3min chapter

People I (Mostly) Admire cover image

95. The One Thing Stephen Dubner Hasn’t Quit

People I (Mostly) Admire

CHAPTER

I'd Be a Nobel Prize Winning Economist

Had you not written Freakonomics do you think you would have won a Nobel Prize by now for the body of academic research you've done no I don't think so but why, he says. "The distinction isn't winning one or not winning one it's whether you crave what do you have this burning desire to win one and I think that's a curse" If your books fail then after a while publishers don't want you to write books anymore when podcasting may look to the outside world is very different from book writing.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode