The country is in economic freefall—and Franklin D. Roosevelt shows up with enough alphabet agencies to fill a bowl of political soup. In this episode, we explore the First New Deal, a whirlwind of bold experiments, emergency fixes, and big-swing ideas meant to pull America out of despair. Banks are rescued, jobs are invented, and suddenly the federal government is doing things no one imagined it could (or should). It's fast, it's chaotic, it's occasionally controversial—and it marks the beginning of a new relationship between Americans and their government. Hope, meet policy.
