Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

A podcast by Pushkin Industries - Fridays

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139 Episodes

  1. Do NOT Pass GO!

    Published: 5/28/2021
  2. Wrong Tools Cost Lives

    Published: 5/21/2021
  3. The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell

    Published: 5/17/2021
  4. Fritterin’ Away Genius

    Published: 5/14/2021
  5. The Fan Who Infected a Movie Star

    Published: 5/7/2021
  6. Whistleblower on the 28th Floor

    Published: 4/30/2021
  7. Masterly Inactivity Versus Micromanaging

    Published: 4/23/2021
  8. Demonizing Dungeons & Dragons

    Published: 4/16/2021
  9. Number Fever: How Pepsi Nearly Went Pop

    Published: 4/9/2021
  10. The Curse of Knowledge Meets The Valley of Death

    Published: 4/2/2021
  11. The Dunning Kruger Hijack (and Other Criminally Stupid Acts)

    Published: 3/26/2021
  12. Catching a KiIler Doctor

    Published: 3/19/2021
  13. The Art Forger, the Nazi, and "The Pope"

    Published: 3/12/2021
  14. Florence Nightingale and Her Geeks Declare War on Death

    Published: 3/5/2021
  15. Martin Luther King Jr, the Jewelry Genius, and the Art of Public Speaking

    Published: 2/26/2021
  16. Cautionary Tales returns February 26th

    Published: 2/19/2021
  17. Bonus: Why We Believe What Isn't True (with Axios Today)

    Published: 2/12/2021
  18. The Data Detective

    Published: 2/2/2021
  19. Cautionary Tales Presents: Hasta la Vista, America

    Published: 1/21/2021
  20. Cautionary Tales Presents: Brave New Planet

    Published: 10/12/2020

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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 other Friday.