374 Episodes

  1. 412. What Happens When Everyone Stays Home to Eat?

    Published: 4/9/2020
  2. 411. Is $2 Trillion the Right Medicine for a Sick Economy?

    Published: 4/2/2020
  3. 410. What Does COVID-19 Mean for Cities (and Marriages)?

    Published: 3/26/2020
  4. 409. The Side Effects of Social Distancing

    Published: 3/19/2020
  5. 373. Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Rebroadcast)

    Published: 3/12/2020
  6. Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is?

    Published: 3/5/2020
  7. Is There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”?

    Published: 2/27/2020
  8. Can You Hear Me Now?

    Published: 2/20/2020
  9. Policymaking Is Not a Science (Yet)

    Published: 2/13/2020
  10. Does the President Matter as Much as You Think?

    Published: 2/6/2020
  11. How the San Francisco 49ers Stopped Being Losers (Ep. 350 Update)

    Published: 1/30/2020
  12. The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: “It’s Not a Death Sentence”

    Published: 1/23/2020
  13. The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: “We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation”

    Published: 1/16/2020
  14. 5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Ep. 334 Rebroadcast)

    Published: 1/9/2020
  15. The Zero-Minute Workout (Ep. 383 Rebroadcast)

    Published: 1/2/2020
  16. 401. How Many Prince Charleses Can There Be in One Room?

    Published: 12/26/2019
  17. Why Is This Man Running for President? (Ep. 362 Update)

    Published: 12/19/2019
  18. 400. How to Hate Taxes a Little Bit Less

    Published: 12/12/2019
  19. 399. Honey, I Grew the Economy

    Published: 12/5/2019
  20. How to Change Your Mind (Ep. 379 Rebroadcast)

    Published: 11/28/2019

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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 Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.