Tim Harford
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Cautionary Tales – Operation Eagle Claw: How America’s Best Soldier Was Perfect To A Fault
Chargin’ Charlie Beckwith is an American colonel who expects nothing less than perfection from his squad.
Cautionary Tales – Attack of the Night People
If you tuned in to late-night WOR radio in 1950s New York, you’d enter the secret world of Jean Shepherd.
Can Skilled Workers Survive the AI Revolution? | Cautionary Tales Podcast
When the Luddites smashed factory frames in a bid to defend their craft and livelihoods, the machines came out on top.
Tim Harford: The Accidental Economist
Tim Harford is one of Britain's best-known explainers of economics — presenter of BBC Radio 4's More or Less, author of multiple bestselling books including…
Cautionary Tales Live – We Are Not Machines, with Sarah O’Connor
When the Luddites smashed factory frames in a bid to defend their craft and livelihoods, the machines came out on top.
How Molasses Caused One of America's Worst Industrial Disasters | Cautionary Tales Podcast
The children of North End, Boston, play in the shadow of an enormous steel tank of molasses.
One of History's Boldest Jewerly Heists | Cautionary Tales Podcast
In the early 1900s, Sir Arthur Vickers keeps the magnificent Irish Crown Jewels safe under lock and key at Dublin Castle.
The Impossible Case of the Man Who Came Back From the Dead | Cautionary Tales podcast
When John Darwin walks into a shop in London, it causes an instant stir. After all, John Darwin has been dead for five years.
How Civilizations Die - with Paul Cooper | Cautionary Tales podcast
As Governor of Britannia, Magnus Maximus has a huge army at his disposal, which is just what he needs to secure the Roman imperial throne.
D-Day's Swimming Tanks: Brilliant Idea or Total Disaster? | Cautionary Tales podcast
It’s D-Day and the Allies are about to invade Nazi-occupied France.