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   Alexandra Petri
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   Amy Finkelstein

   537. “Insurance Is Sexy.” Discuss. · Mar 2023

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   Anders Ericsson

   How to Become Great at Just About Anything (Rebroadcast) · 2 episodes

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   Angela Buchdahl

   What if Being a Stranger Is Actually Your Superpower? | Better in Person · Aug 2026

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   Angus Deaton

   283. What Would Our Economy Look Like? (Earth 2.0 Series) · Apr 2017

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   Anne Pasternak

   How to Run an Institution in an Anti-Institution Era | Better in Person · Sep 2026

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   Anne-Marie Slaughter

   222. Meet the Woman Who Said Women Can’t Have It All · Oct 2015

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   Anthea Roberts

   519. Has Globalization Failed? · Oct 2022

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   Barbara Berg

   Extra: Mr. Feynman Takes a Trip — But Doesn’t Fall · Feb 2024

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    Ben Bernanke

    229. Ben Bernanke Gives Himself a Grade · Dec 2015

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    Bjarke Ingels

    How a Great Architect Thinks, with Bjarke Ingels | Better in Person · Jul 2026

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    Bjorn Andersen

    Extra: A Modern Whaler Speaks Up · Aug 2023

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    Bren Smith

    467. Is the Future of Farming in the Ocean? · Jun 2021

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    Brian Taylor
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    Bridget Gainer
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    Caitlin Doughty

    450. How to Be Better at Death · Feb 2021

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    Carol Bartz

    327. Extra: Carol Bartz Full Interview · Mar 2018

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    Cecil Haney
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    Cecilia Rouse

    466. She’s From the Government, and She’s Here to Help · Jun 2021

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    Charles Koch

    293. Why Hate the Koch Brothers? (Part 2) · 2 episodes

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    Cheryl Haley
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    Chris Paxson

    502. “I Don’t Think the Country Is Turning Away From College.” · May 2022

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    Christian Finnegan

    Freakonomics Radio Live: “Where Does Fear Live in the Brain?” · Dec 2018

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    Christina Romer

    425. Remembrance of Economic Crises Past · Jul 2020

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    Christine Lagarde

    312. Not Your Grandmother’s I.M.F. · Dec 2017

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    Chuck Hagel

    395. Speak Softly and Carry Big Data · Oct 2019

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    Claudia Goldin

    232. A New Nobel Laureate Explains the Gender Pay Gap (Replay) · Oct 2023

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    Colin Camerer

    “Tell Me Something I Don't Know” on the topic of Behavior Change (Special Feature) · Oct 2017

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    Cory Booker

    639. “This Country Kicks My Ass All the Time” · 2 episodes

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    Dan Doctoroff

    337. How to Build a Smart City · Jun 2018

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    Dan Schreiber

    393. Can Britain Get Its “Great” Back? · Oct 2019

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    David Laibson
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    David Paterson
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    Debby Harlow
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    Elaine Chao

    471. Mayor Pete and Elaine Chao Hit the Road · Aug 2021

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    Eric Garcetti

    380. Notes From an Imperfect Paradise · 2 episodes

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    Eugene Mirman

    280. “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” on the topic of Collections. · Mar 2017

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    Flora Yukhnovich

    499. Don't Worry, Be Tacky · Apr 2022

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    Gary Cohn

    371. A Free-Trade Democrat in the Trump White House · Mar 2019

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    Hillary Sterling

    Why Cooking is Caregiving, with Chef Hillary Sterling | Better in Person · Jul 2026

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