{"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 48: A Long Time In Finance (with Jonathan Ford & Neil Collins) Shelf Life #9","slug":"ep-48-a-long-time-in-finance-with-jonathan-ford-neil-collins-shelf-life-9","published_at":"2025-12-01T11:37:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-library-of-mistakes-4813866/ep-48-a-long-time-in-finance-with-jonathan-ford-neil-collins-shelf-life-9","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-library-of-mistakes-4813866","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-48-a-long-time-in-finance-with-jonathan-ford-neil-collins-shelf-life-9--68815716","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68815716/shelflifedecember25.mp3","summary":"There's a festive feeling in the air for the last Shelf Life episode of the year, in which our guests are Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins. The pair are co-presenters of A Long Time In Finance, a history of finance podcast, which is now part of the Library of Mistakes family. Jonathan and Neil talked to us about their background as financial journalists, the thinking behind the podcast, and memorable moments from the series to date. There's also a spot of entertaining sparring between the duo, demonstrating their contrasting styles. Meanwhile, Librarian Helen Williams spotlights several gems from our corporate history shelves, and David Clarke previews our December events. And if you're fearful of Library of Mistakes podcast withdrawal symptoms, fear not as Russell Napier will be back with another interview before Christmas – plus there's a huge archive of podcast episodes and Library of Mistakes YouTube videos that you can freely access. Enjoy! Shelf Life is presented and produced by Leila Johnston and Fraser Allen. Leila@libraryofmistakes.com fraser@libraryofmistakes.com www.libraryofmistakes.com","meta_description":"There's a festive feeling in the air for the last Shelf Life episode of the year, in which our guests are Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins. The pair are co-…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3023,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-library-of-mistakes-4813866/episodes/ep-48-a-long-time-in-finance-with-jonathan-ford-neil-collins-shelf-life-9/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-48-a-long-time-in-finance-with-jonathan-ford-neil-collins-shelf-life-9.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}