To what extent is the U.S. dollar used outside of the U.S., what could cause the dollar shortage and would the impact be. 

How money originated thousands of years ago and why our relationship with money is driven by the stories we tell.

How federal governments allow banks to create the vast majority of the world’s money supply, and why that erodes the value of money over time.

Why money requires trust and cooperation to function. How much money is there above and beyond coins and bills. What happens when individuals lose trust in digital money.

Does gold have these three attributes of money:  A store of value. A medium of exchange. Unit of account.

This was the very first Money For the Rest of Us episode. It covers: An introduction to the podcast. Why money is no longer physical and why it’s no longer backed by gold. How the gold standard worked. How federal governments and banks create money...

An introduction to Season One of Topics by Money For the Rest of Us: What is money, how is it created, how it has changed over the years, why it's no longer backed by gold and why it requires trust.