You’re not imagining it. There is something shallow about modern life — a sense that traditional virtues, from craftsmanship to professionalism to loyalty, have somehow been hollowed out. Don’t get me wrong: I love living in the 21st century and believe that the world is a far better place in 2025 than it was in, say,…

Tim Harford

08.07.2025

Cautionary Tales – The Angels, The Stones, and The Dead | Tim Harford

This episode is released exclusively on Pushkin+. Episodes are released on the main feed each Friday. In the final days of the Sixties, The Rolling Stones join forces with other rock legends to plan a free concert at Altamont that will rival Woodstock.The "bad boys of rock" don't have the best relationship with the police, so…

Tim Harford

11.07.2025

Cautionary Tales – “I get in trouble when I say things like this”… Michael Lewis on Sam Bankman-Fried | Tim Harford

Acclaimed author Michael Lewis discusses his time with Sam Bankman-Fried and why he thinks both high finance and Effective Altruism shaped the 'Crypto King's' worldview, ultimately landing him in jail. Plus, we hear about the people fighting terrorism, cave-ins and brain-eating amoeba from Michael's new book Who Is Government?. Michael Lewis's book about Sam Bankman-Fried is Going…

Tim Harford

11.07.2025

Taco, the trade that ate itself | Tim Harford

Does he always chicken out, or doesn’t he? Like all loyal listeners to the FT’s Unhedged podcast, I’ve been telling my friends about Rob Armstrong’s perfect new acronym: Taco — Trump Always Chickens Out. From this observation, the Taco trade logically follows: whenever President Trump announces something that causes markets to swoon, buy during the fainting…

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