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The Father of Space Travel
Season 4 Episode 21
Cautionary Conversation: Did a Nazi put America on the moon? To celebrate the launch of his mini-series on the V-2 rocket, Tim Harford sits down with…
2 years, 7 months ago
A Fascination with Failure: Death On The Dancefloor (Classic)
Season 4 Episode 20
Henry Petroski is one of Tim Harford's favourite fellow nerds. His study of engineering failures has profoundly influenced Tim's own writing, includi…
2 years, 7 months ago
When Parakeets Plundered New York
Season 4 Episode 19
Cautionary Conversation: An invasive parakeet species began spreading in New York City - and the government decided to kill every last bird. Tim Harf…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Coup, the Poet and the Secret to Winning Wimbledon
Season 4 Episode 18
“If you can make one heap of all your winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss..."
Those words - from Rudyard Kipling's poem "If" - were ba…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Man Who Played With Hurricanes
Season 4 Episode 17
Today, the idea of controlling the weather is controversial. Scientists who research geoengineering have even received death threats. But once upon a…
2 years, 8 months ago
Cautionary Tales Presents: Lost Hills - The Dark Prince
Season 4
Today, we're sharing an episode of the gripping Pushkin series Lost Hills: The Dark Prince. The brand-new season takes a deep dive into the surf worl…
2 years, 8 months ago
Sonic Poison? The Genesis of Havana Syndrome
Season 4 Episode 16
CIA agents in Havana complaining of mental fog, dizziness and ear pain in 2016. Children in Miami in 1974, hyperventilating and wracked with abdomina…
2 years, 9 months ago
Airships, AI and Alan Cumming: Tim Answers Your Questions
Season 4 Episode 15
Why does economics get a bad rap? How did a small Hungarian airline wreak havoc in the 2000s?
What cautionary tales can we glean from Tim’s own life?…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Man Who Bet His House on a Pop Song - A Eurovision Tale
Season 4 Episode 14
You can gamble on horses or on the turn of a card - but Daniel Gould made a living betting on the outcome of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Dani…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Dark Money Behind Mother's Day
Season 4 Episode 13
Anna Marie Jarvis wanted a national holiday to honor the dedication and sacrifice of America's mothers. She wasn't the first person to propose a Moth…
2 years, 10 months ago