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EPISODE · Jan 4, 2026 · 1H 18M

The Debt Crisis No One’s Talking About - Sir Niall Ferguson

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Sir Niall Ferguson is a Scottish historian, author, and public intellectual known for his work on economic history, empire, and global politics. | Hypnozio: Expert hypnotherapy https://sponsr.is/hypnozio_Triggernometry Triggernometry is proudly independent. Thanks to the sponsors below for making that possible: - Wild Alaskan Company: premium, wild-caught seafood. Go to https://wildalaskan.com/TRIG for $35 off your first box - Go to https://sponsr.is/hypnozio_Triggernometry and use our code TRIGGER15 to grab 15% off your first subscription with Hypnozio - Füm: Head to https://www.tryfum.com/Trig and use promo code TRIG to get your free gift with purchase, and start The Good Habit today! Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Substack! https://triggernometry.substack.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Shop Merch here - https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: [email protected] Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 - Introduction 01:41 - What Is Money? 06:29 - The Connection Between Money And Precious Metals? 12:46 - The Formation Of Banks 18:47 - The Renaissance Era 25:23 - Why This Happened In Europe And Not Elsewhere In The World 30:55 - Risk 40:51 - The End Of The Reign Of Kings 49:42 - How Did You See The 2008 Financial Crash Coming? 54:23 - Are We Headed In A Direction Similar To The 1920/30s? 01:02:22 - The Addiction To Borrowing 01:11:06 - Chinese Debt 01:13:33 - What's The One Thing We're Not Talking About That We Really Should Be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sir Niall Ferguson is a Scottish historian, author, and public intellectual known for his work on economic history, empire, and global politics. | Hypnozio: Expert hypnotherapy https://sponsr.is/hypnozio_Triggernometry Triggernometry is proudly independent. Thanks to the sponsors below for making that possible: - Wild Alaskan Company: premium, wild-caught seafood. Go to https://wildalaskan.com/TRIG for $35 off your first box - Go to https://sponsr.is/hypnozio_Triggernometry and use our code TRIGGER15 to grab 15% off your first subscription with Hypnozio - Füm: Head to https://www.tryfum.com/Trig and use promo code TRIG to get your free gift with purchase, and start The Good Habit today! Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Substack! https://triggernometry.substack.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Shop Merch here - https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: [email protected] Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 - Introduction 01:41 - What Is Money? 06:29 - The Connection Between Money And Precious Metals? 12:46 - The Formation Of Banks 18:47 - The Renaissance Era 25:23 - Why This Happened In Europe And Not Elsewhere In The World 30:55 - Risk 40:51 - The End Of The Reign Of Kings 49:42 - How Did You See The 2008 Financial Crash Coming? 54:23 - Are We Headed In A Direction Similar To The 1920/30s? 01:02:22 - The Addiction To Borrowing 01:11:06 - Chinese Debt 01:13:33 - What's The One Thing We're Not Talking About That We Really Should Be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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