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Finance Explained

Finance Explained

By: Nathan Pali
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Finance Explained is a personal finance and financial education podcast breaking down how money, markets, and the financial system actually work—without jargon, hype, or confusion.

Most people are taught how to budget. Almost no one is taught how finance really works.

This podcast explains personal finance, the psychology of money, and the hidden mechanics of the modern financial system so you can understand what’s happening behind your paycheck, debt, savings, investments, and the global economy.

Each episode blends financial history, behavioral finance, neuroscience of decision-making, and plain-English explanations to uncover:

  • How money evolved from barter to banking to digital finance
  • How banks create money and why credit runs the system
  • How inflation, interest rates, and debt actually affect you
  • Why financial crises, bubbles, and crashes keep repeating
  • How fear, greed, and incentives drive markets
  • How the brain misjudges risk, reward, and loss
  • How to make better financial decisions by understanding the system

This isn’t a stock-picking show or a motivational money podcast. It’s a story-driven guide to how finance works, financial behavior, decision-making, and understanding the systems that quietly shape wealth, poverty, markets, and everyday life.

If you’re interested in personal finance, financial education, how the financial system works, behavioral economics, psychology of money, banking, investing, inflation, and finally making sense of a confusing financial world—this podcast is for you.

Finance Explained Clear money. Clear thinking. Better decisions.

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Episodes
  • The South Sea Bubble and Financial Follies
    Feb 15 2026

    In this episode, we explore the speculative frenzy of the South Sea Bubble in 1720s Britain, a period where financial innovation met widespread public speculation. We uncover how attempts to manage national debt led to an unsustainable stock market boom and its eventual dramatic collapse, leaving a lasting impact on financial regulations and public trust.

    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction to the South Sea Bubble

    00:44 The South Sea Company's Proposition

    02:09 The Rise of South Sea Shares

    05:06 The Speculative Frenzy Spreads

    10:30 The South Sea Bubble Bursts

    15:34 Lessons from the Bubble

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    14 mins
  • When Wealth Meant Survival: The Forgotten Roots of Financial Security
    Jan 24 2026

    Long before financial independence and passive income, wealth meant surviving winter with dignity. This episode uncovers the forgotten roots of financial security — and what they reveal about money today.

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    17 mins
  • Unpacking the Tulip Mania Bubble
    Feb 14 2026

    In this episode, we explore the historical phenomenon of Tulip Mania in the 17th-century Dutch Republic, examining how a market for exotic flowers transformed into a speculative bubble driven by contract trading. We discuss the societal conditions that enabled such speculation and the key factors that led to its eventual, yet contained, collapse.

    Chapters

    00:00 Tulip Mania's Beginnings

    00:00 The Dutch Republic Market

    02:04 Tulips as Status Goods

    03:20 The Rise of Tulip Contracts

    05:00 Low Entry, High Hype

    08:25 The Logic of Bubbles

    10:12 The Bubble Bursts

    13:02 Lessons from Tulip Mania

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    12 mins
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