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Lecture series · recorded 2009

Depression, Monetary Destruction, and the Path to Sound Money

Depression, Monetary Destruction, and the Path to Sound Money is a free lecture series (5 recordings, 2.8 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 5 speakers.

The speakers focus on the relationship between anti-depression policy and inflationary finance, and discuss what the current monetary trends mean for the future of the dollar. 3 October 2009, Greenville, SC.

Booms and BustsThe FedMoney and BanksU.S. EconomyU.S. History

Cover painting: mint officials seal Kublai Khan's paper money as Marco Polo watches, Khanbaliq, about 1280. See every painting in the art gallery.

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  1. 01

    Bank Failures: Then and Now 2009

    Doug French · 29:50 · 229 MB · Recorded 5 October 2009

    Recorded at the Mises Circle in Greenville, South Carolina, 3 October 2009.  Sponsored by Ron Wilson, and Professional Planning of Easley, LLC.

    Booms and BustsMoney and BanksU.S. History

    Read the transcript 3,897 words

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  2. 02

    The Founding Fathers of Monetary Destruction 2009

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 31:26 · 241 MB · Recorded 5 October 2009

    Recorded at the Mises Circle in Greenville, South Carolina, 3 October 2009.  Sponsored by Ron Wilson, and Professional Planning of Easley, LLC.

    Money and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. History

    Read the transcript 4,924 words

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  3. 03

    Does Bernanke Have an Exit Strategy? 2009

    Robert P. Murphy · 26:20 · 196 MB · Recorded 5 October 2009

    Recorded at the Mises Circle in Greenville, South Carolina, 3 October 2009. Sponsored by Ron Wilson, and Professional Planning of Easley, LLC.

    Booms and BustsThe FedMoney and BanksU.S. Economy

    Read the transcript 4,672 words

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  4. 04

    Mises.org's Monetary Mania 2009

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 33:39 · 263 MB · Recorded 5 October 2009

    Recorded at the Mises Circle in Greenville, South Carolina, 3 October 2009. Sponsored by Ron Wilson, and Professional Planning of Easley, LLC.

    Austrian Economics OverviewMonetary Theory

    Read the transcript 5,948 words

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  5. 05

    Smashing Myths and Restoring Sound Money 2009

    Thomas E. Woods, Jr. · 46:43 · 362 MB · Recorded 5 October 2009

    Recorded at the Mises Circle in Greenville, South Carolina, 3 October 2009. Sponsored by Ron Wilson, and Professional Planning of Easley, LLC.

    Gold StandardValue and ExchangeMoney and BanksU.S. History

    Read the transcript 8,295 words

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Doug French, Jeffrey A. Tucker, Robert P. Murphy, Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Thomas J. DiLorenzo.

Recording dates, summaries and topics for 5 of these 5 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Depression, Monetary Destruction, and the Path to Sound Money, checked 2026-09-27.

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Is Depression, Monetary Destruction, and the Path to Sound Money free to listen to?
Yes. All 5 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as video and audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is Depression, Monetary Destruction, and the Path to Sound Money?
5 recordings, 2.8 hours in total.
Who lectures in Depression, Monetary Destruction, and the Path to Sound Money?
Doug French, Jeffrey A. Tucker, Robert P. Murphy, Thomas E. Woods, Jr., and 1 others.
When was Depression, Monetary Destruction, and the Path to Sound Money recorded?
2009, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is there a transcript of Depression, Monetary Destruction, and the Path to Sound Money?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 27,736 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.

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