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 a...

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Cautionary Conversation: Flying on Empty contributed by Lukas · Sep 9, 2022
Tim Talks Bicycles with Patented contributed by Lukas · Sep 2, 2022
"You’re Not Howard Hughes!" contributed by Lukas · Aug 26, 2022
"Who would you dine with? Scott or Amundsen?" Malcolm Gladwell and Tim Harford in Discussion. contributed by Lukas · Aug 19, 2022
South Pole Race: When the Limeys Get Scurvy contributed by Lukas · Aug 12, 2022
The Bowery Boys and the Black Tom Explosion contributed by Lukas · Aug 5, 2022
South Pole Race: “Mummy, is Amundsen a good man?” contributed by Lukas · Jul 29, 2022
South Pole Race: David and Goliath on Ice contributed by Lukas · Jul 15, 2022
Chicago When It Sizzles contributed by Lukas · Jul 1, 2022
The French Knight’s Guide to Corporate Culture contributed by Lukas · Jun 17, 2022
Frankenstein Versus the Volcano contributed by Lukas · Jun 3, 2022
Bless the Coal-black Hearts of the Broadway Critics contributed by Lukas · May 20, 2022
Monkey for Mayor from This Day in Esoteric Political History contributed by Lukas · May 13, 2022
When the Autopilot Switched Off contributed by Lukas · May 6, 2022
Cautionary Tales Presents: World's Greatest Con contributed by Lukas · Apr 29, 2022
Photographing Fairies contributed by Lukas · Apr 22, 2022
Tim Joins ‘No Such Thing As A Fish' contributed by Lukas · Apr 15, 2022
The False Dawn of the Electric Car contributed by Lukas · Apr 8, 2022
The Balloons That Ate Cleveland (A Cautionary Tales Short) contributed by Lukas · Mar 25, 2022
Death on the Dance Floor contributed by Lukas · Mar 25, 2022
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#39 Self-Improvement · United States

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4 episodes · last 30 days · avg 45 min

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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 ep...

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As of 2026-09-18, Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford ranks #144 on Apple Podcasts in New Zealand, and appears on charts in 4 countries.

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Current overall position by country · categories in 🇳🇿 New Zealand as of 2026-09-18

🇳🇿 New Zealand #144 🇮🇩 Indonesia #172 🇨🇦 Canada #187 🇿🇦 South Africa #193 History #15 Apple
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First charted2025-08-20
Best ever#31 on Apple Podcasts (New Zealand) · 2025-12-06
Days on chart365
Countries now4
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