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Brett Scott, “The Heretic’s Guide to Global Finance: Hacking the Future of Money” (Pluto Press, 2013)
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Brett Scott, “The Heretic’s Guide to Global Finance: Hacking the Future of Money” (Pluto Press, 2013)
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29 minutes
Released:
May 19, 2014
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Podcast episode
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Brett Scott is the author of The Heretic’s Guide to Global Finance: Hacking the Future of Money (Pluto Press, 2013). Scott is a journalist, urban deep ecologist, and Fellow at the Finance Innovation Lab. While much of Scott’s book focuses on explaining various aspects of the financial services section, the heart of the book is a call to action. Scott infuses this call with a variety of first-hand experiences as a campaigner for radical approaches to disrupt the sector. For this reason, the book acts as a guide to activism, applicable for those interested in global finance, but also other domains that are ripe for criticism.
His blog that he mentions at the end of the podcast can be found here.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
His blog that he mentions at the end of the podcast can be found here.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
May 19, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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