Freakonomics Radio

By Stephen J. Dubner and WNYC Studios

Society & Culture

SHOW DESCRIPTION

Discover the hidden side of everything with Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of the Freakonomics books. Each week, Freakonomics Radio tells you things you always thought you knew (but didn’t) and things you never thought you wanted to know (but do) — from the economics of sleep to how to become great at just about anything. Dubner speaks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, intellectuals and entrepreneurs, and various other underachievers. Special features include series like “The Secret Life of a C.E.O.” as well as a live game show, “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know.”

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	EPISODES LIST
		329. The Invisible Paw (Rebroadcast)	04.25.2019
		375. The Most Interesting Fruit in the World	04.18.2019
		374. How Spotify Saved the Music Industry (But Not Necessarily Musicians)	04.11.2019
		373. Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work	04.04.2019
		372. Freakonomics Radio Live: “Would You Eat a Piece of Chocolate Shaped Like Dog Poop?”	03.28.2019
		347. Why You Shouldn’t Open a Restaurant (Update)	03.21.2019
		371. A Free-Trade Democrat in the Trump White House	03.14.2019
		370. How to Fail Like a Pro	03.07.2019
		369. A Good Idea Is Not Good Enough	02.28.2019
		368. Where Do Good Ideas Come From?	02.21.2019
		367. The Future of Meat	02.14.2019
		366. This Economist Predicted the Last Crisis. What’s the Next One?	02.07.2019
		Extra: Domonique Foxworth Full Interview	02.02.2019
		365. Not Just Another Labor Force	01.31.2019
		Extra: Mark Cuban Full Interview	01.26.2019
		364. Inside the Sports-Industrial Complex	01.24.2019
		Extra: Mark Teixeira Full Interview	01.19.2019
		363. Think Like a Winner	01.17.2019
		Hacking the World Bank (Ep. 197 Update)	01.12.2019
		362. Why Is This Man Running for President?	01.10.2019
		How to Be Happy (Ep. 345 Rebroadcast)	01.03.2019
		How to Win Games and Beat People (Ep. 247 Rebroadcast)	12.27.2018
		People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Ep. 340 Rebroadcast)	12.20.2018
		Freakonomics Radio Live: “We Thought of a Way to Manipulate Your Perception of Time.”	12.15.2018
		Freakonomics Radio Live: “Where Does Fear Live in the Brain?”	12.15.2018
		Freakonomics Radio Live: “The World’s a Mess. But Oysters, They Hold it Down.”	12.15.2018
		361. Freakonomics Radio Live: “Jesus Could Have Been a Pigeon.”	12.13.2018
		360. Is the Protestant Work Ethic Real?	12.06.2018
		359. Should America Be Run by … Trader Joe’s?	11.29.2018
		There’s a War on Sugar. Is It Justified? (Ep. 285 Rebroadcast)	11.22.2018
		358. Yes, the Open Office Is Terrible — But It Doesn’t Have to Be	11.15.2018
		357. Can an Industrial Giant Become a Tech Darling?	11.08.2018
		356. America’s Hidden Duopoly	11.01.2018
		Extra: Elvis Costello Full Interview	10.27.2018
		355. Where Does Creativity Come From (and Why Do Schools Kill It Off)?	10.25.2018
		Extra: Jeremy Lin Full Interview	10.20.2018
		354. How to Be Creative	10.18.2018
		353. How to Optimize Your Apology	10.11.2018
		352. Can This Man Stop a Trade War?	10.04.2018
		Extra: Shawn Johnson Full Interview	10.01.2018
		351. Here’s Why You’re Not an Elite Athlete	09.27.2018
		Extra: Full Interviews With Jimmy Garoppolo, Joe Staley, Mike McGlinchey, and Kyle Juszczyk	09.23.2018
		350. How to Stop Being a Loser	09.20.2018
		Pick of the Week: Is America Ready for a “No-Lose Lottery”? (Ep. 309)	09.20.2018
		Pick of the Week: How to Get More Grit in Your Life (Ep. 246)	09.20.2018
		349. How Sports Became Us	09.13.2018
		Pick of the Week: Are the Rich Really Less Generous Than the Poor? (Ep. 288)	09.13.2018
		Pick of the Week: Does Religion Make You Happy? (Ep. 176)	09.13.2018
		348. Is the Government More Entrepreneurial Than You Think?	09.06.2018
		Pick of the Week: How Can This Possibly Be True? (Ep. 236)	09.06.2018

LAST EPISODE

329. The Invisible Paw (Reb...

04.25.2019

Humans, it has long been thought, are the only animal to engage in economic activity. But what if we've had it exactly backward?