Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
by Pushkin Industries
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Audience Interest
- history enthusiasts
- society and culture
Podcast Focus
- true stories of failures
- lessons from catastrophes
Publishing Consistency
- weekly episodes
- active for six years
Platform Reach
- available on major platforms
- Pushkin Industries production
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 38 chart positions in 38 markets.
By chart position
- 🇨🇦CA · History#16300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · History#19300K to 1M
- 🇺🇸US · History#39100K to 300K
- 🇩🇪DE · History#6830K to 100K
- 🇮🇳IN · History#4230K to 100K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
340K to 1.1M🎙 Daily cadence·210 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.1M to 3.7M🇨🇦27%🇦🇺27%🇺🇸8%+35 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
340K to 1.1M
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/17/26 | nuclear energyhistory+3 | — | Cautionary Tales | BritainNorthern England | Windscalenuclear accident+3 | — | 40m 32s | ||
| 7/10/26 | radio historynonconformity+3 | — | WOR | New York | Jean ShepherdWOR radio+5 | — | 40m 43s | ||
| 7/3/26 | AIautomation+4 | Sarah O'Connor | Pushkin IndustriesFT+1 | — | Ludditesautomation+5 | — | 41m 40s | ||
| 6/26/26 | disasterhistory+3 | — | Pushkin IndustriesCautionary Tales | North End, Boston | Boston Molasses DisasterArthur Jell+3 | — | 41m 14s | ||
| 6/19/26 | Irish Crown Jewelstheft+4 | — | Dublin Castletimharford.com | Ireland | Irish Crown Jewelstheft+5 | — | 42m 24s | ||
| 6/12/26 | amnesiainsurance fraud+4 | — | Pushkin Industries | London | John Darwinamnesia+5 | — | 40m 19s | ||
| 6/11/26 | Plantagenet DynastyMiddle Ages+4 | Dan Jones | This is HistoryCautionary Club+2 | — | PlantagenetTudor+7 | — | 33m 23s | ||
| 6/5/26 | civilization collapsehistory+4 | Paul Cooper | Fall of Civilizations PodcastFall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline | BritanniaRoman Empire+2 | civilizationscollapse+6 | — | 42m 07s | ||
| 5/29/26 | D-Daymilitary history+4 | — | Sherman tanksHitler’s Atlantic Wall | Nazi-occupied FranceOmaha Beach | D-DaySherman tanks+5 | — | 39m 32s | ||
| 5/22/26 | inventionenvironment+3 | — | Pushkin Industries | — | Thomas Midgleyinventions+4 | — | 36m 38s | ||
| 5/19/26 | climate changeinvestigative journalism+3 | Amy Westervelt | DrilledPushkin Industries+1 | BrazilNorth Dakota+1 | climate denialdisinformation+3 | — | 28m 06s | ||
| 5/15/26 | John Deephilosopher's stone+4 | — | Pushkin Industries | French town | John Deephilosopher's stone+5 | — | 46m 52s | ||
| 5/8/26 | astrologyTudor England+4 | — | — | Tudor England | John Deeastrology+4 | — | 43m 14s | ||
| 5/1/26 | tech entrepreneurshipfraud scandals+4 | Katie Prescott | Hewlett PackardAutonomy+1 | — | Mike LynchBill Gates+5 | — | 40m 42s | ||
| 4/24/26 | businessentrepreneurship+4 | — | McDonald's | — | burgersRay Kroc+3 | — | 40m 30s | ||
| 4/17/26 | marathonwomen in sports+1 | — | Teenage Cancer Trust | — | Kathrine SwitzerBoston Marathon+1 | — | 36m 48s | ||
| 4/10/26 | explorationdecision making+1 | — | The Lovestruck Explorer's Deadly Guessing Game | Australia | AustraliaBurke and Wills+2 | — | 39m 11s | ||
| 4/7/26 | refugeestechnology+3 | Ben Walter | Chase for BusinessThe Unshakeables | Silicon ValleyBritain+1 | Steve Shirleysoftware revolution+2 | — | 27m 45s | ||
| 4/3/26 | Victorian eramodernisation+4 | Ian Breckon | Mad Tom's RisingThe Mad Mystic and the Last Battle on English Soil+1 | Kent | Sir William CourtenayKent+2 | — | 43m 42s | ||
| 3/27/26 | aviationhuman error+2 | — | Flight 901The Sightseeing Flight | New ZealandAntarctica | Flight 901Antarctica+3 | — | 39m 36s | ||
| 3/20/26 | Xanaxanxiety+3 | — | XanaxDrug Story+3 | USUK | Drug Storymental health+1 | — | 46m 28s | ||
| 3/13/26 | office designworkplace efficiency+1 | — | office workstationDawn of the Working Dead | — | Robert Propstcockpit of tomorrow+1 | — | 41m 29s | ||
| 3/6/26 | RussiaPutin+3 | Helena Merriman | The History Bureau - Putin and the Apartment BombsBBC+1 | Russia | distractionsecurity+2 | — | 42m 24s | ||
| 2/27/26 | sailingadventure+1 | — | trimaranthe 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline+2 | Southern OceanUS+1 | Golden Globe RaceDonald Crowhurst+2 | — | 41m 21s | ||
| 2/20/26 | sailingadventure+1 | — | The Sunday TimesThe Philosopher and the Handyman: The Race Around the World | — | Golden Globe RaceRobin Knox-Johnston+3 | — | 39m 28s |
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What the show covers
- true stories of failures
- lessons from catastrophes
- humorous fiascos
- education for adults
Audience interests
- history enthusiasts
- society and culture
- human error stories
- true cautionary tales
Platform reach
- available on major platforms
- Pushkin Industries production
- growing listener base
- no specific platforms listed
Publishing consistency
- weekly episodes
- active for six years
- new episodes every Friday
- consistent release schedule
Chart history for Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Peaked at #6 in PH, top 10 in 3 of 38 tracked markets, currently #6 in PH.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| Finland | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| South Africa | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| SG | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| IL | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| Canada | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| SA | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| HK | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| Australia | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| Ireland | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| NG | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| TH | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| AE | — | #29 | #29 | — |
| CO | — | #32 | #32 | — |
| KE | — | #37 | #37 | — |
| United States | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| IS | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| India | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| ID | — | #45 | #45 | — |
Chart Positions
38 placements across 38 markets.
Chart Positions
38 placements across 38 markets.