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The Man Who Bet His House on a Pop Song - A Eurovision Tale

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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The Eurovision Special of Cautionary Tales

This year, two countries are generating all the hype. Cypress have sent a catchy electro-pop number with hair flicking. Israel have sent a sassy song about female empowerment. But not for one man, and especially not this year. If Cypress wins, Daniel Gould will lose his house. In this cautionary tale, I want to tell Daniel Gould's story - but I'm going to do things slightly differently because I'm not going to tell it alone. Andrew Wright helps me research and write the scripts for these podcasts. He is an old friend of our hero, Daniel Gould.

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