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May 2023
37m 6s

Airships, AI and Alan Cumming: Tim Answe...

Pushkin Industries
About this episode

Why does economics get a bad rap? How did a small Hungarian airline wreak havoc in the 2000s?

What cautionary tales can we glean from Tim’s own life? And what’s his favourite role-playing game?

You sent in your questions and now - with the help of podcasting maestro Jacob Goldstein (What’s Your Problem?) - Tim is answering them.


Do you have a question for Tim? Please email any queries you might have, however big or small, to tales@pushkin.fm.

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