Episode summary: A headline in a British tabloid newspaper claimed that ‘Staggering 86% who tested Covid positive in lockdown had NONE of the official symptoms’ but what does this mean and is it true?

Episode summary: During the 2000 Presidential Election, it wasn’t immediately certain who had won the electoral college votes in Florida, throwing the entire process into chaos. Eventually, the SCOTUS had to step in to rule on the outcome. With the 2020 election only a few days out, we take a look b...

There’s more ➢

Episode summary: When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. Hear the full story from 9 November.

Episode summary: Besides speaking into a mic, or editing audio, there are other great opportunities to work in podcasting. In this episode I talk about video editors and podcasting.

Episode summary: In the early days of baseball, sign-stealing was almost like a game within the game. Teams and players would try all kinds of tricks to get a glimpse of what the catcher was signaling to the pitcher. Even with this long history, when the Houston Astros were recently caught stealing...

There’s more ➢

Episode summary: Helen and David talk about what four years of Trump - and of talking (and talking) about Trump - have meant for their thinking about America and about democratic politics. Is it possible to give a balanced picture of Trump’s presidency? Have the last four years followed a pattern or...

There’s more ➢

Episode summary: Why economists should build more than a body of research.

Episode summary: The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. A note on notes: We’d much rather you just went into each episode of The Memory Palace cold. And just let the story take you where it well. So, we don’t suggest looking into the show notes first. Music As Old Roads by Goldm...

There’s more ➢

Episode summary: Paul Milgrom and his former tutor Robert Wilson worked together for years developing ways to run complicated auctions for large resources. This month the two Stanford University professors were awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics for their work. The auction formats they de...

There’s more ➢

Episode summary: How to run your podcast into the ground while running a successful podcast editing business. Ask me anything!