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.To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on App...
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357. Can an Industrial Giant Become a Tech Darling?
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356. America’s Hidden Duopoly
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Extra: Elvis Costello Full Interview
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355. Where Does Creativity Come From (and Why Do Schools Kill It Off)?
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Extra: Jeremy Lin Full Interview
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354. How to Be Creative
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353. How to Optimize Your Apology
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352. Can This Man Stop a Trade War?
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Extra: Shawn Johnson Full Interview
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351. Here’s Why You’re Not an Elite Athlete
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Extra: Full Interviews With Jimmy Garoppolo, Joe Staley, Mike McGlinchey, and Ky...
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350. How to Stop Being a Loser
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349. How Sports Became Us
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348. Is the Government More Entrepreneurial Than You Think?
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347. Why You Shouldn’t Open a Restaurant
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346. Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the Planet
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345. How to Be Happy
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344. Who Decides How Much a Life Is Worth?
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A Conversation With PepsiCo C.E.O. Indra Nooyi (Ep. 316 Update)
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343. An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar…
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342. Has Lance Armstrong Finally Come Clean?
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341. Why We Choke Under Pressure (and How Not To)
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340. People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard.
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339. The Future of Freakonomics Radio
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In Praise of Incrementalism (Rebroadcast)
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In Praise of Maintenance (Rebroadcast)
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338. How to Catch World Cup Fever
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337. How to Build a Smart City
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How Stupid Is Our Obsession With Lawns? (Rebroadcast)
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336. The Most Vilified Industry in America Is Also the Most Charitable
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335. Does Doing Good Give You License to Be Bad?
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334. 5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing
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Evolution, Accelerated (Rebroadcast)
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333. The Most Ambitious Thing Humans Have Ever Attempted
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332. Why the Trump Tax Cuts Are Terrible/Awesome (Part 2)
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331. Why the Trump Tax Cuts are Awesome/Terrible (Part 1)
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330. Extra: Ray Dalio Full Interview
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329. The Invisible Paw
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328. Extra: Mark Zuckerberg Full Interview
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Money (But Were Afraid to Ask) (Rebro...
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327. Extra: Carol Bartz Full Interview
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The Stupidest Thing You Can Do With Your Money (Rebroadcast)
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326. Extra: Jack Welch Full Interview
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325. How to Train Your Dragon Child
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324. Extra: Satya Nadella Full Interview
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323. Here’s Why All Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It
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322. Extra: David Rubenstein Full Interview
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Does “Early Education” Come Way Too Late? (Rebroadcast)
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321. Extra: Richard Branson Full Interview
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320. Letting Go
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