Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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175 Episodes

  1. The Vigilante and the Air Traffic Controller

    Published: 31/03/2023
  2. America's Mata Hari? The Double Life of Esther Reed

    Published: 24/03/2023
  3. Office Hell: the Demise of the Playful Workspace

    Published: 17/03/2023
  4. La La Land: Galileo’s Warning (Classic)

    Published: 10/03/2023
  5. The Scientist and the Swindler

    Published: 3/03/2023
  6. The Hero Who Rode His Segway Off a Cliff

    Published: 17/02/2023
  7. The Mummy's Curse (Classic)

    Published: 10/02/2023
  8. The Final Illusion of the Great Lafayette

    Published: 3/02/2023
  9. LIVE: The Myth of the Million Dollar Tulip Bulb

    Published: 20/01/2023
  10. DOUBLE BILL: When a Plague Struck World of Warcraft/Blood on the Tracks

    Published: 6/01/2023
  11. "Snow Crashing Into The Metaverse" from Imaginary Worlds

    Published: 3/01/2023
  12. The Company That Cancelled Christmas

    Published: 9/12/2022
  13. The Wild Turkeys of Schleswig

    Published: 25/11/2022
  14. Cautionary Conversation: The Blitz Spirit and the Blackout Ripper

    Published: 18/11/2022
  15. The Inventor Who Almost Ended the World

    Published: 11/11/2022
  16. The Halloween Poisoner

    Published: 28/10/2022
  17. Cautionary Conversation: The Conspiracy Theorist Who Changed His Mind

    Published: 21/10/2022
  18. Cautionary Tales Presents: Warfare, The Life of Anne Frank

    Published: 14/10/2022
  19. The Online Date That's Too Good to be True

    Published: 7/10/2022
  20. A Leap of Faith From the Eiffel Tower

    Published: 23/09/2022

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We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “The Data Detective”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, and hilarious fiascos. They'll delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser. New episodes every Friday.

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