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Lecture series · recorded 2004–2023

Prosperity, War, and Depression

Prosperity, War, and Depression is a free lecture series (14 recordings, 7.1 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 14 speakers.

War and Foreign PolicyLegal SystemBiographiesBig GovernmentBooms and BustsMoney and BanksU.S. History

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  1. 01

    How Recessions Become Depressions 2004

    Sean Corrigan · 16:53 · 2.9 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Austrian Economics OverviewBooms and Busts

    Read the transcript 2,826 words

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  2. 02

    Anatomy of a Market Meltdown 2004

    Roger W. Garrison · 38:28 · 6.6 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesBooms and Busts

    Read the transcript 5,508 words

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  3. 03

    The Politics of Recession 2004

    Morgan O. Reynolds · 26:26 · 4.5 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Political TheoryBooms and BustsLegal System

    Read the transcript 3,126 words

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  4. 04

    Did Greenspan Deserve Another Term? 2004

    Joseph T. Salerno · 25:01 · 4.3 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesCapital and Interest TheoryMoney and BankingBiographiesBooms and BustsMoney and Banks

    Read the transcript 3,827 words

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  5. 05

    The Trouble With Washington 2004

    Ron Paul · 51:14 · 8.8 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Political TheoryBiographiesU.S. History

    Read the transcript 7,812 words

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  6. 06

    A World of Mises and Mises.org 2004

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 30:36 · 5.3 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Austrian Economics OverviewBiographies

    Read the transcript 4,448 words

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  7. 07

    War, State, Economics, and Hypocrisy 2004

    Walter Block · 22:17 · 3.8 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryWar and Foreign Policy

    Read the transcript 3,509 words

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  8. 08

    The Myth of US Government Benevolence 2004

    Joseph R. Stromberg · 28:36 · 4.9 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    InterventionismPolitical TheoryBig GovernmentWar and Foreign Policy

    Read the transcript 4,534 words

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  9. 09

    Philosophy and Violence 2004

    David Gordon · 30:18 · 5.2 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Philosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryWar and Foreign Policy

    Read the transcript 3,575 words

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  10. 10

    War and Economics in 19th-Century America 2004

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 30:03 · 5.2 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Political TheoryLegal SystemU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy

    Read the transcript 4,851 words

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  11. 11

    The Economic Culture of Boom and Bust 2004

    Peter G. Klein · 29:11 · 5.0 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesCapital and Interest TheoryMoney and BankingMonopoly and CompetitionBooms and BustsMoney and BanksWar and Foreign Policy

    Read the transcript 3,784 words

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  12. 12

    The Biggest Lies about Recessions and War 2004

    Mark Thornton · 24:30 · 4.2 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesCapital and Interest TheoryMoney and BankingBooms and BustsMoney and BanksWar and Foreign Policy

    Read the transcript 3,007 words

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  13. 13

    The Myth of National Defense 2004

    Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 39:26 · 6.8 MB · Recorded 1 March 2004

    Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryLegal SystemWar and Foreign Policy

    Read the transcript 4,530 words

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  14. 14

    Liberalism and Peace 2023

    Ralph Raico · 32:26 · 5.6 MB · Recorded 8 August 2023

    Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryWar and Foreign Policy

    Read the transcript 4,312 words

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Recording dates and topics for 14 of these 14 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Prosperity, War, and Depression, checked 2026-07-23.

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Is Prosperity, War, and Depression free to listen to?
Yes. All 14 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is Prosperity, War, and Depression?
14 recordings, 7.1 hours in total.
Who lectures in Prosperity, War, and Depression?
David Gordon, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Jeffrey A. Tucker, Joseph R. Stromberg, and 10 others.
When was Prosperity, War, and Depression recorded?
2004–2023, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is there a transcript of Prosperity, War, and Depression?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 59,649 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.