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…
Recent episodes
693. What’s Our Job as Humans Anymore?
Oct 30, 2026 • 58 min692. What Will A.I. Do to (and for) Human Creativity?
Oct 23, 2026 • 59 minAre Private Equity Firms Plundering the U.S. Economy? (Update)
Oct 21, 2026 • 48 min691. Is This What a “Good Billionaire” Looks Like?
Oct 16, 2026 • 43 min690. It’s Show Business, Baby!
Oct 9, 2026 • 1 h 02 min689. Here’s Why Your Hamburger Just Got So Pricey
Oct 2, 2026 • 49 min688. When Is a Bet Not a Bet?
Sep 25, 2026 • 51 min687. Are Prediction Markets the Best Forecasting Tool Ever — or Just Another Casino?
Sep 18, 2026 • 49 minHow to Be a Double Unicorn, with John Urschel | Better in Person
Sep 16, 2026 • 33 min686. Why Is It So Hard to Find an NFL Quarterback?
Sep 11, 2026 • 58 min685. How to Survive the A.I. Shock
Sep 4, 2026 • 58 minHow to Run an Institution in an Anti-Institution Era | Better in Person
Sep 2, 2026 • 38 minHow to Return Stolen Art (Update)
Aug 28, 2026 • 51 min“I Trust Almost Anyone More Than Myself” | Better in Person
Aug 26, 2026 • 43 minIs a Museum Just a Trophy Case? (Update)
Aug 21, 2026 • 53 minThe Case of the $4 Million Gold Coffin (Update)
Aug 14, 2026 • 54 minWhat if Being a Stranger Is Actually Your Superpower? | Better in Person
Aug 12, 2026 • 34 min684. He Helped Clean Up the Last Crash. Does He See Another One Coming?
Aug 7, 2026 • 1 h 07 minDoes it Take a Twisted Mind to Write Twisted Stories? | Better In Person
Aug 5, 2026 • 45 min683. In the New Space Race, Who Makes the Rules?
Jul 31, 2026 • 56 minHow Gary Gulman Turned Depression Into Comedy Gold | Better in Person
Jul 29, 2026 • 47 min682. Should A.I. Move to Space?
Jul 24, 2026 • 48 minWhy Cooking is Caregiving, with Chef Hillary Sterling | Better in Person
Jul 22, 2026 • 43 minAre You Really Allergic to Penicillin? (Update)
Jul 17, 2026 • 1 h 05 minHow a Great Architect Thinks, with Bjarke Ingels | Better in Person
Jul 14, 2026 • 43 min681. How to Host a Talk Show, with Dick Cavett
Jul 9, 2026 • 43 min680. Can Universities Win Back Our Trust?
Jul 3, 2026 • 50 min679. Why Does Vanderbilt Keep Winning?
Jun 26, 2026 • 1 h 04 min
What HN said
- binarynateApr 2022Also, in case anyone's interested, Freakonomics did an episode on Carmel's roundabouts last year. The discussion with the mayor of Carmel starts at 7:33:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/should-traffic-lights-...
- lifeisstillgoodApr 2022Freakonomics podcast on why top US colleges don't expand
- adibNov 2020TL;DL: TV Advertising doesn’t work