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History
Podcast Lesson
"Target demand not supply to change behavior The Prohibition movement banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol but never addressed why Americans wanted to drink. As the tour guide explains, "it never addressed the demand side of the equation — why do Americans want to drink?" Because demand remained untouched, bootleggers immediately filled the gap, just as happens in the modern War on Drugs. Anyone designing a policy, rule, or habit-change program should ask whether they are eliminating supply or actually changing the underlying desire. Source: Tour Guide (unnamed), Prohibition History Lecture, Temperance and Prohibition Tour Presentation"
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American History Tellers
Lindsay Graham (Wondery)
"Prohibition: Thirteen Awful Years of the Noble Experiment Lecture given by Garrett Peck"
⏱ 11:00 into the episode
Why This Lesson Matters
This insight from American History Tellers represents one of the core ideas explored in "Prohibition: Thirteen Awful Years of the Noble Experiment Lecture given by Garrett Peck". History podcasts consistently surface lessons that are immediately applicable — and this one is no exception. The timestamp link below takes you directly to the moment this was said, so you can hear it in context.