Jacob Goldstein is one of the hosts of NPR’s Planet Money. He is also the author of the new book, “Money: A True Story of a Made Up Thing.” 

In this conversation, he and NLW discuss:

• How China invented paper money and then forgot about it for centuries
• Why the invention of the lightbulb was a pivotal money history moment 
• How money market funds set the stage for the Great Financial Crisis 
• Where bitcoin fits in the world that comes next: without cash, without banks and with government printing

Find our guest online:

Twitter: twitter.com/jacobgoldstein