633. The Most Powerful People You’ve Never Heard Of | Freakonomics Radio
> "[To understand what's going on in politics, you have to understand the money. And a lot of the time... the money is commodities.]" - Jack Farchy (On the intersection of geopolitics and trade) [[08:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8ZZ3-Yq-O4&t=532s)] > "[We just bought the oil... We have a deal and that's it. We better find a tanker to bring the oil.]" - Javier Blas (Recounting his first experience…
