Silver Shenanigans (1980) w/ Bijan Stephen
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Radiotopia
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audio
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History
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History
Publication Date |
Jan 18, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:22:57

It’s January 18th. This day in 1980, a group of Texas oil billionaires were in the middle of a scheme to drive up the worldwide price of silver. This would culminate in a few months later on what came to be known as “Silver Thursday,” when their speculation collapsed and sent worldwide markets into chaos.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Bijan Stephen, host of the podcast “Eclipsed,” which is currently running a four-part series on the Hunt brothers and Silver Thursday.

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