Tim Harford
Tim Harford’s long-running column in the Financial Times, “The Undercover Economist,” reveals the economic ideas behind everyday experiences. His first book, The Undercover Economist, was published in 30 languages and sold…
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Cautionary Conversation: In the 1920s, a conman convinced America that goat testicles were the secret to male virility. Tim Harford and Dr Kate Lister (Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society) dive into the bizarre and grisly tale of “Doctor” John Brinkley. This snake oil salesman mobilised the power of radio marketing to build an empire on goat gland transplants and other quack “cures”. And Brinkley might have got away with it, were it not for his nemesis: the tenacious Dr. Morris Fishbein.
Find Betwixt the Sheets here: https://podfollow.com/betwixt-the-sheets-the-history-of-sex-scandal-society
For a full list of sources, see the show notes at timharford.com
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