18 min listen
The Father of Space Travel
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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.
Take the Pushkin Audience Survey and receive a code to redeem a free audiobook: https://bit.ly/3pAAQxZSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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.
Take the Pushkin Audience Survey and receive a code to redeem a free audiobook: https://bit.ly/3pAAQxZSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jul 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Cautionary Tales Presents: TED Talk Daily: In this special episode of Cautionary Tales, we feature Tim Harford's TED Talk Daily from 2018. by Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford