Skip to content
The Fortuitous Fed episode artwork

Sep 3, 2026

The Fortuitous Fed

from Mises Media Hosted by Murray N. Rothbard

Established at the end of 1913, the Federal Reserve made Allied loans and wartime deficits possible by centralizing reserves and backstopping the banks. Rothbard traces the five-year campaign by Morgan, Rockefeller, and Kuhn, Loeb interests, then follows Benjamin Strong’s Morgan ties and the inflation undertaken to prop up the pound—setting the stage for the collapse of 1929 to 1931.

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

The Fortuitous Fed

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Frequently asked questions

When was this Mises Media episode published?

This episode was published on September 3, 2026.

Can I download this Mises Media episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.