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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.

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Category: Society & Culture

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- Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears (Ep. 439 Update)

Thu, 29 Sep 2022
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- 516. Nuclear Power Isn’t Perfect. Is It Good Enough?

Thu, 22 Sep 2022
1388
- Extra: Ken Burns | People I (Mostly) Admire

Mon, 19 Sep 2022
1387
- 515. When You Pray to God Online, Who Else Is Listening?

Thu, 15 Sep 2022
1386
- This Is Your Brain on Pollution (Ep. 472 Update)

Thu, 8 Sep 2022
1385
- 514. Roland Fryer Refuses to Lie to Black America

Thu, 1 Sep 2022
1384
- 513. Should Public Transit Be Free?

Thu, 25 Aug 2022
1383
- Why Is U.S. Media So Negative? (Ep. 477 Replay)

Thu, 18 Aug 2022
1382
- The Pros and Cons of America’s (Extreme) Individualism (Ep. 470 Replay)

Thu, 11 Aug 2022
1381
- The U.S. Is Just Different — So Let’s Stop Pretending We’re Not (Ep. 469 Replay)

Thu, 4 Aug 2022
1380
- 512. Does Philosophy Still Matter?

Thu, 28 Jul 2022
1379
- 511. Why Did You Marry That Person?

Thu, 21 Jul 2022
1378
- The Economist’s Guide to Parenting: 10 Years Later (Ep. 479 Replay)

Thu, 14 Jul 2022
1377
- 510. What Problems Does Crypto Solve, Anyway?

Thu, 7 Jul 2022
1376
- 509. Are N.F.T.s All Scams?

Thu, 30 Jun 2022
1375
- 508. Does the Crypto Crash Mean the Blockchain Is Over?

Thu, 23 Jun 2022
1374
- 507. 103 Pieces of Advice That May or May Not Work

Thu, 16 Jun 2022
1373
- 506. What Is Sportswashing (and Does It Work)?

Thu, 9 Jun 2022
1372
- 505. Did Domestic Violence Really Spike During the Pandemic?

Thu, 2 Jun 2022
1371
- 504. Introducing “Off Leash”

Thu, 26 May 2022
1370
- 503. What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men?

Thu, 19 May 2022
1369
- Abortion and Crime, Revisited (Ep. 384 Update)

Thu, 12 May 2022
1368
- 502. “I Don’t Think the Country Is Turning Away From College.”

Thu, 5 May 2022
1367
- 501. The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into

Thu, 28 Apr 2022
1366
- 500. What Exactly Is College For?

Thu, 21 Apr 2022
1365
- Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China — and How About Russia? (Ep. 481 Update)

Thu, 14 Apr 2022
1364
- 499. Don't Worry, Be Tacky

Thu, 7 Apr 2022
1363
- 498. In the 1890s, the Best-Selling Car Was … Electric

Thu, 31 Mar 2022
1362
- 497. Can the Big Bad Wolf Save Your Life?

Thu, 24 Mar 2022
1361
- How to Change Your Mind (Ep. 379 Update)

Thu, 17 Mar 2022
1360
- 496. Do Unions Still Work?

Thu, 10 Mar 2022
1359
- 495. Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses?

Thu, 3 Mar 2022
1358
- 494. Why Do Most Ideas Fail to Scale?

Thu, 24 Feb 2022
1357
- Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids? (Ep. 475 Update)

Thu, 17 Feb 2022
1356
- 493. Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million?

Thu, 10 Feb 2022
1355
- Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? (Ep. 455 Replay)

Thu, 3 Feb 2022
1354
- 492. How Did a Hayfield Become One of America’s Hottest Cities?

Thu, 27 Jan 2022
1353
- 491. Why Is Everyone Moving to Dallas?

Thu, 20 Jan 2022
1352
- 490. What Do Broken-Hearted Knitters, Urinating Goalkeepers, and the C.I.A. Have in Common?

Thu, 13 Jan 2022
1351
- 489. Is “Toxic Positivity” a Thing?

Thu, 6 Jan 2022
1350
- 488. Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence?

Thu, 30 Dec 2021
1349
- 487. Is It Okay to Have a Party Yet?

Thu, 23 Dec 2021
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- 486. “The Art Market Is in Massive Disruption.”

Thu, 16 Dec 2021
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- 485. “I’ve Been Working My Ass Off for You to Make that Profit?”

Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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- 484. “A Fascinating, Sexy, Intellectually Compelling, Unregulated Global Market.”

Thu, 2 Dec 2021
1345
- How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (Ep. 444 Replay)

Thu, 25 Nov 2021
1344
- 483. What’s Wrong With Shortcuts?

Thu, 18 Nov 2021
1343
- 482. Is Venture Capital the Secret Sauce of the American Economy?

Thu, 11 Nov 2021
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- 481. Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China?

Thu, 4 Nov 2021
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- 480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy?

Thu, 28 Oct 2021

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