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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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Notable Guests

MMichelle Feynman3×RRalph Leighton3×CCharles Mann3×WWill Marshall2×VVictor Ehikhamenor2×PPatty Gerstenblith2×John PreskillJohn Preskill2×Stephen DubnerStephen Dubner2×Blaise Agüera y ArcasBlaise Agüera y Arcas2×Helen CzerskiHelen Czerski2×

Episodes (936)

Abortion and Crime, Revisited (Ep. 384 Update)

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502. “I Don’t Think the Country Is Turning Away From College.”

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501. The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into

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500. What Exactly Is College For?

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Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China — and How About Russia? (Ep. 481 Upda...

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499. Don't Worry, Be Tacky

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498. In the 1890s, the Best-Selling Car Was … Electric

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497. Can the Big Bad Wolf Save Your Life?

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How to Change Your Mind (Ep. 379 Update)

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Do Unions Still Work?

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Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses?

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494. Why Do Most Ideas Fail to Scale?

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Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids? (Ep. 475 Updat...

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493. Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million?

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Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? (Ep. 455 Replay)

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492. How Did a Hayfield Become One of America’s Hottest Cities?

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491. Why Is Everyone Moving to Dallas?

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490. What Do Broken-Hearted Knitters, Urinating Goalkeepers, and the C.I.A. Have...

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489. Is “Toxic Positivity” a Thing?

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488. Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence?

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487. Is It Okay to Have a Party Yet?

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486. “The Art Market Is in Massive Disruption.”

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485. “I’ve Been Working My Ass Off for You to Make that Profit?”

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484. “A Fascinating, Sexy, Intellectually Compelling, Unregulated Global Market....

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How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (Ep. 444 Replay)

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483. What’s Wrong With Shortcuts?

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482. Is Venture Capital the Secret Sauce of the American Economy?

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481. Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China?

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480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy?

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479. The Economist’s Guide to Parenting: 10 Years Later

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478. How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt?

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477. Why Is U.S. Media So Negative?

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That’s a Great Question! (Ep. 192 Rebroadcast)

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“This Didn't End the Way It’s Supposed to End.” (Bonus)

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476. What Are the Police for, Anyway?

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475. Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids?

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474. All You Need Is Nudge

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Is There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”? (Ep. 407 Rebroadcast)

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473. These Jobs Were Not Posted on ZipRecruiter

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Reasons to Be Cheerful (Ep. 417 Rebroadcast)

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472. This Is Your Brain on Pollution

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471. Mayor Pete and Elaine Chao Hit the Road

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Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the Planet (Rebroadcast)

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470. The Pros and Cons of America’s (Extreme) Individualism

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469. The U.S. Is Just Different — So Let’s Stop Pretending We’re Not

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468. Nap Time for Everyone!

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How Stupid Is Our Obsession With Lawns? (Ep. 289 Rebroadcast)

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467. Is the Future of Farming in the Ocean?

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466. She’s From the Government, and She’s Here to Help

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465. Introducing a New “Freakonomics of Medicine” Podcast

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