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The Story of Money

A new podcast from the FT: a history show for finance geeks and a finance show for history buffs

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Latest episodes

  1. The hidden financial world of ancient Rome5 Aug 2026
  2. The canal that shaped American finance29 Jul 2026
  3. The trader who made $100mn from the 1929 crash — only to lose it all22 Jul 2026
  4. The financial crash that created Britain’s first prime minister15 Jul 2026
  5. South Sea Bubble: the shoemaker’s son who sparked Britain’s first financial crisis8 Jul 2026
  6. The 1980s Garfield buyout that changed corporate finance1 Jul 2026
  7. The US dollar’s ‘immigrant’ origins24 Jun 2026
  8. The financial scams that brought Albania to the brink of war17 Jun 2026
  9. When Nixon put America first and took the dollar off gold10 Jun 2026
  10. Why Richard Nixon torpedoed the global monetary system3 Jun 2026