On this episode (recorded spring 2026), Mark Blyth talks with Aditi Sahasrabuddhe, an assistant professor of political science at Brown University, about her book, “Bankers’ Trust: How Social Relations Avert Global Financial Collapse.” They discuss how interpersonal relationships among central bankers have played a role in stabilizing our global financial system from the 1920s to 2008, and how this challenges long-held beliefs about how central banks and global finance work.

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