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Behind the Money
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FT columnist Gillian Tett and FT Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth dig into the ideas, personalities and institutions that have shaped the history of finance. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes

September 16, 2026
Meet the Fuggers: Europe’s richest family ever
Hosts Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth interview historian Greg Steinmetz about Jacob Fugger, exploring how this financial mastermind shaped modern finance and the relationship between money and power.

September 12, 2026
Why Dante put bankers in hell and James Joyce didn't
Hosts Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth interview economist and author David McWilliams about literature's contrasting views on money as moral decay versus liberation.

September 9, 2026
Was Jesus anti-capitalist?
Biblical scholar Tom Thatcher joins hosts Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth to explore Jesus's views on capitalism and inequality.
342 total episodes available with 158 transcripts
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