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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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How to Be More Productive (Rebroadcast)

Dec 22, 2016
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270. Bad Medicine, Part 3: Death by Diagnosis

Dec 15, 2016
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269. Bad Medicine, Part 2: (Drug) Trials and Tribulations

Dec 8, 2016
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268. Bad Medicine, Part 1: The Story of 98.6

Dec 1, 2016
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The No-Tipping Point (Rebroadcast)

Nov 24, 2016
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267. How to Make a Bad Decision

Nov 17, 2016
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Introducing Stephen J. Dubner's new podcast, "Tell Me Something I Don't Know"

Nov 15, 2016
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266. Trust Me

Nov 10, 2016
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How Much Does the President Really Matter? (Rebroadcast )

Nov 9, 2016
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265. The White House Gets Into the Nudge Business

Nov 3, 2016