More or Less: Behind the Stats
Hosted by Tim Harford and Lizzy McNeill · BBC Radio 4
4.8from 1,568 ratings
- 1,115
- Episodes
- 196
- Transcribed
- 1,568
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2010
- First episode
About More or Less: Behind the Stats
Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 3 Sept 2010
- Latest episode
- 29 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
196 of 1,115 episodes have a transcript.
29 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Do Germans really take 19.5 days of sick leave per year?
22 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
How much of the world isn’t owned by anyone?
15 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
14 million deaths or zero deaths? The impact of the USAID cuts
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Do Germans really take 19.5 days of sick leave per year?
Published 29 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] If someone, for instance, is diagnosed with a long-term disease, say cancer, people often need several months, half a year, a year of treatment. In Norway, such a person can record an employee is absent, but they stay on the books, they stay employed for the whole time with the right to return. […]
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- Lukas Lehner
- Mark Cooper-Jones
- Hannah Ritchie
- Robin Wigglesworth
- Ian Graham
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 785 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 783 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- 91
- Social presence
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- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 100
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Tim Harford and Lizzy McNeill host the show. Published by BBC Radio 4.
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