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The Visionaries: Planning For Peace (Part 5)

5/4/20261 hr 11 min

Why is the Bretton Woods conference so important to today's economies? How did the US dollar become the global currency, replacing the British pound sterling? What was the American contribution to D-Day on June 6th 1944? Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 5 of their most ambitious series yet; a definitive survey of the 20th Century and how the First World War and economic instability of the 20s and 30s caused World War Two, and how the political vision of US Presidents like Roosevelt and Truman strengthened Western Democracies for the Cold War with the USSR. Start your free trial at ⁠patreon.com/wehaveways⁠ and unlock exclusive content and more. Enjoy livestreams, early access, ad-free listening, bonus episodes, and a weekly newsletter packed with book deals and behind-the-scenes insights. Get your ticket for We Have Ways Fest 6 here! Get your WHW Merch here! A Goalhanger Production Produced by James Regan Editor: Charlie Rodwell Assistant Producer: Alfie Norris Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Social: @WeHaveWaysPod Social Producer: Harry Balden Email: wehaveways@goalhanger.com Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clips

Aircraft As Stadium Crowds
The Factory With A Kink
A Ship In Under Five Days
Why Strategic Bombing Exists
D-Day Was Predominantly British
Altruism Meets Self-Interest
From Gold To The Dollar
Brutal Soviet Loss Math
Promising ‘Sexy’ Economics

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Al Murray· Host0:00

    [upbeat music] Thank you for listening to We Have Ways of Making You Talk. Sign up to our Patreon to receive bonus content, live streams, and our weekly newsletter with money off books and museum visits as well. Plus, early access to all live show tickets. That's patreon.com/wehaveways.

  2. James Holland· Host0:19

    [upbeat music] So good, so good, so good.

  3. Speaker 20:26

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  5. James Holland· Host1:20

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  6. Speaker 41:23

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  7. James Holland· Host1:25

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  8. Speaker 41:27

    Enough.

  9. Unknown speaker1:28

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