Freakonomics Radio
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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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Nate Silver Says: “Everyone Is Kind of Weird”
Could the Next Brooklyn Be ... Las Vegas?!
This Idea Must Die
How to Create Suspense
The Economics of Sleep, Part 1
When Willpower Isn’t Enough
Should We Really Behave Like Economists Say We Do?
The Maddest Men of All
Someone Else’s Acid Trip
Diamonds Are a Marriage Counselor’s Best Friend
How Do We Know What Really Works in Healthcare?
What You Don’t Know About Online Dating
Is There a Better Way to Fight Terrorism?
How Efficient Is Energy Efficiency?
Hacking the World Bank
Why Doesn’t Everyone Get the Flu Vaccine?
How Many Doctors Does It Take to Start a Healthcare Revolution?
Is It Okay for Restaurants to Racially Profile Their Employees?
How Safe Is Your Job?
Making Sex Offenders Pay -- and Pay and Pay and Pay
That’s a Great Question!
Time to Take Back the Toilet
The Economics of Sleep, Part 2
Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem?
Make Me a Match
Why Do We Really Follow the News?
Aziz Ansari Needs Another Toothbrush
Ten Years of Freakonomics
How to Fix a Broken High Schooler, in Four Easy Steps
The Suicide Paradox (Rebroadcast)
Yes, the American Economy Is in a Funk -- But Not for the Reasons You Think
How Did the Belt Win?
How Can This Possibly Be True?
Are You Ready for a Glorious Sunset?
Am I Boring You?
“I Don't Know What You've Done With My Husband, But He's a Changed Man.”
How to Make a Smart TV Ad
Preventing Crime for Pennies on the Dollar
The Cheeseburger Diet
Who Needs Handwriting?
Failure Is Your Friend (Rebroadcast)
The True Story of the Gender Pay Gap
Why We Choke Under Pressure (and How Not To)
People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard.
How to Be Less Terrible at Predicting the Future
How to Be Happy (Ep. 345)
Food + Science = Victory!
Are Payday Loans Really as Evil as People Say?
Meet the Woman Who Said Women Can’t Have It All
What’s More Dangerous: Marijuana or Alcohol? (Rebroadcast)
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