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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Pushkin Industries

We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the... more

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Episodes

Demonizing Dungeons & Dragons (Classic)

When James Dallas Egbert III was reported missing from his college dorm in 1979, one of America's most flamboyant private... more

20 Dec 2024 · 37 minutes
Captain Coward and the Blame Game

Off the coast of an Italian island, an enormous cruise ship - seventeen floors high, three soccer pitches long -... more

06 Dec 2024 · 36 minutes
Get Happier, Help Others: Some Good Ideas About Giving

It's the season of giving: colorful paper and shiny bows, sure, and charitable giving, too. In this special episode, Jacob... more

02 Dec 2024 · 51 minutes
RoboPod and the Perpetual Money Machine - Cautionary Questions 2

What really drove the 2008 financial crash? What’s a shadow bank? And what’s the connection between NIMBYs and BANANAs? Tim... more

22 Nov 2024 · 42 minutes
Darwin's Grandpa and the Art of Sex Appeal

Charles Darwin was stumped by peacocks. According to his theory of evolution, some creatures were better equipped to survive in... more

08 Nov 2024 · 40 minutes
The Edinburgh Body Snatchers: Murder at Halloween

In 1827, Edinburgh, Scotland was a world centre for anatomical study, but there was a shortage of cadavers for medical... more

25 Oct 2024 · 41 minutes
Cautionary Tales Presents: Death Fraud and Other Risky Business

Tim Harford joined Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova on their podcast Risky Business to discuss two of history’s most compelling... more

14 Oct 2024 · 48 minutes
The Poet Who Toppled The British Empire

India, 1930. Sarojini Naidu is marching towards a British-controlled saltwork; behind her is a long column of protestors all dressed in... more

11 Oct 2024 · 43 minutes
Reason, Wrath and Rebellion on the High Seas

Early morning, April 1789. Captain Bligh is abruptly dragged from his cabin. Wrists bound, bayonet pressed to his chest, he... more

27 Sep 2024 · 41 minutes
Steel and Kindness: Clash of the Skyscrapers

Paul Starrett has just won a major building contract. If everything goes according to plan, this will be the tallest... more

13 Sep 2024 · 39 minutes
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Demonizing Dungeons & Dragons (Classic)
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
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