Podcast
Freakonomics Radio
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.
Episodes
27:51
Published: Thu Sep 26 2013
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A 19th-century Georgia land lottery may have something to teach us about today's income inequality.
PodcastFreakonomics Radio
16:46
Published: Thu Sep 12 2013
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Once upon a time, office workers across America lived in fear of a dreaded infirmity. Was the computer keyboard really the villain -- and did carpal tunnel syndrome really go away?
PodcastFreakonomics Radio
25:39
Published: Thu Aug 29 2013
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It's impossible to say for sure, but the Lebanese do remarkably well. Why?
PodcastFreakonomics Radio
26:20
Published: Thu May 23 2013
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Dubner and Levitt talk about circadian rhythms, gay marriage, autism, and whether "pay what you want" is everything it's cracked up to be.
PodcastFreakonomics Radio
37:55
Published: Thu May 09 2013
30:59
Published: Wed Jan 16 2013
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The very long reach of Winston Churchill -- and how the British government is remaking copyright law.
PodcastFreakonomics Radio
26:49
Published: Wed Jan 02 2013
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Levitt and Dubner answer your questions about driving, sneezing, and ladies’ nights. Plus a remembrance of Levitt’s sister Linda.
PodcastFreakonomics Radio
32:28
Published: Wed Nov 03 2010
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The U.S. president is often called the "leader of free world." But if you ask an economist or a Constitutional scholar how much the occupant of the Oval Office matters, they won't say much. We look at what the data have to say about measuring leadership, and its impact on the economy and the country.