
Power, Lust and Glory: The Story of Gold
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Why are humans seemingly hardwired to worship gold?
It is unique amongst metals: it is malleable, it doesn’t tarnish, and it shines like nothing else. Over time it has come to symbolise wealth and status. It can represent goodness and fidelity but also greed and lust.
Financial educator, author and broadcaster Alvin Hall explores why we are so obsessed with this particular metal, and what it represents around the world - in terms of wealth and symbolism - both historically and now.
Alvin will look at the lengths people go to in the pursuit of gold and ask what is the true value of Au?
A Just Radio production for Audible Originals.
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Oct 12 202032 mins
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Golden entertainment
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Very interesting
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Fascinating
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Only a couple of negative comments, personally found the content somewhat random. Yes, there was 'gold' involved in all the stories but I felt there was lacking one central narrative; at times it was the cultural impact then criminal aspect and global expansion etc.
People could disagree here but I didn't feel they were all that well connected when you go from the horrific experience from the conquistadors part to 'cheeky caps' in Italian Job. At least all of it was interesting but perhaps if each part was focused on one area slightly tighter or even better if there was different series going deeper into each element.
Also slight mark down for me on the narration, some of it didn't quite work for me. This was with how the main narration was done and some of the contributors, but then some of them were excellent with a fairly large variety used. So at least if your not enjoying someone's 'voice' it is never for too long. This is my rationale for the 3 star rating on performance.
Now I am off to invest all my money into gold :-p
Insightful if slightly disjointed
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interesting and engaging.
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Interesting subject
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A great synopsis of the thing we call gold
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fantastic informative loved it
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Ep. 1: Conquistadors and the Lust for Gold. Alvin explores the Spanish conquest of South America and the pillaging of a people for gold.
Ep. 2: Extracting Ore. Alvin looks at some of the different methods for extracting gold including mining and panning but also the impact it has on the people and the environment.
Ep. 3: Criminal Gold. The lust for gold drives people to commit criminal acts. Alvin investigates gold heists, smuggling, theft from mines and historical sites.
Ep. 4: Buried Treasure. The discovery of buried treasure makes headlines - we are reminded of fairy stories and tales of ancient heroes but what more do we learn?
Ep. 5: I Wanna Be Adorned (with gold). Throughout history the wearing of gold has reflected status, but why? Alvin explores the status of gold in different cultures.
Ep. 6: Wealth. We associate gold with riches but how much is it actually worth? Alvin looks into gold as an investment and its role in the financial markets.
It's all very enjoyable. We learn why our ancestors – from Egypt to Anglo Saxon England – buried gold in the ground; ask why we adorn ourselves with the sparkly stuff; see how the Spanish Conquistadors asset-stripped South America and, via a trip to the Bank of England’s vault, explore gold’s connection to money and ask “what is it really worth”? Worth your time; recommended.
Why we love gold & what we'll do to get some
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Would highly recommend this podcast.
The narrator is excellent. The story's are Interesting and discoverable.
Gold is good
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