Freakonomics Radio

1. 666. This Is How Progress Happens (2026-03-06)
2. The Most Powerful People You’ve Never Heard Of (Update) (2026-03-04)
3. 665. Werner Herzog Isn’t Afraid ... (2026-02-27)
4. 664. Are Thousands of Medical Cures Hiding in Plain Sight? (2026-02-20)
5. All You Need Is Nudge (Update) (2026-02-18)
6. 663. Is Weed a Performance-Enhancing Drug? (2026-02-13)
7. 662. If You’re Not Cheating, You’re Not Trying (2026-02-06)
8. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore? (Update) (2026-02-04)
9. 661. Can A.I. Save Your Life? (2026-01-30)
10. 660. The Wellness Industry Is Gigantic — and Mostly Wrong (2026-01-23)
11. Steve Levitt Quits His Podcast, Joins Ours (2026-01-21)
12. 659. Can Marty Makary Fix the F.D.A.? (2026-01-16)
13. 658. This Is Your Brain on Supplements (2026-01-09)
14. Are Personal Finance Gurus Giving You Bad Advice? (Update) (2026-01-02)
15. Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? (Update) (2025-12-30)
16. Are the Rich Really Less Generous Than the Poor? (Update) (2025-12-26)
17. 657. Whose “Messiah” Is It Anyway? (2025-12-19)
18. Who Pays for “Messiah”? (2025-12-17)
19. 656. How Handel Got His Mojo Back (2025-12-12)
20. 655. “The Greatest Piece of Participatory Art Ever Created” (2025-12-05)
21. Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard. (Update) (2025-11-28)
22. Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Its Most Valuable Asset? (Update) (2025-11-27)
23. 654. Is the Public Ready for Private Equity? (2025-11-21)
24. 653. Does Horse Racing Have a Future? (2025-11-14)
25. What Happens When You Turn 20 (2025-11-12)
26. 652. Inside the Horse-Industrial Complex (2025-11-07)
27. 651. The Ultimate Dance Partner (2025-10-31)
28. Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One? (Update) (2025-10-29)
29. 650. The Doctor Won’t See You Now (2025-10-24)
30. A Question-Asker Becomes a Question-Answerer (2025-10-17)
31. How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt? (Update) (2025-10-15)
32. 649. Should Ohio State (and Michigan, and Clemson) Join the N.F.L.? (2025-10-10)
33. 648. The Merger You Never Knew You Wanted (2025-10-03)
34. Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China? (Update) (2025-09-26)
35. 647. China Is Run by Engineers. America Is Run by Lawyers. (2025-09-19)
36. Is the World Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income? (Update) (2025-09-17)
37. 646. An Air Traffic Controller Walks Into a Radio Studio ... (2025-09-12)
38. 645. Is the Air Traffic Control System Broken? (2025-09-05)
39. 644. Has America Lost Its Appetite for the Common Good? (2025-08-29)
40. Extra: A Modern Whaler Speaks Up (Update) (2025-08-27)
41. What Can Whales Teach Us About Clean Energy, Workplace Harmony, and Living the Good Life? (Update) (2025-08-22)
42. Why Do People Still Hunt Whales? (Update) (2025-08-15)
43. The First Great American Industry (Update) (2025-08-08)
44. Why Does Tipping Still Exist? (Update) (2025-08-06)
45. 643. Why Do Candles Still Exist? (2025-08-01)
46. 642. How to Wage Peace, According to Tony Blinken (2025-07-25)
47. Why Does One Tiny State Set the Rules for Everyone? (Update) (2025-07-23)
48. 641. What Does It Cost to Lead a Creative Life? (2025-07-18)
49. 640. Why Governments Are Betting Big on Sports (2025-07-11)
50. How to Make Your Own Luck (Update) (2025-07-09)
51. 639. “This Country Kicks My Ass All the Time” (2025-07-04)
52. 638. Are You Ready for the Elder Swell? (2025-06-27)
53. What Do Medieval Nuns and Bo Jackson Have in Common? (Update) (2025-06-25)
54. 637. What It’s Like to Be Middle-Aged (in the Middle Ages) (2025-06-20)
55. 636. Why Aren’t We Having More Babies? (2025-06-13)
56. An Economics Lesson from a Talking Pencil (Update) (2025-06-11)
57. 635. Can a Museum Be the Conscience of a Nation? (2025-06-06)
58. 634. “Fault-Finder Is a Minimum-Wage Job” (2025-05-30)
59. 633. The Most Powerful People You’ve Never Heard Of (2025-05-23)
60. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 4: Extreme Resiliency (Update) (2025-05-21)
61. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. Quit (Update) (2025-05-16)
62. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 2: Life and Death (Update) (2025-05-14)
63. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 1: The Chain of Events (Update) (2025-05-09)
64. 632. When Did We All Start Watching Documentaries? (2025-05-02)
65. 631. Will "3 Summers of Lincoln" Make It to Broadway? (2025-04-25)
66. Is It a Theater Piece or a Psychological Experiment? (Update) (2025-04-23)
67. 630. On Broadway, Nobody Knows Nothing (2025-04-18)
68. 629. How Is Live Theater Still Alive? (2025-04-11)
69. Policymaking Is Not a Science — Yet (Update) (2025-04-09)
70. 628. Sludge, Part 2: Is Government the Problem, or the Solution? (2025-04-04)
71. 627. Sludge, Part 1: The World Is Drowning in It (2025-03-28)
72. Should America Be Run by … Trader Joe’s? (Update) (2025-03-21)
73. 626. Ten Myths About the U.S. Tax System (2025-03-14)
74. 625. The Biden Policy That Trump Hasn’t Touched (2025-03-07)
75. EXTRA: The Downside of Disgust (Update) (2025-03-05)
76. 624. The Animal No One Loves, Until They Do (2025-02-28)
77. 623. Can New York City Win Its War on Rats? (2025-02-21)
78. The Show That Never Happened (2025-02-20)
79. 622. Why Does Everyone Hate Rats? (2025-02-14)
80. 621. Is Professional Licensing a Racket? (2025-02-07)
81. When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee? (2025-02-05)
82. 620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore? (2025-01-31)
83. 619. How to Poison the A.I. Machine (2025-01-24)
84. Is San Francisco a Failed State? (And Other Questions You Shouldn’t Ask the Mayor) (2025-01-22)
85. 618. Are Realtors Having an Existential Crisis? (2025-01-17)
86. 617. Are You Really Allergic to Penicillin? (2025-01-10)
87. Highway Signs and Prison Labor (2025-01-06)
88. Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped? (Update) (2025-01-02)
89. Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia? (Update) (2024-12-26)
90. Your Brain Doesn’t Work the Way You Think (2024-12-23)
91. 616. How to Make Something from Nothing (2024-12-19)
92. 615. Is Ozempic as Magical as It Sounds? (2024-12-12)
93. How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Update) (2024-12-09)
94. 614. Is the U.S. Sleeping on Threats from Russia and China? (2024-12-05)
95. 613. Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard. (2024-11-28)
96. 612. Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Its Most Valuable Asset? (2024-11-21)
97. How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot Apocalypse (Update) (2024-11-18)
98. 611. Fareed Zakaria on What Just Happened, and What Comes Next (2024-11-14)
99. 610. Who Wins and Who Loses Once the U.S. Legalizes Weed? (2024-11-07)
100. 609. What Does It Take to Run a Cannabis Farm? (2024-10-31)
101. Abortion and Crime, Revisited (Update) (2024-10-28)
102. 608. Cannabis Is Booming, So Why Isn’t Anyone Getting Rich? (2024-10-24)
103. 607. Is America Switching From Booze to Weed? (2024-10-17)
104. 606. How to Predict the Presidency (2024-10-11)
105. Has the U.S. Presidency Become a Dictatorship? (Update) (2024-10-10)
106. 605. What Do People Do All Day? (2024-10-03)
107. EXTRA: Roland Fryer Refuses to Lie to Black America (Update) (2024-09-30)
108. 604. Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 2) (2024-09-26)
109. 603. Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 1) (2024-09-19)
110. EXTRA: In Praise of Maintenance (Update) (2024-09-16)
111. 602. Is Screen Time as Poisonous as We Think? (2024-09-12)
112. 601. Multitasking Doesn’t Work. So Why Do We Keep Trying? (2024-09-05)
113. What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men? (Update) (2024-08-29)
114. EXTRA: Why Quitting Is Usually Worth It (2024-08-26)
115. The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into (Update) (2024-08-22)
116. What Exactly Is College For? (Update) (2024-08-15)
117. EXTRA: Here’s Why You’re Not an Elite Athlete (Update) (2024-08-12)
118. 600. “If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?” (2024-08-08)
119. 599. The World's Most Valuable Unused Resource (2024-08-01)
120. EXTRA: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Update) (2024-07-29)
121. 598. Is Overconsolidation a Threat to Democracy? (2024-07-25)
122. 597. Why Do Your Eyeglasses Cost $1,000? (2024-07-18)
123. EXTRA: People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Update) (2024-07-15)
124. 596. Farewell to a Generational Talent (2024-07-11)
125. 595. Why Don't We Have Better Candidates for President? (2024-07-04)
126. 594. Your Brand’s Spokesperson Just Got Arrested — Now What? (2024-06-27)
127. 593. You Can Make a Killing, but Not a Living (2024-06-20)
128. EXTRA: The Fascinatingly Mundane Secrets of the World’s Most Exclusive Nightclub (2024-06-17)
129. 592. How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway (2024-06-13)
130. 591. Signs of Progress, One Year at a Time (2024-06-06)
131. EXTRA: The Opioid Tragedy — How We Got Here (2024-06-03)
132. 590. Can $55 Billion End the Opioid Epidemic? (2024-05-30)
133. 589. Why Has the Opioid Crisis Lasted So Long? (2024-05-23)
134. Extra: Car Colors & Storage Units (2024-05-20)
135. 588. Confessions of a Black Conservative (2024-05-16)
136. Should Companies Be Owned by Their Workers? (2024-05-09)
137. 586. How Does the Lost World of Vienna Still Shape Our Lives? (2024-05-02)
138. Extra: Why Is 23andMe Going Under? (Update) (2024-04-29)
139. 585. A Social Activist in Prime Minister’s Clothing (2024-04-25)
140. How to Pave the Road to Hell (2024-04-18)
141. Extra: The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution (Update) (2024-04-15)
142. Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses? (2024-04-11)
143. 583. Are We Living Through the Most Revolutionary Period in History? (2024-04-04)
144. Extra: How Much Do You Know About Immigration? (2024-04-01)
145. 582. Why Is Everyone Moving to Canada? (2024-03-28)
146. 581. What Both Parties Get Wrong About Immigration (2024-03-21)
147. Extra: Madeleine Albright’s Warning on Immigration (2024-03-18)
148. 580. The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System (2024-03-14)
149. 579. Are You Caught in a Social Media Trap? (2024-03-07)
150. Extra: What Is Sportswashing — and Does It Work? (Update) (2024-03-04)
151. 578. Water, Water Everywhere — But You Have to Stop and Think (2024-02-29)
152. Is Google Getting Worse? (Update) (2024-02-22)
153. Extra: Mr. Feynman Takes a Trip — But Doesn’t Fall (2024-02-19)
154. The Vanishing Mr. Feynman (2024-02-15)
155. The Brilliant Mr. Feynman (2024-02-08)
156. How the San Francisco 49ers Stopped Being Losers (Update) (2024-02-05)
157. The Curious Mr. Feynman (2024-02-01)
158. 574. “A Low Moment in Higher Education” (2024-01-25)
159. 5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Replay) (2024-01-22)
160. 573. Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped? (2024-01-18)
161. 572. Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia? (2024-01-11)
162. 571. Greeting Cards, Pizza Boxes, and Personal Injury Lawyers (2024-01-04)
163. 570. Is Gynecology the Best Innovation Ever? (2023-12-28)
164. 569. Do You Need Closure? (2023-12-21)
165. 568. Why Are People So Mad at Michael Lewis? (2023-12-14)
166. 567. Do the Police Have a Management Problem? (2023-12-07)
167. 513. Should Public Transit Be Free? (Update) (2023-11-30)
168. 566. Why Is It So Hard (and Expensive) to Build Anything in America? (2023-11-23)
169. Extra: Jason Kelce Hates to Lose (2023-11-19)
170. 565. Are Private Equity Firms Plundering the U.S. Economy? (2023-11-16)
171. 480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy? (Replay) (2023-11-09)
172. 564. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 4: Extreme Resiliency (2023-11-02)
173. 563. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. Quit (2023-10-26)
174. 562. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 2: Life and Death (2023-10-19)
175. 561. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 1: The Chain of Events (2023-10-12)
176. 232. A New Nobel Laureate Explains the Gender Pay Gap (Replay) (2023-10-10)
177. 560. Is This “the Worst Job in Corporate America” — or Maybe the Best? (2023-10-05)
178. 559. Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One? (2023-09-28)
179. 558. The Facts Are In: Two Parents Are Better Than One (2023-09-21)
180. When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee? (2023-09-14)
181. 556. A.I. Is Changing Everything. Does That Include You? (2023-09-07)
182. 555. New Technologies Always Scare Us. Is A.I. Any Different? (2023-08-31)
183. 554. Can A.I. Take a Joke? (2023-08-24)
184. 553. The Suddenly Diplomatic Rahm Emanuel (2023-08-17)
185. Should Traffic Lights Be Abolished? (Ep. 454 Replay) (2023-08-10)
186. Extra: A Modern Whaler Speaks Up (2023-08-06)
187. 552. Freakonomics Radio Presents: The Economics of Everyday Things (2023-08-03)
188. 551. What Can Whales Teach Us About Clean Energy, Workplace Harmony, and Living the Good Life? (2023-07-27)
189. 550. Why Do People Still Hunt Whales? (2023-07-20)
190. 549. The First Great American Industry (2023-07-13)
191. 548. Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians? (2023-07-06)
192. Why Did You Marry That Person? (Ep. 511 Replay) (2023-06-29)
193. 547. Satya Nadella’s Intelligence Is Not Artificial (2023-06-22)
194. 546. Are E.S.G. Investors Actually Helping the Environment? (2023-06-15)
195. 545. Enough with the Slippery Slopes! (2023-06-08)
196. 544. Ari Emanuel Is Never Indifferent (2023-06-01)
197. Make Me a Match (Ep. 209 Update) (2023-05-25)
198. 543. How to Return Stolen Art (2023-05-18)
199. 542. Is a Museum Just a Trophy Case? (2023-05-11)
200. 541. The Case of the $4 Million Gold Coffin (2023-05-04)
201. Why Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It (Ep. 323 Replay) (2023-04-27)
202. 540. Swearing Is More Important Than You Think (2023-04-20)
203. 539. Why Does One Tiny State Set the Rules for Everyone? (2023-04-13)
204. 538. A Radically Simple Way to Boost a Neighborhood (2023-04-06)
205. How to Hate Taxes a Little Bit Less (Ep. 400 Replay) (2023-03-30)
206. 537. “Insurance Is Sexy.” Discuss. (2023-03-23)
207. Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses? (Ep. 495 Replay) (2023-03-16)
208. 536. Is Your Plane Ticket Too Expensive — or Too Cheap? (2023-03-09)
209. 535. Why Is Flying Safer Than Driving? (2023-03-02)
210. 534. Air Travel Is a Miracle. Why Do We Hate It? (2023-02-23)
211. Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million? (Ep. 493 Update) (2023-02-16)
212. The Economics of Everyday Things: Used Hotel Soaps (2023-02-13)
213. 533. Will the Democrats “Make America Great Again”? (2023-02-09)
214. The Economics of Everyday Things: “My Sharona” (2023-02-06)
215. Is Economic Growth the Wrong Goal? (Ep. 429 Update) (2023-02-02)
216. The Economics of Everyday Things: Girl Scout Cookies (2023-01-30)
217. 532. Do You Know Who Owns Your Vet? (2023-01-26)
218. Introducing “The Economics of Everyday Things” (2023-01-23)
219. 531. Should You Trust Private Equity to Take Care of Your Dog? (2023-01-19)
220. Extra: Samin Nosrat Always Wanted to Be Famous (2023-01-16)
221. 530. What's Wrong with Being a One-Hit Wonder? (2023-01-12)
222. 529. Can Our Surroundings Make Us Smarter? (2023-01-05)
223. 528. Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life is Meaningless and Amazing (2022-12-29)
224. 527. Can Adam Smith Fix Our Economy? (2022-12-22)
225. 526. Was Adam Smith Really a Right-Winger? (2022-12-15)
226. Freakonomics Radio Needs Your Help (2022-12-12)
227. 525. In Search of the Real Adam Smith (2022-12-08)
228. 524. How Important Is Breastfeeding, Really? (2022-12-01)
229. 523. Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with “Moneyball”? (2022-11-24)
230. 522. Is Google Getting Worse? (2022-11-17)
231. The Most Interesting Fruit in the World (Ep. 375 Update) (2022-11-10)
232. 521. I’m Your Biggest Fan! (2022-11-03)
233. The Unintended Consequences of Working from Home (2022-10-27)
234. 519. Has Globalization Failed? (2022-10-20)
235. 518. Are Personal Finance Gurus Giving You Bad Advice? (2022-10-13)
236. 517. Are M.B.A.s to Blame for Wage Stagnation? (2022-10-06)
237. Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears (Ep. 439 Update) (2022-09-29)
238. 516. Nuclear Power Isn’t Perfect. Is It Good Enough? (2022-09-22)
239. Extra: Ken Burns | People I (Mostly) Admire (2022-09-19)
240. 515. When You Pray to God Online, Who Else Is Listening? (2022-09-15)
241. This Is Your Brain on Pollution (Ep. 472 Update) (2022-09-08)
242. 514. Roland Fryer Refuses to Lie to Black America (2022-09-01)
243. 513. Should Public Transit Be Free? (2022-08-25)
244. Why Is U.S. Media So Negative? (Ep. 477 Replay) (2022-08-18)
245. The Pros and Cons of America’s (Extreme) Individualism (Ep. 470 Replay) (2022-08-11)
246. The U.S. Is Just Different — So Let’s Stop Pretending We’re Not (Ep. 469 Replay) (2022-08-04)
247. 512. Does Philosophy Still Matter? (2022-07-28)
248. 511. Why Did You Marry That Person? (2022-07-21)
249. The Economist’s Guide to Parenting: 10 Years Later (Ep. 479 Replay) (2022-07-14)
250. 510. What Problems Does Crypto Solve, Anyway? (2022-07-07)
251. 509. Are N.F.T.s All Scams? (2022-06-30)
252. 508. Does the Crypto Crash Mean the Blockchain Is Over? (2022-06-23)
253. 507. 103 Pieces of Advice That May or May Not Work (2022-06-16)
254. 506. What Is Sportswashing (and Does It Work)? (2022-06-09)
255. 505. Did Domestic Violence Really Spike During the Pandemic? (2022-06-02)
256. 504. Introducing “Off Leash” (2022-05-26)
257. 503. What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men? (2022-05-19)
258. Abortion and Crime, Revisited (Ep. 384 Update) (2022-05-12)
259. 502. “I Don’t Think the Country Is Turning Away From College.” (2022-05-05)
260. 501. The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into (2022-04-28)
261. 500. What Exactly Is College For? (2022-04-21)
262. Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China — and How About Russia? (Ep. 481 Update) (2022-04-14)
263. 499. Don't Worry, Be Tacky (2022-04-07)
264. 498. In the 1890s, the Best-Selling Car Was … Electric (2022-03-31)
265. 497. Can the Big Bad Wolf Save Your Life? (2022-03-24)
266. How to Change Your Mind (Ep. 379 Update) (2022-03-17)
267. Do Unions Still Work? (2022-03-10)
268. Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses? (2022-03-03)
269. 494. Why Do Most Ideas Fail to Scale? (2022-02-24)
270. Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids? (Ep. 475 Update) (2022-02-17)
271. 493. Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million? (2022-02-10)
272. Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? (Ep. 455 Replay) (2022-02-03)
273. 492. How Did a Hayfield Become One of America’s Hottest Cities? (2022-01-27)
274. 491. Why Is Everyone Moving to Dallas? (2022-01-20)
275. 490. What Do Broken-Hearted Knitters, Urinating Goalkeepers, and the C.I.A. Have in Common? (2022-01-13)
276. 489. Is “Toxic Positivity” a Thing? (2022-01-06)
277. 488. Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence? (2021-12-30)
278. 487. Is It Okay to Have a Party Yet? (2021-12-23)
279. 486. “The Art Market Is in Massive Disruption.” (2021-12-16)
280. 485. “I’ve Been Working My Ass Off for You to Make that Profit?” (2021-12-09)
281. 484. “A Fascinating, Sexy, Intellectually Compelling, Unregulated Global Market.” (2021-12-02)
282. How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (Ep. 444 Replay) (2021-11-25)
283. 483. What’s Wrong With Shortcuts? (2021-11-18)
284. 482. Is Venture Capital the Secret Sauce of the American Economy? (2021-11-11)
285. 481. Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China? (2021-11-04)
286. 480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy? (2021-10-28)
287. 479. The Economist’s Guide to Parenting: 10 Years Later (2021-10-21)
288. 478. How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt? (2021-10-14)
289. 477. Why Is U.S. Media So Negative? (2021-10-07)
290. That’s a Great Question! (Ep. 192 Rebroadcast) (2021-09-30)
291. “This Didn't End the Way It’s Supposed to End.” (Bonus) (2021-09-27)
292. 476. What Are the Police for, Anyway? (2021-09-23)
293. 475. Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids? (2021-09-16)
294. 474. All You Need Is Nudge (2021-09-09)
295. Is There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”? (Ep. 407 Rebroadcast) (2021-09-02)
296. 473. These Jobs Were Not Posted on ZipRecruiter (2021-08-26)
297. Reasons to Be Cheerful (Ep. 417 Rebroadcast) (2021-08-19)
298. 472. This Is Your Brain on Pollution (2021-08-12)
299. 471. Mayor Pete and Elaine Chao Hit the Road (2021-08-05)
300. Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the Planet (Rebroadcast) (2021-07-29)
301. 470. The Pros and Cons of America’s (Extreme) Individualism (2021-07-22)
302. 469. The U.S. Is Just Different — So Let’s Stop Pretending We’re Not (2021-07-15)
303. 468. Nap Time for Everyone! (2021-07-08)
304. How Stupid Is Our Obsession With Lawns? (Ep. 289 Rebroadcast) (2021-07-01)
305. 467. Is the Future of Farming in the Ocean? (2021-06-24)
306. 466. She’s From the Government, and She’s Here to Help (2021-06-17)
307. 465. Introducing a New “Freakonomics of Medicine” Podcast (2021-06-10)
308. 464. Will Work-from-Home Work Forever? (2021-06-03)
309. 463. How to Get Anyone to Do Anything (2021-05-27)
310. These Shoes Are Killing Me! (Ep. 296 Rebroadcast) (2021-05-20)
311. 462. The Future of New York City Is in Question. Could Andrew Yang Be the Answer? (2021-05-13)
312. 461. How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot Apocalypse (2021-05-06)
313. 460. The True Story of the Minimum-Wage Fight (2021-04-29)
314. 459. Let’s Be Blunt: Marijuana Is a Boon for Older Workers (2021-04-22)
315. 458. How to Manage Your Goal Hierarchy (2021-04-15)
316. 457. Is Dialysis a Test Case of Medicare for All? (2021-04-08)
317. 456. How to Fix the Hot Mess of U.S. Healthcare (2021-04-01)
318. Policymaking Is Not a Science (Yet) (Ep. 405 Rebroadcast) (2021-03-25)
319. How Does New York City Keep Reinventing Itself? (Bonus) (2021-03-21)
320. 455. Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? (2021-03-18)
321. 454. Should Traffic Lights Be Abolished? (2021-03-11)
322. 453. A Rescue Plan for Black America (2021-03-04)
323. Am I Boring You? (Ep. 225 Rebroadcast) (2021-02-25)
324. 452. Jeff Immelt Knows He Let You Down (2021-02-18)
325. 451. Can I Ask You a Ridiculously Personal Question? (2021-02-11)
326. 450. How to Be Better at Death (2021-02-04)
327. 449. How to Fix the Incentives in Cancer Research (2021-01-28)
328. 448. The Downside of Disgust (2021-01-21)
329. 447. How Much Do We Really Care About Children? (2021-01-14)
330. 446. “We Get All Our Great Stuff from Europe — Including Witch Hunting.” (2021-01-07)
331. Trust Me (Ep. 266 Rebroadcast) (2020-12-31)
332. 445. Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar? (2020-12-24)
333. 444. How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (2020-12-17)
334. 443. A Sneak Peek at Biden’s Top Economist (2020-12-10)
335. PLAYBACK (2015): Could the Next Brooklyn Be ... Las Vegas?! (2020-12-06)
336. 442. Is it Too Late for General Motors to Go Electric? (2020-12-03)
337. 441. Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 2: Digital) (2020-11-26)
338. 440. Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 1: TV) (2020-11-19)
339. 439. Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears (2020-11-12)
340. 438. How to Succeed by Being Authentic (Hint: Carefully) (2020-11-05)
341. Why the Left Had to Steal the Right’s Dark-Money Playbook (2020-10-31)
342. 437. Many Businesses Thought They Were Insured for a Pandemic. They Weren’t. (2020-10-29)
343. 436. Forget Everything You Know About Your Dog (2020-10-22)
344. 435. Why Are Cities (Still) So Expensive? (2020-10-15)
345. 434. Is New York City Over? (2020-10-08)
346. “Don’t Neglect the Thing That Makes You Weird” | People I (Mostly) Admire: Ken Jennings (2020-10-03)
347. 433. How Are Psychedelics and Other Party Drugs Changing Psychiatry? (2020-10-01)
348. 432. When Your Safety Becomes My Danger (2020-09-24)
349. “One Does Not Know Where an Insight Will Come From” | People I (Mostly) Admire: Kerwin Charles (2020-09-19)
350. Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (Ep. 408 Rebroadcast) (2020-09-17)
351. What if Your Company Had No Rules? (2020-09-12)
352. 431. Why Can’t Schools Get What the N.F.L. Has? (2020-09-10)
353. "I Started Crying When I Realized How Beautiful the Universe Is” | People I (Mostly) Admire Ep. 2: Mayim Bialik (2020-09-05)
354. America’s Hidden Duopoly (Ep. 356 Rebroadcast) (2020-09-03)
355. 430. Will a Covid-19 Vaccine Change the Future of Medical Research? (2020-08-27)
356. Introducing “People I (Mostly) Admire" (2020-08-22)
357. The Economics of Sports Gambling (Ep. 388 Rebroadcast) (2020-08-20)
358. 429. Is Economic Growth the Wrong Goal? (2020-08-13)
359. How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Ep. 386 Rebroadcast) (2020-08-06)
360. 428. The Simple Economics of Saving the Amazon Rain Forest (2020-07-30)
361. 427. The Pros and Cons of Reparations (2020-07-23)
362. 426. Should America (and FIFA) Pay Reparations? (2020-07-16)
363. 425. Remembrance of Economic Crises Past (2020-07-09)
364. 424. How to Make Your Own Luck (2020-07-02)
365. 423. The Doctor Will Zoom You Now (2020-06-25)
366. 422. Introducing "No Stupid Questions" (2020-06-18)
367. 421. How to Prevent Another Great Depression (2020-06-11)
368. 420. Which Jobs Will Come Back, and When? (2020-06-04)
369. How to Make Meetings Less Terrible (Ep. 389 Rebroadcast) (2020-05-28)
370. 419. 68 Ways to Be Better at Life (2020-05-21)
371. 418. What Will College Look Like in the Fall (and Beyond)? (2020-05-14)
372. 417. Reasons to Be Cheerful (2020-05-07)
373. 416. How Do You Reopen a Country? (2020-04-30)
374. 415. How Rahm Emanuel Would Run the World (2020-04-27)
375. 414. Will Covid-19 Spark a Cold War (or Worse) With China? (2020-04-23)
376. 413. Who Gets the Ventilator? (2020-04-16)
377. 412. What Happens When Everyone Stays Home to Eat? (2020-04-09)
378. 411. Is $2 Trillion the Right Medicine for a Sick Economy? (2020-04-02)
379. 410. What Does Covid-19 Mean for Cities (and Marriages)? (2020-03-26)
380. 409. The Side Effects of Social Distancing (2020-03-19)
381. Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Ep. 373 Rebroadcast) (2020-03-12)
382. 408. Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (2020-03-05)
383. 407. Is There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”? (2020-02-27)
384. 406. Can You Hear Me Now? (2020-02-20)
385. 405. Policymaking Is Not a Science (Yet) (2020-02-13)
386. 404. Does the President Matter as Much as You Think? (2020-02-06)
387. How the San Francisco 49ers Stopped Being Losers (Ep. 350 Update) (2020-01-30)
388. 403. The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: “It’s Not a Death Sentence” (2020-01-23)
389. 402. The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: “We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation” (2020-01-16)
390. 5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Rebroadcast) (2020-01-09)
391. The Zero-Minute Workout (Rebroadcast) (2020-01-02)
392. 401. How Many Prince Charleses Can There Be in One Room? (2019-12-26)
393. Why Is This Man Running for President? (Update) (2019-12-19)
394. 400. How to Hate Taxes a Little Bit Less (2019-12-12)
395. 399. Honey, I Grew the Economy (2019-12-05)
396. How to Change Your Mind (Rebroadcast) (2019-11-28)
397. 398. The Truth About the Vaping Crisis (2019-11-21)
398. 397. How to Save $32 Million in One Hour (2019-11-14)
399. 396. Why Does Tipping Still Exist? (2019-11-07)
400. 395. Speak Softly and Carry Big Data (2019-10-31)
401. 394. Does Hollywood Still Have a Princess Problem? (2019-10-24)
402. 393. Can Britain Get Its “Great” Back? (2019-10-17)
403. 392. The Prime Minister Who Cried Brexit (2019-10-10)
404. 391. America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up (2019-10-03)
405. 390. Fed Up (2019-09-26)
406. 389. How to Make Meetings Less Terrible (2019-09-19)
407. Yes, the Open Office Is Terrible — But It Doesn’t Have to Be (2019-09-12)
408. 388. The Economics of Sports Gambling (2019-09-05)
409. The Future of Meat (Rebroadcast) (2019-08-29)
410. Should America Be Run by … Trader Joe’s? (Rebroadcast) (2019-08-22)
411. 387. Hello, My Name Is Marijuana Pepsi! (2019-08-15)
412. How Much Does Your Name Matter? (Rebroadcast ) (2019-08-08)
413. 386. How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (2019-08-01)
414. America’s Hidden Duopoly (Rebroadcast) (2019-07-25)
415. 385. What Do Nancy Pelosi, Taylor Swift, and Serena Williams Have in Common? (2019-07-18)
416. 384. Abortion and Crime, Revisited (2019-07-11)
417. A Better Way to Eat (Rebroadcast ) (2019-07-04)
418. 383. The Zero-Minute Workout (2019-06-27)
419. 382. How Goes the Behavior-Change Revolution? (2019-06-20)
420. 381. Long-Term Thinking in a Start-Up Town (2019-06-13)
421. 380. Notes From an Imperfect Paradise (2019-06-06)
422. 379. How to Change Your Mind (2019-05-30)
423. Here’s Why All Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It (Rebroadcast) (2019-05-23)
424. 378. 23andMe (and You, and Everyone Else) (2019-05-16)
425. 377. The $1.5 Trillion Question-How to fix student loan debt? (2019-05-09)
426. 376. The Data-Driven Guide to Sane Parenting (2019-05-02)
427. The Invisible Paw (Rebroadcast) (2019-04-25)
428. 375. The Most Interesting Fruit in the World (2019-04-18)
429. 374. How Spotify Saved the Music Industry (But Not Necessarily Musicians) (2019-04-11)
430. 373. Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (2019-04-04)
431. 372. Freakonomics Radio Live: “Would You Eat a Piece of Chocolate Shaped Like Dog Poop?” (2019-03-28)
432. Why You Shouldn’t Open a Restaurant (Update) (2019-03-21)
433. 371. A Free-Trade Democrat in the Trump White House (2019-03-14)
434. 370. How to Fail Like a Pro (2019-03-07)
435. 369. A Good Idea Is Not Good Enough (2019-02-28)
436. 368. Where Do Good Ideas Come From? (2019-02-21)
437. 367. The Future of Meat (2019-02-14)
438. 366. This Economist Predicted the Last Crisis. What’s the Next One? (2019-02-07)
439. Extra: Domonique Foxworth Full Interview (2019-02-02)
440. 365. Not Just Another Labor Force (2019-01-31)
441. Extra: Mark Cuban Full Interview (2019-01-26)
442. 364. Inside the Sports-Industrial Complex (2019-01-24)
443. Extra: Mark Teixeira Full Interview (2019-01-19)
444. 363. Think Like a Winner (2019-01-17)
445. Hacking the World Bank (Update) (2019-01-12)
446. 362. Why Is This Man Running for President? (2019-01-10)
447. How to Be Happy (Rebroadcast) (2019-01-03)
448. How to Win Games and Beat People (Rebroadcast) (2018-12-27)
449. People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Rebroadcast) (2018-12-20)
450. Freakonomics Radio Live: “We Thought of a Way to Manipulate Your Perception of Time.” (2018-12-15)
451. Freakonomics Radio Live: “Where Does Fear Live in the Brain?” (2018-12-15)
452. Freakonomics Radio Live: “The World’s a Mess. But Oysters, They Hold it Down.” (2018-12-15)
453. 361. Freakonomics Radio Live: “Jesus Could Have Been a Pigeon.” (2018-12-13)
454. 360. Is the Protestant Work Ethic Real? (2018-12-06)
455. 359. Should America Be Run by … Trader Joe’s? (2018-11-29)
456. There’s a War on Sugar. Is It Justified? (Rebroadcast) (2018-11-22)
457. 358. Yes, the Open Office Is Terrible — But It Doesn’t Have to Be (2018-11-15)
458. 357. Can an Industrial Giant Become a Tech Darling? (2018-11-08)
459. 356. America’s Hidden Duopoly (2018-11-01)
460. Extra: Elvis Costello Full Interview (2018-10-27)
461. 355. Where Does Creativity Come From (and Why Do Schools Kill It Off)? (2018-10-25)
462. Extra: Jeremy Lin Full Interview (2018-10-20)
463. 354. How to Be Creative (2018-10-18)
464. 353. How to Optimize Your Apology (2018-10-11)
465. 352. Can This Man Stop a Trade War? (2018-10-04)
466. Extra: Shawn Johnson Full Interview (2018-10-01)
467. 351. Here’s Why You’re Not an Elite Athlete (2018-09-27)
468. Extra: Full Interviews With Jimmy Garoppolo, Joe Staley, Mike McGlinchey, and Kyle Juszczyk (2018-09-23)
469. 350. How to Stop Being a Loser (2018-09-20)
470. 349. How Sports Became Us (2018-09-13)
471. 348. Is the Government More Entrepreneurial Than You Think? (2018-09-06)
472. 347. Why You Shouldn’t Open a Restaurant (2018-08-30)
473. 346. Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the Planet (2018-08-23)
474. 345. How to Be Happy (2018-08-16)
475. 344. Who Decides How Much a Life Is Worth? (2018-08-09)
476. A Conversation With PepsiCo C.E.O. Indra Nooyi (Ep. 316 Update) (2018-08-07)
477. 343. An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar… (2018-08-02)
478. 342. Has Lance Armstrong Finally Come Clean? (2018-07-26)
479. 341. Why We Choke Under Pressure (and How Not To) (2018-07-19)
480. 340. People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (2018-07-12)
481. 339. The Future of Freakonomics Radio (2018-07-03)
482. In Praise of Incrementalism (Rebroadcast) (2018-06-28)
483. In Praise of Maintenance (Rebroadcast) (2018-06-21)
484. 338. How to Catch World Cup Fever (2018-06-14)
485. 337. How to Build a Smart City (2018-06-07)
486. How Stupid Is Our Obsession With Lawns? (Rebroadcast) (2018-05-31)
487. 336. The Most Vilified Industry in America Is Also the Most Charitable (2018-05-24)
488. 335. Does Doing Good Give You License to Be Bad? (2018-05-17)
489. 334. 5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (2018-05-10)
490. Evolution, Accelerated (Rebroadcast) (2018-05-03)
491. 333. The Most Ambitious Thing Humans Have Ever Attempted (2018-04-26)
492. 332. Why the Trump Tax Cuts Are Terrible/Awesome (Part 2) (2018-04-19)
493. 331. Why the Trump Tax Cuts are Awesome/Terrible (Part 1) (2018-04-12)
494. 330. Extra: Ray Dalio Full Interview (2018-04-09)
495. 329. The Invisible Paw (2018-04-05)
496. 328. Extra: Mark Zuckerberg Full Interview (2018-04-02)
497. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Money (But Were Afraid to Ask) (Rebroadcast) (2018-03-29)
498. 327. Extra: Carol Bartz Full Interview (2018-03-26)
499. The Stupidest Thing You Can Do With Your Money (Rebroadcast) (2018-03-22)
500. 326. Extra: Jack Welch Full Interview (2018-03-19)
501. 325. How to Train Your Dragon Child (2018-03-15)
502. 324. Extra: Satya Nadella Full Interview (2018-03-12)
503. 323. Here’s Why All Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It (2018-03-08)
504. 322. Extra: David Rubenstein Full Interview (2018-03-05)
505. Does “Early Education” Come Way Too Late? (Rebroadcast) (2018-03-01)
506. 321. Extra: Richard Branson Full Interview (2018-02-26)
507. 320. Letting Go (2018-02-22)
508. 319. After the Glass Ceiling, a Glass Cliff (2018-02-15)
509. 318. It’s Your Problem Now (2018-02-08)
510. 317. What Can Uber Teach Us About the Gender Pay Gap? (2018-02-06)
511. An Egghead’s Guide to the Super Bowl (Rebroadcast) (2018-02-03)
512. 316. “I Wasn’t Stupid Enough to Say This Could Be Done Overnight” (2018-02-01)
513. 315. How to Become a C.E.O. (2018-01-25)
514. What Does a C.E.O. Actually Do? (2018-01-18)
515. 313. How to Be a Modern Democrat — and Win (2018-01-11)
516. Why Is My Life So Hard? (Rebroadcast) (2018-01-04)
517. Trust Me (Rebroadcast) (2017-12-28)
518. Make Me a Match (Rebroadcast) (2017-12-21)
519. 312. Not Your Grandmother’s I.M.F. (2017-12-14)
520. 311. Why Is the Live-Event Ticket Market So Screwed Up? (2017-12-07)
521. 310. Are We Running Out of Ideas? (2017-11-30)
522. Is America Ready for a “No-Lose Lottery”? (Update) (2017-11-23)
523. 309. Nurses to the Rescue! (2017-11-16)
524. 308. How Can I Do the Most Social Good With $100? And Other FREAK-quently Asked Questions (2017-11-09)
525. Why Is There So Much Ground Beef in the World? (Special Feature) (2017-11-07)
526. 307. Thinking Is Expensive. Who’s Supposed to Pay for It? (2017-11-02)
527. 306. How to Launch a Behavior-Change Revolution (2017-10-26)
528. 305. The Demonization of Gluten (2017-10-19)
529. 304. What Are the Secrets of the German Economy — and Should We Steal Them? (2017-10-12)
530. “Tell Me Something I Don't Know” on the topic of Behavior Change (Special Feature) (2017-10-01)
531. 303. Why Larry Summers Is the Economist Everyone Hates to Love (2017-09-28)
532. 302. Why Learn Esperanto? (2017-09-26)
533. 301. What Would Be the Best Universal Language? (Earth 2.0 Series) (2017-09-21)
534. 300. Why Don’t We All Speak the Same Language? (Earth 2.0 Series) (2017-09-14)
535. 299. "How Much Brain Damage Do I Have?" (2017-09-07)
536. Bad Medicine, Part 3: Death by Diagnosis (Rebroadcast) (2017-08-31)
537. Bad Medicine, Part 2: (Drug) Trials and Tribulations (Rebroadcast) (2017-08-24)
538. Bad Medicine, Part 1: The Story of 98.6 (Rebroadcast) (2017-08-17)
539. What Are You Waiting For? (Rebroadcast) (2017-08-10)
540. 298. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Money (But Were Afraid to Ask) (2017-08-03)
541. 297. The Stupidest Thing You Can Do With Your Money (2017-07-27)
542. 296. These Shoes Are Killing Me! (2017-07-20)
543. 295. When Helping Hurts (2017-07-13)
544. 294. The Fracking Boom, a Baby Boom, and the Retreat From Marriage (2017-07-06)
545. The Harvard President Will See You Now (Rebroadcast) (2017-06-29)
546. 293. Why Hate the Koch Brothers? (Part 2) (2017-06-23)
547. 292. Why Hate the Koch Brothers? (Part 1) (2017-06-22)
548. "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" on the topic of Rivalry (2017-06-20)
549. 291. Evolution, Accelerated (2017-06-15)
550. 290. He’s One of the Most Famous Political Operatives in America. America Just Doesn’t Know It Yet. (2017-06-08)
551. 289. How Stupid Is Our Obsession With Lawns? (2017-06-01)
552. 288. Are the Rich Really Less Generous Than the Poor? (2017-05-25)
553. 287. Hoopers! Hoopers! Hoopers! (2017-05-18)
554. 286. How Big is My Penis? (And Other Things We Ask Google) (2017-05-11)
555. Food + Science = Victory! (Rebroadcast) (2017-05-04)
556. 285. There’s a War on Sugar. Is It Justified? (2017-04-27)
557. 284. Is Income Inequality Inevitable? (Earth 2.0 Series) (2017-04-20)
558. 283. What Would Our Economy Look Like? (Earth 2.0 Series) (2017-04-13)
559. 282. Could Solving This One Problem Solve All the Others? (2017-04-06)
560. 281. Big Returns from Thinking Small (2017-03-30)
561. 280. “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” on the topic of Collections. (2017-03-28)
562. How Safe Is Your Job? (Rebroadcast) (2017-03-23)
563. 279. Why Is My Life So Hard? (2017-03-16)
564. 278. Chuck E. Cheese’s: Where a Kid Can Learn Price Theory (2017-03-09)
565. 277. The Taboo Trifecta (2017-03-02)
566. 276. No Hollywood Ending for the Visual-Effects Industry (2017-02-23)
567. 275. Professor Hendryx vs. Big Coal (2017-02-16)
568. How to Get More Grit in Your Life (2017-02-09)
569. 274. An Egghead’s Guide to the Super Bowl (2017-02-02)
570. 273. Did China Eat America’s Jobs? (2017-01-26)
571. Is the American Dream Really Dead? (2017-01-19)
572. 272. Trevor Noah Has a Lot to Say (2017-01-12)
573. 271. The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution (2017-01-05)
574. How to Become Great at Just About Anything (Rebroadcast) (2016-12-29)
575. How to Be More Productive (Rebroadcast) (2016-12-22)
576. 270. Bad Medicine, Part 3: Death by Diagnosis (2016-12-15)
577. 269. Bad Medicine, Part 2: (Drug) Trials and Tribulations (2016-12-08)
578. 268. Bad Medicine, Part 1: The Story of 98.6 (2016-12-01)
579. The No-Tipping Point (Rebroadcast) (2016-11-24)
580. 267. How to Make a Bad Decision (2016-11-17)
581. Introducing Stephen J. Dubner's new podcast, "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" (2016-11-15)
582. 266. Trust Me (2016-11-10)
583. How Much Does the President Really Matter? (Rebroadcast ) (2016-11-09)
584. 265. The White House Gets Into the Nudge Business (2016-11-03)
585. 264. In Praise of Incrementalism (2016-10-27)
586. 263. In Praise of Maintenance (2016-10-20)
587. 262. This Is Your Brain on Podcasts (2016-10-13)
588. How To Win A Nobel Prize (Rebroadcast) (2016-10-06)
589. 261. Why Are We Still Using Cash? (2016-09-29)
590. 260. Has the U.S. Presidency Become a Dictatorship? (2016-09-22)
591. 259. Ten Signs You Might Be a Libertarian (2016-09-15)
592. 258. Why Uber Is an Economist’s Dream (2016-09-08)
593. 257. The Future (Probably) Isn’t as Scary as You Think (2016-09-01)
594. Are You Ready for a Glorious Sunset? (Rebroadcast) (2016-08-25)
595. Aziz Ansari Needs Another Toothbrush (Rebroadcast) (2016-08-18)
596. 256. What Are You Waiting For? (2016-08-11)
597. Is It Okay for Restaurants to Racially Profile Their Employees? (Rebroadcast) (2016-08-04)
598. 255. Ten Ideas to Make Politics Less Rotten (2016-07-28)
599. 254. What Are Gender Barriers Made Of? (2016-07-21)
600. 253. Is the Internet Being Ruined? (2016-07-14)
601. 252. Confessions of a Pothole Politician (2016-07-07)
602. The Suicide Paradox (Rebroadcast ) (2016-06-30)
603. How Much Does the President Really Matter? (Rebroadcast) (2016-06-23)
604. Why Do We Really Follow the News? (Rebroadcast) (2016-06-16)
605. 251. Are We in a Mattress-Store Bubble? (2016-06-09)
606. Time to Take Back the Toilet (2016-06-09)
607. 250. Why Does Everyone Hate Flying? And Other Questions Only a Pilot Can Answer (2016-06-02)
608. 249. The Longest Long Shot (2016-05-26)
609. 248. How to Be Tim Ferriss (2016-05-19)
610. 247. How to Win Games and Beat People (2016-05-12)
611. 246. How to Get More Grit in Your Life (2016-05-05)
612. 245. Being Malcolm Gladwell (2016-05-02)
613. 244. How to Become Great at Just About Anything (2016-04-28)
614. 243. How to Be More Productive (2016-04-21)
615. 242. Is the World Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income? (2016-04-14)
616. 241. Are Payday Loans Really as Evil as People Say? (2016-04-07)
617. The Economics of Sleep, Part 2 (Rebroadcast) (2016-03-31)
618. The Economics of Sleep, Part 1 (Rebroadcast) (2016-03-24)
619. 240. Yes, the American Economy Is in a Funk -- But Not for the Reasons You Think (2016-03-17)
620. 239. The No-Tipping Point (2016-03-11)
621. 238. The United States of Cory Booker (2016-03-03)
622. 237. Ask Not What Your Podcast Can Do for You (2016-02-25)
623. 236. How Can This Possibly Be True? (2016-02-18)
624. 235. Who Needs Handwriting? (2016-02-11)
625. How to Fix a Broken High Schooler, in Four Easy Steps (Rebroadcast) (2016-02-04)
626. Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem? (Rebroadcast) (2016-01-28)
627. 234. Do Boycotts Work? (2016-01-21)
628. 233. How to Be Less Terrible at Predicting the Future (2016-01-14)
629. 232. The True Story of the Gender Pay Gap (2016-01-07)
630. When Willpower Isn’t Enough (Rebroadcast) (2015-12-31)
631. Fixing the World, Bang-for-the-Buck Edition (Rebroadcast) (2015-12-24)
632. 231. Is Migration a Basic Human Right? (2015-12-17)
633. 230. The Cheeseburger Diet (2015-12-10)
634. 229. Ben Bernanke Gives Himself a Grade (2015-12-03)
635. Why Do People Keep Having Children? (Rebroadcast) (2015-11-26)
636. 228. Does “Early Education” Come Way Too Late? (2015-11-19)
637. 227. Should Everyone Be in a Rock Band? (2015-11-12)
638. 226. Food + Science = Victory! (2015-11-05)
639. 225. Am I Boring You? (2015-10-29)
640. How to Save $1 Billion Without Even Trying (Rebroadcast) (2015-10-22)
641. 224. How To Win A Nobel Prize (2015-10-15)
642. 223. Should Kids Pay Back Their Parents for Raising Them? (2015-10-08)
643. 222. Meet the Woman Who Said Women Can’t Have It All (2015-10-01)
644. 221. How Did the Belt Win? (2015-09-24)
645. 220. “I Don't Know What You've Done With My Husband, But He's a Changed Man.” (2015-09-17)
646. 219. Preventing Crime for Pennies on the Dollar (2015-09-10)
647. 218. The Harvard President Will See You Now (2015-09-03)
648. 217. Are You Ready for a Glorious Sunset? (2015-08-27)
649. 216. How to Make a Smart TV Ad (2015-08-20)
650. The Dangers of Safety (Rebroadcast) (2015-08-13)
651. 215. Why Do We Really Follow the News? (2015-08-06)
652. 214. How to Create Suspense (2015-07-30)
653. 213. Aziz Ansari Needs Another Toothbrush (2015-07-23)
654. 212. The Economics of Sleep, Part 2 (2015-07-16)
655. 211. The Economics of Sleep, Part 1 (2015-07-09)
656. A Better Way to Eat (Rebroadcast) (2015-07-02)
657. 210. Is It Okay for Restaurants to Racially Profile Their Employees? (2015-06-25)
658. 209. Make Me a Match (2015-06-18)
659. 208. Making Sex Offenders Pay -- and Pay and Pay and Pay (2015-06-11)
660. 207. Should We Really Behave Like Economists Say We Do? (2015-06-04)
661. Tell Me Something I Don’t Know (Rebroadcast) (2015-05-28)
662. Failure Is Your Friend (Rebroadcast) (2015-05-21)
663. 206. Ten Years of Freakonomics (2015-05-14)
664. 205. Could the Next Brooklyn Be ... Las Vegas?! (2015-05-07)
665. Think Like a Child (Rebroadcast) (2015-04-30)
666. 204. Nate Silver Says: “Everyone Is Kind of Weird” (2015-04-23)
667. 203. Diamonds Are a Marriage Counselor’s Best Friend (2015-04-16)
668. 202. How Many Doctors Does It Take to Start a Healthcare Revolution? (2015-04-09)
669. 201. How Do We Know What Really Works in Healthcare? (2015-04-02)
670. The Perfect Crime (Rebroadcast) (2015-03-26)
671. What You Don’t Know About Online Dating (Rebroadcast) (2015-03-19)
672. 200. When Willpower Isn’t Enough (2015-03-12)
673. 199. This Idea Must Die (2015-03-05)
674. 198. The Maddest Men of All (2015-02-26)
675. 197. Hacking the World Bank (2015-02-19)
676. 196. Is There a Better Way to Fight Terrorism? (2015-02-12)
677. 195. How Efficient Is Energy Efficiency? (2015-02-05)
678. 194. How Safe Is Your Job? (2015-01-29)
679. 193. Someone Else’s Acid Trip (2015-01-22)
680. 192. That’s a Great Question! (2015-01-15)
681. 191. Why Doesn’t Everyone Get the Flu Vaccine? (2015-01-08)
682. What’s the “Best” Exercise? (Rebroadcast) (2015-01-01)
683. What’s More Dangerous: Marijuana or Alcohol? (Rebroadcast) (2014-12-25)
684. 190. Time to Take Back the Toilet (2014-12-18)
685. The Troubled Cremation of Stevie the Cat (Rebroadcast) (2014-12-11)
686. 189. How to Fix a Broken High Schooler, in Four Easy Steps (2014-12-04)
687. 188. Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem? (2014-11-27)
688. 187. The Man Who Would Be Everything (2014-11-20)
689. 186. Why Do People Keep Having Children? (2014-11-13)
690. 185. Should the U.S. Merge With Mexico? (2014-11-06)
691. 184. What Can Vampires Teach Us About Economics? (2014-10-30)
692. 183. “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” (2014-10-23)
693. 182. How Can Tiny Norway Afford to Buy So Many Teslas? (2014-10-16)
694. How to Raise Money Without Killing a Kitten (Rebroadcast) (2014-10-09)
695. 181. Fixing the World, Bang-for-the-Buck Edition (2014-10-02)
696. 180. Fitness Apartheid (2014-09-25)
697. 179. Outsiders by Design (2014-09-18)
698. 178. How to Save $1 Billion Without Even Trying (2014-09-11)
699. 177. Regulate This! (2014-09-04)
700. Who Runs the Internet? (Rebroadcast) (2014-08-28)
701. Parking Is Hell (Rebroadcast) (2014-08-21)
702. What Do Medieval Nuns and Bo Jackson Have in Common? (Rebroadcast) (2014-08-14)
703. Should Tipping be Banned? (Rebroadcast) (2014-08-07)
704. How Much Does Your Name Matter? (Rebroadcast) (2014-07-31)
705. 176. Does Religion Make You Happy? (2014-07-24)
706. 175. Why You Should Bribe Your Kids (2014-07-17)
707. 174. What Do King Solomon and David Lee Roth Have in Common? (2014-07-10)
708. 173. A Better Way to Eat (2014-07-03)
709. 172. How to Screen Job Applicants, Act Your Age, and Get Your Brain Off Autopilot (2014-06-26)
710. 171. There’s No Such Thing as a Free Appetizer (2014-06-19)
711. 170. Why America Doesn’t Love Soccer (Yet) (2014-06-12)
712. 169. Failure Is Your Friend (2014-06-05)
713. The Upside of Quitting (Rebroadcast ) (2014-05-29)
714. 168. Think Like a Child (2014-05-22)
715. 167. The Three Hardest Words in the English Language (2014-05-15)
716. 166. How to Think Like a Freak -- and Other FREAK-quently Asked Questions (2014-05-08)
717. 165. The Perfect Crime (2014-05-01)
718. 164. Which Came First, the Chicken or the Avocado? (2014-04-24)
719. 163. What’s More Dangerous: Marijuana or Alcohol? (2014-04-17)
720. 162. “If Mayors Ruled the World” (2014-04-10)
721. 161. How to Make People Quit Smoking (2014-04-03)
722. 160. Why Everybody Who Doesn’t Hate Bitcoin Loves It (2014-03-27)
723. Women Are Not Men (Rebroadcast) (2014-03-20)
724. 159. “It’s Fun to Smoke Marijuana” (2014-03-13)
725. 158. Is Learning a Foreign Language Really Worth It? (2014-03-06)
726. 157. Why Are Japanese Homes Disposable? (2014-02-27)
727. 156. Why Marry? (Part 2) (2014-02-20)
728. 155. Why Marry? (Part 1) (2014-02-13)
729. 154. What You Don’t Know About Online Dating (2014-02-06)
730. 153. Reasons to Not Be Ugly (2014-01-30)
731. 152. Everybody Gossips (and That’s a Good Thing) (2014-01-23)
732. Fear Thy Nature (Rebroadcast) (2014-01-16)
733. 151. Are We Ready to Legalize Drugs? And Other FREAK-Quently Asked Questions (2014-01-09)
734. 150. What’s the “Best” Exercise? (2014-01-02)
735. Save Me From Myself (Rebroadcast) (2013-12-26)
736. 149. Pontiff-icating on the Free-Market System (2013-12-19)
737. 148. Are Gay Men Really Rich? (2013-12-12)
738. 147. The Most Dangerous Machine (2013-12-05)
739. 146. Fighting Poverty With Actual Evidence (2013-11-27)
740. 145. What Do Skating Rinks, Ultimate Frisbee, and the World Have in Common? (2013-11-21)
741. 144. Who Runs the Internet? (2013-11-14)
742. Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 2 (Rebroadcast) (2013-11-07)
743. Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 1 (Rebroadcast) (2013-10-31)
744. 143. Why Bad Environmentalism Is Such an Easy Sell (2013-10-24)
745. 142. The Troubled Cremation of Stevie the Cat (2013-10-14)
746. 141. How to Raise Money Without Killing a Kitten (2013-10-10)
747. 140. How to Think About Money, Choose Your Hometown, and Buy an Electric Toothbrush (2013-10-03)
748. 139. Would a Big Bucket of Cash Really Change Your Life? (2013-09-26)
749. The Economist’s Guide to Parenting (Rebroadcast) (2013-09-19)
750. 138. Whatever Happened to the Carpal Tunnel Epidemic? (2013-09-12)
751. The Suicide Paradox (Rebroadcast) (2013-09-05)
752. 137. Who Are the Most Successful Immigrants in the World? (2013-08-29)
753. The Folly of Prediction (Rebroadcast) (2013-08-22)
754. 136. The Middle of Everywhere (2013-08-15)
755. The Church of "Scionology" (Rebroadcast) (2013-08-08)
756. 135. Do Baby Girls Cause Divorce? (2013-08-01)
757. The Upside of Quitting (Rebroadcast) (2013-07-22)
758. 134. Government Employees Gone Wild (2013-07-18)
759. 133. A Burger a Day (2013-07-11)
760. 132. Jane Austen, Game Theorist (2013-07-03)
761. Legacy of a Jerk (Rebroadcast) (2013-06-27)
762. 131. Do You Really Want to Know Your Future? (2013-06-20)
763. 130. Why Family and Business Don’t Mix (2013-06-12)
764. 129. Should Tipping be Banned? (2013-06-03)
765. 128. Baby, You Can Program My Car (2013-05-29)
766. 127. Can You Be Too Smart for Your Own Good? And Other FREAK-quently Asked Questions (2013-05-23)
767. The Hidden Cost of False Alarms (Rebroadcast) (2013-05-15)
768. 126. What Do Medieval Nuns and Bo Jackson Have in Common? (2013-05-09)
769. 125. It’s Crowded at the Top (2013-05-01)
770. 124. Running to Do Evil (2013-04-25)
771. 123. Help Wanted. No Smokers Need Apply (2013-04-17)
772. 122. How Much Does Your Name Matter? (2013-04-08)
773. 121. The Tax Man Nudgeth (2013-04-03)
774. 120. 100 Ways to Fight Obesity (2013-03-27)
775. 119. How Money Is March Madness? (2013-03-21)
776. 118. Parking Is Hell (2013-03-13)
777. 117. When Is a Negative a Positive? (2013-03-06)
778. 116. Women Are Not Men (2013-02-24)
779. 115. The Downside of More Miles Per Gallon (2013-02-20)
780. 114. How to Think About Guns (2013-02-13)
781. 113. Sure, I Remember That (2013-02-06)
782. 112. Would You Let a Coin Toss Decide Your Future? (2013-01-30)
783. 111. Introducing “Freakonomics Experiments” (2013-01-23)
784. 110. Who Owns the Words That Come Out of Your Mouth? (2013-01-16)
785. 109. How to Live Longer (2013-01-09)
786. 108. How Did “Freakonomics” Get Its Name? … and Other FREAK-quently Asked Questions (2013-01-02)
787. 107. How Much Does a Good Boss Really Matter? (2012-12-26)
788. 106. The House of Dreams (2012-12-19)
789. 105. Have a Very Homo Economicus Christmas (2012-12-13)
790. 104. The Things They Taught Me (2012-12-05)
791. 103. Free-conomics (2012-11-28)
792. 102. I Consult, Therefore I Am (2012-11-21)
793. 101. Mass Transit Hysteria (2012-11-15)
794. 100. Our 100th Episode! (2012-11-05)
795. 99. How to Maximize Your Halloween Candy Haul (2012-10-31)
796. 98. We the Sheeple (2012-10-24)
797. 97. Lying to Ourselves (2012-10-17)
798. 96. The Cobra Effect (2012-10-10)
799. 95. Why America’s Economic Growth May Be (Shh!) Over (2012-10-03)
800. 94. The Tale of the $15 Tomato (2012-09-23)
801. 93. Why Online Poker Should Be Legal (2012-09-20)
802. 92. Fear Thy Nature (2012-09-12)
803. 91. Can Selling Beer Cut Down on Public Drunkenness? (2012-09-05)
804. 90. How Deep Is the Shadow Economy? (2012-08-29)
805. 89. There’s Cake in the Breakroom! (2012-08-22)
806. 88. Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 2 (2012-08-15)
807. 87. The Season of Death (2012-08-08)
808. 86. Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 1 (2012-07-29)
809. 85. Olympian Economics (2012-07-25)
810. 84. Legacy of a Jerk (2012-07-18)
811. 83. What's Wrong With Cash for Grades? (2012-07-11)
812. 82. Please Steal My Car (2012-07-04)
813. 81. Star-Spangled Banter? (2012-06-26)
814. 80. Riding the Herd Mentality (2012-06-20)
815. 79. A Cheap Employee Is … a Cheap Employee (2012-06-14)
816. 78. You Eat What You Are, Part 2 (2012-06-06)
817. 77. Playing the Nerd Card (2012-05-31)
818. 76. You Eat What You Are, Part 1 (2012-05-23)
819. 75. Retirement Kills (2012-05-17)
820. 74. Soul Possession (2012-05-07)
821. 73. A Rose By Any Other Distance (2012-05-02)
822. 72. Lottery Loopholes and Deadly Doctors (2012-04-25)
823. 71. Is Good Corporate Citizenship Also Good for the Bottom Line? (2012-04-19)
824. 70. Eating and Tweeting (2012-04-11)
825. 69. The Hidden Cost of False Alarms (2012-04-04)
826. 68. The Power of the President -- and the Thumb (2012-03-28)
827. 67. The Patent Gap (2012-03-22)
828. 66. Show and Yell (2012-03-14)
829. 65. It’s Not the President, Stupid (2012-03-07)
830. 64. The Days of Wine and Mouses (2012-02-27)
831. 63. The Dilbert Index? (2012-02-22)
832. 62. How Biased Is Your Media? (2012-02-15)
833. 61. Does This Recession Make Me Look Fat? (2012-02-09)
834. 60. Save Me From Myself (2012-02-01)
835. 59. The Hidden Side of the Super Bowl (2012-01-25)
836. 58. What Do Hand-Washing and Financial Illiteracy Have in Common? (2012-01-19)
837. 57. Does Money Really Buy Elections? (2012-01-11)
838. 56. Why Is “I Don’t Know” So Hard to Say? (2012-01-04)
839. 55. The Perils of Drunk Walking (2011-12-27)
840. 54. How Is a Bad Radio Station Like Our Public-School System? (Encore) (2011-12-21)
841. 53. How American Food Got So Bad (2011-12-13)
842. 52. Weird Recycling (2011-12-02)
843. 51. What Makes a Donor Donate? (2011-11-29)
844. 50. The Truth Is Out There…Isn’t It? (2011-11-22)
845. 49. Unnatural Turkeys (2011-11-16)
846. 48. Boo…Who? (2011-11-08)
847. 47. Wildfires, Cops, and Keggers (2011-11-02)
848. 46. Misadventures in Baby-Making (2011-10-25)
849. 45. Those Cheating Teachers! (2011-10-18)
850. 44. Where Have All the Hitchhikers Gone? (2011-10-10)
851. 43. The Decline and Fall of Violence (2011-10-05)
852. 42. The Upside of Quitting (2011-09-28)
853. 41. The Folly of Prediction (2011-09-14)
854. 40. The Suicide Paradox (2011-08-31)
855. 39. The Economist’s Guide to Parenting (2011-08-16)
856. 38. The Church of "Scionology" (2011-08-03)
857. 37. Mouse in the Salad (2011-07-20)
858. 36. Hey Baby, Is That a Prius You're Driving? (2011-07-06)
859. 35. Live From St. Paul! (2011-06-22)
860. 34. Things Our Fathers Gave Us (2011-06-08)
861. 33. To Catch a Fugitive (2011-05-25)
862. 32. Growing Up Buffett (2011-05-11)
863. 31. Gambling With Your Life (2011-04-27)
864. 30. Does College Still Matter? And Other Freaky Questions Answered ... (2011-04-14)
865. 29. Smarter Kids at 10 Bucks a Pop (2011-04-07)
866. 28. Why Can’t We Predict Earthquakes? (2011-03-30)
867. 27. Death by Fire? Probably Not (2011-03-23)
868. 26. The Health of Nations (2011-03-16)
869. 25. Is Twitter a Two-Way Street? (2011-03-09)
870. 24. The Power of Poop (2011-03-02)
871. 23. Millionaires vs. Billionaires (2011-02-24)
872. 22. Why Cities Rock (2011-02-17)
873. 21. Bring on the Pain! (2011-02-09)
874. 20. Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 2) (2011-02-02)
875. 19. Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 1) (2011-01-26)
876. 18. Freakonomics FAQ, No. 1 (2011-01-19)
877. 17. Trashed (2011-01-13)
878. 16. Exit Interview: Schools Chancellor, NYC (2011-01-05)
879. 15. You Say Repugnant, I Say … Let's Do It! (2010-12-29)
880. 14. Do More Expensive Wines Taste Better? (2010-12-16)
881. 13. The "No-Lose Lottery," Part 2 (2010-12-01)
882. 12. Is America Ready for a "No-Lose Lottery"? (2010-11-17)
883. 11. How Much Does the President of the U.S. Really Matter? (2010-11-03)
884. 10. The NFL's Best Real Estate Isn't For Sale. Yet. (2010-10-28)
885. 9. Reading, Rockets, and 'Rithmetic (2010-10-21)
886. 8. Who Stole All the Runs in Major League Baseball? (2010-10-07)
887. 7. Two Book Authors and a Microphone (2010-09-30)
888. 6. Why the World Cup Is an Economist's Dream (2010-06-10)
889. 5. How Is a Bad Radio Station Like Our Public-School System? (2010-05-13)
890. 4. Faking It (2010-04-13)
891. 3. What Would the World Look Like if Economists Were in Charge? (2010-03-24)
892. 2. Is America's Obesity Epidemic For Real? (2010-02-26)
893. 1. The Dangers of Safety (2010-02-06)