The Story of Money

Financial Times

FT columnist Gillian Tett and FT Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth dig into the ideas, personalities and institutions that have shaped the history of finance.

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335 episodes
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Aug 19, 2025 · 20 min
Why Big Tobacco is buzzing over nicotine pouches
Will this new smoke-free product save cigarette makers?
Aug 6, 2025 · 22 min
Can Bobby Jain build the next hedge fund giant?
Big ambitions but small gains in Jain Global’s first year
Jul 30, 2025 · 39 min
Fixable: How to bring a business back to life
An interview with Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt
Jul 23, 2025 · 23 min
Wall Street banks and private equity’s tussle over junior talent
The search for junior staff has grown more competitive
Jul 22, 2025 · 1 min
Introducing Tech Tonic: The rise and fall of Trump’s tech bros
How America’s tech titans made friends, and enemies, with Donald Trump
Jul 16, 2025 · 21 min
Inside BCG’s Gaza work scandal
Events raise questions about why consulting firms can’t seem to avoid reputational crises.
Jul 9, 2025 · 19 min
A case of Schrödinger’s tariffs
Why the US economy hasn’t felt Trump’s tariffs yet
Jul 2, 2025 · 19 min
How oil traders called the Middle East war
The oil market predicted the twists and turns of the Israel-Iran conflict
Jun 25, 2025 · 16 min
The end of the UK’s ‘bailout era’
From nationalisation to reprivatisation, how NatWest changed British banking
Jun 18, 2025 · 22 min
Inside Moët Hennessy’s crisis
How management missteps hurt LVMH’s wine and spirits business
Jun 11, 2025 · 24 min
How Indonesia cornered the nickel market
Indonesia’s ban on exports of raw nickel has transformed the critical metal’s supply chain
Jun 4, 2025 · 2 min
Coming soon: The Wolf-Krugman Exchange
The old economic order is dead. What will replace it? Two leading economists discuss.
Jun 4, 2025 · 22 min
Why Blackstone, KKR and Apollo are moving in different directions
Wall Street’s top three private capital groups believe their methods are best, but which will stand the test of time?
May 28, 2025 · 23 min
Swamp Notes: Trump’s next 100 days
Predicting President Donald Trump’s next moves is a fool’s errand. Two FT columnists try anyway
May 21, 2025 · 21 min
How Trump’s tariffs threaten Ireland’s pharma fortune
The pharma hub stands to lose a lot in the US president’s second term
May 14, 2025 · 26 min
GE Vernova tries to shake its parent’s problems
Is de-conglomeration the answer to America’s industrial challenges?
May 7, 2025 · 21 min
The FTC commissioner fired by Trump
An interview with former US Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya
Apr 30, 2025 · 25 min
Has Goldman Sachs already chosen its next CEO?
The CEO race at Goldman Sachs is breaking Wall Street tradition
Apr 23, 2025 · 18 min
Lessons from the recent US Treasuries sell-off
The large, under-regulated market has cracks we can’t ignore
Apr 16, 2025 · 18 min
How China's global trade strategy could backfire
Trump’s 145% tariffs hit the world’s leading exporter

The Story of Money

Why Big Tobacco is buzzing over nicotine pouches

Can Bobby Jain build the next hedge fund giant?

Fixable: How to bring a business back to life

Wall Street banks and private equity’s tussle over junior talent

Introducing Tech Tonic: The rise and fall of Trump’s tech bros

Inside BCG’s Gaza work scandal

A case of Schrödinger’s tariffs

How oil traders called the Middle East war

The end of the UK’s ‘bailout era’

Inside Moët Hennessy’s crisis

How Indonesia cornered the nickel market

Coming soon: The Wolf-Krugman Exchange

Why Blackstone, KKR and Apollo are moving in different directions

Swamp Notes: Trump’s next 100 days

How Trump’s tariffs threaten Ireland’s pharma fortune

GE Vernova tries to shake its parent’s problems

The FTC commissioner fired by Trump

Has Goldman Sachs already chosen its next CEO?

Lessons from the recent US Treasuries sell-off

How China's global trade strategy could backfire