Finance ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
Money
Jacob Goldstein · 2020
🎙 Narrated by Jacob Goldstein (author-narrated)
86/100
👍 Worth It
Penny here — this one's a delight if you like your economics with a wink; Goldstein turns coins, con men, and cypherpunks into one long entertaining story about a fiction we all agreed to believe in. It won't replace a textbook, but it'll make you smarter at parties, and the author-narration (he's a pro broadcaster) makes it an easy, breezy listen.
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🎙 Narration: excellent Author-narrated by a seasoned NPR/Planet Money broadcaster — conversational, radio-ready delivery.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety92
Substance / usefulness83
Craft & writing88
Originality80
Evidence & accuracy85
Hype vs delivers88
Age-fit85
Human-eye read87
Penny’s verdict86
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