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Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior. Join the Freakonomics Radio Plus membership program for weekly member-only episodes of Freakonomics Radio. You’ll also get every show in our network without ads. To sign up, visit our show page on Apple Podcasts or go to freakonomics.com/plus.
Radio: WNYC 93.9
Categories: Society & Culture
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1487 - 584. How to Pave the Road to HellThu, 18 Apr 2024
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1486 - Extra: The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution (Update)Sun, 14 Apr 2024
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1485 - Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses? (Update)Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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1484 - 583. Are We Living Through the Most Revolutionary Period in History?Thu, 4 Apr 2024
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1483 - Extra: How Much Do You Know About Immigration?Mon, 1 Apr 2024
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1482 - 582. Why Is Everyone Moving to Canada?Thu, 28 Mar 2024
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1481 - 581. What Both Parties Get Wrong About ImmigrationThu, 21 Mar 2024
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1480 - Extra: Madeleine Albright’s Warning on ImmigrationMon, 18 Mar 2024
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1479 - 580. The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration SystemThu, 14 Mar 2024
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1478 - 579. Are You Caught in a Social Media Trap?Thu, 7 Mar 2024
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1477 - Extra: What Is Sportswashing — and Does It Work? (Update)Mon, 4 Mar 2024
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1476 - 578. Water, Water Everywhere — But You Have to Stop and ThinkThu, 29 Feb 2024
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1475 - Is Google Getting Worse? (Update)Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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1474 - Extra: Mr. Feynman Takes a Trip — But Doesn’t FallMon, 19 Feb 2024
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1473 - The Vanishing Mr. FeynmanThu, 15 Feb 2024
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1472 - The Brilliant Mr. FeynmanThu, 8 Feb 2024
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1471 - How the San Francisco 49ers Stopped Being Losers (Update)Mon, 5 Feb 2024
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1470 - The Curious Mr. FeynmanThu, 1 Feb 2024
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1469 - 574. “A Low Moment in Higher Education”Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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1468 - 5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Replay)Mon, 22 Jan 2024
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1467 - 573. Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped?Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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1466 - 572. Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia?Thu, 11 Jan 2024
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1465 - 571. Greeting Cards, Pizza Boxes, and Personal Injury LawyersThu, 4 Jan 2024
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1464 - 570. Is Gynecology the Best Innovation Ever?Thu, 28 Dec 2023
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1463 - 569. Do You Need Closure?Thu, 21 Dec 2023
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1462 - 568. Why Are People So Mad at Michael Lewis?Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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1461 - 567. Do the Police Have a Management Problem?Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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1460 - 513. Should Public Transit Be Free? (Update)Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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1459 - 566. Why Is It So Hard (and Expensive) to Build Anything in America?Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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1458 - Extra: Jason Kelce Hates to LoseSun, 19 Nov 2023
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1457 - 565. Are Private Equity Firms Plundering the U.S. Economy?Thu, 16 Nov 2023
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1456 - 480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy? (Replay)Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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1455 - 564. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 4: Extreme ResiliencyThu, 2 Nov 2023
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1454 - 563. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. QuitThu, 26 Oct 2023
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1453 - 562. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 2: Life and DeathThu, 19 Oct 2023
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1452 - 561. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 1: The Chain of EventsThu, 12 Oct 2023
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1451 - 232. A New Nobel Laureate Explains the Gender Pay Gap (Replay)Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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1450 - 560. Is This “the Worst Job in Corporate America” — or Maybe the Best?Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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1449 - 559. Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One?Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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1448 - 558. The Facts Are In: Two Parents Are Better Than OneThu, 21 Sep 2023
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1447 - 557. When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?Thu, 14 Sep 2023
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1446 - 556. A.I. Is Changing Everything. Does That Include You?Thu, 7 Sep 2023
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1445 - 555. New Technologies Always Scare Us. Is A.I. Any Different?Thu, 31 Aug 2023
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1444 - 554. Can A.I. Take a Joke?Thu, 24 Aug 2023
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1443 - 553. The Suddenly Diplomatic Rahm EmanuelThu, 17 Aug 2023
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1442 - Should Traffic Lights Be Abolished? (Ep. 454 Replay)Thu, 10 Aug 2023
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1441 - Extra: A Modern Whaler Speaks UpSun, 6 Aug 2023
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1440 - 552. Freakonomics Radio Presents: The Economics of Everyday ThingsThu, 3 Aug 2023
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1439 - 551. What Can Whales Teach Us About Clean Energy, Workplace Harmony, and Living the Good Life?Thu, 27 Jul 2023
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1438 - 550. Why Do People Still Hunt Whales?Thu, 20 Jul 2023
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