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The series was recorded 2002-2003. It predicted much of what happened in 2008.
Your hostess, Smithy, was purportedly a financial risk consultant
who did this series anonymously to protect her career.
Smithy and her website, wizardsofmoney.org, have disappeared from the internet. A few underground sites continue to mirror the audio files. |
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How money is created
Most currencies are not backed by anything and are created out of thin air by private banks. |
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Financial risk transfer
How taxpayers have been set up as the guarantors of last resort for speculation and risky loans. |
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Banking on poverty
Monetary policy not only ignores the poor, it silenty promotes their explotation. |
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Wizards and warlords
Financiers need war and generals need financing. |
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Monetary terrorism
How financiers and speculators move money to influence political decisions. |
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Democratizing money
How capital markets undermine democracy, and the use of alternative currencies |
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Money Cycle - Water Cycle
How the financial system interferes with the functioning of the environment |
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Trading Nature and "Cooking the Books"
How creative accounting makes the financial system more profitable, but less stable |
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Jack and the Sweatshop
GE's CEO, Jack Welch, and his influence on corporate culture |
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Back to the Twenties Through the Looking Glass - Steagall
Comparing the pre-crash eras of late 1920s and the early 2000s. |
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House Lever-Edge at the Derivatives Casino
The world of financial derivatives and leverage |
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The Imperial Budget and the Mythical Lock Box
The biggest budget in the history of mankind: the US government |
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Bankruptcy Bill's Shoot-Out at the Social Safety Net
How the credit system pushes users toward bankruptcy, then makes it unavailable. |
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The Trade Federation and the InterGalactic Banking Clan
A "Free Trade" agreement, GATS |
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Homeland Securitizations and Overseas Vacations
Financial securitization and regulatory relief in off-shore havens |