My friend and fellow student of money codenamed "Lester" joins me for a multi-episode conversation exploring the excellent book "The Twilight of Gold" by Melchior Palyi.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTLester's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProgrammableTxBOOKThe Twilight of Gold: https://www.abebooks.com/first-edition/Twilight-Gold-1914-1936-Myths-Realities-Palyi/30927065697/bdPODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 Introduction to “The Twilight of Gold”00:02:05 What is Money? It’s an Antivalue00:08:59 Gold as the Governor of Government00:12:16 Studying the Gold Standard as a Prism through which to See the Future00:18:17 The Importance of the International Gold Standard to Humanity…00:22:12 …The Closest the World has ever been to a Pure Laissez-Faire Economy00:24:30 NYDIG00:25:38 The Gold Standard as a Non-Legislated Fount of Freedom00:29:21 Background on the Author: Melchior Palyi00:32:11 The Author was Warning Us About the Gathering Forces of Inflation00:34:33 Fiat Currency Inflation: The Recurrent Self-Deception of Humanity00:36:29 Imagining Inflation as a “Magic Syringe”00:40:28 The Explosion of Zombie Mythology After Abolishing the Gold Standard00:44:11 Financing World War 1 with the “Magic Fiat Syringe”00:45:53 The Only 4 Ways Public Debt Can Be Paid…00:49:47 Inflations Build on Themselves Exponentially00:51:33 Reservoirs and Psychological Triggers of InflationSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=trueRECOMMENDED BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Home Delivered Organic Grass-Fed Beef (Spend $159+ for 4 lbs. free): https://truorganicbeef.com/discount/BREEDLOVE22Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack

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