POWER: Political Power for Electric Power
No Time For Fear
This episode of NO TIME FOR FEAR kicks off our first season exploring POWER, the New Deal's electrification projects. In this episode, we look at the rural and urban electrification gap in 1930s America, the challenges of rural electrification, and the impact of major projects like the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Rural Electrification Act, and the Bonneville Project Act. NO TIME FOR FEAR is created and hosted by Eira Tansey of Memory Rising, an archival consulting company. For more information about the podcast, episode transcripts, and ways to support the podcast, please visit .
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The New Deal shows us what is possible
No Time For Fear
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt ran for President in 1932, he declared “I pledge myself to a New Deal for the American people.” Within the first 100 days of taking office, FDR and Congress passed a flurry of legislation and programs intended to stabilize the economy, provide jobs to the unemployed, and address environmental devastation. In this introductory episode to NO TIME FOR FEAR, a podcast about the history of the New Deal, we explore why the New Deal is hiding in plain sight, why it's still a matter of such debate, and how it shows us what is possible nearly a century later.
info_outlineWhen Franklin Delano Roosevelt ran for President in 1932, he declared “I pledge myself to a New Deal for the American people.” Within the first 100 days of taking office, FDR and Congress passed a flurry of legislation and programs intended to stabilize the economy, provide jobs to the unemployed, and address environmental devastation. In this introductory episode to NO TIME FOR FEAR, a podcast about the history of the New Deal, we explore why the New Deal is hiding in plain sight, why it's still a matter of such debate, and how it shows us what is possible nearly a century later.