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The Story of Money
Podcast

The Story of Money

Financial Times

338 episodes

FT columnist Gillian Tett and FT Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth dig into the ideas, personalities and institutions that have shaped the history of finance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Episodes

Mohammed: prophet, trader . . . and capitalist?
Mohammed: prophet, trader . . . and capitalist?
Aug 19, 2026 · 48 min
How a stock market crash gave birth to modern antisemitism
How a stock market crash gave birth to modern antisemitism
Aug 12, 2026 · 50 min
The hidden financial world of ancient Rome
The hidden financial world of ancient Rome
Aug 5, 2026 · 54 min
The canal that shaped American finance
The canal that shaped American finance
Jul 29, 2026 · 40 min
The trader who made $100mn from the 1929 crash — only to lose it all
The trader who made $100mn from the 1929 crash — only to lose it all
Jul 22, 2026 · 54 min
The financial crash that created Britain’s first prime minister
The financial crash that created Britain’s first prime minister
Jul 15, 2026 · 38 min
South Sea Bubble: the shoemaker’s son who sparked Britain’s first financial crisis
South Sea Bubble: the shoemaker’s son who sparked Britain’s first financial crisis
Jul 8, 2026 · 52 min
The 1980s Garfield buyout that changed corporate finance
The 1980s Garfield buyout that changed corporate finance
Jul 1, 2026 · 55 min
The US dollar’s ‘immigrant’ origins
The US dollar’s ‘immigrant’ origins
Jun 24, 2026 · 47 min
The financial scams that brought Albania to the brink of war
The financial scams that brought Albania to the brink of war
Jun 17, 2026 · 50 min
When Nixon put America first and took the dollar off gold
When Nixon put America first and took the dollar off gold
Jun 10, 2026 · 40 min
Why Richard Nixon torpedoed the global monetary system
Why Richard Nixon torpedoed the global monetary system
Jun 3, 2026 · 39 min
The 18th-century woman who made saving possible for the poor
The 18th-century woman who made saving possible for the poor
May 27, 2026 · 46 min
The deal that put the dollar at the centre of the world
The deal that put the dollar at the centre of the world
May 20, 2026 · 53 min
Why money is the biggest shared hallucination in human history
Why money is the biggest shared hallucination in human history
May 13, 2026 · 44 min
When money went rogue: banking in 19th-century frontier America
When money went rogue: banking in 19th-century frontier America
May 6, 2026 · 56 min
Hitting the Buffers: The 1873 railway bust that broke one of America’s greatest financiers
Hitting the Buffers: The 1873 railway bust that broke one of America’s greatest financiers
Apr 29, 2026 · 53 min
They are history’s geniuses. But were they any good at investing?
They are history’s geniuses. But were they any good at investing?
Apr 22, 2026 · 38 min
How ancient Mesopotamians solved runaway debt
How ancient Mesopotamians solved runaway debt
Apr 22, 2026 · 42 min
Introducing: The Story of Money
Introducing: The Story of Money
Apr 15, 2026 · 1 min
Finale: The collapse of India’s $22bn tech star
Finale: The collapse of India’s $22bn tech star
Apr 1, 2026 · 31 min
Private credit’s public reckoning
Private credit’s public reckoning
Mar 25, 2026 · 27 min
Best of: How the diamond industry lost its sparkle
Best of: How the diamond industry lost its sparkle
Mar 18, 2026 · 23 min
Introducing Untold: Opus Dei
Introducing Untold: Opus Dei
Mar 13, 2026 · 1 min
Wall Street and crypto battle over the future of money
Wall Street and crypto battle over the future of money
Mar 11, 2026 · 19 min
Vote for Behind the Money in the NYC Podcast Awards!
Vote for Behind the Money in the NYC Podcast Awards!
Mar 9, 2026 · 0 min
Co-creators Mickey Down & Konrad Kay on ‘Industry’
Co-creators Mickey Down & Konrad Kay on ‘Industry’
Mar 4, 2026 · 31 min
Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown
Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown
Feb 25, 2026 · 25 min
How a private equity pioneer lost its grip on the market it invented
How a private equity pioneer lost its grip on the market it invented
Feb 18, 2026 · 18 min
A hedge fund’s $8bn bet on Venezuela’s Citgo
A hedge fund’s $8bn bet on Venezuela’s Citgo
Feb 11, 2026 · 20 min
How the Federal Reserve might change under Kevin Warsh
How the Federal Reserve might change under Kevin Warsh
Feb 4, 2026 · 20 min
Can Wells Fargo make it in investment banking?
Can Wells Fargo make it in investment banking?
Jan 28, 2026 · 19 min
The rapid collapse of Saks Global
The rapid collapse of Saks Global
Jan 21, 2026 · 22 min
Davos’ fight for relevance
Davos’ fight for relevance
Jan 14, 2026 · 22 min
Martin Wolf on the economy in 2026
Martin Wolf on the economy in 2026
Jan 7, 2026 · 21 min
As digital scams surge, who’s responsible?
As digital scams surge, who’s responsible?
Dec 31, 2025 · 32 min
The Economics Show: What economics gets wrong about human behaviour, with Richard Thaler
The Economics Show: What economics gets wrong about human behaviour, with Richard Thaler
Dec 24, 2025 · 34 min
The quiet success of Fidelity Investments
The quiet success of Fidelity Investments
Dec 17, 2025 · 21 min
Whistleblowing in the UK, Ep. 2: Is it ‘British’ to pay whistleblowers?
Whistleblowing in the UK, Ep. 2: Is it ‘British’ to pay whistleblowers?
Dec 15, 2025 · 19 min
Business Book of the Year: Author Stephen Witt on Nvidia’s rise
Business Book of the Year: Author Stephen Witt on Nvidia’s rise
Dec 10, 2025 · 29 min
Whistleblowing in the UK, Ep. 1: The cost of speaking up
Whistleblowing in the UK, Ep. 1: The cost of speaking up
Dec 8, 2025 · 30 min
Coming soon: The cost of corporate whistleblowing in the UK
Coming soon: The cost of corporate whistleblowing in the UK
Dec 5, 2025 · 1 min
Business History: The Secret of Southwest’s Success
Business History: The Secret of Southwest’s Success
Dec 3, 2025 · 52 min
KKR, Bain and private equity’s push into Japan
KKR, Bain and private equity’s push into Japan
Nov 26, 2025 · 21 min
Coming soon from Tech Tonic: Defying death
Coming soon from Tech Tonic: Defying death
Nov 24, 2025 · 1 min
What’s the deal with OpenAI's deals?
What’s the deal with OpenAI's deals?
Nov 19, 2025 · 26 min
Pfizer and Novo Nordisk’s $10bn battle over weight-loss drugs
Pfizer and Novo Nordisk’s $10bn battle over weight-loss drugs
Nov 12, 2025 · 26 min
The $17bn nuclear start-up without any revenue
The $17bn nuclear start-up without any revenue
Nov 5, 2025 · 23 min
$12bn of debt: How First Brands Group collapsed
$12bn of debt: How First Brands Group collapsed
Oct 29, 2025 · 26 min
Can the world’s largest listed hedge fund rebound?
Can the world’s largest listed hedge fund rebound?
Oct 22, 2025 · 19 min