Freakonomics Radio
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Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior.
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Episodes
Mentioned books
Oct 30, 2014 • 25min
184. What Can Vampires Teach Us About Economics?
A lot! “The Economics of the Undead” is a book about dating strategy, job creation, and whether there should be a legal market for blood.
Oct 23, 2014 • 1h 2min
183. “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know”
The debut of a live game show from Freakonomics Radio, with judges Malcolm Gladwell, Ana Gasteyer, and David Paterson.
Oct 16, 2014 • 36min
182. How Can Tiny Norway Afford to Buy So Many Teslas?
The Norwegian government parleys massive oil wealth into huge subsidies for electric cars. Is that carbon laundering or just pragmatic environmentalism?
Oct 9, 2014 • 33min
How to Raise Money Without Killing a Kitten (Rebroadcast)
The science of what works -- and doesn't work -- in fund-raising
Oct 2, 2014 • 42min
181. Fixing the World, Bang-for-the-Buck Edition
A team of economists has been running the numbers on the U.N.'s development goals. They have a different view of how those billions of dollars should be spent.
Sep 25, 2014 • 31min
180. Fitness Apartheid
Markets are hardly perfect, but the results can be ugly when you try to subvert them.
Sep 18, 2014 • 40min
179. Outsiders by Design
What does it mean to pursue something that everyone else thinks is nuts? And what does it take to succeed?
Sep 11, 2014 • 34min
178. How to Save $1 Billion Without Even Trying
Experts like doctors and chefs prefer store-brand products, challenging the notion that brand names hold significant value. The podcast explores consumer behavior, the influence of advertising, and the improvement in quality of store brands. It also discusses the importance of knowing active ingredients in medications for informed purchasing decisions.
Sep 4, 2014 • 56min
177. Regulate This!
Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, EatWith, and other companies in the “sharing economy” are practically daring government regulators to shut them down. The regulators are happy to comply.
Aug 28, 2014 • 32min
Who Runs the Internet? (Rebroadcast)
The online universe doesn't have nearly as many rules, or rulemakers, as the real world. Discuss.
