Andrew Jackson might be out of office, but the scorched-earth vibes are alive and well in this episode. Kyle and Eric break down how Old Hickory basically rage-quit the economy—killing the national bank, banning paper money for land, and tossing federal funds into sketchy “pet banks” like he was making it rain at a fiscal frat party. Spoiler: he left the country broke.

Martin Van Buren? Useless. The Bank of England? Pissed.Cotton? Crashed. And the U.S.? Spiral. Into. Depression. This isn’t just a recession—it’s seven years of economic face-plants, bank failures, and states going “nah, we’re good” on repaying their debts.

💥 In this episode:

• Jackson’s personal war on banks turns into an actual economic apocalypse
• Martin Van Buren shows us what spineless leadership really looks like
• The South, the West, and even the Northeast all get dragged down together
• The Bank of England hits us with a rate hike so hard, it echoes into history

This isn’t just a history lesson—it’s a cautionary tale, a roast, and a mic drop all in one.

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Music:

Semper Fidelis by Heftone Banjo Orchestra, Free Music Archive, license CC-BY-SA

Images:

James Buchanan: From Brady daguerreotype (Mathew Brady)(1822-1896), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Panic of 1837: Edward Williams Clay, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Second Bank: Bestbudbrian, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bank of England: Scan by NYPL, Public domain, via WikimediaCommons

Bombay Cotton Market: See page for author, Public domain,via Wikimedia Commons

2nd National Bank New York: See page for author,Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons