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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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71. Is Good Corporate Citizenship Also Good for the Bottom Line?

Apr 18, 2012
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70. Eating and Tweeting

Apr 11, 2012
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69. The Hidden Cost of False Alarms

Apr 3, 2012
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68. The Power of the President -- and the Thumb

Mar 28, 2012
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67. The Patent Gap

Mar 22, 2012
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66. Show and Yell

Mar 14, 2012
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65. It’s Not the President, Stupid

Mar 7, 2012
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64. The Days of Wine and Mouses

Feb 27, 2012
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63. The Dilbert Index?

Feb 22, 2012
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62. How Biased Is Your Media?

Feb 15, 2012