A (Not Quite) Complete History of Money, Feat. Planet Money’s Jacob Goldstein
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English - November 04, 2020 02:00 - 39 minutes - ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsTechnology Business crypto cryptocurrency bitcoin blockchain Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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
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 printingFind our guest online:
Twitter: twitter.com/jacobgoldstein