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Today: #96 in History on our combined chart.
Today: #30 in History, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #46 in History, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #101 in History, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #87 in History, Germany on our combined chart.
Today: #197 in History, Brazil on our combined chart.
Today: #142 in History, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #136 in History, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #47 in History, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #34 in History, India on our combined chart.
Today: #30 in History, Japan on our combined chart.
Today: #56 in History, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #41 in History, South Africa on our combined chart.
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Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth of the FT dig into the history of finance, from the first bond markets to Europe's richest banking family.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
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| Oct 27 | #96 | #92 | #86 |
| Oct 26 | #93 | #86 | #86 |
| Oct 25 | #89 | #82 | #93 |
| Oct 24 | #99 | #91 | #91 |
| Oct 23 | #99 | #91 | #97 |
| Oct 22 | #103 | #90 | — |
| Oct 21 | #124 | #117 | — |
| Oct 20 | #121 | #113 | — |
| Oct 19 | #112 | #105 | — |
| Oct 18 | #107 | #97 | — |
| Oct 17 | #123 | #116 | — |
| Oct 16 | #107 | #98 | #98 |
| Oct 15 | #106 | #99 | #97 |
| Oct 14 | #130 | #123 | — |
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FT columnist Gillian Tett and FT Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth dig into the ideas, personalities and institutions that have shaped the history of finance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.