{"podcast":{"title":"Reinvent Money","slug":"reinvent-money-7113646","podcast_index_feed_id":7113646,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/c25d6818/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.youtube.com/c/ReinventMoneyVideos/featured","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/32509014/32509014-1666001429181-c5ba2610ccf1d.jpg","author":"Reinvent Money","episode_count":80,"summary":"Welcome to reinvent.money where Paul Buitink conducts insightful interviews with leading people in the macro and money space in order to improve public understanding of what's wrong with our financial system and how it can be improved. Paul has been active in both the mainstream and alternative finance space, having worked at a bank, credit insurance company, gold companies and a Bitcoin exchange. He was also one of the driving forces behind the campaign to establish a full reserve bank in The Netherlands, called depositobank. Paul lives in The Netherlands.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reinvent-money-7113646"},"episode":{"title":"\"More Concerned than Ever about Dollar\" | Prof. Eichengreen on Why Reserve Currencies Fail","slug":"more-concerned-than-ever-about-dollar-prof-eichengreen-on-why-reserve-currencies-fail","published_at":"2026-05-07T14:28:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reinvent-money-7113646/more-concerned-than-ever-about-dollar-prof-eichengreen-on-why-reserve-currencies-fail","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reinvent-money-7113646","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reinvent-money/episodes/More-Concerned-than-Ever-about-Dollar--Prof--Eichengreen-on-Why-Reserve-Currencies-Fail-e3j1ic4","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/c25d6818/podcast/play/119637828/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-7%2F423685071-44100-2-0f6b6596aa1e3.mp3","summary":"Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, and renowned economic historian, unpacks the fascinating rise and fall of currencies like the Roman Aureus, Dutch Guilder, and British Pound, revealing why the US dollar became the dominant global currency after WWII—and why that dominance might not last forever.In this episode, Barry shares unexpected insights from centuries of monetary evolution, illustrating how wars, empire shifts, and political power shape currency status.You'll discover the key steps that turn a national currency into a global reserve—an evolution often rooted in military strength and political stability.But also how historic financial infrastructure laid the foundation for America's dollar hegemony post-1945 and what risks threaten its future.And why the recent moves by China, Europe, and other economies are signals of a potential currency transition, and what it means for global liquidity and stability.The intriguing possibility of a (digital gold) or a new international monetary system—could blockchain and central bank digital currencies prevent a looming crisis?For anyone curious about how history repeats itself—or how future monetary crises could reshape the world—this episode is essential listening. Barry Eichengreen’s expertise offers a rare, data-driven perspective on the next chapter of global finance—and how you can prepare for it.Get Barry's book here:https://www.amazon.com/Money-Beyond-Borders-Currencies-Croesus/dp/0691280533Follow Barry on X here:https://x.com/B_EichengreenFollow Paul on X here:https://x.com/paulbuitink Research Deutsche Bank here: https://www.dbresearch.com/PROD/IE-PROD/PDFVIEWER.calias?pdfViewerPdfUrl=PROD0000000000625515&rwnode=REPORT Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:44…","meta_description":"Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, and renowned economic historian, unpacks the fascinat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3168,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reinvent-money-7113646/episodes/more-concerned-than-ever-about-dollar-prof-eichengreen-on-why-reserve-currencies-fail/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reinvent-money-7113646/more-concerned-than-ever-about-dollar-prof-eichengreen-on-why-reserve-currencies-fail.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}