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

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   Dave O'Connor
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   David Adjmi

   641. What Does It Cost to Lead a Creative Life? · 3 episodes

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   David Autor

   How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot Apocalypse (Update) · 2 episodes

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   David Blanchflower

   602. Is Screen Time as Poisonous as We Think? · Sep 2024

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   David Canton
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   David Cutler

   589. Why Has the Opioid Crisis Lasted So Long? · May 2024

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   David Eisenbach
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   David Frum
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   David Lang

   674. How Does a Composer Feel After the World Premiere? · May 2026

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    David Leonhardt
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    David Riedman
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    David Strayer

    646. An Air Traffic Controller Walks Into a Radio Studio ... · Sep 2025

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    Dawn Tolson
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    DeMaurice Smith

    648. The Merger You Never Knew You Wanted · Oct 2025

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    Debbie Millman

    A Question-Asker Becomes a Question-Answerer · Oct 2025

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    Debby Buchholz

    630. On Broadway, Nobody Knows Nothing · Apr 2025

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    Dennis Rasmussen
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    Derek Fisher
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    Diana Laird
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    Dick Cavett

    681. How to Host a Talk Show, with Dick Cavett · Jul 2026

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    Domonique Foxworth

    649. Should Ohio State (and Michigan, and Clemson) Join the N.F.L.? · 2 episodes

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    Don Burnette
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    Donald Ruff
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    Doneene Damon
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    Dorothy Robyn

    645. Is the Air Traffic Control System Broken? · Sep 2025

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    E. J. Masicampo
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    Eamonn Butler

    Was Adam Smith Really a Right-Winger? (Update) · May 2026

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    Ed Bastian
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    Ed Bolen
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    Ed Galea
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    Edson Severnini
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    Eldar Shafir
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    Elena Resnick
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    Elisabeth de Fontenay

    654. Is the Public Ready for Private Equity? · Nov 2025

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    Elizabeth Reid
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    Ellen Griesedieck
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    Ellen Harris
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    Emily Kimmins
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    Emily Plant

    652. Inside the Horse-Industrial Complex · Nov 2025

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    Eric Hilt

    The First Great American Industry (Update) · Aug 2025

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