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Freakonomics Radio

Freakonomics Radio

Stephen J. Dubner · Society · EN-US

Freakonomics Radio explores the surprising economic and behavioral forces behind everyday phenomena, from marriage and media to pollution and human quirks. Hosted by Stephen J. Dubner, the podcast uses real-world examples and expert interviews to reveal the hidden logic of seemingly ordinary...

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Failure Is Your Friend (Rebroadcast)
May 21, 2015 · 00:31:48
✨ Failure should be celebrated, not feared.
00:31:48
206. Ten Years of Freakonomics
May 14, 2015 · 00:46:02
✨ Celebrating a decade of Freakonomics live onstage.
00:46:02
205. Could the Next Brooklyn Be ... Las Vegas?!
May 7, 2015 · 00:55:16
✨ Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh's vision for Las Vegas.
00:55:16
Think Like a Child (Rebroadcast)
Apr 30, 2015 · 00:29:43
✨ Adopting an eight-year-old's mindset for ideas.
00:29:43
204. Nate Silver Says: “Everyone Is Kind of Weird”
Apr 23, 2015 · 00:39:08
✨ Nate Silver discusses statistical predictions.
00:39:08
203. Diamonds Are a Marriage Counselor’s Best Friend
Apr 16, 2015 · 00:40:29
✨ Diamonds are not always a clear victory.
00:40:29
202. How Many Doctors Does It Take to Start a Healthcare Revolution?
Apr 9, 2015 · 00:53:55
✨ Medicine's business side overshadows patient care.
00:53:55
201. How Do We Know What Really Works in Healthcare?
Apr 2, 2015 · 00:41:52
✨ Conventional medical wisdom is often flawed.
00:41:52
The Perfect Crime (Rebroadcast)
Mar 26, 2015 · 00:29:35
✨ Drivers often face minimal punishment for pedestrian deaths.
00:29:35
What You Don’t Know About Online Dating (Rebroadcast)
Mar 19, 2015 · 00:40:11
✨ Online dating markets and their dynamics.
00:40:11
200. When Willpower Isn’t Enough
Mar 12, 2015 · 00:33:03
✨ Temptation bundling pairs desired activities with necessary ones.
00:33:03
199. This Idea Must Die
Mar 5, 2015 · 00:54:33
✨ Scientists discuss ideas ready for retirement.
00:54:33
198. The Maddest Men of All
Feb 26, 2015 · 00:32:56
✨ Advertisers use behavioral economics for manipulation.
00:32:56
197. Hacking the World Bank
Feb 19, 2015 · 00:36:00
✨ Jim Yong Kim's unorthodox approach at the World Bank.
00:36:00
196. Is There a Better Way to Fight Terrorism?
Feb 12, 2015 · 00:42:48
✨ Offering advice for an upcoming anti-terror summit.
00:42:48
195. How Efficient Is Energy Efficiency?
Feb 5, 2015 · 00:32:35
✨ Examining the effectiveness of energy efficiency policies.
00:32:35
194. How Safe Is Your Job?
Jan 29, 2015 · 00:33:38
✨ Discussing the impact of 'creative destruction' on jobs.
00:33:38
193. Someone Else’s Acid Trip
Jan 22, 2015 · 00:29:15
✨ Connecting the hippie and computer revolutions.
00:29:15
192. That’s a Great Question!
Jan 15, 2015 · 00:25:23
✨ Analyzing the frequent use of 'that's a great question'.
00:25:23
191. Why Doesn’t Everyone Get the Flu Vaccine?
Jan 8, 2015 · 00:36:16
✨ Investigating low flu vaccine uptake.
00:36:16

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