Freakonomics Radio

By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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... more

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How many episodes does Freakonomics Radio have?

The podcast currently has 926 episodes available.

Freakonomics Radio episodes:

June 18, 2015 209. Make Me a Match
Sure, markets generally work well. But for some transactions -- like school admissions and organ transplants -- money alone can't solve the problem. That's when you need a market-design wizard like Al Roth.

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51min
June 11, 2015 208. Making Sex Offenders Pay -- and Pay and Pay and Pay
Sure, sex crimes are horrific, and the perpetrators deserve to be punished harshly. But society keeps exacting costs -- out-of-pocket and otherwise -- long after the prison sentence has been served.

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36min
June 04, 2015 207. Should We Really Behave Like Economists Say We Do?
One man's attempt to remake his life in the mold of homo economicus.

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55min
May 28, 2015 Tell Me Something I Don’t Know (Rebroadcast)
The debut of a live game show from Freakonomics Radio, with judges Malcolm Gladwell, Ana Gasteyer, and David Paterson.

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1h 3min
May 21, 2015 Failure Is Your Friend (Rebroadcast)
In which we argue that failure should not only be tolerated but celebrated.

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32min
May 14, 2015 206. Ten Years of Freakonomics
Dubner and Levitt are live onstage at the 92nd Street Y in New York to celebrate their new book "When to Rob a Bank" -- and a decade of working together.

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47min
May 07, 2015 205. Could the Next Brooklyn Be ... Las Vegas?!
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh has a wild vision and the dollars to try to make it real. But it still might be the biggest gamble in town.

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56min
April 30, 2015 Think Like a Child (Rebroadcast)
When it comes to generating ideas and asking questions it can be really fruitful to have the mentality of an eight year old.

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30min
April 23, 2015 204. Nate Silver Says: “Everyone Is Kind of Weird”
America's favorite statistical guru answers our FREAK-quently Asked Questions, and more.

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40min
April 16, 2015 203. Diamonds Are a Marriage Counselor’s Best Friend
It may seem like winning a valuable diamond is an unalloyed victory. It's not. It's not even clear that a diamond is so valuable.

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41min

FAQs about Freakonomics Radio:

How many episodes does Freakonomics Radio have?

The podcast currently has 926 episodes available.