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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

David McWilliams (on the history of money)

Jan 14, 2026 · 01:35:27
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  • David McWilliams, economist and author of 'The History of Money,' explains money as communication and technology enabling complex societies built on trust
  • Discussion of how fire invention helps understand money, personal impact of father being failed by economic system, and realization that no one controls the economy
  • McWilliams argues money technology served as alternative to war and money's weirdness stems from human weirdness

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