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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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149. Pontiff-icating on the Free-Market System

Dec 19, 2013
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148. Are Gay Men Really Rich?

Dec 12, 2013
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147. The Most Dangerous Machine

Dec 5, 2013
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146. Fighting Poverty With Actual Evidence

Nov 27, 2013
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145. What Do Skating Rinks, Ultimate Frisbee, and the World Have in Common?

Nov 21, 2013
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144. Who Runs the Internet?

Nov 14, 2013
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Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 2 (Rebroadcast)

Nov 7, 2013
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Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 1 (Rebroadcast)

Oct 31, 2013
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143. Why Bad Environmentalism Is Such an Easy Sell

Oct 24, 2013
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142. The Troubled Cremation of Stevie the Cat

Oct 14, 2013