A Tsunami of Misery
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Pushkin Industries
4.7 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2020
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
A monstrous wave and then a nuclear disaster forced Mikio and Hamako Watanabe from their home. But being saved from the potential dangers of a radiation leak destroyed their lives in a different way. Why do we overlook the fact that taking action against an urgent danger can also cause longer term ills?
WARNING: This episode discusses death by suicide. If you are suffering emotional distress or having suicidal thoughts, support is available - for example, from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
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| 0:00.0 | The attacker had very good knowledge of banking systems. |
| 0:15.0 | $2.1 billion in stolen funds. |
| 0:17.0 | The cyber-criminal group. |
| 0:18.0 | It was the Lazarus group again. |
| 0:20.0 | These are smart dars. |
| 0:21.0 | The Lazarus Hollis is back for brand new season. |
| 0:24.0 | We're following the latest twists and turns in the incredible story of the Lazarus group hackers. |
| 0:29.0 | The Lazarus Heist. |
| 0:30.0 | Season 2 from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:32.0 | Find it wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:38.0 | A warning before we start. |
| 0:40.0 | Many of our cautionary tales end in tragedy, but this one discusses death by suicide. |
| 0:46.0 | If you're suffering emotional distress or having suicidal thoughts, support is available. |
| 0:51.0 | For example, from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the US. |
| 0:59.0 | In the year 869, an earthquake hit Japan. |
| 1:03.0 | A big one. |
| 1:06.0 | There's an account from the time it tells of violent trembling. |
| 1:10.0 | People buried under fallen houses while horses and cows desperately ran about and trampled each other. |
| 1:17.0 | After the quake came the tsunami. |
| 1:20.0 | Roring like thunder was heard towards the sea, the chroniclers of 869 robed. |
| 1:25.0 | The sea soon rushed into the villages and towns. |
| 1:29.0 | In the 1960s, 11 centuries later, a nuclear power plant was planned for the same area. |
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