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Thursday, October 24, 1929 · Wall Street, New York
- Betting Against Chase
- Sit Tight
- Black Thursday Morning
We tell the day the way it happened: 10:00, then 11:15, then 1:30. You always know what time it is in the story.
Every great American fortune has a face: the people who built it, and the people who broke it. We tell their true story hour by hour, every claim sourced, no finance degree required.
The first story drops in December 2026. New story every Saturday, 11:00 AM ET.
The first story drops in December 2026.
After that, a new story every Saturday, 11:00 AM ET.
New York time, live
How every story works
Here is the first story, taken apart. Every episode is built the same way.
Every claim sourced
[1]Evening Star, Oct 24, 1929Primary record
and 22 more, in the order they appear on screen.
Every date and number comes with a numbered source on screen. The full list is on the story page, primary records first.
Where the money went
We keep the number shut until you've watched. On the story page it sits behind "Watched it? Open the money trail."
Who paid, who got bailed out, who owns it now. Every story ends there.
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