EP 41: Shelf Life #5 (with Boris Zhilin)

In this episode, Robbie Mochrie catches up with Leila Johnston and Fraser Allen to discuss a series of events he has organised to celebrate the 250-year anniversary of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations. Called The Smith Conversations, the programme begins on 9 March as a distinguish ...  Show more

Tom Levitt was exploring a course on 19th century history during the pandemic crisis when he stumbled upon WH Beable’s 'Romance of Great Businesses', a 1926 book exploring 32 iconic British companies. He was intrigued by the realisation that many of them still exist today (althou ...  Show more

Show notes 📝 / PDF and Infographic / Strap in for a wild ride 🎢 with The Hard Thing About Hard Things! Ben Horowitz, Silicon Valley's own guru, dishes out unfiltered truths about startup life 🚀. No sugar-coating, just raw, real insights into the boxing ring of business leaders ...  Show more

Stephen J. Dubner (@Freakonomics) returns to the show. He is an award-winning author, journalist, and radio and TV personality. He is best-known for writing, along with the economist Steven D. Levitt, Freakonomics (2005), SuperFreakonomics†(2009), and  ...

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Joel Greenblatt, who serves as managing principal and co-chief investment officer of Gotham Asset Management. Greenblatt is also an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, where he teaches value and special situation i ...  Show more

Steve Suh is a practicing ophthalmologist in the Columbus Ohio market. He is also a principal at Left Field Investors, an investment club that helps educate passive investors on what makes for a good investment. He is also the author of a book: "Avoiding Rookie Errors As ...