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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Jun 22, 2011 • 28min
35. Live From St. Paul!
Freakonomics Radio hits the road, and plays some Quiz Bowl
Jun 8, 2011 • 14min
34. Things Our Fathers Gave Us
What did Levitt and Dubner learn as kids from their dads?
May 25, 2011 • 19min
33. To Catch a Fugitive
Who is likelier to get to the fugitive first? When a fugitive is on the run, it’s not only the police he has to worry about. A bounty hunter could be coming after him, too.
May 11, 2011 • 15min
32. Growing Up Buffett
What’s it like to wake up one day and realize Dad is a multi-billionaire? That's what happened to Warren Buffett’s son Peter -- who then started to think about whether or not to join the family business.
Apr 27, 2011 • 19min
31. Gambling With Your Life
Does Las Vegas increase your risk of suicide? A researcher embeds himself in the city where Americans are most likely to kill themselves.
Apr 13, 2011 • 16min
30. Does College Still Matter? And Other Freaky Questions Answered ...
In our second round of FREAK-quently Asked Questions, Steve Levitt answers some queries from listeners and readers.
Apr 6, 2011 • 20min
29. Smarter Kids at 10 Bucks a Pop
It won’t work for everyone, but there’s a cheap, quick, and simple way to lift some students’ grades.
Mar 30, 2011 • 21min
28. Why Can’t We Predict Earthquakes?
We talk to a U.S. Geological Survey physicist about the science -- and folly -- of predicting earthquakes. There are lots of known knowns; and, fortunately, not too many unknown unknowns. But it's the known unknowns -- the timing of the next Big One -- that are the most dangerous.
Mar 23, 2011 • 20min
27. Death by Fire? Probably Not
Fire deaths in the U.S. have fallen 90 percent over the past 100 years, a great and greatly underappreciated gain. How did it happen -- and could we ever get to zero?
Mar 16, 2011 • 23min
26. The Health of Nations
For decades, GDP has been the yardstick for measuring living standards around the world. Martha Nussbaum would rather use something that actually works.
