Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History The Jekyll Island Secret Meeting (1910) w/ Jacob Goldstein

The Jekyll Island Secret Meeting (1910) w/ Jacob Goldstein

Published: Nov. 22, 2022, 1:33 p.m.

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It\\u2019s November 22nd. In 1910, a group of the most powerful bankers in the country were invited to the secluded Jekyll Island, off the coast of Georgia, to develop a plan for what would eventually become the Federal Reserve.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Jacob Goldstein of Pushkin Industries to discuss the cloak and dagger arrangements for the meeting, why there was so much pressure to develop a plan, and how it changed the US economy.

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Jacob\\u2019s book is \\u201cMoney: The True Story of a Made Up Thing.\\u201d And his podcast is What\\u2019s Your Problem.

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