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A (Not Quite) Complete History of Money, Feat. Planet Money’s Jacob Goldstein
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Nov 4, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Jacob Goldstein is one of the hosts of NPR’s Planet Money. He is also the author of the new book, “Money: A True Story of a Made Up Thing.” In this conversation, he and NLW discuss: How China invented paper money and then forgot about it for centuries Why the invention of the lightbulb was a pivotal money history moment How money market funds set the stage for the Great Financial Crisis Where bitcoin fits in the world that comes next: without cash, without banks and with government printing Find our guest online: Twitter: twitter.com/jacobgoldstein
Released:
Nov 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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