Freakonomics Radio

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Freakonomics Radio episodes

January 23, 2013 111. Introducing “Freakonomics Experiments”
Steve Levitt has a novel idea for helping people make tough decisions

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6 min
January 16, 2013 110. Who Owns the Words That Come Out of Your Mouth?
The very long reach of Winston Churchill -- and how the British government is remaking copyright law.

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31 min
January 09, 2013 109. How to Live Longer
Why do Hall of Fame inductees, Oscar winners, and Nobel laureates outlive their peers?

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7 min
January 02, 2013 108. How Did “Freakonomics” Get Its Name? … and Other FREAK-quently Asked Questions
Levitt and Dubner answer your questions about driving, sneezing, and ladies’ nights. Plus a remembrance of Levitt’s sister Linda.

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27 min
December 26, 2012 107. How Much Does a Good Boss Really Matter?
It's harder than you'd think to measure the value of a boss. But some enterprising economists have done just that -- and the news is good.

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15 min
December 19, 2012 106. The House of Dreams
Dubner's childhood home goes from sacred to profane -- and then back again.

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22 min
December 12, 2012 105. Have a Very Homo Economicus Christmas
Who better than an economist to help with your shopping list?

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16 min
December 05, 2012 104. The Things They Taught Me
College, at its best, is about learning to think. Stephen Dubner chats up three of his former professors who made the magic happen.

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24 min
November 28, 2012 103. Free-conomics
Economists are a notoriously self-interested bunch. But a British outfit called Pro Bono Economics is giving away its services to selected charities.

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7 min
November 21, 2012 102. I Consult, Therefore I Am
There are enough management consultants these days to form a small nation. But what do they actually do? And does it work?

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36 min

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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.