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What is Debt?

David Graeber asks what debt actually is. It is not as simple as one might think.

• 15 mins

The Origin of Money

David Graeber examines the centrality of debt to the origin of money.

• 15 mins

The Theology of Debt

David Graeber considers how the world's religious texts include the language of debt.

• 15 mins

The Classical World

Anthropologist David Graeber examines debt in the Classical period.

• 15 mins

The Medieval Period

David Graeber examines debt during the medieval period, when coinage largely disappeared.

• 15 mins

The Conquistadors and the Birth of the Modern World Economy

David Graeber examines the influence of debt during the conquest of South America.

• 15 mins

The Birth of Capitalism

David Graeber examines the influence of debt during the birth of capitalism.

• 15 mins

The International Politics of Debt

David Graeber examines the rise of virtual money since the 1970s.

• 15 mins

Hope

David Graeber examines the crash of 2008 in the context of the history of debt.

• 15 mins

Omnibus Episode 1

Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years.

• 58 mins

Omnibus Episode 2

Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years.

• 58 mins