Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2025-03-21

Books mentioned on The Trouble With Tariffs: the Smoot-Hawley Act

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Tariffs! If you're like most people in the US, you probably didn't think much about the concept until recently -- it's always been one of those historical footnotes.

Mentioned: The Great Depression by Doug West.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Great Depression

    Doug West · at 34:48

    The Great Depression by Doug West is an informative historical overview examining the economic collapse and its lasting global impacts.

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    “Oo, I'm glad you're mentioning this. Yeah, there's a great uh there's a great book by a Dartmouth economics professor named Doug Irwin. Uh he also has a great NPR interview regarding exactly what you're talking about.”
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