What is the larger story behind the Great Depression? Is the stock market and the 1929 crash really the whole picture?

Professor Paige Glotzer lends her expertise and insight into the bigger picture of the early 20th century economy to answer this question. The short answer is no, the stock market was only a part of a larger, longer-term issue. Dr. Glotzer dives into the complexities that make up an economic downturn.

To support the podcast by supporting the UW–Madison History Department, please visit https://secure.supportuw.org/give/?id=793c8dd0-b47f-4a33-beeb-4af450d60e8e

Episode Links:

Paige Glotzer is Assistant Professor & John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Chair in the History of American Politics, Institutions, and Political Economy in the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. https://history.wisc.edu/people/glotzer-paige/

Our music is “Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea CC BY 4.0 license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Please send us your questions for a historian: [email protected]