{"podcast":{"title":"The Library of Mistakes","slug":"the-library-of-mistakes-4813866","podcast_index_feed_id":4813866,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5366233/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://www.libraryofmistakes.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fcf9fd3272c5e4fbddbe4d9b119452a1.jpg","author":"Library of Mistakes","episode_count":62,"summary":"Based in Edinburgh, the Library of Mistakes is a free public library designed to improve understanding of finance, one mistake at a time. In this podcast series the Library's Keeper, Professor Russell Napier, speaks to leading financial history authors around the world, with Fraser Allen & Leila Johnston presenting an additional thread of episodes called Shelf Life. Series produced by Fraser Allen.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T02:17:04.854634+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-library-of-mistakes-4813866"},"episode":{"title":"EP 41: The Library of Mistakes in Lausanne (with Boris Zhilin) Shelf Life #5","slug":"ep-41-the-library-of-mistakes-in-lausanne-with-boris-zhilin-shelf-life-5","published_at":"2025-07-09T10:14:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-library-of-mistakes-4813866/ep-41-the-library-of-mistakes-in-lausanne-with-boris-zhilin-shelf-life-5","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-library-of-mistakes-4813866","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-41-the-library-of-mistakes-in-lausanne-with-boris-zhilin-shelf-life-5--66911216","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66911216/shelflife5.mp3","summary":"Fraser Allen and Leila Johnston are back with a summer episode exploring life behind the scenes at the Library of Mistakes. Looking to the northern shores of Lake Geneva, Fraser interviews Boris Zhilin, the investment expert who has established a Library of Mistakes in Lausanne. Boris tells us about his career journey from growing up in the former Soviet Union to Syrcuse University, Bear Sterns and then life in Switzerland. Meanwhile, Leila asks our Edinburgh Librarian Helen Williams for summer reading recommendations, while CEO David Clarke updates us on upcoming events. Any feedback or ideas? Please do get in touch with fraser@libraryofmistakes.com or leila@libraryofmistakes.com Produced by Fraser Allen and Leila Johnston.","meta_description":"Fraser Allen and Leila Johnston are back with a summer episode exploring life behind the scenes at the Library of Mistakes. Looking to the northern shores…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2025,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-library-of-mistakes-4813866/episodes/ep-41-the-library-of-mistakes-in-lausanne-with-boris-zhilin-shelf-life-5/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-library-of-mistakes-4813866/ep-41-the-library-of-mistakes-in-lausanne-with-boris-zhilin-shelf-life-5.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}