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Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior. Join the Freakonomics Radio Plus membership program for weekly member-only episodes of Freakonomics Radio. You’ll also get every show in our network without ads. To sign up, visit our show page on Apple Podcasts or go to freakonomics.com/plus.

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Recastable Episodes (750)

1. 372. Freakonomics Radio Live: “Would You Eat a Piece of Chocolate Shaped Like Dog Poop?” March 28, 2019
2. 373. Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work April 4, 2019
3. 374. How Spotify Saved the Music Industry (But Not Necessarily Musicians) April 11, 2019
4. 375. The Most Interesting Fruit in the World April 18, 2019
5. The Invisible Paw (Rebroadcast) April 25, 2019
6. 376. The Data-Driven Guide to Sane Parenting May 2, 2019
7. 377. The $1.5 Trillion Question-How to fix student loan debt? May 9, 2019
8. 378. 23andMe (and You, and Everyone Else) May 16, 2019
9. Here’s Why All Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It (Rebroadcast) May 23, 2019
10. 379. How to Change Your Mind May 30, 2019
11. 380. Notes From an Imperfect Paradise June 6, 2019
12. 381. Long-Term Thinking in a Start-Up Town June 13, 2019
13. 382. How Goes the Behavior-Change Revolution? June 20, 2019
14. 383. The Zero-Minute Workout June 27, 2019
15. A Better Way to Eat (Rebroadcast ) July 4, 2019
16. 384. Abortion and Crime, Revisited July 11, 2019
17. 385. What Do Nancy Pelosi, Taylor Swift, and Serena Williams Have in Common? July 18, 2019
18. America’s Hidden Duopoly (Rebroadcast) July 25, 2019
19. 386. How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War Aug. 1, 2019
20. How Much Does Your Name Matter? (Rebroadcast ) Aug. 8, 2019
21. 387. Hello, My Name Is Marijuana Pepsi! Aug. 15, 2019
22. Should America Be Run by … Trader Joe’s? (Rebroadcast) Aug. 22, 2019
23. The Future of Meat (Rebroadcast) Aug. 29, 2019
24. 388. The Economics of Sports Gambling Sept. 5, 2019
25. Yes, the Open Office Is Terrible — But It Doesn’t Have to Be (Rebroadcast) Sept. 12, 2019
26. 389. How to Make Meetings Less Terrible Sept. 19, 2019
27. 390. Fed Up Sept. 26, 2019
28. 391. America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up Oct. 3, 2019
29. 392. The Prime Minister Who Cried Brexit Oct. 10, 2019
30. 393. Can Britain Get Its “Great” Back? Oct. 17, 2019
31. 394. Does Hollywood Still Have a Princess Problem? Oct. 24, 2019
32. 395. Speak Softly and Carry Big Data Oct. 31, 2019
33. 396. Why Does Tipping Still Exist? Nov. 7, 2019
34. 397. How to Save $32 Million in One Hour Nov. 14, 2019
35. 398. The Truth About the Vaping Crisis Nov. 21, 2019
36. How to Change Your Mind (Rebroadcast) Nov. 28, 2019
37. 399. Honey, I Grew the Economy Dec. 5, 2019
38. 400. How to Hate Taxes a Little Bit Less Dec. 12, 2019
39. Why Is This Man Running for President? (Update) Dec. 19, 2019
40. 401. How Many Prince Charleses Can There Be in One Room? Dec. 26, 2019
41. The Zero-Minute Workout (Rebroadcast) Jan. 2, 2020
42. 5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Rebroadcast) Jan. 9, 2020
43. 402. The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: “We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation” Jan. 16, 2020
44. 403. The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: “It’s Not a Death Sentence” Jan. 23, 2020
45. How the San Francisco 49ers Stopped Being Losers (Ep. 350 Update) Jan. 30, 2020
46. 404. Does the President Matter as Much as You Think? Feb. 6, 2020
47. 405. Policymaking Is Not a Science (Yet) Feb. 13, 2020
48. 406. Can You Hear Me Now? Feb. 20, 2020
49. 407. Is There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”? Feb. 27, 2020
50. 243. How to Be More Productive April 21, 2016
51. 244. How to Become Great at Just About Anything April 28, 2016
52. 246. How to Get More Grit in Your Life May 5, 2016
53. 255. Ten Ideas to Make Politics Less Rotten July 28, 2016
54. 259. Ten Signs You Might Be a Libertarian Sept. 15, 2016
55. 279. Why Is My Life So Hard? March 16, 2017
56. 285. There’s a War on Sugar. Is It Justified? April 27, 2017
57. 288. Are the Rich Really Less Generous Than the Poor? May 25, 2017
58. 297. The Stupidest Thing You Can Do With Your Money July 27, 2017
59. 298. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Money (But Were Afraid to Ask) Aug. 3, 2017
60. 299. "How Much Brain Damage Do I Have?" Sept. 7, 2017
61. 305. The Demonization of Gluten Oct. 19, 2017
62. 310. Are We Running Out of Ideas? Nov. 30, 2017
63. 408. Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? March 5, 2020
64. Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Ep. 373 Rebroadcast) March 12, 2020
65. 409. The Side Effects of Social Distancing March 19, 2020
66. 410. What Does Covid-19 Mean for Cities (and Marriages)? March 26, 2020
67. 411. Is $2 Trillion the Right Medicine for a Sick Economy? April 2, 2020
68. 412. What Happens When Everyone Stays Home to Eat? April 9, 2020
69. 413. Who Gets the Ventilator? April 16, 2020
70. 414. Will Covid-19 Spark a Cold War (or Worse) With China? April 23, 2020
71. 415. How Rahm Emanuel Would Run the World April 27, 2020
72. 416. How Do You Reopen a Country? April 30, 2020
73. 417. Reasons to Be Cheerful May 7, 2020
74. 418. What Will College Look Like in the Fall (and Beyond)? May 14, 2020
75. 419. 68 Ways to Be Better at Life May 21, 2020
76. How to Make Meetings Less Terrible (Ep. 389 Rebroadcast) May 28, 2020
77. 420. Which Jobs Will Come Back, and When? June 4, 2020
78. 421. How to Prevent Another Great Depression June 11, 2020
79. 422. Introducing "No Stupid Questions" June 18, 2020
80. 423. The Doctor Will Zoom You Now June 25, 2020
81. 424. How to Make Your Own Luck July 2, 2020
82. 425. Remembrance of Economic Crises Past July 9, 2020
83. 426. Should America (and FIFA) Pay Reparations? July 16, 2020
84. 427. The Pros and Cons of Reparations July 23, 2020
85. 428. The Simple Economics of Saving the Amazon Rain Forest July 30, 2020
86. How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Ep. 386 Rebroadcast) Aug. 6, 2020
87. 429. Is Economic Growth the Wrong Goal? Aug. 13, 2020
88. The Economics of Sports Gambling (Ep. 388 Rebroadcast) Aug. 20, 2020
89. Introducing “People I (Mostly) Admire" Aug. 22, 2020
90. 430. Will a Covid-19 Vaccine Change the Future of Medical Research? Aug. 27, 2020
91. America’s Hidden Duopoly (Ep. 356 Rebroadcast) Sept. 3, 2020
92. "I Started Crying When I Realized How Beautiful the Universe Is” | People I (Mostly) Admire Ep. 2: Mayim Bialik Sept. 5, 2020
93. 431. Why Can’t Schools Get What the N.F.L. Has? Sept. 10, 2020
94. What if Your Company Had No Rules? Sept. 12, 2020
95. Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (Ep. 408 Rebroadcast) Sept. 17, 2020
96. “One Does Not Know Where an Insight Will Come From” | People I (Mostly) Admire: Kerwin Charles Sept. 19, 2020
97. 432. When Your Safety Becomes My Danger Sept. 24, 2020
98. 433. How Are Psychedelics and Other Party Drugs Changing Psychiatry? Oct. 1, 2020
99. “Don’t Neglect the Thing That Makes You Weird” | People I (Mostly) Admire: Ken Jennings Oct. 3, 2020
100. 434. Is New York City Over? Oct. 8, 2020
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