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Episode 28 - "Debt End" This episode is all about debt. Where does debt come from? Why is the concept of borrowing and lending mired in moral confusion and contradiction? What is the purpose of debt and who ultimately pays? To get to the heart of all these questions, one has to navigate through economic myth, blood and ultimately the human soul. Join us as we travel back through time and explore the systems that led to this tool that shapes our world for better and for worse. Chapters 04:43 Consumer Foundation of Economy Driven by Debt 07:46 Origin of Money 13:00 War and the Need for Currency 20:33 South Africa 31:30 International Development 35:20 Blood Runs in Rivers 38:33 Violence and Economics 42:44 Haitian Independence Debt 51:23 Debt at the Individual Level 53:24 Moral Contradiction: Who Has to Pay? 59:16 Moral Contradiction: Industrious Poor 1:00:51 Why Intererst? 1:04:05 Going Forward 1:07:27 Jubilee A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more)