THE CASE FOR GOLD

Friday, February 18, 2011

Planet Money

The Friday Podcast: Gold Standard, R.I.P.

February 18, 2011 On today's Planet Money: The gold standard and the Great Depression. It's the latest in our gold series.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Planet Money

The Tuesday Podcast: The Gold Standard

February 15, 2011 We visit the charming curmudgeon and respected finance writer James Grant. He says we should go back on the gold standard.
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Friday, February 11, 2011

Planet Money

A 'Wingnut Argument' For The Gold Standard

February 11, 2011 "Sex, mathematics, music, gold — all these things are universal," James Grant says. Grant has called for a return to the gold standard, even though most economists find the idea "laughable."
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Thursday, January 06, 2011

Planet Money

Panning For Gold In Panama

January 6, 2011 Weighing gold on a bottle cap scale. And making gold teeth from gold you've mined yourself.
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Planet Money

Stone Money Under The Sea

December 22, 2010 "...this particular piece of currency was at about 28 metres or so underwater. Wonder who owns it..."
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Friday, December 10, 2010

Planet Money

The Friday Podcast: A Giant Stone Coin At The Bottom Of The Sea

December 10, 2010 A stone coin that weighs more than a small car says a lot about the meaning of money. The latest story in our gold series.
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The Island Of Stone Money

December 10, 2010 On the island of Yap, people used giant stone coins that weighed thousands of pounds. The island's story helps answer a fundamental economic question: What is money?
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Friday, November 19, 2010

Planet Money

Why Gold? A Chemist Explains

November 19, 2010 The periodic table lists 118 different chemical elements. And yet, for thousands of years, humans have really, really liked one of them in particular: gold. A chemist explains.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Planet Money

The Tuesday Podcast: Why Gold?

November 16, 2010 What could take the place of gold? A professor of chemical engineering walks us through the periodic table of the elements.
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Planet Money

World Bank Chief Calls For New Role For Gold

November 10, 2010 The head of the world bank says gold should play a role in the global currency system. And the price of gold surges to a new (nominal) high.
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Friday, October 15, 2010

Planet Money

The Friday Podcast: Gold!

October 15, 2010 We buy gold — and find that it raises some unsettling questions. Why is our little gold coin worth $419? You can't eat it. You can't fuel your car with it. And three years ago, it was worth half as much.
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Why Do People Pay So Much For Gold?

October 15, 2010 PLANET MONEY: Lots of people have been buying gold lately — the price has doubled in the past three years. People say gold has been valuable for thousands of years, so it seems like a safe bet that it will still be valuable tomorrow, and next year.
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