About this episode

The episode discusses the pursuit of happiness in the context of American society and financial struggles.

Here in the United States, we have the ability to achieve a leg up within the grand scheme of life. That is not that it is without struggle to achieve these new levels, but we are far less stifled than other populations of the past.Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItDame Slamyhttps://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcripthttps://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/pursuit-of-happiness-meaninghttps://lunchbreakinvesting.com/personal-finance/why-did-so-many-people-invest-in-the-stock-market-in-the-1920s/The Great Gatsby:https://ia801801.us.archive.org/15/items/the-great-gatsby_202101/TheGreatGatsby.pdfDevil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91360.Devil_Take_the_HindmostBarbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/781182.Barbarians_at_the_Gate

People in this episode

Host: BillyBon3s

Topics covered

• happiness
• financial speculation
• American dream
• struggle
• personal finance

Keywords

• happiness
• financial speculation
• American dream
• struggle
• personal finance

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Great Gatsby, Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation, Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco

Places: United States

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