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