
FT columnist Gillian Tett and FT Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth dig into the ideas, personalities and institutions that have shaped the history of finance.
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 334 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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Jesse Livermore was a legendary trader who made and lost several fortunes in the early 20th century, most famously by shorting the Wall Street crash of 1929. His early life was immortalised in the roman à clef Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edw... more
When the South Sea Bubble burst in 1720, it wiped out fortunes and plunged Britain into its first great stock market crisis. The collapse of the South Sea Company, a government-backed scheme that promised to turn national debt into riches, left the c... more
In 1720, the South Sea Company was one of the most valuable businesses in Britain until a spectacular collapse in its publicly traded shares triggered the country’s first major stock market crisis. At the centre of the story was John Blunt, a shoemak... more
William E Simon was a bond trader-turned US cabinet secretary under President Richard Nixon. He was also abrasive, polarising and the “father of private equity”, according to Hettie O’Brien, author of The Asset Class: How Private Equity Turned Capita... more
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Leave it to the FT to evidence clear bias in the guest selection and the snide comments. How about trying something unique, let’s try not to evidence your severe TDS. I have had enough. I don’t need to hear another word.
This season is such a disappointment. You have what could be interesting topics, but for whatever reason everything has to be tied back to Trump this, Trump that. We get it; you're obsessed. Not all of us are.
I really enjoy your podcast. The historical topics are very interesting and I am learning about things that I heard about but at the time when it was actually happening I was to young to understand
Such an interesting set of topics but they make it so hard to keep listening. Tett is just not good at interviewing or presenting and Wigglesworth for all his amazing FTA articles, just can’t weave a spoken narrative or ask good questions. They are trying to copy OddLots but they lack the chemistry and the interview skills. Very disappointing. You might as well have Siri read an article.
Oh dear, the presenters treat listeners like morons. Great subject spoiled by presenters trying to make it ‘accessible’. I gave up rather quickly.
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A historically minded finance show that unpacks the ideas, institutions, and personalities that have shaped markets, money, and monetary policy. Episodes typically thread together deep historical context with contemporary financial questions, weaving in expert guests from economics, archaeology of debt, finance journalism, and policy analysis. Noteworthy is the duo's ability to blend narrative storytelling with data-driven insights, often grounded in FT reporting, to illuminate how past financial systems influence today's money and markets. Potential listeners who enjoy rigorous history-informed finance and clear explanations of complex topics will likely find this podcast especially compelling.
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