1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Sometimes, the most important stories in American history happen in languages besides English. That’s what our guest this month, Rebecca Kobrin, told me during our recent conversation. Her new book,&amp;nbsp;Credit to the Nation, is a case in point.&amp;nbsp; It tracks banking practices among Eastern European Jews, from the Pale of Settlement in Russia to the avenues of the Lower East Side—a whole world where business was most often conducted in Yiddish. But make no mistake: this isn’t a parochial tale about one immigrant community. In today’s episode, we address some big questions in banking regulation and real estate. And we grapple with how contemporary immigrants use—and are sometimes used by—the financial system. Who Makes Cents?: A History of Capitalism Podcast https://whomakescentspodcast.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/43423929/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/content/207997759