The Butcher, the Brewer, the Baker... and the Commentator - Episode 2
In the second podcast from her sell out Edinburgh show, Merryn talks to investor and guru Jim Mellon; author, comedian and statistician Timandra Harkness, and author, comedian and presenter Simon Evans. Topics include: can you live to 150? Should you nick pills from your diabetic friends? Are monopsonies more dangerous than monopolies? Is social media the best forum for public debate ever? And, if economics is a social science, is it really a science at all?