Episode 616: Steve Penfield on It's a Wonderful Life & the War on Thrift
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Episode 616: Steve Penfield on It’s a Wonderful Life & the War on Thrift

2025-12-31

Steve Penfield returns to Our Interesting Times to discuss his article It’s a Wonderful Life… to 'Buy Now and Pay Later.'
We talk about how Frank Capra's 1946 classic film promoted easy credit, disparaged thrift and thus contributed to the postwar cultural conditioning that has led to the country's impending bankruptcy.  

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