Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

252 - Attack of the Night People

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.

252 - Attack of the Night People
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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.

Episodes

252-

Attack of the Night People

10 Jul 2026
251-

LIVE: We Are Not Machines - with Sarah O'Connor

03 Jul 2026
250-

Treacle Tears: The Boston Molasses Disaster

26 Jun 2026
249-

The Thief, the Jewels, and the Dublin Castle Conspiracy

19 Jun 2026
248-

The Dunning Canoe-ger Effect

12 Jun 2026