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Lecture series · recorded 2009

Recovery or Stagnation

Recovery or Stagnation is a free lecture series (5 recordings, 3.3 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 5 speakers.

Booms and BustsTaxes and SpendingU.S. HistoryBig GovernmentCorporate WelfareThe FedMoney and Banks

Recorded lectures

Lectures

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  1. 01

    Government Bailouts: Picking Winners 2009

    Walter Block · 48:26 · 510 MB · Recorded 31 August 2009

    InterventionismBig GovernmentBooms and BustsCorporate Welfare

    Read the transcript 7,488 words

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  2. 02

    How Not to Deal with Economic Depression 2009

    Thomas J. DiLorenzo · 41:54 · 443 MB · Recorded 31 August 2009

    Booms and BustsTaxes and SpendingU.S. History

    Read the transcript 6,391 words

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  3. 03

    Housing and Fannie Mae: FDR's American Dream 2009

    Doug French · 26:30 · 281 MB · Recorded 31 August 2009

    InterventionismBig GovernmentThe FedMoney and Banks

    Read the transcript 3,371 words

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  4. 04

    How Politicians and Citizens Should Deal with Depression 2009

    Robert P. Murphy · 47:03 · 380 MB · Recorded 31 August 2009

    InterventionismBooms and BustsTaxes and Spending

    Read the transcript 8,013 words

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  5. 05

    Speakers' Panel 2009

    Mises Institute · 35:28 · 265 MB · Recorded 31 August 2009

    Austrian Economics OverviewBooms and BustsCorporate Welfare

    Read the transcript 5,154 words

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Recording dates and topics for 5 of these 5 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Recovery or Stagnation, checked 2026-07-23.

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About this series

Is Recovery or Stagnation 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 Recovery or Stagnation?
5 recordings, 3.3 hours in total.
Who lectures in Recovery or Stagnation?
Doug French, Mises Institute, Robert P. Murphy, Thomas J. DiLorenzo, and 1 others.
When was Recovery or Stagnation recorded?
2009, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is there a transcript of Recovery or Stagnation?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 30,417 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.