No Stupid Questions

By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Research psychologist Angela Duckworth (author of "Grit") and tech and sports executive Mike Maughan really like to ask people questions, and they believe there’s no such thing as a stupid one. So the... more

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How many episodes does No Stupid Questions have?

The podcast currently has 296 episodes available.

No Stupid Questions episodes:

November 23, 2025 49. How Does Facing Death Change Your Life?
Also: why are we so bad at assessing risk? This episode originally aired on April 25, 2021.

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40min
November 16, 2025 48. Do Good Deeds Invite More Bad Ones?
Also: what is the most significant choice you will ever make? This episode originally aired on April 18, 2021.

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34min
November 09, 2025 47. Is Laziness Real?
Also: why do we dislike being alone in public? This episode originally aired on April 11, 2021.

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33min
November 02, 2025 46. How Can You Stop Feeling So Irritable?
Also: what’s wrong with being impatient? This episode originally aired on April 2, 2021.

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39min
October 26, 2025 45. How Much Better Do You Really Want to Be?
Also: why do we pad our speech with so much filler language? This episode originally aired on March 28, 2021

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38min
October 19, 2025 44. Is Empathy in Fact Immoral?
Also: is it better to “go with the wind” or to “be the wind”? This episode originally aired on March 21, 2021.

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37min
October 12, 2025 43. What Do We Really Learn From Failure?
Also: what is teasing supposed to accomplish? This episode originally aired on March 14, 2021.

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37min
October 05, 2025 42. How Does When You Are Born Affect Who You Are?
Also: how did Angela do with her no-sugar challenge? This episode originally aired on March 7, 2021.

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39min
September 28, 2025 41. Why Are We So Attracted to Fame?
Also: do we subconsciously lie about our major influences? This episode originally aired on February 28, 2021.

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36min
September 21, 2025 40. Have We All Lost Our Ability to Compromise?
Also: is it better to be right or “not wrong”? This episode originally aired on February 21, 2021.

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37min

FAQs about No Stupid Questions:

How many episodes does No Stupid Questions have?

The podcast currently has 296 episodes available.

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