The Library of Mistakes

Russell Napier

fraser@libraryofmistakes.com

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Booking Overview

A finance-history and money-mistakes podcast from Edinburgh, hosted by Professor Russell Napier, featuring major authors who explore how financial systems fail—and why those lessons matter. It’s a strong PR platform for experts in financial history, governance, regulation, and financial crime, connecting storytelling to real-world policy and market implications.

Metrics

Episodes: 61

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

fraser@libraryofmistakes.com

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Host

Russell Napier - Described as the Library’s Keeper and Professor Russell Napier, who speaks with leading financial history authors around the world as part of the Library of Mistakes podcast series.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Established financial history authors and/or recognized financial crime and finance-industry experts (often with books or academic/professional credibility).
Required Achievements:  
published books on financial history or financial crime, academic or professional standing in finance/business history, prior high-impact publications on specialized topics (e.g., ransomware, finance failures, firm history)

Recent Guest Discussions

Anja Shortland - Ransomware And International Criminals’ Business Practices, Building On Prior Work In Art Theft And Kidnapping

Robert Pickering - Cazenove & Co. And The Firm’s Strategic Shift Around 2000, Including Raising External Capital And Partnering/collaboration Changes And Culture Collisions During Later Banking Involvement

Joseph S. Moore - Historical Experiments And Approaches To Becoming Wealthy Without Initial Investment Funds; Perspectives Stemming From Financial Challenges And Academic Research

Recent Topics

Financial History, Finance, Financial Crime, Ransomware, Stockbroking

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Library of Mistakes
:

EP 61: We Know You Can Pay a Million (with Anja Shortland) Shelf Life #16

June 19, 2026

We have a real treat for you this time as we speak to financial crime expert Anja Shortland. After books on art theft and kidnapping, Anja has now turned her attention to ransomware, with her latest title We Know You Can Pay a Million – and offers fascinating glimpses into the business practices of the international criminals involved.Fraser Allen and Leila Johnston also hear from Future Asset's Jemma McLean about further celebrations of the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations...

EP 60: Blue Blood (with Robert Pickering)

June 09, 2026

Blue Blood tells the story of Cazenove & Co., the prestigious stockbroking firm founded in 1823. Former CEO Robert Pickering reveals what happened in 2000 when the firm decided to abandon its traditional partnership structure, raise external capital and prepare for a stock market flotation. He then describes to Russell Napier the difficult years that followed as the firm reshaped its business, entered a joint venture with J.P. Morgan and ultimately moved towards a full takeover by the US ...

EP 59: How to Get Rich the American Way (with Joseph S. Moore)

May 27, 2026

There are plenty of books suggesting ways in which wealthy people can invest their money, but very few for people who lack the investment funds in the first place. After suffering his own financial challenges, US academic Joseph S. Moore dipped into history to conduct a series of experiments in how to get the rich 'the American way'. That resulted in a funny, eye-opening and optimistic book, sparking an illuminating discussion between Joseph and Russell Napier for our latest episode.www.libra...

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