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This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

America was sitting pretty, until the Great Depression pulled the rug right out from under...

America was sitting pretty, until the Great Depression pulled the rug right out from under us

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America was sitting pretty,
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until the Great Depression pulled
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the rug right out from under us.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:12
Uploaded
Jun 14, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Actor and former White House Associate Director of Public Engagement, Kal Penn, takes viewers around the world to meet key players behind some of the more serious and bizarre movements in today's economy.
S01 • E05 What were some of the challenges that you saw - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:06
What were some of the challenges that you saw
S01 • E01 These are people who appear to run your company, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:06
These are people who appear to run your company,
S01 • E06 We rarely find out about it, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:07
We rarely find out about it,
S01 • E02 His no excuses, no holds barred business lessons - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:09
His no excuses, no holds barred business lessons
S01 • E01 Once the wrapper is sealed in a tidy package, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:06
Once the wrapper is sealed in a tidy package,
S01 • E07 Economic hardship puts a bellyful of stress - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:06
Economic hardship puts a bellyful of stress
S01 • E04 Because I would imagine you have talked to people - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:08
Because I would imagine you have talked to people
S01 • E08 Perhaps somewhere, I can experience first-hand - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:09
Perhaps somewhere, I can experience first-hand
S01 • E05 People had to take off from their jobs. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:05
People had to take off from their jobs.
S01 • E03 When someone talks about uncertainty in the economy, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:09
When someone talks about uncertainty in the economy,
S01 • E01 And one of the things I would do is, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:11
And one of the things I would do is,
S01 • E07 The Federal Reserve couldn't source the supply of gold - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:07
The Federal Reserve couldn't source the supply of gold
S01 • E06 This was the early '70s. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:04
This was the early '70s.
S01 • E05 It was tough. But then I look at the bigger picture. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:05
It was tough. But then I look at the bigger picture.
S01 • E06 They wanted to bring the Pinto to market - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:08
They wanted to bring the Pinto to market
S01 • E04 I think that the first industry that will - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:06
I think that the first industry that will
S01 • E05 I mean, ever since this has happened, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:06
I mean, ever since this has happened,
S01 • E03 Externalities can be positive, like last year in 2004 - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:07
Externalities can be positive, like last year in 2004
S01 • E07 In 1971, President Nixon nixed it for good. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:06
In 1971, President Nixon nixed it for good.
S01 • E08 Conveniently, those are the exact things - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 00:08
Conveniently, those are the exact things