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Politics · 22 min

The Almighty Dollar: 500 Years of the World's Most Powerful Money

By Brendan Greeley

This episode dissects the US dollar's 500-year journey from regional currency to global hegemon, revealing how its power stems from collective trust, historical accident, and its profound, often unintended, impact on international relations and economies.

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“This episode dissects the US dollar's 500-year journey from regional currency to global hegemon, revealing how its power stems from collective trust, historical accident, and its profound, often unintended, impact on international relations and economies.”

— Brendan Greeley, The Almighty Dollar: 500 Years of the World's Most Powerful Money

What it is about

us dollar, global reserve currency, financial history

Who it is for

Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of us dollar, global reserve currency, financial history and better judgment in how they apply it.

The author

Brendan Greeley brings a credible and useful lens to us dollar, global reserve currency, financial history, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.

About the author

Brendan Greeley

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