The Dust Bowl

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

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🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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The Great Depression inflicted an apocalyptic financial struggle on American cities, driving unemployment to a staggering 25%. While urban areas faced widespread unemployment, poverty, and food scarcity, the Great Plains were grappling with an equally devastating crisis: the Dust Bowl, a disaster of epic proportions. Short-sighted farming practices and historic droughts led to a decade of soil erosion, creating a series of suffocating dust storms that triggered a mass exodus from the region. Learn more about the Dust Bowl, its causes, and its impact on Everything Everywhere, Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Great Depression inflicted an economic disaster on the United States,
0:04.3	driving employment to a staggering 25%.
0:06.8	While urban areas faced widespread unemployment, poverty, and food scarcity,
0:11.5	farmers in the Great Plains were grappling with an equally devastating crisis.
0:15.8	The Dust Bowl.
0:17.6	Short-sighted farming practices and historic droughts led to a decade of soil erosion, creating a series of suffocating dust storms that triggered a mass exodus from the region.
0:27.8	Learn more about the dust bowl, its causes, and its impact on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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1:49.4	Life on the Great Plains has never been easy.
1:55.0	The region faces a never-ending cycle of droughts, blizzards, hailstorms, flash floods, and tornadoes.
1:59.7	Driven by Manifest Destiny, the Great Plains became a highway for westward pioneers.
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