<p>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.</p>

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The Rise and Fall of a Megalomaniac 2024-04-12
Inside the Bizarre World of Dictators 2024-03-29
Pushkin Hosts Celebrate World Happiness Day 2024-03-20
Do Nothing, Then Do Less 2024-03-15
Buried Evil: V2 Rocket (Part 3) 2024-03-01
Into the Black Lair: V2 Rocket (Part 2) 2024-02-16
Supersonic Nazi Vengeance: V2 Rocket (Part 1) 2024-02-02
Tenerife: The Most Deadly Air Disaster 2024-01-30
Martin Luther King, the Jewelry Genius, and the Art of Public Speaking (Classic) 2024-01-19
DANGER: Rocks Ahead! (Classic) 2024-01-05
When Stalin Killed the Weekend (with The Happiness Lab) 2023-12-22
How the Radium Girls Fought Back 2023-12-08
Glowing Peril: The Magical Glitter That Poisoned a City 2023-11-24
George Washington's Beard of Beetles (with The Dollop) 2023-11-17
Laser Versus Parchment: Doomsday for the Disc 2023-11-10
Cautionary Tales Presents The Dream 2023-11-06
Killers of the Flower Moon: Osage Chief Jim Gray In Conversation 2023-10-27
Oil and Blood: The Osage Murders 2023-10-20
DOUBLE BILL: A Monkey For Mayor / A Screw Loose At 17,000 Feet 2023-10-13
"7000 horses are being flown across space..." - Cautionary Questions #2 2023-09-29
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