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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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1506 - 598. Is Overconsolidation a Threat to Democracy? Thu, 25 Jul 2024
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1505 - 597. Why Do Your Eyeglasses Cost $1,000? Thu, 18 Jul 2024
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1504 - EXTRA: People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Update) Mon, 15 Jul 2024
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1503 - 596. Farewell to a Generational Talent Thu, 11 Jul 2024
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1502 - 595. Why Don't We Have Better Candidates for President? Thu, 4 Jul 2024
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1501 - 594. Your Brand’s Spokesperson Just Got Arrested — Now What? Thu, 27 Jun 2024
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1500 - 593. You Can Make a Killing, but Not a Living Thu, 20 Jun 2024
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1499 - EXTRA: The Fascinatingly Mundane Secrets of the World’s Most Exclusive Nightclub Mon, 17 Jun 2024
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1498 - 592. How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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1497 - 591. Signs of Progress, One Year at a Time Thu, 6 Jun 2024
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1496 - EXTRA: The Opioid Tragedy — How We Got Here Mon, 3 Jun 2024
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1495 - 590. Can $55 Billion End the Opioid Epidemic? Thu, 30 May 2024
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1494 - 589. Why Has the Opioid Crisis Lasted So Long? Thu, 23 May 2024
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1493 - Extra: Car Colors & Storage Units Mon, 20 May 2024
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1492 - 588. Confessions of a Black Conservative Thu, 16 May 2024
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1491 - 587. Should Companies Be Owned by Their Workers? Thu, 9 May 2024
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1490 - 586. How Does the Lost World of Vienna Still Shape Our Lives? Thu, 2 May 2024
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1489 - Extra: Why Is 23andMe Going Under? (Update) Mon, 29 Apr 2024
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1488 - 585. A Social Activist in Prime Minister’s Clothing Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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1487 - 584. How to Pave the Road to Hell Thu, 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 Immigration Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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1480 - Extra: Madeleine Albright’s Warning on Immigration Mon, 18 Mar 2024
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1479 - 580. The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System Thu, 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 Think Thu, 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 Fall Mon, 19 Feb 2024
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1473 - The Vanishing Mr. Feynman Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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1472 - The Brilliant Mr. Feynman Thu, 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. Feynman Thu, 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 Lawyers Thu, 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 Lose Sun, 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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