Introducing: The Story of Money

Those who do not study history may be destined to repeat it . . . and lose money. The Story of Money is a new podcast from The Financial Times exploring the past to see where the next opportunities — and disasters — may lie. Hosted by FT columnist Gillian Tett and FT Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth, The Story of Money explores the history of global finance through the people, ideas, events, and institutions that have shaped it. From unregulated frontier banking experiments in 19th-century America to institutionalised debt forgiveness in ancient Mesopotamia, The Story of Money traces how financial systems evolve — and why familiar patterns often repeat — offering context for everything from market cycles to emerging AI trends. Watch episode 1: They are history’s geniuses. But were they any good at investing? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Introducing: The Story of Money is an episode from The Rachman Review by Richard Martin.

This episode is 1:17 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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