Topic: 2 Pound Coin

2 chapters across the catalog

Punch a Puppy!
Episode 458 2:02:45 - 2:05:02

458: Punch a Puppy!

British Two Pound Coin and Osama Bin Laden Likeness

A new commemorative two-pound coin in the UK featuring Charles Dickens is criticized because many people believe the profile looks like Osama bin Laden. John Dvorak argues that introducing higher-denomination coins is a tactic to facilitate inflation and cheapen the currency. The hosts view the coin's design as a potential subliminal message.

How to Survive the Economic Collapse
Episode 48 31:35 - 36:40

48: How to Survive the Economic Collapse

San Francisco Homelessness, Amsterdam Beggars, and Election History

The prevalence of homelessness in San Francisco is described as a "medieval" system where residents pay informal tolls to panhandlers. An anecdote from Amsterdam involves a homeless man rejecting a 2-pound British coin because it was not local currency. The conversation briefly explores whether U.S. elections have ever been postponed in history, concluding it has not happened in the modern era.