1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 What Were They Thinking? Here's a dumb Red Chinese idea that left the ruling communist party red-faced with embarrassment: Let's change our nation's age-old agrarian economy—practically overnight—into a world leader in steel production... by building backyard blast furnaces. Brilliant! Not surprisingly, this dunder-headed initiative dubbed &quot;The Great Leap Forward&quot; falls on its face. And the devastation it leaves behind has ramifications to this day. Learn all about it in this epsisode. More Blundering Brainstorms to Come The next episode of &quot;100 of the Worst Ideas in History, the Podcast&quot;&amp;nbsp;is in production and on its way to you. Watch for it wherever you get your podcasts. And remember to subscribe, like and comment. For 99 other examples of historical, hysterical stinkin’ thinkin’ from the past, get your copy of popular book &quot;100 of the Worst Ideas in History,&quot; available at Amazon.com and better retailers everywhere. Audiobook now available at Audible.com and other platforms. &amp;nbsp; 100 of the Worst Ideas in History https://sites.libsyn.com/527698 <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40116275/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> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/198592295