#21 The Great Depression

This week we're looking at the aftermath of the 1929 Wall St Crash, which signalled the beginning of an era known as: The Great Depression (Merry Christmas!). We'll be looking at the origins of the crash, the US President at the time Herbert Hoover (not Henry, to be clear), plus how Yip Harburg turned to songwriting to pull himself out of debt.And we've launched a subscription! If you sign up, you'll get an extended and ad-free version of this episode which includes a look at The Great Gatsby and F Scott Fitzgerald. Becoming a OWAT: FULL TIMER also means you get episodes a week early, a bonus episode every month and pre-sale access to any future live shows!We're on AnotherSlice.com, Apple and Spotify at present, if you want the full list head to: ohwhatatime.comHave a ONE DAY TIME MACHINE? Send us your thoughts by emailing: [email protected] if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice?Oh and please follow us on Twitter at @ohwhatatimepodAnd Instagram at @ohwhatatimepodAnd thank you to Dr Daryl Leeworthy for his help with this week’s research.Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork (idrawforfood.co.uk).And thank you for listening! We’ll see you next weekChris, Elis and Tomohwhatatime.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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