Segment from Borrowed Times

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The American Backstory hosts compare and contrast the differing psychological attitudes towards debt in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

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What He Said…

Ed and Brian cajole Peter into explaining his man Jefferson’s views against establishing the precedent for a national debt.

00:06:12

…And What He Said

Peter, Ed, and Brian turn to Alexander Hamilton impersonator Bill Chrystal to get the low down on what Jefferson’s nemesis thought about the idea of a national debt.

00:06:57

Listener Call 1

Peter, Ed, and Brian take a call from a listener.

00:07:29

Listener Call 2

Peter, Ed, and Brian take another call from a listener.

00:11:37

Bonding Time

Brian interviews author and historian Julia Ott about war bonds and the role they played in the struggle for civil rights.

00:10:14

Time Sensitive

The American Backstory hosts compare and contrast the differing psychological attitudes towards debt in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

00:08:47