Lecture series · recorded 2004–2010
Documentaries
Documentaries is a free lecture series (5 recordings, 2.3 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 2 speakers.
The Mises Institute has produced several documentary videos, among which is the highly-popular "Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve".
StrategyBiographiesMedia and CultureBooms and BustsMoney and BanksThe FedEducationBig GovernmentCorporate WelfareHealthLegal SystemWorld History
Cover painting: Parisians watch the Lumiere brothers' first paid film screening, Grand Cafe, 28 December 1895. See every painting in the art gallery.
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Money, Banking and the Federal Reserve 2004
Steeped in American history and Austrian economics, this extraordinary film is the clearest, most compelling explanation ever offered of the Fed, and why curbing it must be our first priority.
Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesCapital and Interest TheoryMoney and BankingBooms and BustsMoney and Banks
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Liberty and Economics: The Ludwig von Mises Legacy 2005
What kind of man was Ludwig von Mises? Here is a film that does justice to this extraordinary man, and to his equally extraordinary ideas.
Austrian Economics Overview
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Burton S. Blumert (1929-2009) 2009
A memorial video montage of former Mises Institute chairman, Burton Blumert. [2:43]
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The Incredible Bread Machine Film 2009
A film by Theo Kamecke. Written by Karl Keating, Susan Love Brown, Patrea Post and Stuart Smith; and released in 1975 by World Research, Inc. Based on Richard Grant's provocative poem, "The Incredible Bread Machine". This film features a cameo appearance by Murray N. Rothbard. Special thanks to Theo Kamecke for making this video available.
Political TheoryEducationLegal System
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Mises University 2010
The Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics. Since 1986, it has been the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream. The program offers courses, seminars, and re
Austrian Economics OverviewBiographiesEducation
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Mises Institute, Theo Kamecke.
Recording dates, summaries and topics for 5 of these 5 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Documentaries, checked 2026-07-23.
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- Is Documentaries 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 Documentaries?
- 5 recordings, 2.3 hours in total.
- Who lectures in Documentaries?
- Mises Institute and Theo Kamecke.
- When was Documentaries recorded?
- 2004–2010, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
- Is there a transcript of Documentaries?
- Yes. 4 of the 5 mirrored recordings have one, 17,422 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.
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