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The Father of Space Travel

The Father of Space Travel

FromCautionary Tales with Tim Harford


The Father of Space Travel

FromCautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jul 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Cautionary Conversation: To celebrate the launch of his mini-series on the V2 rocket, Tim Harford sits down with Pushkin’s resident V2 expert, Ryan Dilley. They discuss the so-called “Father of Space Travel”, Wernher von Braun, and satirist Tom Lehrer’s musical lampooning of him.
A three-part mini series on the V2 rocket is available now for Pushkin+ subscribers. We’ll be back again on August 4th with a brand new episode of Cautionary Tales on the main feed.
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Released:
Jul 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable life lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “The Data Detective” and “The Undercover Economist”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, daring heists and hilarious fiascos. They'll delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.