Freakonomics Radio

Freakonomics Radio

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Freakonomics Radio episodes

  • 523. Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with “Moneyball”?

    No — but he does have a knack for stumbling into the perfect moment, including the recent FTX debacle. In this installment of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, we revisit the book that launched the analytics revolution.


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    53 min
  • 522. Is Google Getting Worse?

    It used to feel like magic. Now it can feel like a set of cheap tricks. Is the problem with Google — or with us?


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    54 min
  • 521. I’m Your Biggest Fan!

    It’s fun to obsess over pop stars and racecar drivers — but is fandom making our politics even more toxic?  


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    45 min
  • The Unintended Consequences of Working from Home

    The last two years have radically changed the way we work — producing winners, losers, and a lot of surprises.


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    41 min
  • 519. Has Globalization Failed?

    It was supposed to boost prosperity and democracy at the same time. What really happened? According to the legal scholar Anthea Roberts, it depends which story you believe.


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    47 min
  • 517. Are M.B.A.s to Blame for Wage Stagnation?

    New research finds that bosses who went to business school pay their workers less. So what are M.B.A. programs teaching — and should they stop? 


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    48 min
  • Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears (Ep. 439 Update)

    The pandemic provided city dwellers with a break from the din of the modern world. Now the noise is coming back. What does that mean for our productivity, health, and basic sanity?


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    52 min

About Freakonomics Radio

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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.

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