# EP 39: A walk through Edinburgh's financial history (with Ray Perman) Shelf Life #4

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Podcast: [The Library of Mistakes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-library-of-mistakes-4813866)
Published: 2025-05-30T11:55:14+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2123

## Resource

In our latest, behind-the-scenes look at the Library of Mistakes, Leila Johnston joins author and journalist Ray Perman on the streets of Edinburgh, as they explore the Library of Mistakes walking tour, Money Talks, Money Walks . Join them to discover lots of fascinating nuggets about the financial history of Scotland's capital city. Meanwhile, Fraser Allen catches up with David Clarke and Helen Williams to find out what is coming up at the library – and which books make useful companions to our Practical History of Financial Markets course. Any comments, feedback or ideas? Please do get in touch: fraser@libraryofmistakes.com leila@libraryofmistakes.com Produced by Fraser Allen and Leila Johnston.

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