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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. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
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Categories: Society & Culture
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1555 - Should America Be Run by … Trader Joe’s? (Update)Fri, 21 Mar 2025
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1554 - 626. Ten Myths About the U.S. Tax SystemFri, 14 Mar 2025
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1553 - 625. The Biden Policy That Trump Hasn’t TouchedFri, 7 Mar 2025
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1552 - EXTRA: The Downside of Disgust (Update)Wed, 5 Mar 2025
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1551 - 624. The Animal No One Loves, Until They DoFri, 28 Feb 2025
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1550 - 623. Can New York City Win Its War on Rats?Fri, 21 Feb 2025
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1549 - The Show That Never HappenedThu, 20 Feb 2025
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1548 - 622. Why Does Everyone Hate Rats?Fri, 14 Feb 2025
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1547 - 621. Is Professional Licensing a Racket?Fri, 7 Feb 2025
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1546 - When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee? (Update)Wed, 5 Feb 2025
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1545 - 620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?Fri, 31 Jan 2025
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1544 - 619. How to Poison the A.I. MachineFri, 24 Jan 2025
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1543 - Is San Francisco a Failed State? (And Other Questions You Shouldn’t Ask the Mayor)Wed, 22 Jan 2025
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1542 - 618. Are Realtors Having an Existential Crisis?Fri, 17 Jan 2025
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1541 - 617. Are You Really Allergic to Penicillin?Fri, 10 Jan 2025
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1540 - Highway Signs and Prison LaborMon, 6 Jan 2025
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1539 - Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped? (Update)Thu, 2 Jan 2025
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1538 - Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia? (Update)Thu, 26 Dec 2024
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1537 - Your Brain Doesn’t Work the Way You ThinkMon, 23 Dec 2024
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1536 - 616. How to Make Something from NothingThu, 19 Dec 2024
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1535 - 615. Is Ozempic as Magical as It Sounds?Thu, 12 Dec 2024
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1534 - How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Update)Mon, 9 Dec 2024
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1533 - 614. Is the U.S. Sleeping on Threats from Russia and China?Thu, 5 Dec 2024
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1532 - 613. Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard.Thu, 28 Nov 2024
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1531 - 612. Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Its Most Valuable Asset?Thu, 21 Nov 2024
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1530 - How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot Apocalypse (Update)Mon, 18 Nov 2024
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1529 - 611. Fareed Zakaria on What Just Happened, and What Comes NextThu, 14 Nov 2024
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1528 - 610. Who Wins and Who Loses Once the U.S. Legalizes Weed?Thu, 7 Nov 2024
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1527 - 609. What Does It Take to Run a Cannabis Farm?Thu, 31 Oct 2024
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1526 - Abortion and Crime, Revisited (Update)Mon, 28 Oct 2024
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1525 - 608. Cannabis Is Booming, So Why Isn’t Anyone Getting Rich?Thu, 24 Oct 2024
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1524 - 607. Is America Switching From Booze to Weed?Thu, 17 Oct 2024
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1523 - 606. How to Predict the PresidencyFri, 11 Oct 2024
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1522 - Has the U.S. Presidency Become a Dictatorship? (Update)Thu, 10 Oct 2024
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1521 - 605. What Do People Do All Day?Thu, 3 Oct 2024
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1520 - EXTRA: Roland Fryer Refuses to Lie to Black America (Update)Mon, 30 Sep 2024
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1519 - 604. Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 2)Thu, 26 Sep 2024
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1518 - 603. Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 1)Thu, 19 Sep 2024
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1517 - EXTRA: In Praise of Maintenance (Update)Mon, 16 Sep 2024
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1516 - 602. Is Screen Time as Poisonous as We Think?Thu, 12 Sep 2024
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1515 - 601. Multitasking Doesn’t Work. So Why Do We Keep Trying?Thu, 5 Sep 2024
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1514 - What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men? (Update)Thu, 29 Aug 2024
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1513 - EXTRA: Why Quitting Is Usually Worth ItMon, 26 Aug 2024
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1512 - The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into (Update)Thu, 22 Aug 2024
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1511 - What Exactly Is College For? (Update)Thu, 15 Aug 2024
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1510 - EXTRA: Here’s Why You’re Not an Elite Athlete (Update)Mon, 12 Aug 2024
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1509 - 600. “If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?”Thu, 8 Aug 2024
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1508 - 599. The World's Most Valuable Unused ResourceThu, 1 Aug 2024
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1507 - EXTRA: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Update)Mon, 29 Jul 2024
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1506 - 598. Is Overconsolidation a Threat to Democracy?Thu, 25 Jul 2024
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