About this episode

Rick Perlstein discusses Alan Greenspan's impact on the American working class and the historical context of the 1990s and 2000s.

Today we've got noted author and historian Rick Perlstein on to discuss the late Alan Greenspan's 20-year reign as the chair of the Federal Reserve, the damage he did to the American working class and New Deal financial regulations, and what that says about the history of the 1990s and 2000s. Then we turn to what the rise of bareknuckle boxing has to say about MAGA's particularly chintzy and gross brand of fascism. Enjoy! Check out Rick's newsletter here, and his books here.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Cooper, Alexi the Greek

Guest: Rick Perlstein

Topics covered

• Federal Reserve
• Alan Greenspan
• American working class
• New Deal financial regulations
• 1990s history
• MAGA
• bareknuckle boxing

Keywords

• Greenspan
• Federal Reserve
• working class
• New Deal
• MAGA
• bareknuckle boxing
• 1990s
• 2000s
• Rick Perlstein

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Federal Reserve, New Deal

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