Mark Blyth and Brett Christophers discuss:
The ties that bind, and the ties that blind: Central bankers in moments of crisis – The Rhodes Center Podcast with Mark Blyth
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. Learn more about and purchase “Bankers’ Trust: How Social Relations Avert Global Financial Collapse”Transcript coming soon to our website.
- The ties that bind, and the ties that blind: Central bankers in moments of crisis
- Does the US really make the dollar? Has it ever?
- How come corporate justice means never having to admit you're guilty?
- From competition to monopoly and back again: a political economist's tale
- The ‘doom loop’ of global disorder
