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February 2021
December 2020
QM023 - Central Bank Digital Currencies
Listen now (8 mins) | Hi, As the world has become increasingly digital, so too will our money. You may have heard of regions like China and Europe are…
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Sean C
QM022 - Institutions Don't Scale
Listen now (5 mins) | Hi All, If there is one thing that’s clear about 2020, it’s that our institutions are failing. Why though? The answer is not the…
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Sean C
QM021 - History of Paper Money
Listen now (8 mins) | Hi All, We all know that we use paper money today. Most of us probably think that paper currency is part of the natural evolution…
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Sean C
QM020 - Why Companies Buy Back Stock
Listen now (7 mins) | Hi All, People love to criticize companies that buy back a lot of their own stock. If a company has to declare bankruptcy during a…
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Sean C
November 2020
QM019 - Understanding the Minimum Wage
Listen now (7 mins) | Hi All, Today’s newsletter issue is about the minimum wage, an issue where the arguments from both sides miss the main point. I’ll…
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Sean C
QM018 - Introduction to Bitcoin
Listen now (8 mins) | Hi All, Today’s newsletter issue is about Bitcoin. To those who don’t think about how money works, Bitcoin might not make a lot of…
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Sean C
QM017 - Lessons From Ancient Roman Money
Listen now (8 mins) | Hi All, Today’s newsletter issue is a history episode. When we think about ancient Rome, we usually talk about the advancements…
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Sean C
QM016 - Improving Your Personal Privacy
Listen now (6 mins) | Hi All, It can be daunting to consider just how much of our personal data is being revealed with every action we do. Every…
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Sean C
QM015 - Why Some Prices Rise, But Others Don't
Listen now (7 mins) | Hi All, We all know that prices rise over time. Even though that’s true, prices don’t rise evenly. Over the last 50 or so years…
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Sean C
October 2020
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