Bank War (1833) w/ Jacob Goldstein

Published: Sept. 10, 2020, 7 a.m.

It\u2019s September 10th. On this day in 1833, President Andrew Jackson announced that the U.S. government would no longer be keeping its money with the Second Bank of the United States.

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Jody and Niki are joined by Jacob Goldstein, host of the \u201cPlanet Money\u201d podcast, to discuss Jackson\u2019s showdown with the country\u2019s official bank, and how it fits into the long history of distrust in banking institutions in America.

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Jacob\u2019s new book is called \u201cMoney: The True Story of a Made Up Thing.\u201d Buy it now!

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Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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