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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

鈥淚 love being the person who doesn鈥檛 know anything鈥� - Why Steven Levitt has swapped academia for podcasting

Why Steven Levitt swapped academia for podcasting.

• 38 mins

Poles Apart: How A Journalist Divided A City

Heroic explorer Frederick Cook has just returned from the North Pole...

• 37 mins

Airships, AI and Alan Cumming: Tim Answers Your Questions

Why does economics get a bad rap?

• 36 mins

"Dangerously Near to Absolute Perfection"

Two friends in the flourishing Arts and Crafts Movement in London share a vision.

• 37 mins

Lab Leak: Could Smallpox Come Back?

When a photographer begins to feel ill, doctors are mystified.

• 37 mins