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Best of 2013: Mark Blyth: Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea

January 2, 2014

Today’s show will be posted later than usual. Sorry for the delay!

Good morning folks! On today’s best of 2013 Brown University economist Mark Blyth joins Sam to talk about his new book Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea. We will back live tomorrow!

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