Random 1930s Podcasts

Sitting members of Congress aiding and abetting a plot to overthrow the government. Insurrectionists criminally charged with plotting to end American democracy for good. Justice Department prosecutors under crushing political pressure. Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra is the all-but-forgotten true story of good, old-fashioned American extremism getting supercharged by proximity to power. When extremist elected officials get caught plotting against America with the violent ultra right, this is the story of the lengths they will go to… to cover their tracks. Follow now and join Rachel Maddow for the first two episodes on October 10th.

Categories: History, News

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When President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933, one in four Americans was out of work nationally, but in some cities and some industries unemployment was well over 50 percent. Equally troubling were the bank panics. Between 1929 and 1931, 4,000 banks closed for good; by 1933 the number rose to more than 9,000, with $2.5 billion in lost deposits. Banks never have as much in their vaults as people have deposited, and if all depositors claim their money at once, the bank is ruined. Millions of Americans lost their money because they arrived at the bank too late to withdraw their savings. The panics raised troubling questions about credit, value, and the nature of capitalism itself. And they made clear the unpredictable relationship between public perception and general financial health—the extent to which the economy seemed to work as long as everyone believed that it would. To stop the run on banks, many states simply closed their banks the day before Roosevelt’s inauguration. Roosevelt himself declared a four-day “bank holiday” almost immediately upon taking office and made a national radio address on Sunday, March 12, 1933, to explain the banking problem. Then until 1944 FDR spoke to America as the depression gave rise to World War II.

Categories: Kids & Family, Society & Culture

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Hidden Harbor, USA. It is a time of war and hardship for millions of Americans, many of whom live in a city of lies and corruption. But there are those who will fight for truth and justice in this hard, broken city – heroes like The Femme Phantom, who uses the music of the human soul to combat evil and villainy. Based on the radio serials of the 1930s, Hidden Harbor Mysteries is a full-cast audio drama packed with fast-paced, bare-knuckle adventure topped with relentless thrills and chills. Produced by Bryan Lincoln. Written by Jay Smith. Cast includes Veronica Giguere, Dave Robison, Kathryn Pryde, Laura Nicole, James Baxter Patton, Johnny Feisty, Alex White, M Sieiro Garcia, Lauren Harris, Norm Sherman, Pat Krane, Chris Lester, Rish Outfield, Brion Humphrey, Renée Chambliss, John Scott Ballentine, Ayoub Khote, and Mae Sally-Rogue Pax. www.hiddenharbormysteries.com

Categories: Arts

Tags: 1930s, action, Adventure, Audiodrama, Crime, hero, heroine, Noir, OTR, pulp, radiodrama, superhero

The ‘Kindred Spirit’ are a group of seven friends who met in their freshman year at Briarwood College. The girls have all sorts of difficulties during their sophomore year. Allison won’t be able to come back to school because she has no money. A new girl comes to college and doesn’t fit in. The girls have other troubles and triumphs. This is a charming young adult story written in the 1930s about college women of the day. Narrated by Linda Velwest

Categories: Uncategorised

Tags: 1930s, adult, briarwood, college, girls, women, young