#186 - Rupert Russell - The Global Game of Money & Power
Published: June 21, 2026
Duration: 1:59:37
Rupert Russell joins me to discuss the hidden power of prices, the chaos of financial markets and whether the economy is really just a global game of Monopoly.
Rupert explains how price shocks have shaped history, from bread riots and the Arab Spring to housing, oil, food and the financial crisis. We discuss derivatives, futures markets, commodity speculation, Goldman Sachs, central banks, inflation, asset managers and why the price of essential goods can become politically explosive.
We also get into AI, scarcity, status, the future of work, whether the price system breaks in...