Introduction

Stephen Dubner and Zachary Crockett talk about the economics of everyday things. In 2009, Sean Seypler asked what happens to hotel soaps after they're used up. He found that many hotels throw away millions of half-used soap bars every day. So he set up a lab in his garage with some mad scientist friends to help him get rid of them. The Economics of Everyday Things airs on Freakonomics Radio Network weekdays at 8 p.m. ET.