1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Sean Vanatta is a lecturer in US Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow and author of the new book &quot;Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit Cards, and the End of Financial Control.&quot; Sean sits down with Lee to discuss the history of credit cards in the United States and how this history informs current policy debates, including Capital One’s proposed acquisition of Discover and the Credit Card Competition Act. Lee’s X: @leereiners Sean’s X: @SeanVanatta Related Links Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit Cards, and the End of Financial Control: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300247343/plastic-capitalism/ The FinReg Pod http://thefinregpod.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/32003662/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/32003662