Freakonomics Radio
A podcast by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher - Fridays
374 Episodes
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412. What Happens When Everyone Stays Home to Eat?
Published: 4/9/2020 -
411. Is $2 Trillion the Right Medicine for a Sick Economy?
Published: 4/2/2020 -
410. What Does COVID-19 Mean for Cities (and Marriages)?
Published: 3/26/2020 -
409. The Side Effects of Social Distancing
Published: 3/19/2020 -
373. Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Rebroadcast)
Published: 3/12/2020 -
Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is?
Published: 3/5/2020 -
Is There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”?
Published: 2/27/2020 -
Can You Hear Me Now?
Published: 2/20/2020 -
Policymaking Is Not a Science (Yet)
Published: 2/13/2020 -
Does the President Matter as Much as You Think?
Published: 2/6/2020 -
How the San Francisco 49ers Stopped Being Losers (Ep. 350 Update)
Published: 1/30/2020 -
The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: “It’s Not a Death Sentence”
Published: 1/23/2020 -
The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: “We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation”
Published: 1/16/2020 -
5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Ep. 334 Rebroadcast)
Published: 1/9/2020 -
The Zero-Minute Workout (Ep. 383 Rebroadcast)
Published: 1/2/2020 -
401. How Many Prince Charleses Can There Be in One Room?
Published: 12/26/2019 -
Why Is This Man Running for President? (Ep. 362 Update)
Published: 12/19/2019 -
400. How to Hate Taxes a Little Bit Less
Published: 12/12/2019 -
399. Honey, I Grew the Economy
Published: 12/5/2019 -
How to Change Your Mind (Ep. 379 Rebroadcast)
Published: 11/28/2019
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 Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.