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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Death on the Dance Floor contributed by Lukas · Mar 25, 2022
Cautionary Tales Returns Every Other Friday from March 25th contributed by Lukas · Mar 11, 2022
The Mummy’s Curse contributed by Lukas · Oct 29, 2021
The Truth About Hansel and Gretel contributed by Lukas · Oct 22, 2021
Do NOT Pass GO! contributed by Lukas · May 28, 2021
Wrong Tools Cost Lives contributed by Lukas · May 21, 2021
Fritterin’ Away Genius contributed by Lukas · May 14, 2021
The Fan Who Infected a Movie Star contributed by Lukas · May 7, 2021
Whistleblower on the 28th Floor contributed by Lukas · Apr 30, 2021
Masterly Inactivity Versus Micromanaging contributed by Lukas · Apr 23, 2021
Demonizing Dungeons & Dragons contributed by Lukas · Apr 16, 2021
Number Fever: How Pepsi Nearly Went Pop contributed by Lukas · Apr 9, 2021
The Curse of Knowledge Meets The Valley of Death contributed by Lukas · Apr 2, 2021
The Dunning Kruger Hijack (and Other Criminally Stupid Acts) contributed by Lukas · Mar 26, 2021
Catching a KiIler Doctor contributed by Lukas · Mar 19, 2021
The Art Forger, the Nazi, and "The Pope" contributed by Lukas · Mar 12, 2021
Florence Nightingale and Her Geeks Declare War on Death contributed by Lukas · Mar 5, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr, the Jewelry Genius, and the Art of Public Speaking contributed by Lukas · Feb 26, 2021
Bonus: Why We Believe What Isn't True (with Axios Today) contributed by Lukas · Feb 12, 2021
The Data Detective contributed by Lukas · Feb 2, 2021
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#40 Self-Improvement · United States

🇵🇭 #4 · 🇳🇿 #5 · 🇫🇮 #6 · 🇮🇩 #6 · 🇨🇦 #7 · 🇬🇧 #7 · 🇿🇦 #7 · 🇦🇺 #8 · 🇮🇪 #11 · 🇵🇱 #11 · +20 more

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5 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 #143 on Apple Podcasts in New Zealand, and appears on charts in 4 countries.

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🇳🇿 New Zealand #143 🇮🇩 Indonesia #172 🇨🇦 Canada #187 🇿🇦 South Africa #193 History #14 Apple
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First charted2025-08-20
Best ever#31 on Apple Podcasts (New Zealand) · 2025-12-06
Days on chart365
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