Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2025-03-21
Books mentioned on The Trouble With Tariffs: the Smoot-Hawley Act
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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The Great Depression
The Great Depression by Doug West is an informative historical overview examining the economic collapse and its lasting global impacts.
Recommended“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.”
Where to get it
