Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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173 Episodes

  1. The Old Man and the Wrecking Crew

    Published: 4/4/2025
  2. Houdini: The Phone Call from the Coffin (Part 3)

    Published: 3/28/2025
  3. Houdini's Detective and her 1500 Dead Husbands (Part 2)

    Published: 3/21/2025
  4. Houdini: A Message from the Spirits (Part 1)

    Published: 3/14/2025
  5. Would You Trust a Gangster Nanny? - Cautionary Questions with Rachel Botsman

    Published: 3/7/2025
  6. Lights, Camera, Tax Break

    Published: 2/28/2025
  7. The Nursery Rhyme That Ruined a Rock Band

    Published: 2/21/2025
  8. The Widow Who Disrupted Champagne (with Ben Walter)

    Published: 2/19/2025
  9. The Thrill and the Drop: A First Date Rollercoaster

    Published: 2/14/2025
  10. Dr. Brinkley's Miracle Cure For Impotence (with Betwixt The Sheets)

    Published: 2/7/2025
  11. The Night of the Mugger

    Published: 1/31/2025
  12. Missing on "Dead Mountain": A Cold War Cold Case

    Published: 1/24/2025
  13. Frozen in a Burning 747 (Tenerife Air Disaster 2)

    Published: 1/17/2025
  14. Cleared For Take-Off? (Tenerife Air Disaster 1)

    Published: 1/10/2025
  15. Do NOT Pass GO! (Classic)

    Published: 1/3/2025
  16. Demonizing Dungeons & Dragons (Classic)

    Published: 12/20/2024
  17. Captain Coward and the Blame Game

    Published: 12/6/2024
  18. Get Happier, Help Others: Some Good Ideas About Giving

    Published: 12/2/2024
  19. RoboPod and the Perpetual Money Machine - Cautionary Questions 2

    Published: 11/22/2024
  20. Darwin's Grandpa and the Art of Sex Appeal

    Published: 11/8/2024

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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.