Drift off to the complete history of the Great Depression — the greatest economic catastrophe of the 20th century. Beginning with the 1929 stock market crash and lasting through the late 1930s, the Great Depression threw millions into poverty, toppled governments, and set the stage for World War II.

Covered: The Roaring Twenties and economic bubbles, Black Thursday and the 1929 crash, bank failures and the banking crisis, Hoovervilles and mass unemployment, the Dust Bowl, FDR and the New Deal, the Works Progress Administration, the global spread of depression, and how WWII finally ended the crisis.

✦ 2+ hours ✦ Calm narration for sleep ✦ American 20th century history for sleep

Sleepless History is an educational sleep podcast covering American history, modern history, and major historical events — made to help you fall asleep.