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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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A Better Way to Eat (Rebroadcast)

Jul 2, 2015
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210. Is It Okay for Restaurants to Racially Profile Their Employees?

Jun 25, 2015
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209. Make Me a Match

Jun 18, 2015
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208. Making Sex Offenders Pay -- and Pay and Pay and Pay

Jun 11, 2015
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207. Should We Really Behave Like Economists Say We Do?

Jun 4, 2015
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Tell Me Something I Don’t Know (Rebroadcast)

May 28, 2015
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Failure Is Your Friend (Rebroadcast)

May 21, 2015
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206. Ten Years of Freakonomics

May 14, 2015
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205. Could the Next Brooklyn Be ... Las Vegas?!

May 7, 2015
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Think Like a Child (Rebroadcast)

Apr 30, 2015