A Recast of ‘50 Things That Made the Modern Economy’
Tim Harford tells the fascinating stories of inventions, ideas and innovations which have helped create the economic world.
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Recastable Episodes (110)
| 1. | Diesel Engine | Nov. 5, 2016 |
| 2. | Haber-Bosch Process | Nov. 14, 2016 |
| 3. | Shipping Container | Nov. 19, 2016 |
| 4. | Concrete | Nov. 26, 2016 |
| 5. | iPhone | Dec. 3, 2016 |
| 6. | Barcode | Dec. 10, 2016 |
| 7. | Banking | Dec. 17, 2016 |
| 8. | Lightbulb | Dec. 24, 2016 |
| 9. | M-Pesa | Dec. 31, 2016 |
| 10. | Compiler | Jan. 7, 2017 |
| 11. | Billy Bookcase | Jan. 14, 2017 |
| 12. | Antibiotics | Jan. 20, 2017 |
| 13. | Paper | Jan. 28, 2017 |
| 14. | Insurance | Feb. 4, 2017 |
| 15. | Feb. 11, 2017 | |
| 16. | Clock | Feb. 18, 2017 |
| 17. | Disposable Razor | Feb. 25, 2017 |
| 18. | Robot | March 4, 2017 |
| 19. | Public Key Cryptography | March 11, 2017 |
| 20. | Battery | March 18, 2017 |
| 21. | Gramophone | March 25, 2017 |
| 22. | TV Dinner | April 1, 2017 |
| 23. | Contraceptive Pill | April 8, 2017 |
| 24. | Elevator | April 15, 2017 |
| 25. | Air Conditioning | April 22, 2017 |
| 26. | Cuneiform | April 29, 2017 |
| 27. | Video Games | May 6, 2017 |
| 28. | Intellectual Property | May 13, 2017 |
| 29. | Passports | May 22, 2017 |
| 30. | Tally Stick | May 27, 2017 |
| 31. | Infant Formula | June 10, 2017 |
| 32. | Tax Havens | June 17, 2017 |
| 33. | Barbed Wire | June 24, 2017 |
| 34. | Department Store | July 1, 2017 |
| 35. | Leaded Petrol | July 8, 2017 |
| 36. | Dynamo | July 15, 2017 |
| 37. | Limited Liability Company | July 22, 2017 |
| 38. | Paper Money | July 29, 2017 |
| 39. | Seller Feedback | Aug. 5, 2017 |
| 40. | Plastic | Aug. 12, 2017 |
| 41. | Market Research | Aug. 19, 2017 |
| 42. | Radar | Aug. 26, 2017 |
| 43. | S-Bend | Sept. 2, 2017 |
| 44. | Double-entry Bookkeeping | Sept. 9, 2017 |
| 45. | Management Consulting | Sept. 16, 2017 |
| 46. | Searching for 51 | Sept. 23, 2017 |
| 47. | Property Register | Sept. 30, 2017 |
| 48. | Welfare State | Oct. 7, 2017 |
| 49. | Cold Chain | Oct. 14, 2017 |
| 50. | The Plough | Oct. 21, 2017 |
| 51. | Number 51 | Oct. 28, 2017 |
| 52. | Special Bonus: Santa Claus | Dec. 17, 2018 |
| 53. | Index Fund | Jan. 17, 2019 |
| 54. | Coming soon: Season two | March 17, 2019 |
| 55. | Bonus: 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter | March 25, 2019 |
| 56. | Langstroth Hive | March 25, 2019 |
| 57. | Bonus 2: Octopus and camouflage | April 1, 2019 |
| 58. | Cellophane | April 1, 2019 |
| 59. | Bonus 3: Mosquito and surgical needle | April 8, 2019 |
| 60. | Gyroscope | April 8, 2019 |
| 61. | Bonus 4: Woodpecker and black box | April 15, 2019 |
| 62. | QWERTY | April 15, 2019 |
| 63. | Bicycle | April 22, 2019 |
| 64. | Mail order catalogue | April 29, 2019 |
| 65. | Brick | May 6, 2019 |
| 66. | Spreadsheet | May 13, 2019 |
| 67. | Recycling | May 20, 2019 |
| 68. | Pornography | May 27, 2019 |
| 69. | Dwarf wheat | June 3, 2019 |
| 70. | 'Like' button | June 10, 2019 |
| 71. | Pencil | June 17, 2019 |
| 72. | Blockchain | June 24, 2019 |
| 73. | Factory | June 29, 2019 |
| 74. | CubeSat | July 8, 2019 |
| 75. | Rubber | July 15, 2019 |
| 76. | Postage stamp | July 22, 2019 |
| 77. | RFID: The tech you’ve never heard of – but use every day | July 29, 2019 |
| 78. | Fire | Aug. 5, 2019 |
| 79. | Cassava | Aug. 12, 2019 |
| 80. | Solar PV | Aug. 19, 2019 |
| 81. | Chatbot | Aug. 26, 2019 |
| 82. | Oil | Sept. 2, 2019 |
| 83. | Interchangeable parts | Sept. 9, 2019 |
| 84. | Canned food | Sept. 16, 2019 |
| 85. | Interface Message Processor | Sept. 23, 2019 |
| 86. | Prohibition | Sept. 30, 2019 |
| 87. | Bonsack machine | Oct. 7, 2019 |
| 88. | GPS | Oct. 14, 2019 |
| 89. | Vickrey turnstile | Oct. 21, 2019 |
| 90. | Glasses | Oct. 28, 2019 |
| 91. | Wedgwood | Nov. 4, 2019 |
| 92. | SWIFT | Nov. 11, 2019 |
| 93. | Fundraising appeal | Nov. 18, 2019 |
| 94. | Stock option | Nov. 25, 2019 |
| 95. | Hollerith punch card | Dec. 2, 2019 |
| 96. | Sewing machine | Dec. 9, 2019 |
| 97. | Santa | Dec. 16, 2019 |
| 98. | Retirement | Dec. 23, 2019 |
| 99. | CCTV | Dec. 30, 2019 |
| 100. | Fast food franchise | Jan. 6, 2020 |
| 10 more episodes |