EP 47: Money and Empire (with Perry Mehrling) - The Library of Mistakes
**New podcast episode**
Join Russell Napier in discussion with author Perry Mehrling about the extraordinary life of Charles P. Kindleberger – central banker, US Department of State representative, academic and author of Manias, Panics And Crashes.
www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-4...
13.11.2025 13:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Robert Maxwell wearing a white tuxedo and black bow-tie with his daughter Ghislaine in a strapless dress in about 1987
Recommended listening: Neil Collins and Jonathan Ford of A Long Time In Finance explore the life, legacy and deals of great pension purloiner (and father of Ghislaine) Robert Maxwell with his biographer, John Preston. @libraryofmistakes.bsky.social
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06.11.2025 16:07 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Economy of hope (@economyofhope)
It's taken me until the weekend to catch up on the thoughtful, deeply reflective talk which @George Selgin, formerly of the Cato Institute, gave at the Library of Mistakes in Edinburgh on the recovery...
Lovely, learned discussion of the New Deal, Roosevelt and Keynes from @georgeselgin.bsky.social at the @libraryofmistakes.bsky.social.
Agree that Keynes should be the hero of his book, "False Dawn", and with almost everything that he said.
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05.10.2025 07:50 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
EP44: Cents and Sensibility (with Saul Morson & Morton Schapiro) - The Library of Mistakes
New podcast episode!
Morton Schapiro and Gary Saul Morson discuss their book Cents and Sensibility with Russell Napier. Join us for an entertaining and thought-provoking conversation about what economists can learn from the humanities.
www.spreaker.com/episode/ep44...
30.09.2025 08:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jonathan Ford, Neil Collins, Ian Fraser, Shredded, ALTIF live podcast Edinburgh Finance Festival
YouTube video by Library of Mistakes
Excellent question from Mike Nevin, author of ‘The Golden Guinea’ at my Fred “The Shred” Goodwin live podcast with Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins of ‘A Long Time in Finance’ at @libraryofmistakes.bsky.social
29.09.2025 17:25 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Revisiting the RBS / NatWest collapse. I'll be talking with Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins of the podcast “A Long Time In Finance” in @libraryofmistakes.bsky.social at 6.30 pm on Thursday 25th September.
More info www.libraryofmistakes.com/lectures/jon...
16.09.2025 14:48 — 👍 13 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
Jonathan Ford, Neil Collins and Ian Fraser on a long time in finance
The hugely popular podcast A long time in finance is coming under the umbrella of the Library of Mistakes.
Looking forward to doing this live podcast at @libraryofmistakes.bsky.social with Jonathan Ford & Neil Collins of ‘A Long Time in Finance’. We’ll be discussing Fred Goodwin and the RBS/NatWest collapse, on the back of James Graham’s ‘Make It Happen’. 6.30-8pm, Thurs 25 Sept. Tickets available below
09.09.2025 17:01 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
EP 43: Shelf Life #6 (with Iona Bain & Michael Gilmore) - Library of Mistakes
New podcast episode! This time we're talking financial inclusivity with Iona Bain, resident money expert on BBC's Good Morning Live, Michael Gilmore of the Money Awareness and Inclusion Awards, and David Clarke of Didasko & the Library of Mistakes.
www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-4...
03.09.2025 09:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
EP 41: Shelf Life #5 (with Boris Zhilin) - Library of Mistakes
Fraser Allen & Leila Johnston are back with a new episode. Fraser interviews Boris Zhilin, who has established a Library of Mistakes in Lausanne, while Leila asks Helen Williams for summer reading recommendations, and CEO David Clarke updates us on upcoming events.
www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-4...
09.07.2025 10:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
EP 40: The Irish Bank Strike (with Emma Horgan) - Library of Mistakes
New podcast episode!
Join Emma Horgan and Russell Napier as they discuss the Irish Bank Strike of 1966. What can this extraordinary episode teach us about economics, human resilience – and how we might be able to cope in the event of a huge fintech failure?
www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-4...
24.06.2025 14:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
EP 39: Shelf Life #4 (with Ray Perman)
Library of Mistakes · Episode
A new podcast episode is out! This time we join author & journalist Ray Perman on the streets of Edinburgh to explore the Library of Mistakes walking tour – Money Talks, Money Walks. Discover lots of delightful financial history nuggets!
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30.05.2025 12:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
EP 38: Meltdown – Scandal, Sleaze And The Collapse of Credit Suisse (with Duncan Mavin)
Podcast Episode · Library of Mistakes · 13/05/2025 · 52m
New podcast: Meltdown – Scandal, Sleaze & The Collapse of Credit Suisse...
Russell Napier & Duncan Mavin (@dmavin.bsky.social) explore how a rotten corporate culture dating back to WWII led to the reputational disasters that eventually brought the Swiss bank down.
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13.05.2025 14:25 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
EP 37: Shelf Life #3 - Library of Mistakes
New podcast!
Fraser Allen and @whosthesuit.com hear from the brilliant behavioural finance expert Herman Brodie, discover the colourful back story of Didasko CEO David Clarke, and find out more about the library itself with Lauren Hotson and Helen Williams.
www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-3...
02.05.2025 14:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
📢 The 43rd AHSS Forth & Borders AGM takes place on Thurs 29 May at 6.30pm at the brilliant @libraryofmistakes.bsky.social, Edinburgh – a free library exploring financial history to help avoid repeating it! All welcome.
📍 33A Melville St Lane, EH3 7QB
30.04.2025 15:30 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
@libraryofmistakes.bsky.social Have you got a copy of this yet?
09.04.2025 09:54 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Advanced Valuation in Financial Markets Course - The Library of Mistakes
The online version of our renowned course, available for both finance professionals and non-professionals. Also available in person.
PS if you’re the kind of do-gooder, know-it-all curmudgeon who wants to avoid financial and business mistakes you might want to access our Practical History of Financial Markets course — online or in person . Sign up here www.libraryofmistakes.com/course/
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07.04.2025 08:57 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
We’re therefore encouraging all other countries and companies to work on the biggest foul-ups they can as it’s clearly going to be a competitive year – nominations close on 15 January 2026! 2/3
07.04.2025 08:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Mistake of the Year — and we’re off! Last year's winner was the People's Bank of China but in this era of heightened global rivalry, the US has already put forward a strong contender for 2025 by attempting to grow its economy through massive taxes on its consumers... 1/3
07.04.2025 08:57 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
YouTube video by Financial Times
Why governments are 'addicted' to debt | FT Film
"My opinion on the bond vigilantes is that they will be assassinated." Watch Russell Napier and many other leading influencers in this fascinating, worrying and very well put-together film from the @FinancialTimes called The Global Debt Addiction.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1jh...
03.04.2025 10:29 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
EP 36: Shelf Life #2
Podcast Episode · Library of Mistakes · 31/03/2025 · 57m
New podcast episode! Join us behind the scenes at the Library as we discuss scams and conmen with theatre director Liam Kerr, hear about the Weekend of Mistakes, learn about Leavers' Money Skills and look at books about Putin.
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31.03.2025 13:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
YouTube video by Financial Times
Why governments are 'addicted' to debt | FT Film
Is the world addicted to debt?
Investors have been warning that governments are addicted to debt for the past 20 years and the alarm bells are growing louder.
This FT film examines what some people are calling the biggest issue in finance today
youtu.be/n1jhoU9Mp_U?...
27.03.2025 11:31 — 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 1
Thanks to Helen from @libraryofmistakes.bsky.social for a wonderful presentation about The Library of Mistakes (Edinburgh), a free public library supporting the study of financial and business history.
Learning from our past mistakes and not repeating them feels incredibly important right now!
26.03.2025 13:17 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
We're disrupting Money Culture one systemic barrier at a time, with a focus on learning financial history so we can keep it from repeating. Add in a bit of tarot and astrology for a new perspective!
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