The Story of Money

Host Robin Wigglesworth and historian Rebecca Spang explore how the French Revolution was also a violent financial crisis.

Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth discuss how the WWI Liberty Loan program transformed the US into a nation of investors.

Hosts Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth discuss the origins of the bond market in medieval Venice, where a failed war against the Byzantine Empire…

In this episode, host George Gammon interviews Dan Davis, author of *Lying for Money*, to explore how financial fraud serves as a contrarian indicator of a healthy, high-trust economy.

This episode features historian Greg Steinmetz discussing Jacob Fugger, a 16th-century German banker who became the wealthiest individual in history.

In this live episode of The Story of Money, hosts Robin Wigglesworth and Jillian Tet interview David Wyllie Williams, author of *Money*, to explore…

This episode of The Story of Money features historian Tom Thatcher discussing the historical Jesus and his conflict with the Temple’s money changers.

Host Gillian Tett and author Liaquat Ahamed explore the 1873 Coinage Act, which demonetized silver and triggered a global financial crisis known as the "Crime of '73.

This episode explores the rise and fall of Eliot Spitzer, the former New York Attorney General known as the "Sheriff of Wall Street.

Hosts Robin Welsford and Jillian Ted interview Benedict Kohler, who argues that Prophet Muhammad was a successful merchant whose free-market principles influenced early capitalism.

Host Robin Wauters interviews historian Niall Ferguson about the 1873 financial crash in Germany and Austria.