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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The podcast currently has 984 episodes available.

Freakonomics Radio episodes:

November 06, 2014 185. Should the U.S. Merge With Mexico?
Corporations around the world are consolidating like never before. If it’s good enough for companies, why not countries? Welcome to Amexico!

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56min
October 30, 2014 184. What Can Vampires Teach Us About Economics?
A lot! “The Economics of the Undead” is a book about dating strategy, job creation, and whether there should be a legal market for blood.

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25min
October 23, 2014 183. “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know”
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
October 16, 2014 182. How Can Tiny Norway Afford to Buy So Many Teslas?
The Norwegian government parleys massive oil wealth into huge subsidies for electric cars. Is that carbon laundering or just pragmatic environmentalism?

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37min
October 09, 2014 How to Raise Money Without Killing a Kitten (Rebroadcast)
The science of what works -- and doesn't work -- in fund-raising

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34min
October 02, 2014 181. Fixing the World, Bang-for-the-Buck Edition
A team of economists has been running the numbers on the U.N.'s development goals. They have a different view of how those billions of dollars should be spent.

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42min
September 25, 2014 180. Fitness Apartheid
Markets are hardly perfect, but the results can be ugly when you try to subvert them.

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31min
September 18, 2014 179. Outsiders by Design
What does it mean to pursue something that everyone else thinks is nuts? And what does it take to succeed?

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41min
September 11, 2014 178. How to Save $1 Billion Without Even Trying
Doctors, chefs, and other experts are much more likely than the rest of us to buy store-brand products. What do they know that we don’t?

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34min
September 04, 2014 177. Regulate This!
Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, EatWith, and other companies in the “sharing economy” are practically daring government regulators to shut them down. The regulators are happy to comply.

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57min

FAQs about Freakonomics Radio:

How many episodes does Freakonomics Radio have?

The podcast currently has 984 episodes available.