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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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309. Nurses to the Rescue!

Nov 16, 2017
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308. How Can I Do the Most Social Good With $100? And Other FREAK-quently Asked Questions

Nov 9, 2017
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Why Is There So Much Ground Beef in the World? (Special Feature)

Nov 7, 2017
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307. Thinking Is Expensive. Who’s Supposed to Pay for It?

Nov 2, 2017
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306. How to Launch a Behavior-Change Revolution

Oct 26, 2017
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305. The Demonization of Gluten

Oct 19, 2017
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304. What Are the Secrets of the German Economy — and Should We Steal Them?

Oct 12, 2017
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“Tell Me Something I Don't Know” on the topic of Behavior Change (Special Feature)

Oct 1, 2017
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303. Why Larry Summers Is the Economist Everyone Hates to Love

Sep 28, 2017
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302. Why Learn Esperanto?

Sep 26, 2017