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Coffins Full of Car Keys—Series 1

Why we have interest rates, how we misunderstand them - and a curious coffin connection.

How Condoms Can Cost a Week's Wages—Series 1

Inflation can change your sex life - and pretty much everything else.

Bracelets for Bullets—Series 1

Why an Essex mum wanted her jewellery melted down and what it says about government debt.

How Buying Cocaine Helps the Government—Series 1

The surprising story of GDP and whether it is time to change how we measure our economy.

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