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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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464. Will Work-from-Home Work Forever?
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463. How to Get Anyone to Do Anything
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These Shoes Are Killing Me! (Ep. 296 Rebroadcast)
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462. The Future of New York City Is in Question. Could Andrew Yang Be the Answer...
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461. How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot Apocalypse
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460. The True Story of the Minimum-Wage Fight
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459. Let’s Be Blunt: Marijuana Is a Boon for Older Workers
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458. How to Manage Your Goal Hierarchy
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457. Is Dialysis a Test Case of Medicare for All?
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456. How to Fix the Hot Mess of U.S. Healthcare
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Policymaking Is Not a Science (Yet) (Ep. 405 Rebroadcast)
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How Does New York City Keep Reinventing Itself? (Bonus)
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455. Are You Ready for a Fresh Start?
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454. Should Traffic Lights Be Abolished?
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453. A Rescue Plan for Black America
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Am I Boring You? (Ep. 225 Rebroadcast)
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452. Jeff Immelt Knows He Let You Down
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451. Can I Ask You a Ridiculously Personal Question?
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450. How to Be Better at Death
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449. How to Fix the Incentives in Cancer Research
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448. The Downside of Disgust
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447. How Much Do We Really Care About Children?
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446. “We Get All Our Great Stuff from Europe — Including Witch Hunting.”
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Trust Me (Ep. 266 Rebroadcast)
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445. Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar?
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444. How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis?
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443. A Sneak Peek at Biden’s Top Economist
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PLAYBACK (2015): Could the Next Brooklyn Be ... Las Vegas?!
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442. Is it Too Late for General Motors to Go Electric?
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441. Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 2: Digital)
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440. Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 1: TV)
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439. Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears
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438. How to Succeed by Being Authentic (Hint: Carefully)
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Why the Left Had to Steal the Right’s Dark-Money Playbook
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437. Many Businesses Thought They Were Insured for a Pandemic. They Weren’t.
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436. Forget Everything You Know About Your Dog
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435. Why Are Cities (Still) So Expensive?
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434. Is New York City Over?
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“Don’t Neglect the Thing That Makes You Weird” | People I (Mostly) Admire: Ken J...
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433. How Are Psychedelics and Other Party Drugs Changing Psychiatry?
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432. When Your Safety Becomes My Danger
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“One Does Not Know Where an Insight Will Come From” | People I (Mostly) Admire:...
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Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (Ep. 408 Rebroadcast)
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What if Your Company Had No Rules?
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431. Why Can’t Schools Get What the N.F.L. Has?
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"I Started Crying When I Realized How Beautiful the Universe Is” | People I (Mos...
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America’s Hidden Duopoly (Ep. 356 Rebroadcast)
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430. Will a Covid-19 Vaccine Change the Future of Medical Research?
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Introducing “People I (Mostly) Admire"
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The Economics of Sports Gambling (Ep. 388 Rebroadcast)
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