Tim Harford
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Evel Knievel Faces the Abyss
Evel Knievel, the world-famous daredevil, is planning his greatest ever stunt. In 1974, he wants to leap over Snake River Canyon in Idaho.
The Big Power of Small Annoyances
In a small black box, in a cupboard just out of reach of my desk, I keep one of my few treasured possessions: a set of Oblique Strategies cards, signed by their co-creator, the artist and musician…
The DeLorean Saga: Fraud, Drugs and Marty McFly's Car - with Business History
This is a special crossover episode with Business History. John DeLorean was a visionary who wanted to create a futuristic new sports car - a stainless steel marvel with distinctive gull-wing doors.
Proceed with Caution - Pascal's Guide to Podcasts
How does a story on Cautionary Tales come to life? In this episode of our subscriber-exclusive series, Proceed with Caution, sound designer Pascal Wyse shows Tim how the audio magic happens.
Cautionary Tales – The She-Wolf of Wall Street Runs for President
Born into a poor, abusive household in 1838, Victoria Woodhull doesn’t have much hope of a comfortable life.
The Weight of Fame: A Hollywood Tragedy | Cautionary Tales Podcast
Talented and beautiful, Molly O'Day is a rising star in 1920s Hollywood.
Arsenic and Lace: The Trial of the Yorkshire Witch ft. Maddy Pelling | Cautionary Tales Podcast
Mary Bateman lived in Yorkshire in the late 18th Century, an age that prized rational thought.
The Doors of Death: The Herald of Free Enterprise | Cautionary Tales Podcast
The Herald of Free Enterprise is a new class of ferry that allows cars to drive directly into the ship.
Britain's Nuclear Disaster They Tried to Hide | Cautionary Tales Podcast
Windscale is supposed to be Britain's big leap into the nuclear age, bringing science fiction to life in 1950s Northern England.
Britain's Worst Airship Disaster
Listen to Britain's Worst Airship Disaster from After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal. "It's like the Titanic, except you've never heard of it.