{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"George Selgin on the New Deal and the History of Banking Crises","description":"George Selgin was a senior fellow and director emeritus at the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at the Cato Institute and professor emeritus of economics at the University of Georgia. George returns to the show to discuss the New Deal\u2019s record on economic recovery, the Fed\u2019s balance sheet and operating system, the Main Street Lending Program, and the history of banking crises, and much more. Watch&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;full length video&amp;nbsp;on our new YouTube Channel! Check out the&amp;nbsp;transcript&amp;nbsp;for this week\u2019s episode, now with links. Recorded on July 28th, 2026 Subscribe to David's Substack:&amp;nbsp;Macroeconomic Policy Nexus Follow David Beckworth on X:&amp;nbsp;@DavidBeckworth Follow George Selgin on X: @GeorgeSelgin Follow the show on X:&amp;nbsp;@Macro_Musings Check out our Macro Musings merch! Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:35 - George\u2019s Book on the New Deal 00:03:31 - Fed\u2019s Balance Sheet Policy Task Force 00:25:59 - The Fed\u2019s Main Street Lending Program 00:32:58 - Myths and Fallacies 00:54:06 - Outro ","author_name":"Macro Musings with David Beckworth","author_url":"https:\/\/macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43154208\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207052928"}