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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford podcast

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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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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.

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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#211

Run, Switzer, Run: The Women who Broke the Marathon Taboo (Classic)

Tim is running the London Marathon on the 26th of April. To give him a week off to finish ... more

17 Apr 2026

36 MINS

36:48

17 Apr 2026

#210

The Lovestruck Explorer's Deadly Guessing Game

In 1860, police officer Robert O'Hara Burke plans an expedition tomap the mysterious blank... more

10 Apr 2026

39 MINS

39:11

10 Apr 2026

#209

The Refugee Who Led a Software Revolution - with Ben Walter

Millionaire-making tech start-ups are most often associated with Silicon Valley. But this ... more

07 Apr 2026

27 MINS

27:45

07 Apr 2026

#208

The Mad Mystic and the Last Battle on English Soil - with Ian Breckon

As the Victorian era dawns, modernisation erodes the old ways of life and poverty rises. I... more

03 Apr 2026

43 MINS

43:42

03 Apr 2026

#207

The Sightseeing Flight and the Invisible Mountain

In November 1979, Flight 901 departs New Zealand on a sightseeing journey over Antarctica,... more

27 Mar 2026

39 MINS

39:36

27 Mar 2026

#206

Presenting: Drug Story - On Xanax and Anxiety

This episode comes to you from the new podcast Drug Story, which investigates the origins,... more

20 Mar 2026

46 MINS

46:28

20 Mar 2026

#205

"And it went click" - Dawn of the Working Dead

Robert Propst is more than an inventor: he is a visionary, an innovator dreaming up how to... more

13 Mar 2026

41 MINS

41:29

13 Mar 2026

#204

Explosives or Sugar? The Deadly Art of Distraction in Putin’s Russia - with Helena Merriman

In 1999, a series of bombs explode in Russian apartments, killing hundreds and spreading p... more

06 Mar 2026

42 MINS

42:24

06 Mar 2026

#203

Flight of the Fantasist: The Race Around the World - Part 2

Donald Crowhurst is a brilliant inventor with a failing business. When he hears about the ... more

27 Feb 2026

41 MINS

41:21

27 Feb 2026

#202

The Philosopher and the Handyman: The Race Around the World - Part 1

Who will be the first to sail non-stop around the world? In 1968, The Sunday Times announc... more

20 Feb 2026

39 MINS

39:28

20 Feb 2026

#201

Presenting... American Criminal: The Great McDonald's Monopoly Heist

This episode comes to you from American Criminal, the true-crime history podcast that take... more

17 Feb 2026

40 MINS

40:42

17 Feb 2026