Freakonomics Radio

Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to

Episodes

Total: 790

606. How to Predict the Presidency

2024/10/11

Has the U.S. Presidency Become a Dictatorship? (Update)

2024/10/10

605. What Do People Do All Day?

2024/10/3

EXTRA: Roland Fryer Refuses to Lie to Black America (Update)

2024/9/30

604. Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 2)

2024/9/26

603. Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 1)

2024/9/19

EXTRA: In Praise of Maintenance (Update)

2024/9/16

602. Is Screen Time as Poisonous as We Think?

2024/9/12

601. Multitasking Doesn’t Work. So Why Do We Keep Trying?

2024/9/5

What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men? (Update)

2024/8/29

EXTRA: Why Quitting Is Usually Worth It

2024/8/26

The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into (Update)

2024/8/22

What Exactly Is College For? (Update)

2024/8/15

EXTRA: Here’s Why You’re Not an Elite Athlete (Update)

2024/8/12

600. “If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?”

2024/8/8

599. The World's Most Valuable Unused Resource

2024/8/1

6 chapters Transcribed

EXTRA: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Update)

2024/7/29

10 chapters Transcribed

598. Is Overconsolidation a Threat to Democracy?

2024/7/25

9 chapters Transcribed

597. Why Do Your Eyeglasses Cost $1,000?

2024/7/18

5 chapters Transcribed

EXTRA: People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Update)

2024/7/15

7 chapters Transcribed