Bit of a niche query but I really enjoy the Freakonomics podcasts and was wondering whether there was a UK equivalent. I had a quick google but couldn’t find anything. Failing that, any recommendations of podcasts along the same lines.

Anything by Tim Harford.

He’s recently been doing the “50 things that made the modern economy”

Also recommend Myths and Legends too.

More or Less from the Beeb is kind of in that territory.

Anything by Tim Harford.

ahem.

In my defence, by the time I got round to hitting send…got link + went for a wee…your post had not appeared yet.

I could have edited, but I just thought WWDD? So thought screw it and punched a Mexican.

WWDD

This. This is WDWD:

Anything by Tim Harford.

Make it your mission to track down the episodes of More or Less where he makes himself Trumptonshire County Councils treasurer and fires Dibble- ‘Trumptomomics’ I think he calls is

Cheers guys, much appreciated.

As well as More or Less, the BBC’s Analysis, Seriously & The Bottom Line podcasts sometimes cover similar ground to Freakonomics. I enjoy all of them.

Anything by Tim Harford.

Saw a lecture by him last year; very good. I must try his podcasts.

another fan of more or less

99% Invisible.
Criminal.
Sorry, can’t add a links from work.

99percentinvisible.org