On 26 April 2026, I plan to be on the start line of the London Marathon. I’m in my fifties, I’ve only been running for a few years, and this will be my first marathon. I’m doing it to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT). Cancer is brutal for anyone. For teenagers and…

Tim Harford

09.09.2025

Cautionary Tales- Finding grace in a burger bun: An incrediburgible quest | Tim Harford

Dick and Mac are content with their lives: they enjoy making burgers by day and stargazing by night. Ray Kroc is a workaholic chasing success at any cost. When the brothers' folksy charm collides with Kroc's ruthless ambition it will birth one of the best known brands in the world. This is the story of two…

Tim Harford

12.09.2025

Cautionary Tales – True Lies and Genuine Fakes | Tim Harford

https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast/ In 1998, an art gallery gets a mysterious phone call. The caller claims they have been fooled by a master forger and that many of their prized paintings are fakes. Or are they? This is the story of the life and lies of the notorious Eric Hebborn. What did he do, and what does that…

Tim Harford

12.09.2025

Why shooting the statistical messenger doesn’t add up | Tim Harford

Erika McEntarfer can console herself that things could be worse. When the agency she ran, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), produced disappointing employment numbers, Donald Trump gave instructions that she be fired. When statistician Olimpiy Kvitkin produced disappointing numbers in the 1937 census of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin gave instructions that he be…

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Running the London Marathon in memory of Winnie | Tim Harford

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Cautionary Tales – True Lies and Genuine Fakes | Tim Harford

Why shooting the statistical messenger doesn’t add up | Tim Harford

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