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Age of Anxiety
11/11 Paul Seabright asks what the events of 2025 will look like a couple of decades from now.

Slavery
9/11 Paul Seabright examines the role of slave labour in the expansion of global trade.

The Box
8/11 Paul Seabright explains why the shipping container was such a revolutionary invention.

When Cultures Collide
7/11 When civilizations meet, trade has a major part to play. Paul Seabright investigates.

The Black Death
6/11 Paul Seabright investigates the links between trade and disease.

Fair Exchange
5/11 Consumer protectors or greedy monopolists? Paul Seabright explores the role of the guilds.

Distance Matters
4/11 Paul Seabright investigates what distance does to our willingness to trade.

Trade and War
3/11 Paul Seabright discusses the history of trade and violence.

Early Exchanges
2/11 Paul Seabright's exploration of our trading past: what human childcare teaches us.

Cafe Talk
1/11 Paul Seabright's exploration of our trading past: Adam Smith and World War I