Funny Money

Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In Part 1 of this 3-part episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Rohan Grey to discuss the intersection of money & law including the history of money, and why every major economy on earth has moved away from the gold standard.

Guest Bio: Rohan Grey is an assistant professor at Willamette University College of Law, where his research focuses on the legal design and regulation of money and finance, including digital fiat currency, as well as broader issues of law and political economy. He is the president of the Modern Money Network, a director of Public Money Action. Rohan has advised multiple members of The Squad in Congress on bills including Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s ABC and STABLE Acts, as well as Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s Public Banking Act of 2020.  You may have seen Rohan on Jon Stewart’s show The Problem with Funny Money’s first guest Stephanie Kelton. 

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Hosts: Jessica "Ka" Burbank & Andrés Bernal
Producer: Mike Lewis
Sound Mixed By: Curtis Clogston

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Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. This episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Stephanie Kelton to discuss the Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) approach to public budgets and fiscal policy and it’s implication on government spending, the debt ceiling, social security, and inflation.

Guest Bio: Stephanie Kelton is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Stony Brook University and author of the New York Times bestseller The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy. Professor Kelton has worked in both academia and politics. She served as chief economist on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee (Democratic staff) in 2015 and as a senior economic adviser to Bernie Sanders’ 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns. She is a regular commentator on national radio and broadcast television and co-host of MarketWatch’s weekly podcast The Best New Ideas In Money, and she publishes a weekly Substack newsletter called The Lens.

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Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better.

Hosts: Jessica "Ka" Burbank and Andrés Bernal