Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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Tim's Tolkien Obsession & Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power

Tim Harford's life has been building up to this moment. In this Cautionary Conversation, he discusses the works of his favorite author J.R.R. Tolkien and the social science at play in Amazon Prime's series The Rings of Power. What do elves and whistleblowers have in common? How can evil hide in plain sight? And where do orcs come from? Season 2 of The Rings of Power is available to watch on Prime Video from August 29th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Darwin's Grandpa and the Art of Sex Appeal

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  The Edinburgh Body Snatchers: Murder at Halloween

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  Cautionary Tales Presents: Death Fraud and Other Risky Business

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  The Poet Who Toppled The British Empire

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  Reason, Wrath and Rebellion on the High Seas

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  Steel and Kindness: Clash of the Skyscrapers

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  The Nice Guy, the Bully and the Kiss

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  The Human Guinea Pigs of Camp Lazear

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  Embracing the Escape Fire (with Adam Grant)

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  Cautionary Tales Presents Vultures from Lost Hills: Dark Canyon

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  Flying Too High: AI and Air France Flight 447

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  Run, Switzer, Run: The Women Who Broke the Marathon Taboo

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  Adidas v Puma: A Battle of Boots and Brothers

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  The Revenge of the Whales

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  When the Robots Take Over... - Cautionary Questions