# Big Government vs. Small Business in America Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-rothbard-1133651/big-government-vs-small-business-in-america Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-rothbard-1133651/big-government-vs-small-business-in-america.md Podcast: [Radio Rothbard](https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-rothbard-1133651) Published: 2026-03-24T18:55:00+00:00 Episode link: https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/big-government-vs-small-business-america Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.mises.org/2026-03/270-radiorothbard-20260221.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/radio-rothbard-1133651/episodes/big-government-vs-small-business-in-america ## Resource America has a long history of vibrant small business. But small business went into decline in the twentieth century, and it wasn't just due to large scale industrialization. Government has played a big role.   Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard Radio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug   PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/radio-rothbard-1133651/episodes/big-government-vs-small-business-in-america/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-rothbard-1133651/big-government-vs-small-business-in-america.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.