
Weird History
Why The Great Depression Wasn't As Bad As You Think
2025 • E44 Jul 13, 2025 13m
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the United States, but its true causes and conditions aren’t widely known. No, really - everything you think you know about the Great Depression was, in reality, crafted over decades to fit a variety of political agendas, leaving pop culture full of common misconceptions about one of the nation’s darkest periods.