Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, are groundbreaking books that explore "the hidden side of everything." Now there's a Freakonomics podcast, hosted by Dubner.
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The NFL's Best Real Estate Isn't For Sale. Yet.
The NFL is very good at making money. So why ...
The NFL is very good at making money. So why on earth doesn't it sell ad space on the one piece of real estate that football fans can’t help but see: the players themselves? The explanation is trickier than you might think. It has to do with Peyton Manni
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Reading, Rockets, and 'Rithmetic
Government and the private sector often feel far apart. One ...
Government and the private sector often feel far apart. One is filled with compliance-driven bureaucracy. The other, with market-fueled innovation. But something is changing in a multi-billion dollar corner of the Department of Education. It's an experim
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Who Stole All the Runs in Major League Baseball?
It was a pretty good baseball season -- especially if ...
It was a pretty good baseball season -- especially if you're a fan of the Yankees, Rays, Twins, Rangers, Reds, Braves, Phillies, or Giants, all of whom made the playoffs. But the post-season just opened with a telling event, a no-hitter pitched by the Ph
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Two Book Authors and a Microphone
The next chapter in the adventures of Dubner and Levitt ...
The next chapter in the adventures of Dubner and Levitt has begun. Listen to a preview of what's to come for the fall season of Freakonomics Radio.
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Why the World Cup Is an Economist's Dream
Steve Levitt talks about why the center cannot hold in ...
Steve Levitt talks about why the center cannot hold in penalty kicks, why a running track hurts home-field advantage, and why the World Cup is an economist's dream.
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How Is a Bad Radio Station Like Our Public-School System?
In this episode of Freakonomics Radio, we explore a way ...
In this episode of Freakonomics Radio, we explore a way to make 1.1 million schoolkids feel like they have 1.1 million teachers.
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Faking It
Do you "fake it"? If so, you're hardly alone. In ...
Do you "fake it"? If so, you're hardly alone. In this episode, you'll hear how everyone from the President of the United States to a kosher-keeping bacon lover lives in a state of fallen grace. All the time. And gets by.
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What Would the World Look Like if Economists Were in Charge?
In this episode we speculate what would happen if economists ...
In this episode we speculate what would happen if economists got to run the world. Hear from a high-end call girl; an Estonian who ran his country according to the gospel of Milton Friedman; and a guy who wants to start building new nations in the middle
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Is America's Obesity Epidemic For Real?
Americans keep putting on pounds. So is it time for ...
Americans keep putting on pounds. So is it time for a cheeseburger tax? Or would a chill pill be the best medicine? In this episode, we explore the underbelly of fat through the eyes of a 280-pound woman, a top White House doctor, and a couple of overwei
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The Dangers of Safety
What do NASCAR drivers, Glenn Beck and the hit men ...
What do NASCAR drivers, Glenn Beck and the hit men of the NFL have in common?
