Gillian Tett

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1,226 appearances 12 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 2 Sep

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The Story of Money · The US dollar’s ‘immigrant’ origins · 24 Jun 2026 podcast

We have Brendan Greeley. matched

Now, Brendan, a long time ago, was one of my colleagues at the FT in New York. matched

But he's the author of a new book on the world's most powerful currency called The Almighty Dollar. matched

So, Brendan, great to have you back. matched

Well you were a fabulous colleague and you always challenged me and taught me a lot of things I didn't know. matched

Um and now we're about to find out another thing I didn't know, which is where the dollar came from. matched

So how does this all relate to the dollar? matched

Robin, I think you know this story, don't you? matched

Exactly. matched

Far too schlick for his own good, I think. matched

But so the mine actually starts production in fifteen sixteen as I understand it, with these miners dressed up as a hunting party. matched

And once it actually starts production, what happens then? matched

Is he just producing this silver or getting this silver and smuggling it out? matched

Or was he acting like a middleman? matched

Or how exactly did the whole thing work? matched

listeners will, so matched

And just for those who are listening, you know, we're back in fifteen fifteen matched

Um, in this far flung corner of Europe, on the edge of Germany and Bohemia, you've just had the miners go out on strike because they want to have better money, not just more money, but better quality coins. matched

And Schlick, the creator, has essentially lost. matched

But of course the question everyone's asking is what on earth is this doing in terms of being connected to the future of the dollar? matched

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