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At the beginning of World War II, the greatest threat to the American war effort wasn\u2019t the Nazis or the Japanese\u2014it was runaway inflation. The man in charge of stopping it was the country\u2019s \u201cprice czar,\u201d Leon Henderson. In 1942, he controlled how much coffee ordinary people could drink and how many tires they could buy. Those rules made him a nationwide villain. But would they save the country?\nOne Year is produced by Evan Chung, Sophie Summergrad, Sam Kim, and Josh Levin.\xa0\nDerek John is senior supervising producer of narrative podcasts and Merritt Jacob is senior technical director.\nSlate Plus members get to hear more about the making of One Year. Get access to extra episodes, listen to the show without any ads, and support One Year by signing up for Slate Plus for just $15 for your first three months.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices