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  1. Suggestion for Book Review: “The Dancer and the Devil” by John O’Neill recently out about the poisoning by Stalin of Anna Pavlova the greatest ballet dancer of her time. It goes on to say oh, so much more. Here’s a talk with John and his co-author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tkb-KE3pn8

    1. Thanks for the link, Caroline. I must follow up on the Pavlova story.

      Here is another example of Dr Farrell who talks about how important culture is.

      I had never heard of the poisoning unit in Russia/USSR before.

  2. 1969 Nixon’s Executive Order 11490 “Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to Federal Departments and Agencies”
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_11490

    Economist Howard Ruff said of the order that it gave the president sweeping authority, unbalancing the separation of powers in government, set in motion merely by the president claiming a national emergency. He said, “The only thing standing between us and a dictatorship is the good character of the president and the lack of a crisis severe enough that the public would stand still for it.”

  4. I remember watching a video that explained quantitative easing. It was narrated by a computer voice and they called The fed chair “ The Ben Bernank.” I cannot listen to his name without hearing it in that voice.

    Here’s the link. Jump to 2:20 to hear the above.

    https://youtu.be/PTUY16CkS-k

  5. UK banks: I bank with Nationwide and I find them to be excellent. Of course, I can’t say what might happen during a future extreme crisis, but note that NW survived the 2008 GFC when many other UK banks & building societies did not.

  6. I really enjoyed listening to your conversations with Joseph Farrell (Parts 1 & 2) recently, and now I heard “The Never Ending Story” movie referenced again in this discussion with Titus. It was one of my fave childhood movies! I have to say that Farrell really reminds me of “The Bookseller” in The Never Ending Story. They both smoke a pipe, they both have a similar energy and character, at least portrayed, and both are are always surrounded by piles of books. Also, the top hat Farrell wore in the interview is very similar to the top hat that the “snail rider” character wore in the movie. Food for thought.

  7. A delightful surprise to find that listening to “old” episodes of Money & Markets might have “old” headlines but lots of good historical context that is still relevant today.

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