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Hey listeners, today we're doing things a little differently. We're sharing with you a

preview of cautionary tales a podcast about the valuable lessons we can learn

from tragedies throughout history. Best-selling author Tim Harford takes you on a

wild ride through the extremes that human behavior and nature can throw at us. Some

stories will delight you, others, like the one I'm about to share, may scare scare you but they'll all make you wiser.

Picture this. It's a sweltering Kansas City July night in 1981 and

hundreds of dance contestants are enjoying a Friday night of revelry in the futuristic Hyatt Regency

Hotel.

The dance floor is buzzing, the orchestra is belting out tunes, and everyone is having a ball

when suddenly a sharp crack reverberates above the dinner

the dance floor.

Three massive skywalks above the lobby had ripped from their cables, spraying party

goers with more than 60 tons of steel and glass and burying many

under piles of rubble and concrete. What had gone so tragically wrong? Was it

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