Aug 28, 2026
Dumm und Dümmer: Hitler Invades Florida
39 minutes
Podcast · Inglés
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Pushkin Industries
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.
Episodes
Ordered by publication date.
Aug 21, 2026
The DeLorean Saga: Fraud, Drugs and Marty McFly's Car - with Business History
49 minutes
Aug 14, 2026
Proceed with Caution - Pascal's Guide to Podcasts
25 minutes
Aug 7, 2026
The Weight of Fame: A Hollywood Tragedy
41 minutes
Jul 31, 2026
Arsenic and Lace: The Trial of the Yorkshire Witch - with Maddy Pelling
43 minutes
Jul 24, 2026
The Doors of Death: The Herald of Free Enterprise
37 minutes
Jul 17, 2026
"What a Bloody Mess we're in" - Britain's [REDACTED] Accident
40 minutes
Jul 10, 2026
Attack of the Night People
40 minutes
Jul 3, 2026
LIVE: We Are Not Machines - with Sarah O'Connor
41 minutes
Jun 26, 2026
Treacle Tears: The Boston Molasses Disaster
40 minutes
Jun 19, 2026
The Thief, the Jewels, and the Dublin Castle Conspiracy
41 minutes
Jun 12, 2026
The Dunning Canoe-ger Effect
39 minutes
Jun 11, 2026
Presenting...This is History: A Dynasty to Die For
33 minutes
Jun 5, 2026
How Civilizations Die - with Paul Cooper
41 minutes
May 29, 2026
Can You Make a Sherman Tank Float?
39 minutes
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