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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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 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 Friday.

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  • "They fall behind and are slowly crushed" - Board Games and Economics with Richard Garfield

    "They fall behind and are slowly crushed" - Board Games and Economics with Richard Garfield
    Dec 19 2025

    Playing board games and spending too much money are time-honored Christmas traditions, so to mark the festive season, Tim is joined by the creator of Magic: The Gathering - Richard Garfield - for a special Q&A about economics and game design.

    How should you go about building the perfect game? Why did the Magic trading card market crash? Why do so many people hate Monopoly? Plus, Richard has a bone to pick with Tim about a previous episode of Cautionary Questions.

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    48 m
  • Flixborough: The Factory that was Wiped off the Map

    Flixborough: The Factory that was Wiped off the Map
    Dec 12 2025

    A megaplant near the small village of Flixborough, England, is busy churning out a key ingredient of nylon 6, a material used in everything from stockings to toothbrushes to electronics. When a reactor vessel fails, the engineers improvise a quick-fix workaround, so the plant can keep up with demand. Before long, the temporary patch - a small, bent pipe - becomes a permanent part of the factory, and the people of Flixborough unknowingly drift towards disaster.

    For a full list of sources, see www.timharford.com

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    39 m
  • The Disappearance of Grace Oakeshott

    The Disappearance of Grace Oakeshott
    Dec 5 2025

    At the start of the 20th century, Britain was slowly becoming a freer place for women. Young Grace Oakeshott seized every opportunity to learn and improve the world around her - though she found those opportunities frustratingly narrow. One day, she vanished suddenly, leaving behind only a pile of clothes on a beach. A hundred years later, the truth about Grace’s disappearance has finally come to light.

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    38 m

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thank you so much for such an interesting podcast. everything is so well done, the topics, the quality of the delivery of the ideas is completely awesome, thank you so much.

Beyond amazing!!

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as always the podcast does not disappoint I also like the theme music for the podcast

very good podcast.

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Thank you for this whole podcast. I listen in the car and when I go to bed. I love this. The way you tell a story is so good. Thank you! Can you do one about a story from Maine maybe? Thank you again!!
-Alexis From Maine

Thank you

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A data driven look at lessons learned from both notorious and lesser known disasters. A very different way of looking at systems.

Highly Recommended

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This is one of my favorite podcasts (and I listen to many). Every episode is incredibly well researched and totally fascinating. I highly recommend it!

A fantastic podcast

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