The Day's Dumpster Fire

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The time has come! We thought we'd never get there, but Kara's PhD scholarly review of the Great Depression comes to its climactic end in this episode. This is quite possibly Kara's most ambitious episode yet and this doesn't even include all the extra stuff you can find on at thedaysdumpsterfire.com!

In Part 1. Kara dove into the causes of the Great Depression and dispelled some myths such as the "Crash of 29" was solely responsible for the entire economic collapse of the country.

In Part 2. Kara looked into what Herbert Hoover tried to do to correct things in American and how it ultimately was too little, too late. This led to Franklin Delano Roosevelt winning the 1932 election by a landslide.

In Part 3. Kara discusses Roosevelt's strategy in which the federal government would invest hundreds of millions of dollars into the economy to get people working again and banks up and running. In this episode, you'll be introduced to the "alphabet soup" in which a multitude of three-lettered government agencies sprung up across the country intending to right the ship and get America back on track economically. While the government funneling money into the economy may have been met with a sigh of relief to some. Many other workers were growing frustrated by low wages, long hours, and dangerous work, fueled by corporate greed and apathy. As a result, strikes formed coast to coast, and even though unemployment was rampant, so were the number of angry workers who were fed up being taken advantage of.

Lastly, in Part 4. Kara analyzes Roosevelt's second New Deal program that focused heavily on recovering the arts such as movie making and writing. This new New Deal brought in a number of lawsuits from dissenters (such as Roosevelt's own Vice President!!!) and eventually the supreme court had to get involved. Roosevelt didn't just stop there, he used the unemployed to build hospitals, schools, bridges, dams, hundreds of miles of roads, and airfields. However, this came at a cost as the fledgling "communist scare" tried its best to undermine Roosevelt's plan of recovery. Lastly, Kara sheds light on how the Great Depressions wasn't just an America only ordeal. The rest of the world was struggling in various degrees and this laid the canvas for which World War II would be painted on.

Some other episodes mentioned that you will find interesting:

Episode 13. Hindenburg

Episodes 59-62. Prohibition

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If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you!

You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top.

Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires.

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Welcome back for Kara's part 3 of her exploration into one of America's most influential dumpster fires in history, the Great Depression.

In Part 1. Kara dove into the causes of the Great Depression and dispelled some myths such as the "Crash of 29" was solely responsible for the entire economic collapse of the country.

In Part 2. Kara looked into what Herbert Hoover tried to do to correct things in American and how it ultimately was too little, too late. This led to Franklin Delano Roosevelt winning the 1932 election by a landslide.

In Part 3. Kara discusses Roosevelt's strategy in which the federal government would invest hundreds of millions of dollars into the economy to get people working again and banks up and running. In this episode, you'll be introduced to the "alphabet soup" in which a multitude of three-lettered government agencies sprung up across the country intending to right the ship and get America back on track economically. While the government funneling money into the economy may have been met with a sigh of relief to some. Many other workers were growing frustrated by low wages, long hours, and dangerous work, fueld by corporate greed and apathy. As a result, strikes formed coast to coast, and even though unemployment was rampant, so were the number of angry workers who were fed up being taken advantage of.

Some other episodes of The Day's Dumpster Fire you might find interesting:

The Dust Bowl - Episode 48

Prohibition - Episodes 59-62

So sit back and take a listen into a time period on American history when a generation of men and women who would grow up to change the world were trying to figure out how to make ends meet!

Hey before you go!

If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you!

You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top.

Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires.

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In this episode, Kara continues here investigation of the Great Depression. In the Great Depression Part 1, Kara dug into the various factors that caused the Great Depression such as:

• Over using or extending credit
• The Dust Bowl of the midwest (check out The Dustbowl Fire - Episode 48 for more.
• The stock market crashing in 1929
• And so much more!

In this episode, a newly elected Herbert Hoover inherits a thriving economy of 1928 and what was looking like four mor years of a thriving nation. However, by the time 1930, everything has imploded and now Hoover has to pull the nation out of this economic and political quagmire. In this episode Kara is going to talk about:

• Hoover's philosophies on what Americans need to do to fix things
• What happens when politically things don't go according plan
• What happens when thousands of WWI vets don't get paid and Hoover uses the military ON those vets
• How Hoover treated WWI vets and influence on his reelection campaign of 1932
• Lastly, who takes Hoover's place and why

Kara is brining her A-game in this episode and there's a lot to it. So sit back and relax and be grateful that you're not Herbert Hoover!

Be sure to check out thedaysdumpsterfire.com for a massive catalog of history's dumpster fires where we don't celebrate humanity's successes, but its most fantastic failures!

Hey before you go!

If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at thedaysdumpsterfire@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you!

You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top.

Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires.

Check us out on the ol Instagrams!
https://www.instagram.com/thedaysdumpsterfire/