From Cautionary Tales: Martin Luther King Jr, the Jewelry Genius, and the Art of Public Speaking

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🗓️ 16 January 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Here’s a special episode of Cautionary Tales, a podcast from our friends at Pushkin Industries. On Cautionary Tales, bestselling author Tim Harford shares stories of human error, natural disasters, and tragic catastrophes from history that contain important lessons for today. In today’s episode, we’ll learn about civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr and jewelry store owner Gerald Ratner. The two offer starkly contrasting stories on when you should stick to the script and when you should take a risk. Hear more from Cautionary Tales at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/CTHTW.

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0:00.0	Hey history this week listeners, Sally here.
0:02.4	Today I'm excited to share with you another history podcast that I think you will really
0:07.2	enjoy.
0:08.2	It is called Cautionary Tales, and it uncovers the lessons we can learn from the greatest
0:13.8	mistakes, the most tragic catastrophes, and the most daring heists in history.
0:21.0	Bestselling author Tim Hartford takes you on a wild ride through the extremes of nature
0:26.8	and human behavior.
0:29.0	Some stories will delight you, others may scare you, but they will all make you wiser.
0:34.9	The episode you're about to hear is particularly timely for this Martin Luther King Junior
0:39.7	Day.
0:40.7	Civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Junior was a revered speechmaker, one who inspired
0:46.4	millions with his words.
0:48.7	And 28 years after his eye have a dream speech.
0:53.5	Another speaker Gerald Ratner utterly destroyed his multi-million dollar business with just
1:00.1	a few now iconic phrases.
1:03.9	We have two starkly contrasting stories about when you should stick to the script and when
1:10.6	you should take a risk.
1:12.2	Okay, here is the episode.
1:14.6	I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
1:16.6	You can hear more of Cautionary Tales from our friends at Pushkin Industries, wherever
1:21.4	you get your podcasts.
1:29.2	One late summer day in 1963, thousands upon thousands of people gathered on the mall
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