['Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into the topic of money and debt. How did our economy get this way, how can we fix it, and can we build a society that doesn’t rely on currency?\n\n If you want to be slaves of the bankers, and pay the costs of your own slavery, then let the banks create money. –Lord Stamp (1937)\n Money doesn’t mind if we say it’s evil, it goes from strength to strength. It’s a fiction, an addiction, and a tacit conspiracy. –Martin Amis, Money (1984)\n\n\nDuration: 1:01:00\nPresent: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb\n\nEpisode Links\n\nNobel-winning economist Shiller calls bitcoin a fad\nDebt of destruction\nThe global debt clock\nWhy the Debt Crisis Matters\nThe Scale of the Debt Crisis\nWorld Debt Clock\nNational Debt\n25 Things You Can Do To Help Create A Resource Based Economy\nDrowning in debt is the new normal in Canada\nThe Real Economic Scandal: Understanding the Debt-Based Economy\n5 facts about government debt around the world\nShocking Facts About Global Debt\nThe Myth of the Barter Economy\nGlobal debt has grown by $57 trillion in seven years following the financial crisis\nThe Venus Project\n\nFollow your hosts, guests, and the show on Twitter\n\n@LMSPodcast on Twitter\nLearn Me Something on Facebook\n@HologramRadio for updates on other interesting podcasts\n\nSubscribe to Learn Me Something!\n\nGet Learn Me Something on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn, or via RSS.\n\nDownload: Episode 22: Money And Debt', 'Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into the topic of money and debt. How did our economy get this way, how can we fix it, and can we build a society that doesn’t rely on currency?\n\n If you want to be slaves of the bankers, and pay the costs of your own slavery, then let the banks create money. –Lord Stamp (1937)\n Money doesn’t mind if we say it’s evil, it goes from strength to strength. It’s a fiction, an addiction, and a tacit conspiracy. –Martin Amis, Money (1984)\n\n\nDuration: 1:01:00\nPresent: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb\n\nEpisode Links\n\nNobel-winning economist Shiller calls bitcoin a fad\nDebt of destruction\nThe global debt clock\nWhy the Debt Crisis Matters\nThe Scale of the Debt Crisis\nWorld Debt Clock\nNational Debt\n25 Things You Can Do To Help Create A Resource Based Economy\nDrowning in debt is the new normal in Canada\nThe Real Economic Scandal: Understanding the Debt-Based Economy\n5 facts about government debt around the world\nShocking Facts About Global Debt\nThe Myth of the Barter Economy\nGlobal debt has grown by $57 trillion in seven years following the financial crisis\nThe Venus Project\n\nFollow your hosts, guests, and the show on Twitter\n\n@LMSPodcast on Twitter\nLearn Me Something on Facebook\n@HologramRadio for updates on other interesting podcasts\n\nSubscribe to Learn Me Something!\n\nGet Learn Me Something on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn, or via RSS.\n\nDownload: Episode 22: Money And Debt']