A History of Financial Markets
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
S3E5: The Crash of 1929
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the fifth and final episode of Season 5, we cover the crash of 1929. What were the months like leading up to the crash? What was investor sentiment...
S3E4: Technology and the Birth of Consumerism in the 1920s
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 4 of Season 3, we discuss the rapid technological innovation of the 1920s. These included the growth of electricity, telephones, automobile...
S3E3: The Florida Land Bubble
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 3 of Season 3, we cover the wild real estate bubble that formed in Florida during the 1920s. Who were the big businessmen driving the specu...
S3E2: The Roaring '20s Part II
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 2 of Season 3, the guys discuss the growth of traders and investors during the 1920s. They also cover Investment Trusts, Holding Companies,...
S3E1: The Roaring '20s Part I
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 1 of Season 3, the guys kick off their discussion about the Roaring '20s. We cover what the market did in the 1920s, the Federal Reserve, I...
S2 Episode 6: The End of the 1920/21 Depression and the Start of the Roaring 20s'
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On episode six of season 2, the guys go through the Wall Street bombing of 1920, why the depression ending in 1921, and some amazing investment opport...
S2 Episode 5: A Vicious, Deflationary Depression
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 5 of season 2, the guys go through the terrible year that was 1920, why deflation is bad, and what happened to some big financial instituti...
S2 Episode 4: The Great Depression...Of 1920?
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On episode four of season 2, the guys go through the beginnings of the little-known depression of 1920 - 1921, how WWI spending may have impacted it, ...
S2 Episode 3: The Break-up of Standard Oil
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One episode three of season 2, the guys go through the public pressure that mounted against Standard Oil in the 1910s and how/why the company got brok...
S2 Episode 2: The Interpretation of the Federal Reserve Act
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On episode two of season 2, the guys go through big events in the first few years of the Federal Reserve system, how everyone interpreted the Federal ...
S2 Episode 1: The Creation of the Federal Reserve
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On episode one of season 2, the guys go through when, why, and how the Federal Reserve system was invented. Then, they go through what it actually doe...
S1 Episode 8: 1908, 1909, and a preview for Season 2
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In season one, episode eight we discuss: How the Panic of 1907 led to the creation of the Federal Reserve Why J.P. Morgan became the scapegoat of the ...
S1 Episode 7: The end of the Panic of 1907
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In season one, episode seven we discuss: Why the Panic ended on November 4th How the Tennesse Coal & Railroad Company almost collapsed the markets ...
S1 Episode 6: The Panic of 1907 Part 2
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In season one, episode six we discuss: The tumultuous week of Oct. 20th - Oct. 25th The run on the Knickerbocker Trust Unsung hero Benjamin Strong ...
S1 Episode 5: The Panic of 1907 Part 1
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In season one, episode five we discuss: Who the Heinze brothers were Who Charles Morse was More intricacies of the banking system The Panic timeli...
S1 Episode 4: Intro to the Panic of 1907
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In season one, episode four we discuss: Big events of 1906 The slow start to the Panic in March of 1907 How the money system began to tighten in th...
S1 Episode 3: Standard Oil, U.S. Steel, and J.P. Morgan
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In season one, episode three we discuss: Standard Oil U.S. Steel J.P. Morgan & Co. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@...
S1 Episode 2: 1903 - 1905
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In season one, episode two we discuss: The Rich Man's Panic of 1903 Curb markets Investment bank Kuhn, Loeb Big events from 1903-1905 including th...
S1 Episode 1: Markets at the Turn of the 20th Century
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It is the turn of the 20th century. There are 8,000 automobiles on the road and one million miles of telephone wire strung. The New York Stock Exchang...