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Lecture series · recorded 2009

The Driver

The Driver is a free lecture series (17 recordings, 7.6 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Garet Garrett.

Garet Garret's novel about Henry Galt, a Wall Street speculator turned entrepreneur. The book tells the dramatic story of his successes and his fight against government and prevailing anti-capitalist sentiments. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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  1. 01

    I. Phantasma 2009

    Garet Garrett · 48:23 · 19.5 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 6,660 words

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  2. 02

    II. The Funk Idol 2009

    Garet Garrett · 47:56 · 16.5 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 6,801 words

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  3. 03

    III. Galt 2009

    Garet Garrett · 34:37 · 12.0 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 5,153 words

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  4. 04

    IV. An Economic Nightmare 2009

    Garet Garrett · 19:58 · 6.9 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 2,776 words

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  5. 05

    V. Vera 2009

    Garet Garrett · 26:02 · 9.0 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 3,739 words

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  6. 06

    VI. A Giant in Baby Sweat 2009

    Garet Garrett · 25:26 · 8.8 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 3,642 words

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  7. 07

    VII. Daring the Dark 2009

    Garet Garrett · 6:29 · 2.3 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 975 words

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  8. 08

    VIII. Low Water 2009

    Garet Garrett · 4:17 · 1.5 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 605 words

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  9. 09

    IX. Forth He Goes 2009

    Garet Garrett · 36:22 · 12.5 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 4,837 words

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  10. 10

    X. Heyday 2009

    Garet Garrett · 27:02 · 9.3 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 3,828 words

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  11. 11

    XI. Hearth Notes 2009

    Garet Garrett · 27:39 · 9.6 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 3,633 words

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  12. 12

    XII. A Broken Symbol 2009

    Garet Garrett · 22:33 · 7.8 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 2,930 words

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  13. 13

    XIII. Success 2009

    Garet Garrett · 19:10 · 6.6 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 2,634 words

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  14. 14

    XIV. The Combat 2009

    Garet Garrett · 51:05 · 17.6 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 7,128 words

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  15. 15

    XV. The Heights 2009

    Garet Garrett · 41:33 · 14.3 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 6,118 words

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  16. 16

    XVI. Gate of Enigma 2009

    Garet Garrett · 12:11 · 4.2 MB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 1,761 words

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  17. 17

    XVII. Natalie 2009

    Garet Garrett · 2:37 · 1005 KB · Recorded 22 June 2009

    From The Driver by Garet Garrett. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Read the transcript 368 words

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Garet Garrett.

Recording dates, summaries and topics for 17 of these 17 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for The Driver, checked 2026-08-04.

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Is The Driver free to listen to?
Yes. All 17 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is The Driver?
17 recordings, 7.6 hours in total.
When was The Driver recorded?
2009, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is the book behind The Driver available here?
Yes. The Driver by Garet Garrett is in this archive as a free download, on its own page.
Is there a transcript of The Driver?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 63,588 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.

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