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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!

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In this episode, Kara continues her 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 in 1928 and what was looking like four more years of a thriving nation. However, by 1930, everything had imploded. Hoover had 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, 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!

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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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In this episode, Kara is taking us way back to her favorite time period... when everything went to crap or in other words the Great Depression. She starts off with one of the most tremendous dumpster fires of the 20th century which was the stock market crash of 1929. While it was not the sole cause of the Great Depression, it was a foreboding sign of the things to come. Afterwards, Kara describes how the American work force went from one of the most prosperous in the world to mass unemployment and despair.

Side note, while things were bad in America, the rest of the world (especially Europe) was in WAY worse shape all things considered!

In this episode Kara will explain:

• The background of the Crash of 29
• The social implications of hundreds of thousands of Americans losing their homes
• How the beginnings of the Great Depression affected not only white men, but women and African Americans
• The life of the "hobo" and the misconceptions about what they were about
• And even a hint as to what America tried to do to put the dumpster fire out.

The events that surround the Great Depression stem from the Dust Bowl of the mid-west which you can listen to in Episode 48.

If you're fascinated with this dumpster fire as well as many more, check out the complete library at www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com

Lastly, if you're interested in this time period, you will probably find these episodes of The Day's Dumpster Fire interesting:

Episode 13. The Hindenburg Fire (Not the Blimp, but the Other One)

Episode 14. The Boston Molasses Flood Fire

Episodes 23 & 24. I Love the Smell of Lead Fire

Episodes 59-62. Prohibition Fire

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/