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
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Sep 23, 2012 • 9min
94. The Tale of the $15 Tomato
Trying to go rustic by baking, brewing, and knitting at home can be terribly inefficient. And that's a wonderful thing.
Sep 19, 2012 • 5min
93. Why Online Poker Should Be Legal
The data show that poker is indeed a game of skill, not chance, and a Federal judge agrees. So why are players still being treated like criminals?
Sep 12, 2012 • 37min
92. Fear Thy Nature
What "Sleep No More" and the Stanford Prison Experiment tell us about who we really are.
Sep 5, 2012 • 6min
91. Can Selling Beer Cut Down on Public Drunkenness?
Binge drinking is a big problem at college football games. Oliver Luck -- father of No. 1 NFL pick Andrew, and the athletic director at West Virginia University -- had an unusual idea to help solve it.
Aug 29, 2012 • 19min
90. How Deep Is the Shadow Economy?
What we know -- and don't know -- about the gazillions of dollars that never show up on anyone's books.
Aug 22, 2012 • 6min
89. There’s Cake in the Breakroom!
If you think working from home offers too many distractions, just think about what happens at the office.
Aug 15, 2012 • 34min
88. Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 2
College tends to make people happier, healthier, and wealthier. But how?
Aug 8, 2012 • 6min
87. The Season of Death
We know that summertime brings far too many fatal accidents. But you may be surprised if you dig into the numbers.
Jul 29, 2012 • 29min
86. Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 1
What's a college degree really worth these days?
Jul 25, 2012 • 7min
85. Olympian Economics
Do host cities really get the benefits their boosters promise, or are they just engaging in some fiscal gymnastics?
