregulation...crash...bailout. Sound familiar? Probably. Sound modern? It shouldn’t. Financial panics have occurred regularly throughout American history, and each time we were left holding the bag when the bottom fell out of the market and banks called in their debts. Why do we think we'll ever beat the business cycle? On this week's show, economic historian Michael Bernstein says you can’t have the boom without the bust. Then historian Scott Nelson outlines the eerie similarities between 1873 and 2008, and explains how Christian fundamentalism is rooted in financial collapse. Show Highlights: * Boom & Bust -- Michael Bernstein explains the difference between the Great Depression and the myriad financial panics of the 19th century, as well as the amnesia that ignores the realities of the business cycle. * Glorious Riches -- Scott Nelson outlines the eerie similarities between 1873 and 2008, and explains how Christian fundamentalism is rooted in financial collapse. Related Links * Learn (http://www.thehistorybox.com/ny_city/panics/panics_article1a.htm) more about panics and depressions before 1929. * Experience (http://chronicle.com/article/The-Real-Great-Depression/23394/) déjà vu all over again with Scott Nelson's description of the 1873 Panic. * Read (http://books.google.com/books?id=8TEYAAAAYAAJ) the proto-fundamentalist sermons of Dwight Moody. * Browse (http://hnn.us/articles/54603.html) a collection of current articles about the history of panics. * Find out (http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/12/banks200812) about the origins of our abstract economic system. BackStory with the American History Guys no 53:00