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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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604. Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 2)
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603. Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 1)
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EXTRA: In Praise of Maintenance (Update)
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602. Is Screen Time as Poisonous as We Think?
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601. Multitasking Doesn’t Work. So Why Do We Keep Trying?
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What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men? (Update)
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EXTRA: Why Quitting Is Usually Worth It
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The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into (Update)
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What Exactly Is College For? (Update)
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EXTRA: Here’s Why You’re Not an Elite Athlete (Update)
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600. “If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?”
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599. The World's Most Valuable Unused Resource
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EXTRA: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Update)
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598. Is Overconsolidation a Threat to Democracy?
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597. Why Do Your Eyeglasses Cost $1,000?
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EXTRA: People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Update)
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596. Farewell to a Generational Talent
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595. Why Don't We Have Better Candidates for President?
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594. Your Brand’s Spokesperson Just Got Arrested — Now What?
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593. You Can Make a Killing, but Not a Living
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EXTRA: The Fascinatingly Mundane Secrets of the World’s Most Exclusive Nightclub
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592. How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway
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591. Signs of Progress, One Year at a Time
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EXTRA: The Opioid Tragedy — How We Got Here
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590. Can $55 Billion End the Opioid Epidemic?
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589. Why Has the Opioid Crisis Lasted So Long?
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Extra: Car Colors & Storage Units
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588. Confessions of a Black Conservative
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Should Companies Be Owned by Their Workers?
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586. How Does the Lost World of Vienna Still Shape Our Lives?
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Extra: Why Is 23andMe Going Under? (Update)
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585. A Social Activist in Prime Minister’s Clothing
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How to Pave the Road to Hell
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Extra: The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution (Update)
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Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses?
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583. Are We Living Through the Most Revolutionary Period in History?
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Extra: How Much Do You Know About Immigration?
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582. Why Is Everyone Moving to Canada?
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581. What Both Parties Get Wrong About Immigration
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Extra: Madeleine Albright’s Warning on Immigration
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580. The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System
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579. Are You Caught in a Social Media Trap?
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Extra: What Is Sportswashing — and Does It Work? (Update)
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578. Water, Water Everywhere — But You Have to Stop and Think
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Is Google Getting Worse? (Update)
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Extra: Mr. Feynman Takes a Trip — But Doesn’t Fall
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The Vanishing Mr. Feynman
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The Brilliant Mr. Feynman
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How the San Francisco 49ers Stopped Being Losers (Update)
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The Curious Mr. Feynman
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