This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy — Season 1, Episode 7: Is Money Bullshit?
Documentary • 43 min • 1 season, 8 episodes • ★ 7.8/10
Episode synopsis
It's the age-old, existential question: What is money, really? Host Kal Penn navigates a modern return to the barter system, the political highs and lows of the gold standard and the "because I said so" logic of fiat currency. Kal also untangles the complexities of cryptocurrency and learns how to survive an economic apocalypse without getting eaten.
About This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy
Through the curious mind of host Kal Pen, see firsthand all the surprising ways the economy interconnects and impacts the lives of people all over the planet.