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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford podcast

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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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  Pushkin Industries  

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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#232

The Mummy's Curse (Halloween Classic)

This October, Cautionary Tales is going all out for Halloween. We've got four brand new sp... more

Yesterday

38 MINS

38:13

Yesterday

#231

When Muhammad Ali Met Henry’s Hammer

Before he became Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay was known as the "Louisville Loud-mouth", as f... more

25 Sep 2026

41 MINS

41:15

25 Sep 2026

#230

How a Broken Arm Improved my French - with David Epstein

Last week, Cautionary Tales described the rise and fall of General Magic, the startup with... more

18 Sep 2026

42 MINS

42:47

18 Sep 2026

#229

Talent, Time and Money: The Curse of General Magic

It's 1990. A new company called General Magic is going to build its vision of the future: ... more

11 Sep 2026

38 MINS

38:36

11 Sep 2026

#228

Evel Knievel Faces the Abyss

Evel Knievel, the world-famous daredevil, is planning his greatest ever stunt. In 1974, he... more

04 Sep 2026

40 MINS

40:22

04 Sep 2026

#227

Dumm und Dümmer: Hitler Invades Florida

In 1942, eight men are sent from Nazi Germany to infiltrate America. Their mission: to sab... more

28 Aug 2026

39 MINS

39:19

28 Aug 2026

#226

The DeLorean Saga: Fraud, Drugs and Marty McFly's Car - with Business History

This is a special crossover episode with [Business History.] (https://www.pushkin.fm/podca... more

21 Aug 2026

49 MINS

49:04

21 Aug 2026

#225

Proceed with Caution - Pascal's Guide to Podcasts

How does a story on Cautionary Tales come to life? In this episode of our subscriber-exclu... more

14 Aug 2026

25 MINS

25:42

14 Aug 2026

#224

The Weight of Fame: A Hollywood Tragedy

Talented and beautiful, Molly O'Day is a rising star in 1920s Hollywood. But when Molly's ... more

07 Aug 2026

41 MINS

41:39

07 Aug 2026

#223

Arsenic and Lace: The Trial of the Yorkshire Witch - with Maddy Pelling

Mary Bateman lived in Yorkshire in the late 18th Century, an age that prized rational thou... more

31 Jul 2026

43 MINS

43:31

31 Jul 2026

#222

The Doors of Death: The Herald of Free Enterprise

The Herald of Free Enterprise is a new class of ferry that allows cars to drive directly i... more

24 Jul 2026

37 MINS

37:48

24 Jul 2026

#221

"What a Bloody Mess we're in" - Britain's [REDACTED] Accident

Windscale is supposed to be Britain's big leap into the nuclear age, bringing science fict... more

17 Jul 2026

40 MINS

40:32

17 Jul 2026