{"podcast":{"title":"The \"What is Money?\" Show","slug":"the-what-is-money-show-1365694","podcast_index_feed_id":1365694,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI","website_url":"https://whatismoneypodcast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8862bce3-8814-46a6-9b72-a533960bbd50/fc74b5de-5bf7-4b92-8bab-4c8eb0ed805e/3000x3000/wim-podcast-profile-6.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Robert Breedlove","episode_count":600,"summary":"\"What is Money?\" is the rabbit that leads us down the proverbial rabbit hole. It is the most important question for finding truth in the world. In this podcast, we will pursue this \"rabbit\" by engaging in a diversity of deep conversations with deep thinkers from different walks of life.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T08:22:53.785372+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694"},"episode":{"title":"The Real Power Structure Behind the World's Money System w/ Before Skool","slug":"the-real-power-structure-behind-the-world-s-money-system-w-before-skool","published_at":"2026-04-24T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694/the-real-power-structure-behind-the-world-s-money-system-w-before-skool","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694","url":"https://whatismoneypodcast.com/episodes/the-real-power-structure-behind-the-worlds-money-system-w-before-skool-0d7U43YX","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/088a85e5-437f-4c81-b306-10b9ff8c3ece/2effec98-bec5-4728-ba08-7a86d776e682/episodes/audio/group/5cf2cb0b-05ee-4a9a-9a60-cde3b59b21fc/group-item/a6abe97d-45a0-4e2c-980f-527653839d3c/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=MLdpYXYI","summary":"What if the dollar in your pocket is, by any honest definition, a counterfeit? In this conversation, Robert Breedlove joins Mark Wooding — artist, philosopher, and creator of the After Skool and Before Skool channels — for a sweeping journey through the five pillars of a meaningful life, anchored by a deep dive into the nature of money, power, and Bitcoin. The conversation spans the corruption of language and the magic of words, time preference and why money printing destroys long-term thinking, the debt-based oxymoron of fiat currency, why Bitcoin and crypto are not the same thing, and what the number zero and the printing press tell us about whether Bitcoin can actually be stopped. Robert explains why roughly 30 families are rumored to own over half of all global wealth, why the Federal Reserve is legally authorized to do what would land any civilian in prison, and why Bitcoin — like mathematics — cannot be suppressed by force. This conversation explores the deeper forces shaping human behavior, institutions, and the future of civilization.","meta_description":"What if the dollar in your pocket is, by any honest definition, a counterfeit? In this conversation, Robert Breedlove joins Mark Wooding — artist, philoso…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":10031,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-what-is-money-show-1365694/episodes/the-real-power-structure-behind-the-world-s-money-system-w-before-skool/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694/the-real-power-structure-behind-the-world-s-money-system-w-before-skool.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}