Welcome to a very special episode of the podcast, as we hear from eminent economic historian and prolific author Barry Eichengreen. Barry is the man who inspired our very own Russell Napier to realise that he could learn much more from the history of finance than he could from books on economic theory. That 'eureka' moment was inspired by Barry's first book, Golden Fetters – The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, but in this episode the pair discuss Barry's latest work, Money Beyond Borders – Global Currencies from Croesus to Crypto. As Russell dials in from a trip to the north of Scotland to speak to the California-based professor, listen in for fascinating insights into international currencies, and mounting challenges to the dominance of the US dollar.

Produced by Fraser Allen.

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