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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How Civilizations Die - with Paul Cooper
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Can You Make a Sherman Tank Float?
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The Inventor who Almost Ended the World (Classic)
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From Drilled: The Carbon Gold Rush
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Angels, Gold and Lust: John Dee and the Philosopher's Stone (Part 2)
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The Queen's Astrologer: The Price of Prophecy (Part 1)
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Beware Tech Tycoons with Piranha Tanks - with Katie Prescott
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Finding Grace in a Burger Bun: An Incrediburgible Quest
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Run, Switzer, Run: The Women who Broke the Marathon Taboo (Classic)
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The Lovestruck Explorer's Deadly Guessing Game