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Crashes Is Now Backtest

New name, same mission

Aug 28 •

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Why is it important to understand The Nixon Shock now?

Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff reminds us that history rhymes in the latest edition of Foreign Affairs Magazine

Aug 25 •

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The Nixon Shock: Connally’s Bold Move (Part 3)

A run on the dollar, stagflation, and an election on the line—Part 3 wraps up the series with President Nixon’s shocking announcement to shut the gold…

Aug 21 •

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57:09

The Nixon Shock: Martin’s Fed vs. The World (Part 2)

Listen now | On the journey towards President Nixon’s fateful decision on August 15th, 1971 to suspend dollar-gold convertibility—a decision that would…

Aug 14 •

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59:21

The Nixon Shock: The Golden Rule at Bretton Woods (Part 1)

Gold, power, war, and spies—this series has it all.

Aug 7 •

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57:32

May 2025

PILOT - The Global Financial Crisis: The Banking Crisis (Part 2)

In Part 2: The Banking Crisis, we pick up where Part 1: The Housing Bubble leaves off—with financial institutions all over the world holding…

May 31 •

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1:40:56

PILOT - The Global Financial Crisis: The Housing Bubble (Part 1)

In this episode, we tell the story of the modern mortgage market, how Wall Street financialized it, and how easy credit inflated one of the biggest…

May 19 •

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April 2025

March 2025

PILOT - The Dot-Com Bubble

Listen now (124 mins) | In the 1990s, the personal computer and the internet combined to transform the global economy.

Mar 27 •

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