{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 325: Central Bank Digital Currencies","description":"One of the things that cryptocurrency has done is to prompt central banks to develop their own digital currencies. These will combine the downsides of private digital currencies with the downsides of government currencies.  Foolishness of the week: 08:21 Main episode: 09:58 Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http:\/\/www.cooperationandcoercion.com See More Ant and James! http:\/\/www.wordsandnumbers.org Show Your Support for Words &amp; Numbers at Patreon https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wordsandnumbers Apply for the Seminar on Classical Liberalism: Theory and Practice https:\/\/www.wabash.edu\/stephenson-institute\/summer-seminars Quick Hits  https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2021\/07\/21\/are-you-in-the-global-middle-class-find-out-with-our-income-calculator\/  https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/drug-shortages-adderall-ozempic-855632a04a17c2bf75b6a89e4c08ef79 Foolishness of the Week  https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/british-people-urged-swear-allegiance-223829342.html Words &amp; Numbers Backstage https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/130029457649243\/ More James at Smoke &amp; Stories  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLjILow4-ZJpBV-NnmSusZJ_vCuzKUJ4Ig More Ant on YouTube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/antonydavies Let Us Know What You Think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesRHarrigan &amp;nbsp; #AntonyDavies #JamesRHarrigan #WordsAndNumbers #economics #government #politics #policy #libertarian #classicalliberal #podcast #educational   ","author_name":"Words &amp; Numbers","author_url":"http:\/\/wordsandnumbers.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/26724135\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/151257093"}