Cautionary Tales – “And it went click”: Dawn of the Working Dead

https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast

Robert Propst is more than an inventor: he is a visionary, an innovator dreaming up how to make the perfect office workstation. When he reveals his bold design for a creative, flexible 'cockpit of tomorrow', he comes into con

https://timharford.com/2026/03/cautionary-tales-and-it-went-click-dawn-of-the-working-dead-2/

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Cautionary Tales – When Muhammad Ali Met Henry’s Hammer

Before he became Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay was known as the "Louisville Loud-mouth", as famous for his sharp taunts and poetic put-downs as he was for his skills in the ring. In 1963, Clay arrived in England to take down beloved British Heavyweight, Henry Cooper. Clay is the clear favourite, but the showdown will be rem

https://timharford.com/2026/03/cautionary-tales-when-muhammad-ali-met-henrys-hammer/

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There’s a running joke/theme here on the mastodon edition of @robmanuel’s @fesshole about lack of spousal communication.

In absolute seriousness, the ending of this recent #CautionaryTales episode is an unexpectedly strong reminder of how devastating and tragic the effects of just using the British stiff upper lip and not having someone you can be actually honest with is:
https://timharford.com/2026/02/cautionary-tales-round-the-world-yacht-race-part-2/

It’s a great story, well told… and it hit me quite hard at the end.

Rob, I wonder if the masto Fesshole account might perhaps boost this? It may actually do someone some good.

(p.s. I have nothing whatsoever to do with that show or Pushkin or anything, except as a listener.)

Cautionary Tales – Explosives or Sugar? The Deadly Art of Distraction, with Helena Merriman

https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast

In 1999, a series of bombs explode in Russian apartments, killing hundreds and spreading panic. No one knows who is behind it. But when one device is spotted before it detonate

https://timharford.com/2026/03/cautionary-tales-explosives-or-sugar-the-deadly-art-of-distraction-with-helena-merriman/

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Cautionary Tales – The Flight of the Fantasist: The Race Around the World – Part 2 

https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast

Donald Crowhurst is a brilliant inventor with a failing business. When he hears about the Golden Globe Race offering publicity and cash to the fastest to sail around the world, it feels like the perfect solution. Betti

https://timharford.com/2026/02/cautionary-tales-round-the-world-yacht-race-part-2/

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Cautionary Tales – The Philosopher and the Handyman: The Race Around the World – Part 1

https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast

Who will be the first to sail non-stop around the world? In 1968, The Sunday Times announces a trophy and a cash prize for the winner, and the Golden Globe Race is on.  Leading the charge

https://timharford.com/2026/02/cautionary-tales-the-philosopher-and-the-handyman-race-around-the-world-part-1/

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Cautionary Tales – Sphygmograph Be Damned: The Science of Love

https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast

Chris McKinlay is a good looking, smart student at UCLA, but he can't seem to get a girlfriend. He's a computing expert, so why not use his technology prowess to supercharge his search for a soulmate? He starts building an army of bo

https://timharford.com/2026/02/cautionary-tales-sphygmograph-be-damned-the-science-of-love/

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Slipped Discs and Superglue: The Cautionary Tales Guide To Love

To celebrate - or commiserate - this year's Valentine's Day, Tim has something a little different. Straight from the Cautionary Library of misadventures comes a bumper crop of romantic blunders, featuring super glue, a lost hotel deposit and a very wet explosion. Love, it seems, makes fools of us all. 

Th

https://timharford.com/2026/02/slipped-discs-and-superglue-the-cautionary-tales-guide-to-love/

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Cautionary Tales – The Angels, the Stones, and the Dead

https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast

In the final days of the Sixties, The Rolling Stones join forces with other rock legends to plan a free concert at Altamont that will rival Woodstock.The "bad boys of rock" don't have the best relationship with the police, so they think of anothe

https://timharford.com/2026/02/cautionary-tales-the-angels-the-stones-and-the-dead-2/

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