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Lecture series · recorded 2004

Boom, Bust, and the Future

Boom, Bust, and the Future is a free lecture series (12 recordings, 5.7 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 9 speakers.

A Private Retreat with Austrian Economists presented at the Mises Institute, January 18–19, 2002. This conference includes many of the same speakers from the Mises financial conference in 1999 who so clearly foresaw the dot-com bust.

Financial MarketsMoney and BanksBiographiesWorld HistoryBooms and BustsMedia and CultureThe FedBig GovernmentWar and Foreign Policy

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  1. 01

    Where We Are, Where We Are Headed 2004

    Frank Shostak · 31:00 · 5.3 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Boom, Bust, and the Future (30:59) January 18-19, 2002

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  2. 02

    What the Fed Has Done and Is Doing to Us 2004

    Joseph T. Salerno · 28:32 · 4.9 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Boom, Bust, and the Future (28:31) January 18-19, 2002

    Money and BankingBooms and BustsThe FedMoney and Banks

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  3. 03

    The Mechanics of the Business Cycle 2004

    Roger W. Garrison · 26:37 · 4.6 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Boom, Bust, and the Future (26:36) January 18-19, 2002

    Business CyclesCapital and Interest TheoryMoney and BankingMoney and Banks

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  4. 04

    The Sociology of Panics and Crashes in American History 2004

    Joseph R. Stromberg · 28:29 · 4.9 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Boom, Bust, and the Future (19:39) January 18-19, 2002

    Philosophy and MethodologyPraxeologyBooms and BustsMedia and Culture

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  5. 05

    Question and Answer Session 2004

    Roger W. Garrison · 19:40 · Q&A session · 3.4 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Boom, Bust, and the Future (19:39) January 18-19, 2002

    Austrian Economics Overview

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  6. 06

    What Thrives and What Dies During War 2004

    Mark Thornton · 26:54 · 4.6 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Boom, Bust, and the Future (26:53) January 18-19, 2002

    War and Foreign Policy

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  7. 07

    Financial Economics for Real People 2004

    Gene Callahan · 26:24 · 4.5 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Boom, Bust, and the Future (26:23) January 18-19, 2002

    Capital and Interest TheoryMonetary TheoryFinancial MarketsMoney and Banks

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    Question and Answer Session 2004

    Mark Thornton · 32:33 · Q&A session · 5.6 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Boom, Bust, and the Future (32:32) January 18-19, 2002

    Austrian Economics Overview

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  9. 09

    Why You Can't Trust the Experts 2004

    Gene Epstein · 28:53 · 5.0 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Boom, Bust, and the Future (28:52) January 18-19, 2002

    Calculation and Knowledge

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  10. 10

    Coping in a Bear Market 2004

    Sean Corrigan · 23:06 · 4.0 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Boom, Bust, and the Future (23:05) January 18-19, 2002

    Capital and Interest TheoryFinancial MarketsMoney and Banks

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    Question and Answer Session 2004

    Gene Epstein · 44:41 · Q&A session · 7.7 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Boom, Bust, and the Future (44:40) January 18-19, 2002

    Austrian Economics Overview

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  12. 12

    It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn 2004

    Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. · 23:30 · 4.0 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Boom, Bust, and the Future (23:29) January 18-19, 2002

    Big GovernmentBooms and Busts

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Speakers

Frank Shostak, Gene Callahan, Gene Epstein, Joseph R. Stromberg, Joseph T. Salerno, Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., Mark Thornton, Roger W. Garrison, Sean Corrigan.

Recording dates, summaries and topics for 12 of these 12 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Boom, Bust, and the Future, checked 2026-09-27.

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Is Boom, Bust, and the Future free to listen to?
Yes. All 12 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is Boom, Bust, and the Future?
12 recordings, 5.7 hours in total.
Who lectures in Boom, Bust, and the Future?
Frank Shostak, Gene Callahan, Gene Epstein, Joseph R. Stromberg, and 5 others.
When was Boom, Bust, and the Future recorded?
2004, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is there a transcript of Boom, Bust, and the Future?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 49,449 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.

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