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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589. Why Has the Opioid Crisis Lasted So Long?
Extra: Car Colors & Storage Units
588. Confessions of a Black Conservative
587. Should Companies Be Owned by Their Workers?
586. How Does the Lost World of Vienna Still Shape Our Lives?
Extra: Why Is 23andMe Going Under? (Update)
585. A Social Activist in Prime Minister’s Clothing
584. How to Pave the Road to Hell
Extra: The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution (Update)