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  • EP 64: The Unanchored Central Banker (with Manoj Pradhan and Charles Goodhart)

    July 31, 2026 · 51 min

    Manoj and Charles join Russell Napier to discuss their view that "real interest rates will rise because increasingly ageing societies will create a persistent and still-underappreciated deterioration in the government’s fiscal position"…

  • EP 63: Mistakes On Maps (with Tom Paper) Shelf Life #17

    July 24, 2026 · 29 min

    As the Library of Mistakes prepares to host its first Edinburgh Fringe performance, we speak to the show's creator, Tom Paper. Mistakes On Maps is a witty, visually immersive journey through 20 historical maps, each featuring a fascinating…

  • EP 62: Kaboom! Does history show that market valuations for AI are nuts?

    July 17, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

    LIVE RECORDING Welcome to a special episode of the podcast recorded live at the Library of Mistakes and featuring a debate between two distinguished former investment practitioners – Andrew Milligan and Sandy Nairn. The question they…

  • EP 61: We Know You Can Pay a Million (with Anja Shortland) Shelf Life #16

    June 19, 2026 · 44 min

    We have a real treat for you this time as we speak to financial crime expert Anja Shortland. After books on art theft and kidnapping, Anja has now turned her attention to ransomware, with her latest title We Know You Can Pay a Million…

  • EP 60: Blue Blood (with Robert Pickering)

    June 9, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    Blue Blood tells the story of Cazenove & Co., the prestigious stockbroking firm founded in 1823. Former CEO Robert Pickering reveals what happened in 2000 when the firm decided to abandon its traditional partnership structure, raise…

  • EP 59: How to Get Rich the American Way (with Joseph S. Moore)

    May 27, 2026 · 45 min

    There are plenty of books suggesting ways in which wealthy people can invest their money, but very few for people who lack the investment funds in the first place. After suffering his own financial challenges, US academic Joseph S. Moore…

  • EP 58: Observatoire des Erreurs (with François Boutin-Dufresne) Shelf Life #15

    May 18, 2026 · 31 min

    Join us in Montreal as we speak with François Boutin-Dufresne who, together with Karl Gauvin, is co-founder of the Observatoire des Erreurs – Canada's very own version of the Library of Mistakes. Inspired by a trip to Edinburgh, the…

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About the show

Based in Edinburgh, the Library of Mistakes is a free public library designed to improve understanding of finance, one mistake at a time. In this podcast series the Library's Keeper, Professor Russell Napier, speaks to leading financial history authors around the world, with Fraser Allen & Leila Johnston presenting an additional thread of episodes called Shelf Life. Series produced by Fraser Allen.