Freakonomics Radio

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