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Freakonomics Radio
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About Freakonomics Radio
In their books Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner use the tools of economics to explore real-world behavior. As boring as that may sound, what they really do is tell stories — about cheating schoolteachers, self-dealing real-estate agents, and crack-selling mama’s boys. American Public Media’s Marketplace and public-radio station WNYC are now bringing those Freakonomics stories — and plenty of new ones — to the radio, with Dubner as host.
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Top Tracks
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Nate Silver Says: “Everyone Is Kind of Weird”
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Could the Next Brooklyn Be ... Las Vegas?!
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This Idea Must Die
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How to Create Suspense
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The Economics of Sleep, Part 1
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When Willpower Isn’t Enough
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Should We Really Behave Like Economists Say We Do?
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The Maddest Men of All
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Someone Else’s Acid Trip
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Diamonds Are a Marriage Counselor’s Best Friend
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How Do We Know What Really Works in Healthcare?
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What You Don’t Know About Online Dating
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Is There a Better Way to Fight Terrorism?
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How Efficient Is Energy Efficiency?
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Hacking the World Bank
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Why Doesn’t Everyone Get the Flu Vaccine?
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How Many Doctors Does It Take to Start a Healthcare Revolution?
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Is It Okay for Restaurants to Racially Profile Their Employees?
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How Safe Is Your Job?
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Making Sex Offenders Pay -- and Pay and Pay and Pay
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That’s a Great Question!
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Time to Take Back the Toilet
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The Economics of Sleep, Part 2
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Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem?
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Make Me a Match
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Why Do We Really Follow the News?
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Aziz Ansari Needs Another Toothbrush
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Ten Years of Freakonomics
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How to Fix a Broken High Schooler, in Four Easy Steps
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The Suicide Paradox (Rebroadcast)
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Yes, the American Economy Is in a Funk -- But Not for the Reasons You Think
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How Did the Belt Win?
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How Can This Possibly Be True?
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Are You Ready for a Glorious Sunset?
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Am I Boring You?
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“I Don't Know What You've Done With My Husband, But He's a Changed Man.”
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How to Make a Smart TV Ad
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Preventing Crime for Pennies on the Dollar
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The Cheeseburger Diet
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Who Needs Handwriting?
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Failure Is Your Friend (Rebroadcast)
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The True Story of the Gender Pay Gap
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Why We Choke Under Pressure (and How Not To)
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People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard.
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How to Be Less Terrible at Predicting the Future
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How to Be Happy (Ep. 345)
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Food + Science = Victory!
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Are Payday Loans Really as Evil as People Say?
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Meet the Woman Who Said Women Can’t Have It All
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What’s More Dangerous: Marijuana or Alcohol? (Rebroadcast)
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