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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?

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Every guest on Freakonomics Radio

664 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Indra Nooyi

   A Conversation With PepsiCo C.E.O. Indra Nooyi (Ep. 316 Update) · 2 episodes

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   Jack Welch

   326. Extra: Jack Welch Full Interview · Mar 2018

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   Janno Lieber
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   Jeff Sachs
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   Jeremy Lin

   Extra: Jeremy Lin Full Interview · Oct 2018

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   Jim Hackett

   357. Can an Industrial Giant Become a Tech Darling? · Nov 2018

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   Jim Yong Kim

   Hacking the World Bank (Update) · 2 episodes

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   Joel I. Klein

   16. Exit Interview: Schools Chancellor, NYC · Jan 2011

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   John Mackey

   438. How to Succeed by Being Authentic (Hint: Carefully) · Nov 2020

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    John Urschel

    299. "How Much Brain Damage Do I Have?" · Sep 2017

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    Justin Trudeau

    585. A Social Activist in Prime Minister’s Clothing · Apr 2024

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    Kate Raworth

    Is Economic Growth the Wrong Goal? (Ep. 429 Update) · 2 episodes

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    Ken Jennings

    “Don’t Neglect the Thing That Makes You Weird” | People I (Mostly) Admire: Ken Jennings · Oct 2020

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    Kenji Lopez-Alt

    Why You Shouldn’t Open a Restaurant (Update) · 2 episodes

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    Kenneth Corey

    567. Do the Police Have a Management Problem? · Dec 2023

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    Kerwin Charles

    “One Does Not Know Where an Insight Will Come From” | People I (Mostly) Admire: Kerwin Charles · Sep 2020

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    Kevin Hassett

    331. Why the Trump Tax Cuts are Awesome/Terrible (Part 1) · Apr 2018

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    Kevin Volpp
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    Liz Shuler

    Do Unions Still Work? · Mar 2022

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    Madeleine Albright

    Extra: Madeleine Albright’s Warning on Immigration · Mar 2024

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    Manoush Zomorodi

    Freakonomics Radio Live: “We Thought of a Way to Manipulate Your Perception of Time.” · Dec 2018

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    Marcus Finbom

    513. Should Public Transit Be Free? (Update) · Nov 2023

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    Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck

    387. Hello, My Name Is Marijuana Pepsi! · Aug 2019

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    Martha Nussbaum

    26. The Health of Nations · Mar 2011

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    Mary Barra

    442. Is it Too Late for General Motors to Go Electric? · Dec 2020

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    Mary Daly

    390. Fed Up · Sep 2019

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    Max Kapustin
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    Michael S. Roth

    574. “A Low Moment in Higher Education” · Jan 2024

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    Michèle Flournoy

    473. These Jobs Were Not Posted on ZipRecruiter · Aug 2021

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    Mike Maughan
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    Miki Agrawal

    277. The Taboo Trifecta · Mar 2017

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    Nathan Myhrvold
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    Patrick Smith

    250. Why Does Everyone Hate Flying? And Other Questions Only a Pilot Can Answer · Jun 2016

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    Paul Poast
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    Philip Tetlock

    233. How to Be Less Terrible at Predicting the Future · Jan 2016

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    R.J. Cutler

    632. When Did We All Start Watching Documentaries? · May 2025

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    Raghuram Rajan

    366. This Economist Predicted the Last Crisis. What’s the Next One? · Feb 2019

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    Richard Cockett

    586. How Does the Lost World of Vienna Still Shape Our Lives? · May 2024

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    Robbie Makinen
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    Robert Cialdini

    463. How to Get Anyone to Do Anything · May 2021

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