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This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy Season 1 Episode 5

A counterfeit hundred dollar bill might ruin your weekend, but did you know it could also disrupt a nation’s economy? Kal Penn meets the folks in the fight against fakes, trying to save industries from the threat of bogus goods and even terrorism. But he also learns that a symbiotic relationship between copycats and creators might just be the thing that lets economies thrive in the first place.

Episode Title: Counterfeiting Kills Economies (And Helps Them Too)

Air Date: 2019-02-22