Freakonomics Radio

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June 26, 2012 81. Star-Spangled Banter?
Once a week, the British Prime Minister goes before the House of Commons for a lightning round of hard questions. Should the U.S. give it a try?

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8 min
June 20, 2012 80. Riding the Herd Mentality
How using peer pressure -- and good, old-fashioned shame -- can push people to do the right thing.

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36 min
June 13, 2012 79. A Cheap Employee Is … a Cheap Employee
Paying workers as little as possible seems smart -- unless you can make more money by paying them more.

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7 min
June 06, 2012 78. You Eat What You Are, Part 2
To feed 7 billion people while protecting the environment, it would seem that going local is a no-brainer -- until you start looking at the numbers.

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29 min
May 30, 2012 77. Playing the Nerd Card
The NBA’s superstars are suddenly sporting Urkel glasses -- but is it more than a fashion statement?

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6 min
May 23, 2012 76. You Eat What You Are, Part 1
How American food so got bad -- and why it's getting so much better.

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30 min
May 16, 2012 75. Retirement Kills
Sure, we all dream of leaving the office forever. But what if it's bad for your health?

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6 min
May 07, 2012 74. Soul Possession
In a world where nearly everything is for sale, is it always okay to buy what isn’t yours?

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29 min
May 02, 2012 73. A Rose By Any Other Distance
At a time when people worry about every mile their food must travel, why is it okay to import most of our cut flowers from thousands of miles away?

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6 min
April 25, 2012 72. Lottery Loopholes and Deadly Doctors
What do you do when smart people keep making stupid mistakes? And: are we a nation of financial illiterates?

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57 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.