I think people like gold because it's stable.

It's not going to go away, as we talked about earlier.

It's not corrosive.

You always have gold once you've bought it.

We want to represent figures of our world in gold. We want to immortalize them in gold.

I'm Carol Houlton, the voice of jewelry. Welcome to if jewels could talk. I'm an author and broadcaster

and the woman who initiated the role of jewelry editor at magazines like Tatler and Vogue.

This is a podcast for everyone, for people who do like jewelry, for people who don't realize they like jewelry,

and anyone intrigued by fascinating facts, new ideas and forgotten histories.

So join me as I tell sparkly tales and meet all sorts of people delving into four

centuries of jewellery culture and investigate what's happening now.

Today as gold prices hit an all-time high, they are over $3,200 per ounce, it's obvious that

investors are running to a safe haven amidst global uncertainty and market turmoil.

And this is something that humankind has always done. But gold

is much more than a haven for wealth. It's the history of an obsession which has played a role

at every stage of human history. Its motivated societies, determined the fates of kings,

inspired works of art, adorned rulers for centuries with gold crowns

who've also stamped their likenesses on golden coins. So I thought it was a good moment to explore

the power and the splendor of gold through a new exhibition. So I'm delighted to have today,

Matthew Yokobowski, the senior curator of fashion

and material culture at New York's Brooklyn Museum with us today. Thank you for joining us, Matthew.

Oh, thank you so much, Carol. And Matthew is the Lee curator of the new exhibition called Solid Gold.

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