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.

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.

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

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

Insightful, surprising and often heartfelt. Truly exceptional.

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.

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

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

Great ongoing podcast about cautionary tales.

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