The History Podcast #6 - AIG and the Crash

The History Podcast #6

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This history podcast lets you know who to blame for the 2008 economic crisis. Although there are many parties to blame, AIG figures to be a prime target. Their ridiculous insurance policies and their investment strategies nearly collapsed our entire economy. The country escaped, but the households did not.

The History Podcast #4 - The Panic of 1837

The History Podcast #4

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This history podcast is about bubbles, panic, and stupid economic decisions. The Cotton bubble busts. The western frontier housing bubble busts. Interest rates rise. Andrew Jackson kills the National Bank, the one thing that could have stopped the madness. Instead, a very long depression occurs. The Era of Good Feelings quickly turns.