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WW2: How Britain Ignored the Mother of All Secrets

The story of one of the most extraordinary intelligence leaks in history.

• 43 mins

When the Robots Take Over... - Cautionary Questions

Does winning the lottery make you unhappy? Is Bitcoin bad for the economy?

• 39 mins

The Revenge of the Whales

How much is what we think we understand about the natural world shaped by human guilt?

• 38 mins

Adidas v Puma: A Battle of Boots and Brothers

Adi and Rudi Dassler made sports shoes together - until a feud erupted between them.

• 40 mins

Run, Switzer, Run: The Women Who Broke the Marathon Taboo

Until the 1960s, it was deemed too "dangerous" for women athletes to run longer distances

• 36 mins

Flying Too High: AI and Air France Flight 447

Panic has erupted in the cockpit of Air France Flight 447...

• 40 mins

Embracing the Escape Fire (with Adam Grant)

When the consequences of letting our ideas become part of our identity.

• 36 mins

The Human Guinea Pigs of Camp Lazear

Is it time to start thinking differently about experimenting on humans?

• 38 mins

Fritterin鈥� Away Genius

Are restlessness and "fritterin'" important parts of a rich and creative life?

• 37 mins

The Nice Guy, the Bully and the Kiss

Leo Durocher would stop at nothing to win.

• 38 mins

Steel and Kindness: Clash of the Skyscrapers

Paul Starrett has just won a major building contract, but will everything go to plan?

• 38 mins

Reason, Wrath and Rebellion on the High Seas

History remembers Captain Bligh as a cruel, petty tyrant. The reality is more complicated

• 40 mins

The Poet Who Toppled The British Empire

This is the final episode in a four-part series about how to succeed without being a jerk

• 44 mins

The Edinburgh Body Snatchers: Murder at Halloween

What makes some markets acceptable, and others repugnant?

• 38 mins

Darwin's Grandpa and the Art of Sex Appeal

Charles Darwin was stumped by peacocks, due to his theory of evolution.

• 38 mins

Captain Coward and the Blame Game

A massive cruise ship is tilting off Italy, but where is the captain?

• 35 mins

RoboPod and the Perpetual Money Machine - Cautionary Questions 2

Tim Harford and Jacob Goldstein answer more of your questions.

• 41 mins

Cleared For Take-Off? (Tenerife Air Disaster 1)

The story behind one of the deadliest aviation disasters.

• 30 mins

Frozen in a Burning 747 (Tenerife Air Disaster 2)

Two airplanes have just collided on the runway at Tenerife Airport.

• 33 mins

Missing on "Dead Mountain": A Cold War Cold Case

In winter 1959, nine experienced hikers led by Igor Dyatlov set out on an expedition.

• 43 mins

The Night of the Mugger

Winston Trew, arrested for mugging in 1972, became a win for police and press alike

• 39 mins

Dr. Brinkley's Miracle Cure For Impotence (with Betwixt The Sheets)

Tim Harford and Dr Kate Lister dive into the bizarre and grisly tale of Dr John Brinkley.

• 37 mins

The Thrill and the Drop: A First Date Rollercoaster

When should we trust our own heads, instead of the machine?

• 37 mins

The Nursery Rhyme That Ruined a Rock Band

Tim Harford examines one of the most controversial copyright battles in music history.

• 36 mins

Lights, Camera, Tax Break

When Ernest Borgnine gets his big break, it's not the dream gig he thought it was.

• 39 mins

Would You Trust a Gangster Nanny? - Cautionary Questions with Rachel Botsman

Would you trust a drug dealing nanny with a tambourine?

• 44 mins

Houdini: A Message from the Spirits (Part 1)

Part 1 of 3: Harry Houdini

• 42 mins

Houdini's Detective and her 1500 Dead Husbands (Part 2)

Harry Houdini - part 2/3.

• 41 mins

Houdini: The Phone Call from the Coffin (Part 3)

In 1926, Houdini's death shocks the world, but what follows is even more astounding.

• 40 mins

The Old Man and the Wrecking Crew

Captain Tom inspired a nation 鈥� but where did the money really go?

• 36 mins