Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, are groundbreaking books that explore "the hidden side of everything." Now there's a Freakonomics podcast, hosted by Dubner.
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Time to Take Back the Toilet
Public bathrooms are noisy, poorly designed, and often nonexistent. What ...
Public bathrooms are noisy, poorly designed, and often nonexistent. What to do?
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The Troubled Cremation of Stevie the Cat (Rebroadcast)
We spend billions on our pets, and one of the ...
We spend billions on our pets, and one of the fastest-growing costs is pet "aftercare." But are those cremated remains you got back really from your pet?
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How to Fix a Broken High Schooler, in Four Easy Steps
Okay, maybe the steps aren’t so easy. But a program ...
Okay, maybe the steps aren’t so easy. But a program run out of a Toronto housing project has had great success in turning around kids who were headed for trouble.
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Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem?
If U.S. schoolteachers are indeed “just a little bit below ...
If U.S. schoolteachers are indeed “just a little bit below average,” it’s not really their fault. So what should be done about it?
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The Man Who Would Be Everything
Boris Johnson -- mayor of London, biographer of Churchill, cheese-box ...
Boris Johnson -- mayor of London, biographer of Churchill, cheese-box painter and tennis-racket collector -- answers our FREAK-quently Asked Questions.
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Why Do People Keep Having Children?
Even a brutal natural disaster doesn’t diminish our appetite for ...
Even a brutal natural disaster doesn’t diminish our appetite for procreating. This surely means we’re heading toward massive overpopulation, right? Probably not.
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Should the U.S. Merge With Mexico?
Corporations around the world are consolidating like never before. If ...
Corporations around the world are consolidating like never before. If it’s good enough for companies, why not countries? Welcome to Amexico!
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What Can Vampires Teach Us About Economics?
A lot! “The Economics of the Undead” is a book ...
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.
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“Tell Me Something I Don’t Know”
The debut of a live game show from Freakonomics Radio, ...
The debut of a live game show from Freakonomics Radio, with judges Malcolm Gladwell, Ana Gasteyer, and David Paterson.
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How Can Tiny Norway Afford to Buy So Many Teslas?
The Norwegian government parleys massive oil wealth into huge subsidies ...
The Norwegian government parleys massive oil wealth into huge subsidies for electric cars. Is that carbon laundering or just pragmatic environmentalism?
