When Fort Knox was built in the 1930s to house America’s gold supply, it was billed as an impenetrable, impregnable, don’t-even-think-of-trying vault. But as the world has moved further away from gold, the stockpile’s lost a bit of its luster.
# Stuff You Should Know: Fort Knox
Josh and Chuck dive deep into the legendary Fort Knox gold depository, exploring everything from its origins as a Kentucky Army training camp to its transformation into one of the world's most secure vaults. They break down the mind-bending security features protecting the nearly 4,600 metric tons of gold stored inside—from blast-proof doors and two-foot-thick granite walls to escape tunnels and alleged minefields—all while injecting humor about why you absolutely should not attempt a heist. The episode also touches on the various conspiracy theories questioning whether the gold is actually there, from claims of secretly sold-off reserves to anti-Semitic narratives involving global elites, before setting up a discussion about the gold standard and its role in modern currency.
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