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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

We tell kids unsettling fairy tales to teach them life lessons, but Cautionary Tales are for grown ups 鈥 and they are true. They'll delight you, scare you, and make you wiser.

We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups 鈥 and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, 大象传媒, author of 鈥淭he Data Detective鈥) 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.

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