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A.P. Giannini and The History of Credit

On today’s episode, the history guy talks about some of the foundations of our modern life: How an Italian-American man’s vision fundamentally changed the way banks and loans work, and that ever-present blessing and curse of the wallet: the credit card.

Jun 17, 2022| 54:12 | Lance Geiger, Josh Geiger
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