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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? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior. To get every show in our network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, sign up for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts at http://apple.co/SiriusXM.

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346. Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the Planet

Aug 23, 2018
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345. How to Be Happy

Aug 16, 2018
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344. Who Decides How Much a Life Is Worth?

Aug 9, 2018
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A Conversation With PepsiCo C.E.O. Indra Nooyi (Ep. 316 Update)

Aug 7, 2018
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343. An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar…

Aug 2, 2018
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342. Has Lance Armstrong Finally Come Clean?

Jul 26, 2018
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341. Why We Choke Under Pressure (and How Not To)

Jul 19, 2018
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340. People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard.

Jul 12, 2018
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339. The Future of Freakonomics Radio

Jul 3, 2018
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In Praise of Incrementalism (Rebroadcast)

Jun 28, 2018