Financial Context

About Financial Context

Financial Context to a show about the history of markets and economics. Join Nate Beauvais and Dan Sowa as the examine stories from the past that help shed light on today's events.

Publisher

Nathan Beauvais

Category

business · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Dec 2021

Latest episode

1 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 39 episodes have a transcript.

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   1 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   History: American Revolution Part 3 of 3

   Host Nate and guest Dan explore the post-war challenges facing the nascent American republic in this concluding episode on the Revolution's aftermath.

2. 

   1 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   History: American Revolution Part 2 of 3

   Host Nate and guest Dan explore the critical financial decisions George Washington and the Continental Congress faced during the American Revolution.

3. 

   1 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   History: American Revolution Part 1 of 3

   Host Nate and guest Dan explore the economic causes of the American Revolution, focusing on the taxes and laws that ignited the conflict.

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History: American Revolution Part 3 of 3

Published 1 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The post-war recession multiplied lawsuits for debts, and court judgments also demanded payment, again, in hard money. If a debtor failed to pay, sheriffs could seize his livestock and land for auction, where property sold for a fraction of its appraised value. If a farmer hid his livestock, a creditor could cast him in jail as a hostage for the debt. So this was a common thing back then, going to jail for owing money and having debt, rather than there was no bankruptcy courts back then or anything like that. Sure. Yeah. No, it makes sense. So disgusted by these austerity measures, many of the common folk questioned the revolution entirely, which you can't blame them. […]

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