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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Fritterin' Away Genius (Classic) contributed by Lukas · Jan 2
Photographing Fairies (Classic) contributed by Lukas · Dec 26, 2025
"They fall behind and are slowly crushed" - Board Games and Economics with Richard Garfield contributed by Lukas · Dec 19, 2025
Flixborough: The Factory that was Wiped off the Map contributed by Lukas · Dec 12, 2025
The Disappearance of Grace Oakeshott contributed by Lukas · Dec 5, 2025
Your Chance to Attend a Cautionary Tales Table Read contributed by Lukas · Dec 4, 2025
How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now: A Giving Tuesday Special from The Happiness Lab contributed by Lukas · Dec 2, 2025
Homo deceptus: Science's Dirty Little Secret contributed by Lukas · Nov 28, 2025
Presenting Heavyweight: Etta contributed by Lukas · Nov 25, 2025
Kyoto: The Battle that Defined Climate Politics - with Joe Robertson contributed by Lukas · Nov 21, 2025
Presenting: Twenty Thousand Hertz contributed by Lukas · Nov 18, 2025
The Treasure Hunt that Broke America (Part 2) contributed by Lukas · Nov 14, 2025
The Treasure Hunt that Broke America (Part 1) contributed by Lukas · Nov 7, 2025
The Truth About Hansel and Gretel (Classic) contributed by Lukas · Oct 31, 2025
On Fire from the Inside - Lethal Injection Up Close with Malcolm Gladwell contributed by Lukas · Oct 28, 2025
Derek Bentley Must Hang contributed by Lukas · Oct 24, 2025
The Canal, the Crash and the Ketamine - Pushkin's Reign of Error contributed by Lukas · Oct 17, 2025
Schrödinger's Spy: Businessman, Fraud, or Russian Agent? - with Sam Jones contributed by Lukas · Oct 10, 2025
Missing Fish and Fatal Feasts: Ritual and Ruin at the Sun King’s Table contributed by Lukas · Oct 3, 2025
Don't Panic! Douglas Adams' Guide to Tomorrow - with Arvind Ethan David contributed by Lukas · Sep 26, 2025
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#33 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 2026-09-16, Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford ranks #118 on Apple Podcasts in New Zealand, and appears on charts in 8 countries.

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🇳🇿 New Zealand #118 🇿🇦 South Africa #167 🇮🇩 Indonesia #169 🇨🇦 Canada #187 🇵🇭 Philippines #191 🇬🇧 United Kingdom #196 🇮🇪 Ireland #197 🇦🇺 Australia #199 History #13 Apple
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First charted2025-08-20
Best ever#31 on Apple Podcasts (New Zealand) · 2025-12-06
Days on chart363
Countries now8
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