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Sounds,12 Jun 2026,39 mins,

The Dunning Canoe-ger Effect

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Contains some strong language.

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When John Darwin walks into a shop in London, it causes an instant stir. After all, John Darwin has been dead for five years. He claims to have amnesia, but everyone - from the police and the media to his insurance company - suspects he is lying. No one can prove a thing, until a young woman at home with her baby thinks of something everyone else has missed.

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