
Funny Money
Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better.
Hosts: Jessica "Ka" Burbank & Andrés Bernal
Produced by: Mike Lewis
Sound Mixing by: Curtis Clogston
Episodes
13 episodes
Bonus Episode - Jobs & Social Justice ft. Nina Banks
Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better. In this BONUS episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Professor Nina Banks, an American economist who is an associate professor of economics at Bucknel...
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Season 1
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52:44

Ep. 8 - The Bond Vigilante ft. Warren Mosler
Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better. In our SEASON 1 FINALE, Ka and Andrés are joined by Warren Mosler, one of the leading voices in the field of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). As an eco...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:33:56

Bonus Episode - Political Reform Blueprint ft. Ro Khanna
Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better. In this BONUS episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Rep. Ro Khanna to discuss his new Political Reform Blueprint to tackle the vast corruption in DC ...
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Season 1
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56:07
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Ep. 7 - Decolonizing International Econ ft. Fadhel Kaboub
Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better.In this episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Fadhel Kaboub to discuss the international economic world order, the global financial system, and how c...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:11:54

Ep. 6 - The Financial System ft. Yeva Nersisyan
Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better. In this episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Yeva Nersisyan to discuss Modern Monetary Theory and the financial system including banking, fina...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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51:30

Ep. 5 - The Right to a Job ft. Pavlina Tcherneva
Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better. In this episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Pavlina Tcherneva, author of The Case For A Job Guarantee, to discuss unemployment, interest rates, and...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:02:46

Ep. 4 - The Green New Deal Lives ft. Andrés Bernal
Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In this episode, Ka interviews Andrés about his role in the formulation of the Green New Deal, the history and dynamics of climate policy, what the #GreenNewDeal...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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58:37

Ep. 3 - The Real Story of Money with Randy Wray
Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In this episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Randall Wray to discuss the origins of money, macroeconomics, and the intellectual battles that led to Modern ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:13:32

Ep. 2 Pt. 3 - Crypto with Rohan Grey
Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In Part 3 of this 3-part episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Rohan Grey to discuss the Crypto craze including its origins, the crash of 2022, and why he i...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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42:08
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Ep. 2 Pt. 2 - Debt Ceiling & Mint The Coin with Rohan Grey
Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In Part 2 of this 3-part episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Rohan Grey to discuss the debt ceiling: its history, how we got to the current crisis, and ho...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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38:23

Ep. 2 Pt. 1 - Money & Law with Rohan Grey
Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In Part 1 of this 3-part episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Rohan Grey to discuss the intersection of money & law including the history of money, and...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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31:29

The MMT Lens with Special Guest Stephanie Kelton
Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. This episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Stephanie Kelton to discuss the Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) approach to public budgets and fiscal policy and it’...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:17:47
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