Popular Reviews of Cautionary Tales

I love this show! Shares interesting stories and makes me reconsider a lot! Dropped my rating from 5 to 4 because of all the ads they squeeze in... I get it, we gotta pay bills, but 4 ads in the first 12 minutes...?

A good entertaining show that sometimes gets to preachy. Some may lament the Gladwell-istic format of drawing together unrelated things to present thesis, but it's entertaining at least. 4/5 vaguely aristocratic accents

Every episode is perfectly crafted.

Great ongoing podcast about cautionary tales.

Tim H. proclaiming that history is a collection of toxic recipes. He might be right.

Insightful, surprising and often heartfelt. Truly exceptional.

Outstanding! I've listened to 30 episodes so far and just subscribed to Pushkin+ as a way to say thank you - as well as eliminate the ads. I find myself copying some of Tim's voice inflections now when I read out loud. My young boys like listening to the episodes about the South Pole. Thank you, Tim!

I wait anxiously for every episode of Cautionary Tales to drop. The end of a series is a sad time for me. I love how Tim weaves the stories together with real advice for our times. Plus, Tim's particular brand of snarkasm is delicious and I relish the way he tells the story. More, please. And then some more.

My kids let me listen to this podcast in the car... that's how good it is :)

The stories are interesting, the writing is fantastic, and the host Tim is magnetically low-key. It's a great listen!

I really liked these stories, and the way we come away with the wrong lessons.

If you love plot twists in real life, this is the podcast for you.

Top notch. Very interesting and often surprising at the twists the tales take. You think you know what is coming and you get a surprise. I've thoroughly enjoyed all episodes except for one (and everyone is allowed a stinker now and then). Well written and Tim Harford isn't going to attach his name to something so-so.