{"podcast":{"title":"Top Traders Unplugged","slug":"top-traders-unplugged-761537","podcast_index_feed_id":761537,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/top-traders-unplugged/","website_url":"https://www.toptradersunplugged.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/bfa6862a-fa82-47dc-992e-4d07b053c894/ttu-logo-3000.jpg","author":"Niels Kaastrup-Larsen","episode_count":953,"summary":"Top Traders Unplugged is where the world’s best investors come to share how they think - not just what they trade. Hosted by Niels Kaastrup-Larsen, the show goes deep into systematic trend following, global macro, and the principles that drive long-term success. No forecasts. No fads. Just real conversations with hedge fund managers, economists, authors, and allocators - revealing the timeless ideas, mental models, and risk frameworks behind robust performance. If you're building resilient portfolios, allocating capital, or simply looking to cut through the noise - this is your edge. Clear thinking. Deep insights. Real experience. 🎧 New episodes weekly. Explore all episodes at toptradersunplugged.com https://toptradersunplugged.com","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T12:21:31.022736+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537"},"episode":{"title":"GM104: How the Dollar Quietly Took Over the World ft. Brendan Greeley","slug":"gm104-how-the-dollar-quietly-took-over-the-world-ft-brendan-greeley","published_at":"2026-07-08T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/gm104-how-the-dollar-quietly-took-over-the-world-ft-brendan-greeley","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537","url":"http://localhost:8888/TopTradersUnplugged/ttu-2021/homepage/gm104-how-the-dollar-quietly-took-over-the-world-ft-brendan-greely","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f700d10d-be3d-4291-b118-ef5ad9eb3666.mp3","summary":"The US dollar has become so familiar that most investors rarely stop to ask how it became the world's dominant currency or why that dominance has endured. Brendan Greeley joins Alan Dunne to trace the dollar's remarkable journey from a silver coin in sixteenth century Europe to the foundation of modern global finance. Along the way they explore the hidden mechanics of money creation, the evolution of offshore dollars, the Federal Reserve's expanding role, and why the institutions supporting the dollar may matter far more than politics. It is a conversation that challenges many of the assumptions investors hold about money, banking and monetary policy. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE ----- Follow Niels on Twitter , LinkedIn , YouTube or via the TTU website . IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written  here . And you can get a free copy of my latest book “ Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio ” here . Learn more about the Trend Barometer here . Send your questions to  info@toptradersunplugged.com And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on  iTunes  or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast. Follow Alan on LinkedIn. Follow Brendan on X. Episode TimeStamps: 00:00 - Why the Fed's balance sheet deserves far more scrutiny 00:57 - Brendan Greeley's journey from journalism to monetary history 06:36 - How studying financial history changed his view of economics 11:38 - The hidden difference between big money and small money 17:43 - How the dollar existed before the United States 26:40 - Why the dollar became the world'…","meta_description":"The US dollar has become so familiar that most investors rarely stop to ask how it became the world's dominant currency or why that dominance has endured.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3351,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/top-traders-unplugged-761537/episodes/gm104-how-the-dollar-quietly-took-over-the-world-ft-brendan-greeley/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-761537/gm104-how-the-dollar-quietly-took-over-the-world-ft-brendan-greeley.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}