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54 sats \ 9 replies \ @elvismercury 25 Dec \ on: Can Made-Up Money Teach Us About... Money? (Financial Times, Brendan Greeley) econ
If you haven't read Spang, I highly recommend. In the btc ecosystem you get a handful of extremely worn takes on the origin and purpose of money, Spang is something very different and interesting.
She was on a couple of episodes of Planet Money this year, and I became a huge fan after hearing those and reading her book on restaurants.
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oh awesome -- link me some?
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I'd like to listen to some too. Is this a good one?
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1197960937
(Summer School 1: An Economic History of the World)
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It is! The Summer School series they do is a fun "course" diving deep into a topic each year, and that's the one I first heard her on.
(But it's her books that really blow me away.)
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Great! I have heard the name in these circles but never actually delved into the work myself. Do you have any recommendations? (her books itself, but also long-form e.g. The Atlantic articles?)
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When I first read her I found a class she taught on money, which at the time I was incredibly annoyed that I couldn't take myself -- the readings / syllabus looked so interesting. I can't seem to find it now, but here's a recent one.
Looks like she's working on a new book, The Money of the Poor. Here's a podcast I found where she discusses it. I haven't listened yet, but will do.
Lots of cool stuff on her website. Seems like an eclectic thinker.
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Seems awesome, thanks!
@remindme in 2 days
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Stuff and Money in the Time of the French Revolution is the one I read and can highly recommend.
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that is one beautiful cover. Props to the publisher/illustrator
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