The Case Against the Fed: Recent Episodes

Murray N. Rothbard

The most powerful case against the American central bank every written. This audiobook edition is narrated by Floy Lilley.

Rothbard provides a succinct account of the origins of money, showing how money must originate from a commodity. Banking originated from goldsmiths, who issued warehouse receipts for gold deposited with them. From this a fractional reserve system developed, inherently prone to monetary expansion and panic.

Read by Dr. Floy Lilley. The full text is available online here.

Download the complete audio book (25 MP3 files) in one ZIP file here. This audiobook is also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and via RSS.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 40-45), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 45-54), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 54-55), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 70-79), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 62-64), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 64-69), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 79-82), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 114-118), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 12-17), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 18-20), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 20-27), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 27-29), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 33-40), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 82-90), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 118-129), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 129-133), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 134-137), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 3-12), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 55-57), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 57-62), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 90-106), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 106-114), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 137-145), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 145-151), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 29-33), as narrated by Floy Lilley.

The most powerful case against the American central bank every written. This audiobook edition is narrated by Floy Lilley.