Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2026-07-25

Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 242

1 book · With James Stout, Carl Casarda, Molly Conger · Listen · Watch on YouTube

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Mia Wong discussed Debt by David Graeber.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Debt

   David Graeber · at 2:34:30

   Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber is an anthropological examination of how debt systems, financial classes, and power dynamics have shaped human civilization over millennia.

   Discussed

   “So, Molly, this this is the this is the point where I we we need to bring debt the first 5,000 years back into this and emphasize the extent to which the financial class has always been deeply connected to the to the military and why it's always been deeply connected to war financing.”

   Mia Wong It Could Happen Here Weekly 242 2026-07-25 ▶ Play 2:30:30

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