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Hosted by David Beckworth of the Mercatus Center, Macro Musings is a podcast which pulls back the curtain on the important macroeconomic issues of the past, present, and future.

Sep 8, 2025

Jerry Dwyer is a professor emeritus of economics at Clemson, a vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and is currently a senior fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. In Jerry’s first appearance on the show, he discusses what it was like having Milton Friedman as a mentor, the history of free banking, the status of cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, and much more.

Check out the transcript for this week’s episode, now with links.

Recorded on July 22nd, 2025

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:24 - Jerry’s Career

00:12:01 - Free Banking Period

00:28:37 - Bitcoin and Stablecoins

00:55:44 - Outro