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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
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 other Friday.
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4.7 stars from 9,013 ratings
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“Good podcast, but the COVID-related episodes - and similar politicised tales - never age well. Judging from his tone of certitude, it seems unlikely Tim Harford will provide any updated episodes, even when shown to be demonstrably wrong. A good start would be a cautionary tale on groupthink, why...”Read full review »
RJCW101 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/24/24
Perfection
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“Amazing and well crafted podcast. I stop what I'm doing to listen to the episodes when a new one drops. this is the podcast I recommend to people who are now only interested in getting into Podcasts. And it doesn't hurt at all that old Timmy Tim Tim has a beautiful voice and excellent...”Read full review »
Kindablinda via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/21/24
The best
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“My favorite podcast. Captivating, informative, interesting. I love how he weaves the past and present. Dan for life.”
Sylvs03 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/10/24
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