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Freakonomics Radio

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?

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Most frequent guests

  1. Angela Duckworth 10 episodes
  2. Richard Thaler 6 episodes
  3. Kevin Kelly 4 episodes
  4. Max Bazerman 4 episodes
  5. Zachary Crockett 4 episodes
  6. Alvin E. Roth 3 episodes
  7. Malcolm Gladwell 3 episodes
  8. Michael Lewis 3 episodes
  9. Andrew Yang 3 episodes
  10. Bapu Jena 3 episodes

Every guest on Freakonomics Radio

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    EXTRA: Why Quitting Is Usually Worth It · Aug 2024

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    Arthur Brooks

    How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt? (Update) · 2 episodes

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    Roy Baumeister

    569. Do You Need Closure? · Dec 2023

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    Erik Brynjolfsson

    Is the World Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income? (Update) · 2 episodes

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    Your Brain Doesn’t Work the Way You Think · Dec 2024

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    Michael Lewis

    Extra: The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution (Update) · 3 episodes

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    Alan Alda

    The Vanishing Mr. Feynman (Update) · 2 episodes

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    Maria Konnikova

    How to Make Your Own Luck (Update) · 2 episodes

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    Angela Duckworth

    This Is Your Brain on Pollution (Update) · 10 episodes

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    Amy Edmondson

    How to Succeed at Failing, Part 2: Life and Death (Update) · 2 episodes

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    Andrew Yang

    462. The Future of New York City Is in Question. Could Andrew Yang Be the Answer? · 3 episodes

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    Are Human Drivers Finally Obsolete? · Mar 2026

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    Alex Hardiman

    675. Has the New York Times Become a Games Company? · May 2026

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    Alex Sapoznik

    670. Beeconomics 101 · Apr 2026

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