Robin Wigglesworth

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The Story of Money · The hidden financial world of ancient Rome · 5 Aug 2026 podcast

mean turning a little bit to some modern parallel, I mean

The whole hustle culture thing, that sounds quite similar, right?

I mean, what I guess rich people call a portfolio career or or you know, other people call a gig economy today.

But like basically you might not have enough money to survive from your main job, you cobble together all these different other income streams, you do whatever you can to stay afloat.

That sounds quite similar, right?

I don't think the founding fathers quite envisage where they thought of America's a a a modern Rome, thought about that kind of basic w having to work constantly just to stay afloat was kind of what they s aspired to.

I mean, sadly we are coming to the end of this week's episode.

So Kim, thanks so much.

This being a fascinating.

I am curious though, what is like one thing you'd want listeners and viewers as well to to take away when it comes to the financial lives of ordinary Romans back then?

Okay, well that is a tremendous note to end on.

So thanks for being here today, Kim.

Well, that's sadly it for this episode of The Story of Money.

If you liked this episode, then please do subscribe, comment, like the show, we read the comments.

And if you really enjoyed it, well, then come and join us at the FT Weekend Festival this September at Kenwood House in London.

Jillian and I are going to be talking to the author David McWilliams about what Dante thought about bankers.

Shock horror, it's not good.

It's definitely one of the worst circles of hell.

So details including a special discount promo are in the show notes.

And until then, I'm Robin Wigglesworth and we'll meet here again next week.

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