Episodes (Page 24)
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Supermarkets embody free-market capitalism but were government tools.
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US political system may be a successful industry.
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High-achieving women like Nancy Pelosi were Girl Scouts.
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Revisits the theory linking Roe v. Wade to crime reduction.
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Takeru Kobayashi transformed competitive eating.
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Exercise is beneficial, but many dislike it.
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Behavioral scientists find humans are stubborn and lazy.
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Explores long-term thinking in San Francisco's startup culture.
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Live recording from Los Angeles with diverse guests.
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Ego, overconfidence, and social pressure create barriers to changing one's mind.
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Projects are consistently late due to the planning fallacy and optimism bias.
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Home DNA testing offers valuable information but raises privacy and data concerns.
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Skyrocketing college costs have created a massive student loan debt crisis.
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Economist Emily Oster uses data to address modern parenting anxieties.
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The episode questions the assumption that only humans engage in economic activity.
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The banana's journey from luxury to staple highlights production vulnerabilities.
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Spotify revolutionized music streaming, benefiting labels and fans.
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Economists argue rent control artificially inflates overall rental prices.
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Disgust levels correlate with political views, according to guests.
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Kenji Lopez-Alt shares challenges of opening his own restaurant.