"The Creature from Jekyll Island" episode takes listeners on a fascinating journey into one of the most secretive meetings in American financial history. In this riveting exploration, we uncover the clandestine gathering at Jekyll Island where, shrouded in unprecedented secrecy, a group of powerful bankers met to design what would become one of the most influential banking cartels in history. From the use of first-names-only policies to the complete replacement of staff to ensure absolute anonymity, this episode reveals the extraordinary lengths taken to keep this meeting hidden from public view.Drawing from the actual historical events, we'll examine how this secretive assembly laid the groundwork for a banking system that wasn't quite what it appeared to be. As highlighted in a telling exchange from the 1957 British magazine Punch, we'll explore the fundamental truth about banks' primary purpose - not to serve customers, but to generate profits for themselves. This episode pulls back the curtain on how banking institutions carefully craft their public image while quietly building massive reserves of wealth, offering listeners an eye-opening perspective on the true nature of our modern banking system and its origins in that mysterious gathering on Jekyll Island.Link to book:https://amzn.to/3EuzZWK“As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.”

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