Cautionary Tales
By 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.
Latest episode
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Presenting: You Must Remember This - Alfred Hitchcock
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“I love being the person who doesn’t know anything” - Why Steven Levitt has swapped academia for podcasting
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The Old Man and the Wrecking Crew
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Houdini: The Phone Call from the Coffin (Part 3)
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Houdini's Detective and her 1500 Dead Husbands (Part 2)
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Houdini: A Message from the Spirits (Part 1)
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Would You Trust a Gangster Nanny? - Cautionary Questions with Rachel Botsman
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Lights, Camera, Tax Break
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The Nursery Rhyme That Ruined a Rock Band
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The Widow Who Disrupted Champagne (with Ben Walter)