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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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28. Why Can’t We Predict Earthquakes?

Mar 30, 2011
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27. Death by Fire? Probably Not

Mar 23, 2011
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26. The Health of Nations

Mar 16, 2011
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25. Is Twitter a Two-Way Street?

Mar 9, 2011
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24. The Power of Poop

Mar 2, 2011
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23. Millionaires vs. Billionaires

Feb 24, 2011
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22. Why Cities Rock

Feb 17, 2011
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21. Bring on the Pain!

Feb 9, 2011
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20. Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 2)

Feb 2, 2011
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19. Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 1)

Jan 26, 2011