Episode

Money Is a Measure of Nothing But Itself

Podcast: Current Affairs
Published: Jun 9, 2026
Duration seconds: 2286
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Summary

J. W. Mason and Arjun Jayadev are economists and authors of the new book Against Money. They join Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss why money is so widely misunderstood, how it shapes our lives in ways we often fail to see, and how rethinking money can change the way we understand debt, austerity, inequality, foreign investment, housing, and the limits of mainstream economics.