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The Peter McCormack Show#117 - Nick Leeson - I Lost £862 Million and Collapsed a BankIn 1995, 28-year-old trader Nick Leeson caused the collapse of Barings Bank after racking up £862 million in hidden losses. He fled Singapore, was arrested in Frankfurt, extradited and served over 4 years in a Singaporean prison. We cover: – How it started with a £10K loss – What went wrong, who knew & how it was hidden – Why the bank kept giving him money – Being on the run – Life in prison & how it changed him – Reflecting on success, failure & fatherhood CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact...
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Tree AmbleSeries 5 Episode 5 - Peter Livingstone Part 2Part 2 of our conversation with Peter Livingstone at his not for profit tree nursery near Glasgow. We hear more about about the other species Peter is working on and more about his motivations, people and projects.
2025-05-2739 minTree AmbleSeries 5 Episode 5 - Peter Livingstone Part 2Part 2 of our conversation with Peter Livingstone at his not for profit tree nursery near Glasgow. We hear more about about the other species Peter is working on and more about his motivations, people and projects.
2025-05-2739 minTree AmbleSeries 5 Episode 4 - Aspen with Peter Livingstone of EADHAAs a younger man Peter got involved with remediating derelict land in Scotland's central belt. His work eventually exposed him to using trees to aid restoration and before long he discovered that aspen was used all over Europe for restoration but not at home. Research and grant aid later finds him collecting and growing aspen clones for planting on remediation sites and then a journey into trees.....
2025-05-121h 24Tree AmbleSeries 5 Episode 4 - Aspen with Peter Livingstone of EADHAAs a younger man Peter got involved with remediating derelict land in Scotland's central belt. His work eventually exposed him to using trees to aid restoration and before long he discovered that aspen was used all over Europe for restoration but not at home. Research and grant aid later finds him collecting and growing aspen clones for planting on remediation sites and then a journey into trees.....
2025-05-121h 24Tree AmbleTree Amble Special - Specialist Cheesemakers Association GatheringIn this Tree Amble Special we went back to Torpenhow [pronounced Tre'pen'ah] - Mark and Jenny's Farm - and joined the Specialist Cheesemakers Association at their annual gathering. We had a ball with these amazing cheese makers eating and talking about the best of the best cheeses in the UK. These folks are brilliant food producers and all concerned with nature on land they manage or where their milk comes from and what it can do for good food taste and production.
2025-01-081h 14Tree AmbleTree Amble Special - Specialist Cheesemakers Association GatheringIn this Tree Amble Special we went back to Torpenhow [pronounced Tre'pen'ah] - Mark and Jenny's Farm - and joined the Specialist Cheesemakers Association at their annual gathering. We had a ball with these amazing cheese makers eating and talking about the best of the best cheeses in the UK. These folks are brilliant food producers and all concerned with nature on land they manage or where their milk comes from and what it can do for good food taste and production.
2025-01-081h 14Tree AmbleSeries 4 Episode 7 Wild Boar with Chantal LyonsIn this episode we talk to the brilliant Chantal Lyons about her book "Groundbreakers" which is all about Wild Boar. For us in the UK this is a challenging species which we hunted from our shores many years ago but for which there is an ecological argument for restoration. It is challenging this one though, they make a huge mess and are difficult to control at any level. But we should have a discussion about all and any species that were once here and see whether they may fit into our landscape again at some point. Chantal's book does...
2024-12-1657 minTree AmbleSeries 4 Episode 7 Wild Boar with Chantal LyonsIn this episode we talk to the brilliant Chantal Lyons about her book "Groundbreakers" which is all about Wild Boar. For us in the UK this is a challenging species which we hunted from our shores many years ago but for which there is an ecological argument for restoration. It is challenging this one though, they make a huge mess and are difficult to control at any level. But we should have a discussion about all and any species that were once here and see whether they may fit into our landscape again at some point. Chantal's book does...
2024-12-1657 minTree AmbleSeries 4 Episode 6 Crofting On Lismore Claire and MikeWe took some time out last spring to head out to Lismore - a wee island a short ferry ride from Oban - to meet Claire and Mike on their beautiful productive and, as it turned out, biodiverse croft. Crofting is a very old tradition in Scotland with small areas of land managed for food production in often remote communities. Claire and Mike have created an oasis of life within their which produces lots of vegetables and fruits - but they also grow tea! The spring birds were a joy when we visited feasting off innumerable insects.
2024-11-291h 19Tree AmbleSeries 4 Episode 6 Crofting On Lismore Claire and MikeWe took some time out last spring to head out to Lismore - a wee island a short ferry ride from Oban - to meet Claire and Mike on their beautiful productive and, as it turned out, biodiverse croft. Crofting is a very old tradition in Scotland with small areas of land managed for food production in often remote communities. Claire and Mike have created an oasis of life within their which produces lots of vegetables and fruits - but they also grow tea! The spring birds were a joy when we visited feasting off innumerable insects.
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Funded FuturesPeter Leeson - Rooftop RenewablesIn this enlightening episode of the Birchal Podcast, Emily Macfarlane sits down with Peter Leeson, the innovative mind behind Volt Solar Tile. Throughout the conversation, Peter shares the inception story of Volt Solar Tile, illustrating how a commitment to sustainability can drive technological advancements. He delves into the challenges of integrating solar technology with traditional roofing materials, emphasizing the importance of design and functionality in creating environmentally friendly solutions that do not compromise on aesthetics.
Peter also discusses the impact of recent advancements in solar efficiency and the broader implications for renewable energy adoption in urban settings...
2024-11-2744 minTree AmbleSeries 4 Episode 5 Farming at Matson Ground WindermereMatson Ground is a traditional Lake District Estate with house, gardens and cottages (some available as holiday accommodation) a few small offices and about 500 ha of organic farmland situated just south and East of Windermere in the Lake District. In this Tree Amble episode we meet Madelaine who is the current owner of the estate which came into her family 100 years ago. We also meet Pete Webster - farm manager - and Luke Steer - woodland adviser. We talk about managing the estate and the new wood pasture project emerging under Luke's guidance.
2024-11-141h 10Tree AmbleSeries 4 Episode 5 Farming at Matson Ground WindermereMatson Ground is a traditional Lake District Estate with house, gardens and cottages (some available as holiday accommodation) a few small offices and about 500 ha of organic farmland situated just south and East of Windermere in the Lake District. In this Tree Amble episode we meet Madelaine who is the current owner of the estate which came into her family 100 years ago. We also meet Pete Webster - farm manager - and Luke Steer - woodland adviser. We talk about managing the estate and the new wood pasture project emerging under Luke's guidance.
2024-11-141h 10Tree AmbleSeries 4 Episode 4 Hedges with Megan GimberHedgerows / People's Trust For Endangered Species / Habitats / Conservation
In this episode we meet Megan Gimber from the People's Trust for Endangered Species where she has worked since 2015. She is a self confessed hedgerow geek and has developed and manages two hedgerow survey for PTES. The Great British Hedgerow and Healthy Hedges. We meet and walk on a Cumbrian farm in July 2024.
2024-10-3139 minTree AmbleSeries 4 Episode 4 Hedges with Megan GimberHedgerows / People's Trust For Endangered Species / Habitats / Conservation
In this episode we meet Megan Gimber from the People's Trust for Endangered Species where she has worked since 2015. She is a self confessed hedgerow geek and has developed and manages two hedgerow survey for PTES. The Great British Hedgerow and Healthy Hedges. We meet and walk on a Cumbrian farm in July 2024.
2024-10-3139 minTree AmbleUrban Gardening, Trees, Flowers and People RestorationUrban Gardening / Scouse Flower House / Postcode Gardener / Liverpool
Tree Amble was invited to attend a conference hosted by the Chartered Institute of Ecological and Environmental Management in Liverpool in 2024. The idea behind the conference was to ask questions about how we engage people and landscape to restore both elements - how do we connect people with their environment and how do we restore biodiversity in tandem. This episode is full of urban voices with experience thrown in from gardeners, foresters and ecologists. We also take a tour around Liverpool looking at the amazing wildflower sites which Scouse...
2024-10-161h 00Tree AmbleUrban Gardening, Trees, Flowers and People RestorationUrban Gardening / Scouse Flower House / Postcode Gardener / Liverpool
Tree Amble was invited to attend a conference hosted by the Chartered Institute of Ecological and Environmental Management in Liverpool in 2024. The idea behind the conference was to ask questions about how we engage people and landscape to restore both elements - how do we connect people with their environment and how do we restore biodiversity in tandem. This episode is full of urban voices with experience thrown in from gardeners, foresters and ecologists. We also take a tour around Liverpool looking at the amazing wildflower sites which Scouse...
2024-10-161h 00Tree AmbleSeries 4 Episode 3 Growing WellWellbeing / Community / Vegetables
We met with Paul Cambre at the Growing Well plant nursery at Tebay Services to discuss the work of Growing Well and their recent move to create more projects at Tebay and Egremont in Cumbria. This fabulous charity works with people to improve their mental health and wellbeing through programmes based in cultivation of vegetables. Paul's experience and enthusiasm runs through this thoroughly enjoyable and uplifting chat. Please listen and enjoy!
2024-09-3054 minTree AmbleSeries 4 Episode 3 Growing WellWellbeing / Community / Vegetables
We met with Paul Cambre at the Growing Well plant nursery at Tebay Services to discuss the work of Growing Well and their recent move to create more projects at Tebay and Egremont in Cumbria. This fabulous charity works with people to improve their mental health and wellbeing through programmes based in cultivation of vegetables. Paul's experience and enthusiasm runs through this thoroughly enjoyable and uplifting chat. Please listen and enjoy!
2024-09-3054 minTree AmbleSeries 4 Episode 2 Chris Jones Farming with BeaversBeavers / Re-introduction / Farming with Nature
We had a lovely meeting with Chris on our Oxford Real Farming podcast and decided then to have a longer follow up chat with him - and here it is. Because we are geographically about as far apart as we can be in England this chat was over TEAMS... the joys of modern comms! Chris is very much the farmer but as you'll hear in this conversation he absolutely sees the value in and of farming with nature. He has brought back those amazing eco engineers, beavers, to his Cornwall farm and c...
2024-09-1554 minTree AmbleSeries 4 Episode 2 Chris Jones Farming with BeaversBeavers / Re-introduction / Farming with Nature
We had a lovely meeting with Chris on our Oxford Real Farming podcast and decided then to have a longer follow up chat with him - and here it is. Because we are geographically about as far apart as we can be in England this chat was over TEAMS... the joys of modern comms! Chris is very much the farmer but as you'll hear in this conversation he absolutely sees the value in and of farming with nature. He has brought back those amazing eco engineers, beavers, to his Cornwall farm and c...
2024-09-1554 minTree AmbleDal Festival with Wakelyns Suffolk LentilsLentils / Dal / Protein / Legumes / Climate positive Agriculture
Welcome to a delicious edition of Tree Amble! In July we headed off to the second annual Dal festival on Wakelyns Farm in Suffolk. David and his team, with support from Hodmedods, started growing lentils in their agroforestry system in 2023 and held their first Dal celebration in 2023. We joined them to celebrate the second festival and on the way got to talk Dal with 5 chefs creating dishes fom India, Africa and Afghanistan as well and climate and diet with some of the 150 people attending. We hope this edition gets the...
2024-08-2939 minTree AmbleDal Festival with Wakelyns Suffolk LentilsLentils / Dal / Protein / Legumes / Climate positive Agriculture
Welcome to a delicious edition of Tree Amble! In July we headed off to the second annual Dal festival on Wakelyns Farm in Suffolk. David and his team, with support from Hodmedods, started growing lentils in their agroforestry system in 2023 and held their first Dal celebration in 2023. We joined them to celebrate the second festival and on the way got to talk Dal with 5 chefs creating dishes fom India, Africa and Afghanistan as well and climate and diet with some of the 150 people attending. We hope this edition gets the...
2024-08-2939 minTree AmbleSeries 4 River Restoration with George HeritageRivers / River Restoration / Habitat Creation / Fish / Climate Change
In this episode of Tree Amble, the first of Series 4, we meet George Heritage who has made a career out of understanding rivers and now works to restore them for biodiversity and water management and we go out to the riverside with a team from West Cumbria Rivers Trust and volunteers to monitor a stretch of river for its fish population. Jonny and Ruth use a method call "eclectro fishing" to count fish of all sizes in a stretch of river and then, through repeat surveys see how fish p...
2024-08-071h 20Tree AmbleSeries 4 River Restoration with George HeritageRivers / River Restoration / Habitat Creation / Fish / Climate Change
In this episode of Tree Amble, the first of Series 4, we meet George Heritage who has made a career out of understanding rivers and now works to restore them for biodiversity and water management and we go out to the riverside with a team from West Cumbria Rivers Trust and volunteers to monitor a stretch of river for its fish population. Jonny and Ruth use a method call "eclectro fishing" to count fish of all sizes in a stretch of river and then, through repeat surveys see how fish p...
2024-08-071h 20Tree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 10 Working in North Scotland at ScaleLandscape Scale Restoration / Community Projects / Upland Scotland / Rural Community
In this Tree Amble episode we hear from a range of great people engaged on landscape scale restoration in North West Scotland - notably on the Assynt Foundation land and the Woodland Trusts Loch Arkaig woodland restoration project.
We hear about community engagement, tree planting and woodland management, specialist kit removing timber across lochs, living and working in remote communities and wild life management.
We hope you enjoy this Tree Amble into the far north west!
2024-07-2453 minTree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 10 Working in North Scotland at ScaleLandscape Scale Restoration / Community Projects / Upland Scotland / Rural Community
In this Tree Amble episode we hear from a range of great people engaged on landscape scale restoration in North West Scotland - notably on the Assynt Foundation land and the Woodland Trusts Loch Arkaig woodland restoration project.
We hear about community engagement, tree planting and woodland management, specialist kit removing timber across lochs, living and working in remote communities and wild life management.
We hope you enjoy this Tree Amble into the far north west!
2024-07-2453 minTree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 9 Organic Dairy DanOrganic Dairy / Milk / Manging Organic Land / Bore Place
In this Tree Amble we meet Dan Burdett who is the farm manger on the 500-acre regeneratively managed historic estate of Bore Place, an hour south London. Dan is an experienced organic dairy man with his feet in two farms - we meet him at work at Bore Place.
The farm's focus is on organic farming and regenerative land management whilst supporting people to live happy, fulfilling, and sustainable lives. It offer educational programmes for school children and young people, holiday stays, group retreat accommodation, marked trails to...
2024-07-1652 minTree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 9 Organic Dairy DanOrganic Dairy / Milk / Manging Organic Land / Bore Place
In this Tree Amble we meet Dan Burdett who is the farm manger on the 500-acre regeneratively managed historic estate of Bore Place, an hour south London. Dan is an experienced organic dairy man with his feet in two farms - we meet him at work at Bore Place.
The farm's focus is on organic farming and regenerative land management whilst supporting people to live happy, fulfilling, and sustainable lives. It offer educational programmes for school children and young people, holiday stays, group retreat accommodation, marked trails to...
2024-07-1652 minTree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 8 Tree PilgrimTrees / Veteran Trees / Ancient Trees / journey on foot
Martin Hügi took a four-month sabbatical to walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats. Dubbed the ‘Tree Pilgrim’ he set out to meet thousands of incredible trees on his special journey. He wanted to spend time connecting with some of our oldest living things in the countryside - to learn more about them and the people and landscape around them and to bring about a greater level of protection for them. Martin accepts that he is obsessed by trees.
Did he get to John O'Groats...
2024-07-0248 minTree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 8 Tree PilgrimTrees / Veteran Trees / Ancient Trees / journey on foot
Martin Hügi took a four-month sabbatical to walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats. Dubbed the ‘Tree Pilgrim’ he set out to meet thousands of incredible trees on his special journey. He wanted to spend time connecting with some of our oldest living things in the countryside - to learn more about them and the people and landscape around them and to bring about a greater level of protection for them. Martin accepts that he is obsessed by trees.
Did he get to John O'Groats...
2024-07-0248 minTree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 7 How the Earth ThinksSoils / Earth Worms / Fungi / Compost / Nematodes
In today's episode we meet Kate Roberts and have a brilliant conversation about what is going on beneath our feet! Kate is delightfully obsessed by how soils work and what drives fertility at a soil and then field level. She has created her own "not for profit" to train people in the diversity of life below the soil surface and in what we can do to increase and look after it - we talk about nematodes, arthropods and earthworms as well as composts and compost teas. This conversation was a real e...
2024-06-181h 06Tree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 7 How the Earth ThinksSoils / Earth Worms / Fungi / Compost / Nematodes
In today's episode we meet Kate Roberts and have a brilliant conversation about what is going on beneath our feet! Kate is delightfully obsessed by how soils work and what drives fertility at a soil and then field level. She has created her own "not for profit" to train people in the diversity of life below the soil surface and in what we can do to increase and look after it - we talk about nematodes, arthropods and earthworms as well as composts and compost teas. This conversation was a real e...
2024-06-181h 06Tree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 6 - Emergency Doctor and Tree Planter BeanieEmergency medicine / nature / wellbeing in nature / gardening / swifts and swift boxes / tree planting
Emergency doctor and nature lover Beanie Merson is more than an inspiration! This episode is about how anyone can pick up the nature bug and start with small scale projects that help transform an area.
Beanie came into practicing medicine during covid - she was one of a generation of doctors who came out into the world at a time of massive stress and when we needed them like rarely before. We met Beanie when she stared talking to people in her vil...
2024-06-0244 minTree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 6 - Emergency Doctor and Tree Planter BeanieEmergency medicine / nature / wellbeing in nature / gardening / swifts and swift boxes / tree planting
Emergency doctor and nature lover Beanie Merson is more than an inspiration! This episode is about how anyone can pick up the nature bug and start with small scale projects that help transform an area.
Beanie came into practicing medicine during covid - she was one of a generation of doctors who came out into the world at a time of massive stress and when we needed them like rarely before. We met Beanie when she stared talking to people in her vil...
2024-06-0244 minTree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 5 - Arable Farming Norfolk with Gavin LaneArable Farming / Grants / Agri-envirnoment / Minimum Tillage
In this episode of Tree Amble we headed off to Norfolk to meet Gavin Lane to talk about his efforts to change farming practices on the two holdings he manages. We talk about reducing tillage and the the use of agri-environment grants as a route to fund changes in approach, Pete admits to being a bit out of his depth on this one - not knowing the ins and outs of the arable sectors as well as others, but we hope its an interesting listen!
2024-05-201h 00Tree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 5 - Arable Farming Norfolk with Gavin LaneArable Farming / Grants / Agri-envirnoment / Minimum Tillage
In this episode of Tree Amble we headed off to Norfolk to meet Gavin Lane to talk about his efforts to change farming practices on the two holdings he manages. We talk about reducing tillage and the the use of agri-environment grants as a route to fund changes in approach, Pete admits to being a bit out of his depth on this one - not knowing the ins and outs of the arable sectors as well as others, but we hope its an interesting listen!
2024-05-201h 00Tree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 4 - Lake District Farmers with Phil ScottLake District / Farming / Food production / Food Supply / Rural Jobs
Tree Amble went to meet the team at Lake District farmers for a chat about their role in bridging the gap between quality meat production in Cumbria's Lake District and markets for that meat further south. The company was set up to create a value chain which brought back more income to the upland farmers of Cumbria and which created a sustainable quality meat supply.
As Pete is a vegetarian - and has been for over 3 decades - this might be a difficult place to go fo...
2024-04-2454 minTree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 4 - Lake District Farmers with Phil ScottLake District / Farming / Food production / Food Supply / Rural Jobs
Tree Amble went to meet the team at Lake District farmers for a chat about their role in bridging the gap between quality meat production in Cumbria's Lake District and markets for that meat further south. The company was set up to create a value chain which brought back more income to the upland farmers of Cumbria and which created a sustainable quality meat supply.
As Pete is a vegetarian - and has been for over 3 decades - this might be a difficult place to go fo...
2024-04-2454 minTree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 3 - River Restoration with Danny Teasdale CumbriaRiver Restoration / Natural Flood Management / Biodiversity / Salmon / Ponds / Water
Danny Teasdale is one of those characters who pops up in a a generation for whom a pathway was not built for them but somehow the life before leads to the life after... as a mechanic and very capable machinery man he spent his youth chasing after salmon in streams and rivers around Ullswater in the Lake District of northern England. I have worked with Danny on many small projects over about 12 years but after major flooding in the Lakes in 2019 he managed to bring his love of r...
2024-04-0352 minTree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 3 - River Restoration with Danny Teasdale CumbriaRiver Restoration / Natural Flood Management / Biodiversity / Salmon / Ponds / Water
Danny Teasdale is one of those characters who pops up in a a generation for whom a pathway was not built for them but somehow the life before leads to the life after... as a mechanic and very capable machinery man he spent his youth chasing after salmon in streams and rivers around Ullswater in the Lake District of northern England. I have worked with Danny on many small projects over about 12 years but after major flooding in the Lakes in 2019 he managed to bring his love of r...
2024-04-0352 minTree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 2 - Vegetables Flowers and Wellbeing with Holme Grown VegOrganic Vegetables / Mental Health / Wellbeing / Tree Planting / Pond Creation / Flower Growing / Community
We spent a lovely morning with Abby and some of the local community who come together, when they want to, to grow veg and cut flowers on this amazing small plot of land in North Yorkshire. I met Abby a few years back when she had just started the project by buying a bit of land from a neighbour and inviting local folks to help plant trees and a hedge. Since then this project has grown into Holme Grown Eastby which now, in the summer...
2024-03-2153 minTree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 2 - Vegetables Flowers and Wellbeing with Holme Grown VegOrganic Vegetables / Mental Health / Wellbeing / Tree Planting / Pond Creation / Flower Growing / Community
We spent a lovely morning with Abby and some of the local community who come together, when they want to, to grow veg and cut flowers on this amazing small plot of land in North Yorkshire. I met Abby a few years back when she had just started the project by buying a bit of land from a neighbour and inviting local folks to help plant trees and a hedge. Since then this project has grown into Holme Grown Eastby which now, in the summer...
2024-03-2153 minTree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 1 - Ancient Woodland Walk with JamieAncient Woodland / Cumbria / Rainforest / Farmer / Conservation
I met Jamie Chaplin Brice on a very wild wet woolly day in January and we went for a wander in one of our local ancient woods. Jamie is a lover of woods and woodlands and is a very capable maker of beautiful furniture. He is also a farmer. So, Jamie bridges the gap between farmer and woodsman. We talk here about the things we see on our woodland walk.
Ancient woodland in the UK is now a rare habitat as people through development and agriculture have eroded what wa...
2024-03-061h 25Tree AmbleSeries 3 Episode 1 - Ancient Woodland Walk with JamieAncient Woodland / Cumbria / Rainforest / Farmer / Conservation
I met Jamie Chaplin Brice on a very wild wet woolly day in January and we went for a wander in one of our local ancient woods. Jamie is a lover of woods and woodlands and is a very capable maker of beautiful furniture. He is also a farmer. So, Jamie bridges the gap between farmer and woodsman. We talk here about the things we see on our woodland walk.
Ancient woodland in the UK is now a rare habitat as people through development and agriculture have eroded what wa...
2024-03-061h 25Tree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 9 - Chris Hodgson Lake District Sheep FarmerSheep Farming / Tree Planting / Upland farming / Water / Nature / Tree Planting
If you know the Lakes and perhaps have walked in the fells north of Ambleside you will likely have past Chris at some point or more likely his sheep and cows. His tenanted farm must be in one of the most iconic locations we have - tucked in as it is below Fairfield. But it was once much more tree'd so we have been working with Chris now for over a decade trying to see how we can integrate trees into his farming system - notably via a...
2024-02-221h 01Tree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 9 - Chris Hodgson Lake District Sheep FarmerSheep Farming / Tree Planting / Upland farming / Water / Nature / Tree Planting
If you know the Lakes and perhaps have walked in the fells north of Ambleside you will likely have past Chris at some point or more likely his sheep and cows. His tenanted farm must be in one of the most iconic locations we have - tucked in as it is below Fairfield. But it was once much more tree'd so we have been working with Chris now for over a decade trying to see how we can integrate trees into his farming system - notably via a...
2024-02-221h 01Tree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 8 - Chris Neave Make it WildFarming / Rewilding / Native Breen Cattle / Climate: Chris, Helen and the family agreed several years ago that they were increasingly concerned about the state of nature and that, with some money they had at hand, they would buy some land in North Yorkshire for a tree planting project. I met Chris and Helen around this time more or less when they had acquired their first site. We talked about possible outcomes and went on to create a woodland with wildflowers much like Alwyn did [see one of earlier episodes - Alwyn's Forest of Flowers]. Since then they have acquired more l...
2024-02-0755 minTree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 8 - Chris Neave Make it WildFarming / Rewilding / Native Breen Cattle / Climate: Chris, Helen and the family agreed several years ago that they were increasingly concerned about the state of nature and that, with some money they had at hand, they would buy some land in North Yorkshire for a tree planting project. I met Chris and Helen around this time more or less when they had acquired their first site. We talked about possible outcomes and went on to create a woodland with wildflowers much like Alwyn did [see one of earlier episodes - Alwyn's Forest of Flowers]. Since then they have acquired more l...
2024-02-0755 minTree AmbleOxford REAL - Voices of ORFC 2024Oxford REAL Farming Conference has become one of the most exciting, warm and creative events in the calendar. Set, as you would imagine, in Oxford the event brings together people from all walks of life but who share a passion for changing our farming and food systems to include people at all levels but also nature in all its glory. In January 2024 1800 paying delegates went to Oxford REAL - this REAL has become a big DEAL!
Tree Amble went along with a mic and a bag of questions. We interviewed many people and this episode brings together...
2024-01-181h 24Tree AmbleOxford REAL - Voices of ORFC 2024Oxford REAL Farming Conference has become one of the most exciting, warm and creative events in the calendar. Set, as you would imagine, in Oxford the event brings together people from all walks of life but who share a passion for changing our farming and food systems to include people at all levels but also nature in all its glory. In January 2024 1800 paying delegates went to Oxford REAL - this REAL has become a big DEAL!
Tree Amble went along with a mic and a bag of questions. We interviewed many people and this episode brings together...
2024-01-181h 24Tree AmbleOxford REAL Farming Conference - conversation with foundersOxford REAL Farming Conference has become one of the most exciting, warm and creative events in the calendar. Set, as you would imagine, in Oxford the event brings together people form all walks of life but who share a passion for changing our farming and food systems to include people at all levels but also nature in all its glory. In January 2024 1800 paying attendees went to Oxford REAL - this REAL has become a big DEAL!
Tree Amble interviewed two of the founders - Ruth West and Colin Tudge - to hear about the inspiration and the e...
2024-01-1838 minTree AmbleOxford REAL Farming Conference - conversation with foundersOxford REAL Farming Conference has become one of the most exciting, warm and creative events in the calendar. Set, as you would imagine, in Oxford the event brings together people form all walks of life but who share a passion for changing our farming and food systems to include people at all levels but also nature in all its glory. In January 2024 1800 paying attendees went to Oxford REAL - this REAL has become a big DEAL!
Tree Amble interviewed two of the founders - Ruth West and Colin Tudge - to hear about the inspiration and the e...
2024-01-1838 minTree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 7 - Alasdair and Sam On The CroftScotland / Crofting / Native Breeds / Rainforest Woodland
Sam and Alasdair's croft is in a beautiful location overlooking the sea and includes land by the water. It also rises up sometimes quite steep wooded slopes to the foot of the "hill" behind. This croft has supported generations of folks from its small but productive grazing fields yet it also contains remnants of what we might now call Temperate Rainforest or even, this close to the sea, Maritime Rainforest. This zone of rainforest has moderate year round temperatures and high humidity.. it is extremely rare and every bit as valuable a...
2024-01-0947 minTree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 7 - Alasdair and Sam On The CroftScotland / Crofting / Native Breeds / Rainforest Woodland
Sam and Alasdair's croft is in a beautiful location overlooking the sea and includes land by the water. It also rises up sometimes quite steep wooded slopes to the foot of the "hill" behind. This croft has supported generations of folks from its small but productive grazing fields yet it also contains remnants of what we might now call Temperate Rainforest or even, this close to the sea, Maritime Rainforest. This zone of rainforest has moderate year round temperatures and high humidity.. it is extremely rare and every bit as valuable a...
2024-01-0947 minTree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 6 - Mike the EcologistRestoration / Landscape / Ecology / Lowther / Rewilding / Beavers
Tree Amble went to meet Mike in Cumbria in a patch of woodland where beavers have been released - and where they have really got to work creating ponds and pools and coppicing trees.
Mike does a lot of work with Pete from Tree Amble. Pete wanted to get a glimpse of Mike's work monitoring the response of wildlife to management changes in projects designed to bring back nature. Mike and Tamsin are a couple and both work as ecologists helping us monitor change. The evidence they provide can e...
2023-12-1351 minTree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 6 - Mike the EcologistRestoration / Landscape / Ecology / Lowther / Rewilding / Beavers
Tree Amble went to meet Mike in Cumbria in a patch of woodland where beavers have been released - and where they have really got to work creating ponds and pools and coppicing trees.
Mike does a lot of work with Pete from Tree Amble. Pete wanted to get a glimpse of Mike's work monitoring the response of wildlife to management changes in projects designed to bring back nature. Mike and Tamsin are a couple and both work as ecologists helping us monitor change. The evidence they provide can e...
2023-12-1351 minTree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 5 - Ruth Dalton farming with natureFarming / Nature / Trees / Native Breed Cattle: Tree Amble went to meet Ruth at her and Wal's holding in the South Lakes towards the end of the summer. We talked about how, by grazing native cattle, planting trees and managing hedges they have brought back life to this small but characterful area of land.
Part of the conversation reflects how they each advocate for slightly different outcomes and like all good farming couples have to come to agreement about where what and when in their farming system.
Ruth does a lot of work with farmers across Cum...
2023-12-031h 00Tree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 5 - Ruth Dalton farming with natureFarming / Nature / Trees / Native Breed Cattle: Tree Amble went to meet Ruth at her and Wal's holding in the South Lakes towards the end of the summer. We talked about how, by grazing native cattle, planting trees and managing hedges they have brought back life to this small but characterful area of land.
Part of the conversation reflects how they each advocate for slightly different outcomes and like all good farming couples have to come to agreement about where what and when in their farming system.
Ruth does a lot of work with farmers across Cum...
2023-12-031h 00Tree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 4 - Alwyn’s Forest of FlowersWild Flowers / Climate / Wellbeing / Tree Planting: One of Tree Amble's favourite projects is Forest of Flowers [FOF] - this is where we take ex arable soils in very poor condition, deep plough them, broadcast wildflower seed and then plant trees. The idea came from Denmark and their forestry creation work but was interpreted by the great folks at Landlife and given a new life as a way to provide suitable wildflower seed beds using the same principle - reduce surface fertility by inverting the top layers of soil potentially to 1m in depth. We have pinned this on one s...
2023-11-2259 minTree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 4 - Alwyn’s Forest of FlowersWild Flowers / Climate / Wellbeing / Tree Planting: One of Tree Amble's favourite projects is Forest of Flowers [FOF] - this is where we take ex arable soils in very poor condition, deep plough them, broadcast wildflower seed and then plant trees. The idea came from Denmark and their forestry creation work but was interpreted by the great folks at Landlife and given a new life as a way to provide suitable wildflower seed beds using the same principle - reduce surface fertility by inverting the top layers of soil potentially to 1m in depth. We have pinned this on one s...
2023-11-2259 minTree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 3 - John Quinton Soil ScientistSoil / Geology / Restoration / Lancaster University
John and I were at school together too many years ago to think about - he introduced me to Neil Young and I introduced him to Jethro Tull. I'm still a fan of both.
As kids we already had an idea of our interests - his was geography and rocks and mine was geography and trees. An inspirational teacher probably gave us license to think about both. Roll forward 40 years and John is now a professor of Soil Science at Lancaster University - we are both still mates and enjoy ge...
2023-11-121h 10Tree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 3 - John Quinton Soil ScientistSoil / Geology / Restoration / Lancaster University
John and I were at school together too many years ago to think about - he introduced me to Neil Young and I introduced him to Jethro Tull. I'm still a fan of both.
As kids we already had an idea of our interests - his was geography and rocks and mine was geography and trees. An inspirational teacher probably gave us license to think about both. Roll forward 40 years and John is now a professor of Soil Science at Lancaster University - we are both still mates and enjoy ge...
2023-11-121h 10Tree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 2 - James Robinson Nature Friendly FarmerFarming / Hedges / Trees / Organic Dairy:
Tree Amble were delighted to go and meet James Robinson on his farm near Kendal for the second interview in series 2. James is an organic dairy farmer and a leading light in the Nature Friendly Farming Network. He loves the cows on his farm but he also revels in the nature which comes when you manage land organically in a system of small fields surrounded by hedges - which James lays on a rotation - and mixed grass leys and herb rich meadows between.
It was such pleasure to spend a...
2023-11-021h 08Tree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 2 - James Robinson Nature Friendly FarmerFarming / Hedges / Trees / Organic Dairy:
Tree Amble were delighted to go and meet James Robinson on his farm near Kendal for the second interview in series 2. James is an organic dairy farmer and a leading light in the Nature Friendly Farming Network. He loves the cows on his farm but he also revels in the nature which comes when you manage land organically in a system of small fields surrounded by hedges - which James lays on a rotation - and mixed grass leys and herb rich meadows between.
It was such pleasure to spend a...
2023-11-021h 08Tree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 1 - Alan Crawford Ancient Woodland SpecialistEpisode 1 of our second series sees Pete up in the Cairngorms with Alan Crawford underneath an amazing granny pine within a very old patch of woodland. The views out from under the tree include mountains, gorgeous old woodlands and streams. It is truly beautiful.
Alan talks about his mental health and wellbeing and how he finds peace and calm in old woods and with veteran trees. He is very knowledgeable about such places and his love of them comes across.
2023-10-2554 minTree AmbleSeries 2 Episode 1 - Alan Crawford Ancient Woodland SpecialistEpisode 1 of our second series sees Pete up in the Cairngorms with Alan Crawford underneath an amazing granny pine within a very old patch of woodland. The views out from under the tree include mountains, gorgeous old woodlands and streams. It is truly beautiful.
Alan talks about his mental health and wellbeing and how he finds peace and calm in old woods and with veteran trees. He is very knowledgeable about such places and his love of them comes across.
2023-10-2554 minTree AmbleTree Amble Scottish Rainforest SpecialRainforest / Scotland / Temperate / Networking / Ecology
The second of two "Tree Amble Specials" this episode saw us heading to Scotland for a meeting of partner organisations and individuals working to save Scotland's Rainforest.
Yes! Scotland has rainforest, and very special rainforest at that. The soft wet fringes of the west coast have just the tight conditions for rainforests to form with an amazing variety of mosses, lichens, bugs and beasts. It is highly fragmented and threatened ... but a lifeline is emerging as local people and groups with bigger organisations like Woodland Trust Scotland and RSPB come to...
2023-10-0246 minTree AmbleTree Amble Scottish Rainforest SpecialRainforest / Scotland / Temperate / Networking / Ecology
The second of two "Tree Amble Specials" this episode saw us heading to Scotland for a meeting of partner organisations and individuals working to save Scotland's Rainforest.
Yes! Scotland has rainforest, and very special rainforest at that. The soft wet fringes of the west coast have just the tight conditions for rainforests to form with an amazing variety of mosses, lichens, bugs and beasts. It is highly fragmented and threatened ... but a lifeline is emerging as local people and groups with bigger organisations like Woodland Trust Scotland and RSPB come to...
2023-10-0246 minTree AmbleEpisode 10 - Kingsdale HeadRewilding / Upland Farming / Native Breeds / Riggit Galloway / Pea Restoration / Slowing the Flow
In this episode Tree Amble's Pete visits Kingsdale Head, a 1500 acre / 608 ha upland farm and natural regeneration project in the Yorkshire Dales. Owners Catherine Bryan and Tim Yetman discuss the challenging landscape and their ambitious plans to restore peatbogs as well as increase biodiversity and create a mosaic of habitats using native breed cattle to stimulate natural function.
The project is focussed on extensive peatland restoration, rewetting the area so the site can store more carbon, water and ultimately support widespread natural regeneration. Ki...
2023-09-2100 minTree AmbleEpisode 10 - Kingsdale HeadRewilding / Upland Farming / Native Breeds / Riggit Galloway / Pea Restoration / Slowing the Flow
In this episode Tree Amble's Pete visits Kingsdale Head, a 1500 acre / 608 ha upland farm and natural regeneration project in the Yorkshire Dales. Owners Catherine Bryan and Tim Yetman discuss the challenging landscape and their ambitious plans to restore peatbogs as well as increase biodiversity and create a mosaic of habitats using native breed cattle to stimulate natural function.
The project is focussed on extensive peatland restoration, rewetting the area so the site can store more carbon, water and ultimately support widespread natural regeneration. Ki...
2023-09-2100 minTree AmbleTree Amble Special Carbon CallingCarbon / Farming / Soils / Water / Nature / Nature friendly farming
Carbon Calling is an awesome gathering of farmers in Cumbria, created and lead by farmers, talking about regenerative agriculture. 2023 was the second year of this conference hosted by Tim and Emma on their farm at Kirby Thore. About 200 folks talking positively about changing farming practice to save costs, deliver good food, manage soils, bring back nature and enjoy farming.
Today's episode is a brings together many of the voices at the conference.
2023-09-171h 17Tree AmbleTree Amble Special Carbon CallingCarbon / Farming / Soils / Water / Nature / Nature friendly farming
Carbon Calling is an awesome gathering of farmers in Cumbria, created and lead by farmers, talking about regenerative agriculture. 2023 was the second year of this conference hosted by Tim and Emma on their farm at Kirby Thore. About 200 folks talking positively about changing farming practice to save costs, deliver good food, manage soils, bring back nature and enjoy farming.
Today's episode is a brings together many of the voices at the conference.
2023-09-171h 17Tree AmbleEpisode 9 - Fidelity WestonIn this episode, Fidelity Weston shows Pete around Romshed Organic Farm in Kent, which she has managed for 40 years with a focus on restoring nature. With a network of woodland, hedges and species-rich meadows the 80ha Romshed Farm supports wildlife and biodiversity as part of a successful farming system.
Fidelity is Honorary Vice President at Pasture for Life which works for sustainability, health and welfare standards through grass-fed meat farming. Grazing animals on 100% pasture brings positive impacts for biodiversity and carbon, human health and wellbeing, and animal health and welfare.
Pasture for Life works on...
2023-09-0754 minTree AmbleEpisode 9 - Fidelity WestonIn this episode, Fidelity Weston shows Pete around Romshed Organic Farm in Kent, which she has managed for 40 years with a focus on restoring nature. With a network of woodland, hedges and species-rich meadows the 80ha Romshed Farm supports wildlife and biodiversity as part of a successful farming system.
Fidelity is Honorary Vice President at Pasture for Life which works for sustainability, health and welfare standards through grass-fed meat farming. Grazing animals on 100% pasture brings positive impacts for biodiversity and carbon, human health and wellbeing, and animal health and welfare.
Pasture for Life works on...
2023-09-0754 minTree AmbleEpisode 8 - Paul ArklePete meets with Paul Arkle, a self employed advisor who works with farmers and landowners on agri-environment schemes in Cumbria. Paul's business is called Cumbria Farm Environment Partnership.
Pete and Paul have worked together on many schemes in the last 18 years and discuss the changes in farming over that time. Has there been a shift towards working with nature and more awareness of the impacts of poor practice on wildlife and soil health?
With wide-ranging experience in the agri-environment schemes now available, Paul also offers insight into how these are working (or not working) for f...
2023-08-2954 minTree AmbleEpisode 8 - Paul ArklePete meets with Paul Arkle, a self employed advisor who works with farmers and landowners on agri-environment schemes in Cumbria. Paul's business is called Cumbria Farm Environment Partnership.
Pete and Paul have worked together on many schemes in the last 18 years and discuss the changes in farming over that time. Has there been a shift towards working with nature and more awareness of the impacts of poor practice on wildlife and soil health?
With wide-ranging experience in the agri-environment schemes now available, Paul also offers insight into how these are working (or not working) for f...
2023-08-2954 minTree AmbleEpisode 7 - Lee SchofieldPete catches up with Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell, at RSPB Haweswater where Lee leads a team managing an amazing complex of habitats from wetland to woodland from fields with sheep grazing to upland fells with native breed cattle.
Lee discusses the fascinating flora, fauna and fungi within the nature reserve, and the methods used by his team to support this important and thriving habitat.
The pair also reflect on the difficulties facing upland farms, plus how diversification and simple changes can offer a huge benefit to farming businesses and wildlife.
2023-08-181h 03Tree AmbleEpisode 7 - Lee SchofieldPete catches up with Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell, at RSPB Haweswater where Lee leads a team managing an amazing complex of habitats from wetland to woodland from fields with sheep grazing to upland fells with native breed cattle.
Lee discusses the fascinating flora, fauna and fungi within the nature reserve, and the methods used by his team to support this important and thriving habitat.
The pair also reflect on the difficulties facing upland farms, plus how diversification and simple changes can offer a huge benefit to farming businesses and wildlife.
2023-08-181h 03
Wolność w RemoncieHomo economicus is not dead - says Peter Leeson, economist from George Mason University
If you are into witch trials, wife sales or piracy, well, this podcast if for you. Peter Leeson, economist from George Mason Unviersity, is studying strange customs trying to find the reason behind them. Rational reason. Homo economicus is not dead - he says - it's a useful model!
2023-08-1739 minTree AmbleEpisode 6 - Jack Spees at Ribble Rivers TrustAs CEO of Ribble Rivers Trust, Jack leads a team of folks working to improve the River Ribble in Lancashire and all its tributaries, for both people and wildlife. He is immensely inspiring and hard working.
Pete and Jack discuss the key threats to our rivers and their wildlife - from water quality and water flow to water temperature and river bank erosion. Jack explains how he works with farmers around the Ribble catchment to support and manage habitat on their land to improve the river, while often benefitting their business and livestock.
Jack and Pe...
2023-08-0858 minTree AmbleEpisode 6 - Jack Spees at Ribble Rivers TrustAs CEO of Ribble Rivers Trust, Jack leads a team of folks working to improve the River Ribble in Lancashire and all its tributaries, for both people and wildlife. He is immensely inspiring and hard working.
Pete and Jack discuss the key threats to our rivers and their wildlife - from water quality and water flow to water temperature and river bank erosion. Jack explains how he works with farmers around the Ribble catchment to support and manage habitat on their land to improve the river, while often benefitting their business and livestock.
Jack and Pe...
2023-08-0858 minTree AmbleEpisode 4 - David Wolfe at WakelynsDavid talks to Pete about Wakelyns Farm in Suffolk, a long established diverse agroforestry project of real note in the UK. The farm is small at 23 hectares but is incredibly productive with numerous stacked enterprises - the land managed in collaboration with a wide range of small businesses.
Pete and David discuss how the Wakelyns project uses efficient growing methods, tailoring agroforestry principles for a variety of purposes across the site’s multiple 5-acre plots.
This is a fascinating project which offers inspiration for farmers and food communities of all scales, demonstrating how different techniques ca...
2023-07-2748 minTree AmbleEpisode 4 - David Wolfe at WakelynsDavid talks to Pete about Wakelyns Farm in Suffolk, a long established diverse agroforestry project of real note in the UK. The farm is small at 23 hectares but is incredibly productive with numerous stacked enterprises - the land managed in collaboration with a wide range of small businesses.
Pete and David discuss how the Wakelyns project uses efficient growing methods, tailoring agroforestry principles for a variety of purposes across the site’s multiple 5-acre plots.
This is a fascinating project which offers inspiration for farmers and food communities of all scales, demonstrating how different techniques ca...
2023-07-2748 minTree AmbleEpisode 3 - Andrew HattonOrganic Dairy / Upland Farm / Sheep / Curlews / Nature Friendly Farming
Andrew runs a remote upland farm of 460 acres in the Yorkshire Dales. His herd of native rare breed cows (Northern Dairy Shorthorn) produce a rich and flavoursome cheese from the farm’s diverse floral grasses and traditional wildflower hay meadows.
Against the backdrop of curlew calls, Andrew talks to Pete about how he manages the farm with nature in mind, taking hay at the right time to protect ground-nesting birds, while avoiding fertiliser input and reducing sheep grazing. Andrew’s methods have proven to be an econ...
2023-07-1700 minTree AmbleEpisode 3 - Andrew HattonOrganic Dairy / Upland Farm / Sheep / Curlews / Nature Friendly Farming
Andrew runs a remote upland farm of 460 acres in the Yorkshire Dales. His herd of native rare breed cows (Northern Dairy Shorthorn) produce a rich and flavoursome cheese from the farm’s diverse floral grasses and traditional wildflower hay meadows.
Against the backdrop of curlew calls, Andrew talks to Pete about how he manages the farm with nature in mind, taking hay at the right time to protect ground-nesting birds, while avoiding fertiliser input and reducing sheep grazing. Andrew’s methods have proven to be an econ...
2023-07-1700 minTree AmbleEpisode 2 - Archie Ruggles-BriceIn this episode, Archie, Estate Manager and Owner of the Spains Hall in Essex, talks to Pete about its 860 hectares, from ancient woodland, tenanted farms, and holiday cottages, to a ground-breaking beaver introduction, which Archie masterminded for local flood management.
We discuss a wide range of topics across conservation and farming economics, and how Spains Hall Estate is navigating both of these on its path to a sustainable future.
2023-07-101h 02Tree AmbleEpisode 2 - Archie Ruggles-BriceIn this episode, Archie, Estate Manager and Owner of the Spains Hall in Essex, talks to Pete about its 860 hectares, from ancient woodland, tenanted farms, and holiday cottages, to a ground-breaking beaver introduction, which Archie masterminded for local flood management.
We discuss a wide range of topics across conservation and farming economics, and how Spains Hall Estate is navigating both of these on its path to a sustainable future.
2023-07-101h 022023-06-3000 minTree AmbleEpisode 1: Jenny and MarkPete meets Jenny and Mark Lee on their Cumbrian dairy farm, which they’ve radically changed from intense dairy unit to organic, pasture-only system. As 'Torpenhow Farmhouse Dairy', they now make their own cheese, butter and ice cream, to get the most out of their high quality milk.
We join the family on a momentous day - the first day of ice cream production! Pete sees the dairy setup in action, and finds out more from Jenny and Mark about their shift to regenerative farming.
2023-06-2050 min
Just Another Solar Podcast#29 - Solar Farms to Solar Tiles w/ Peter LeesonSend us a textPeter Leeson from Volt Solar Tile and Leeson Group joined us to talk about his journey from solar installer, to solar farm developer, to manufacturer of an innovative roof tile. There's a heap of interesting conversation on all of the above and more in this episode.https://www.volt-tile.com/https://www.leesongroup.com.au/Just Another Solar Podcast is hosted by Luke Beattie and Karl Jensen.This is the sort of conversation that solar industry professionals would have at the pub.If anything sounds like...
2022-11-0855 min
Voluntaryist Voices by Everything-Voluntary.comPeter Leeson: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think (1h7m)Post by Skyler J. Collins (Editor).
This episode features a lecture by economics and law professor Peter Leeson from 2016. Leeson uses rational choice theory to explore the benefits of self-governance. Relying on experience from the past and present, Professor Leeson provides evidence of anarchy 'working' where it is least expected to do so and explains how this is possible. Provocatively, Leeson argues that in some cases anarchy may even outperform government as a system of social organization, and demonstrates where this may occur.
2021-01-1800 min
Perfect Health & Bright Business Minds with Elaine GodleyPeter Leeson - Orchestrated KnowledgeElaine Godley talks to Peter Leeson, founder of Orchestrated Knowledge, who has 45 years of business improvement experience and develops and leads change management initiatives towards success with a holistic approach.
Contact info: https://calendly.com/orchestrated-knowledge or info@pleeson.co.uk
Website: www.orchestrated-knowledge.com
My book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1326241443/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_YNe9FbB96J29X
Referenced podcast with Dan Schulman of PayPal: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5mZWVkYnVybmVyLmNvbS9URURUYWxrc19hdWRpbw&ep=14&episode=ZW4uYXVkaW8udGFsay50ZWQuY29tOjcxMTgy
2021-01-0756 min
Michael Covel's Trend FollowingEp. 687: Peter Leeson Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following RadioPeter Leeson is an economics professor at George Mason University and is known for connecting rational choice theory with unusual domains. He looks at human behavior as a series of puzzles that are being solved by those involved. He focuses his studies on everything from bizarre rituals and superstitions to the behavior of Caribbean pirates. Peter’s work has also been quoted as “Freakonomics on steroids.” How does Peter come up with some of his “crazy” ideas? He likes to have a broad library to read from, particularly history books. As he reads he comes across a lot of pra...
2018-08-2400 min
Podcast – The Economics DetectiveThe Economics of the Weird with Peter LeesonPeter Leeson of George Mason University joins the podcast today to discuss his latest book, WTF?!: An Economic Tour of the Weird. We discuss the economic reasoning behind some of history’s strangest practices: ordeals that were used to determine innocence or guilt in medieval Europe, trials by battle that were used to settle land disputes … Continue reading The Economics of the Weird with Peter Leeson →
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2017-11-1100 minThe Economics DetectiveThe Economics of the Weird with Peter Leeson
Peter Leeson of George Mason University joins the podcast today to discuss his latest book, WTF?!: An Economic Tour of the Weird.
We discuss the economic reasoning behind some of history’s strangest practices: ordeals that were used to determine innocence or guilt in medieval Europe, trials by battle that were used to settle land disputes in Norman England, wife auctions that happened during the Industrial Revolution, and the criminal prosecution of insects and rodents by ecclesiastical courts in Renaissance Italy. (more…)
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2017-11-1100 min
Economics Detective RadioThe Economics of the Weird with Peter Leeson Peter Leeson of George Mason University joins the podcast today to discuss his latest book, WTF?!: An Economic Tour of the Weird. We discuss the economic reasoning behind some of history's strangest practices: ordeals that were used to determine innocence or guilt in medieval Europe, trials by battle that were used to settle land disputes in Norman England, wife auctions that happened during the Industrial Revolution, and the criminal prosecution of insects and rodents by ecclesiastical courts in Renaissance Italy. Also check out Peter's previous book, The Invisible Hook, about the economics of pirates. You...
2017-11-111h 04
The Isaac Morehouse Podcast131 - WTF?! with Peter LeesonPeter Leeson is a professor of economics and law at George Mason University, known for his work on rational choice theory, applying it to unusual rituals and superstitions, piracy, and anarchy.
His most recent book WTF?! an Economic Tour of the Weird, dives into some of the strangest rituals and events around the world and explains them using rational choice theory.
In the face of the mainstream popularity of pop-behavioral economics claiming humans are irrational, Peter looks at some of the bizarre, weird, unexplainable, and crazy parts of societies around the world and uses clear economic thinking to explain why...
2017-10-301h 22
EconTalkPeter Leeson on Pirates and the Invisible HookPeter Leeson of George Mason University and author of The Invisible Hook talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economics of 18th century pirates and what we can learn from their behavior. Leeson argues that pirates pioneered a number of important voluntary institutions such as constitutions as a way to increase the profitability of their enterprises. He shows how pirates used democracy and a separation of powers between the captain and the quartermaster to limit the potential for predation or abuse on the part of the captain. He explains the role of the Jolly Roger in limiting damages...
2009-05-251h 12