{"id":150565,"date":"2026-02-02T12:34:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=150565"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:34:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:34:30","slug":"before-the-great-recession-the-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=150565","title":{"rendered":"Before the Great Recession, \u201cThe Warning\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZZ25uZtey34?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" 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