[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":143},["ShallowReactive",2],{"episode-on-the-money":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":8,"tags":13,"thumb":17,"excerpt":23,"content":24,"transcript":25,"transcript_file":26,"audio":27,"resources":31,"segments":32},150,"on-the-money","On the Money","A History of American Currency",{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":12},1461944929,"04.29.16","Apr 29, 2016","April 29, 2016",[14,15,16],"currency","economy","money",{"src":18,"caption":19,"derivatives":20},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fon-the-money-2016\u002FMONEY.ShowImage.jpg","“The Almightier,” illustration from Puck, May 15th, 1907 (Library of Congress).",{"square_small":21,"square_medium":22},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fon-the-money-2016\u002Fsquare_small\u002FMONEY.ShowImage.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fon-the-money-2016\u002Fsquare_medium\u002FMONEY.ShowImage.jpg","This month, the U.S. Treasury announced that Harriet Tubman would replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill. 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