1920s

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, 1920s has been mentioned in 3 episodes across 3 podcasts, first heard Nov 2025 on NPR. Podcasts reference the 1920s to provide historical context. In the "Stuff You Should Know" episode on prison labor, Josh Clark discusses its brutal history, linking it to societal attitudes from that era. Ezra Klein mentions the 1920s in relation to Steve Bannon's ideas, while NPR's episode on hormone therapy uses the decade as a reference point for early clinical observations.

The 1920s was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. Primarily known for the economic boom that occurred in the Western World following the end of World War I (1914–1918), the decade is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age" in America and Western Europe, and the "Golden Twenties" in Germany, while French speakers refer to the period as the "Années folles" to emphasize the decade's social, artistic, and cultural dynamism.