Coming soon: Season two

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Title: Coming Soon - Season Two The host announces that season two of the podcast "50 Things That Made the Modern Economy" will be launching on March 25, 2019. The first episode of season two will focus on a particular kind of beehive and how it changed beekeeping. The host reminds listeners that last season they held a competition to pick a 51st thing to be featured. All the items on the shortlist from that competition will now be full episodes in season two, including the pencil, glass, GPS, and spreadsheet. Some other listener-suggested items like the bicycle, slot machine, and gyroscope will also be featured in the new season. The host encourages listeners to download and listen to season one if they haven't already, and to subscribe so they don't miss any episodes of season two, starting March 25th.

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Fifty more things are on their way! Including the pencil, blockchain, bicycle, credit ratings and gambling. Tim Harford will return with season two on 25 March 2019. #50Things

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SPEAKER_00: Amazing, fascinating stories of inventions, ideas and innovations. Yes, this is the podcast about the things that have helped to shape our lives. Podcasts from the BBC World Service are supported by advertising. There has been an occasion before when I've asked for a drum roll back when we were revealing SPEAKER_01: the 51st thing. But I think this is another time that merits the same treatment. Yes, you've guessed it by now. The words coming soon probably give it away. But if you're still wondering what this is all about, just as I promised during our Santa Claus special back in December, we are back. There's going to be a second season of 50 things that made the modern economy. Yes, another 50 things. And we'll be starting off on Monday the 25th of March 2019 with a beehive. Or to be more precise, with a particular kind of beehive, one which changed beekeeping and which, as with so many of our inventions, has a broader lesson to teach us about the way our economy and our society work. Loyal listeners will remember our competition last season to pick the 51st thing and all the items on the shortlist will be back as full episodes in their own right, including the pencil, glass, GPS and of course the spreadsheet. We're featuring some other things suggested by you, our wonderful podcast listeners too, including the bicycle, the slot machine and even the gyroscope. So tell everyone you know. Please, if you haven't done so already, do download and listen to all our things so far from season one and subscribe so you never miss another episode. Remember, episode one of season two will be released on the 25th of March.