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... more

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The podcast currently has 945 episodes available.

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December 27, 2011 55. The Perils of Drunk Walking
We know it's terribly dangerous to drive drunk. But heading home on foot isn't the solution.

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6min
December 21, 2011 54. How Is a Bad Radio Station Like Our Public-School System? (Encore)
The thrill of customization, via Pandora and a radical new teaching method

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30min
December 13, 2011 53. How American Food Got So Bad
Tyler Cowen points fingers. There's plenty of blame to go around.

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5min
December 02, 2011 52. Weird Recycling
Clever ways to not waste our waste.

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25min
November 29, 2011 51. What Makes a Donor Donate?
The science of charity, with economist John List.

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6min
November 22, 2011 50. The Truth Is Out There…Isn’t It?
There’s a nasty secret about hot-button topics like global warming: knowledge is not always power.

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31min
November 16, 2011 49. Unnatural Turkeys
Our appetite for breast meat renders our holiday birds unable to reproduce.

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5min
November 08, 2011 48. Boo…Who?
Is booing an act of verbal vandalism—or the last true expression of democracy?

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30min
November 02, 2011 47. Wildfires, Cops, and Keggers
On Election Day, most people focus on the obvious winners and losers -- that is, the candidates. But we went looking for some of the strange side effects that elections produce.

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October 25, 2011 46. Misadventures in Baby-Making
We are constantly wowed by new technologies and policies meant to make childbirth better. But beware the unintended consequences.

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27min

FAQs about Freakonomics Radio:

How many episodes does Freakonomics Radio have?

The podcast currently has 945 episodes available.