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.
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Latest Episode
Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard. (Update) (28.11.2025)
Previous Episodes
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- 654. Is the Public Ready for Private Equity?
- 653. Does Horse Racing Have a Future?
- What Happens When You Turn 20
- 652. Inside the Horse-Industrial Complex
- 651. The Ultimate Dance Partner
- Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One? (Update)
- 650. The Doctor Won’t See You Now
- A Question-Asker Becomes a Question-Answerer
- How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt? (Update)
- 649. Should Ohio State (and Michigan, and Clemson) Join the N.F.L.?
- 648. The Merger You Never Knew You Wanted
- Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China? (Update)
- 647. China Is Run by Engineers. America Is Run by Lawyers.
- Is the World Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income? (Update)
- 646. An Air Traffic Controller Walks Into a Radio Studio ...
- 645. Is the Air Traffic Control System Broken?
- 644. Has America Lost Its Appetite for the Common Good?
- Extra: A Modern Whaler Speaks Up (Update)
- What Can Whales Teach Us About Clean Energy, Workplace Harmony, and Living the Good Life? (Update)
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