{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Reschedule Thanksgiving? This President's Turkey of an Idea Gets Plucked and Cooked","description":"What Was He Thinking? As the Great Depression lingers on, the President and his advisors have a shiny new concept for boosting the lackluster U.S. economy: Reschedule Thanksgiving.  That way, they reason, Christmas shoppers will have one more week to buy presents, thereby invigorating moribund retail sales. Instead, an irate populace immediately places this bird-brained concept on the chopping block. Listen, laugh and learn the who, what and why of it all in this episode. More Blundering Brainstorms to Come The next episode of "100 of the Worst Ideas in History, the Podcast" 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\u2019 thinkin\u2019 from the past, get your copy of popular book "100 of the Worst Ideas in History," available at Amazon.com and better retailers everywhere. Audiobook now available at Audible.com and other platforms. ","author_name":"100 of the Worst Ideas in History","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/527698","html":"