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Freakonomics Radio

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677. Can Backgammon Save Us from Ourselves? artwork

677. Can Backgammon Save Us from Ourselves?

Freakonomics Radio

59:19Jun 12, 2026
This Is Your Brain on Pollution (Update) artwork

This Is Your Brain on Pollution (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

47:24Jun 10, 2026
676. Has America Lost the Plot? artwork

676. Has America Lost the Plot?

Freakonomics Radio

1:05:29Jun 5, 2026
The Vanishing Mr. Feynman (Update) artwork

The Vanishing Mr. Feynman (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

1:00:51May 29, 2026
The Brilliant Mr. Feynman (Update) artwork

The Brilliant Mr. Feynman (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

52:51May 27, 2026
The Curious Mr. Feynman (Update) artwork

The Curious Mr. Feynman (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

1:03:18May 22, 2026
675. Has the New York Times Become a Games Company? artwork

675. Has the New York Times Become a Games Company?

Freakonomics Radio

57:17May 15, 2026
674. How Does a Composer Feel After the World Premiere? artwork

674. How Does a Composer Feel After the World Premiere?

Freakonomics Radio

45:23May 8, 2026
Was Adam Smith Really a Right-Winger? (Update) artwork

Was Adam Smith Really a Right-Winger? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

1:08:15May 6, 2026
673. What Is Money? artwork

673. What Is Money?

Freakonomics Radio

54:11May 1, 2026
672.  What Makes Judy Faulkner Run? artwork

672. What Makes Judy Faulkner Run?

Freakonomics Radio

1:00:52Apr 24, 2026
Why Does Everyone Hate Rats? (Update) artwork

Why Does Everyone Hate Rats? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

40:34Apr 22, 2026
671. Why Has There Been So Little Progress on Alzheimer’s Disease? artwork

671. Why Has There Been So Little Progress on Alzheimer’s Disease?

Freakonomics Radio

1:01:18Apr 17, 2026
670. Beeconomics 101 artwork

670. Beeconomics 101

Freakonomics Radio

55:51Apr 10, 2026
Ten Myths About the U.S. Tax System (Update) artwork

Ten Myths About the U.S. Tax System (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

1:04:26Apr 8, 2026
669. Why Is 95 Percent of the World’s Bourbon Made in Kentucky? artwork

669. Why Is 95 Percent of the World’s Bourbon Made in Kentucky?

Freakonomics Radio

46:20Apr 3, 2026
668. Do Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny Have Blood on Their Hands? artwork

668. Do Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny Have Blood on Their Hands?

Freakonomics Radio

53:58Mar 27, 2026
In a Driverless World, Who Loses and Who Wins? artwork

In a Driverless World, Who Loses and Who Wins?

Freakonomics Radio

1:05:47Mar 25, 2026
Are Human Drivers Finally Obsolete? artwork

Are Human Drivers Finally Obsolete?

Freakonomics Radio

1:11:28Mar 20, 2026
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers artwork

667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers

Freakonomics Radio

47:01Mar 13, 2026
666. This Is How Progress Happens artwork

666. This Is How Progress Happens

Freakonomics Radio

53:08Mar 6, 2026
The Most Powerful People You’ve Never Heard Of (Update) artwork

The Most Powerful People You’ve Never Heard Of (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

1:06:15Mar 4, 2026
665. Werner Herzog Isn’t Afraid ... artwork

665. Werner Herzog Isn’t Afraid ...

Freakonomics Radio

49:08Feb 27, 2026
664. Are Thousands of Medical Cures Hiding in Plain Sight? artwork

664. Are Thousands of Medical Cures Hiding in Plain Sight?

Freakonomics Radio

51:45Feb 20, 2026
All You Need Is Nudge (Update) artwork

All You Need Is Nudge (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

57:23Feb 18, 2026
663. Is Weed a Performance-Enhancing Drug? artwork

663. Is Weed a Performance-Enhancing Drug?

Freakonomics Radio

50:52Feb 13, 2026
662. If You’re Not Cheating, You’re Not Trying artwork

662. If You’re Not Cheating, You’re Not Trying

Freakonomics Radio

52:50Feb 6, 2026
Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore? (Update) artwork

Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

58:19Feb 4, 2026
661. Can A.I. Save Your Life? artwork

661. Can A.I. Save Your Life?

Freakonomics Radio

1:00:11Jan 30, 2026
660. The Wellness Industry Is Gigantic — and Mostly Wrong artwork

660. The Wellness Industry Is Gigantic — and Mostly Wrong

Freakonomics Radio

1:05:29Jan 23, 2026
Steve Levitt Quits His Podcast, Joins Ours artwork

Steve Levitt Quits His Podcast, Joins Ours

Freakonomics Radio

45:58Jan 21, 2026
659. Can Marty Makary Fix the F.D.A.? artwork

659. Can Marty Makary Fix the F.D.A.?

Freakonomics Radio

55:25Jan 16, 2026
658. This Is Your Brain on Supplements artwork

658. This Is Your Brain on Supplements

Freakonomics Radio

53:10Jan 9, 2026
Are Personal Finance Gurus Giving You Bad Advice? (Update) artwork

Are Personal Finance Gurus Giving You Bad Advice? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

1:00:39Jan 2, 2026
Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? (Update) artwork

Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

42:58Dec 30, 2025
Are the Rich Really Less Generous Than the Poor? (Update) artwork

Are the Rich Really Less Generous Than the Poor? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

43:58Dec 26, 2025
657. Whose “Messiah” Is It Anyway? artwork

657. Whose “Messiah” Is It Anyway?

Freakonomics Radio

48:02Dec 19, 2025
Who Pays for “Messiah”? artwork

Who Pays for “Messiah”?

Freakonomics Radio

42:00Dec 17, 2025
656. How Handel Got His Mojo Back artwork

656. How Handel Got His Mojo Back

Freakonomics Radio

57:13Dec 12, 2025
655. “The Greatest Piece of Participatory Art Ever Created” artwork

655. “The Greatest Piece of Participatory Art Ever Created”

Freakonomics Radio

56:54Dec 5, 2025
Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard. (Update) artwork

Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard. (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

1:02:17Nov 28, 2025
Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Its Most Valuable Asset? (Update) artwork

Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Its Most Valuable Asset? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

52:31Nov 27, 2025
654. Is the Public Ready for Private Equity? artwork

654. Is the Public Ready for Private Equity?

Freakonomics Radio

1:03:11Nov 21, 2025
653. Does Horse Racing Have a Future? artwork

653. Does Horse Racing Have a Future?

Freakonomics Radio

1:01:36Nov 14, 2025
What Happens When You Turn 20 artwork

What Happens When You Turn 20

Freakonomics Radio

1:02:38Nov 12, 2025
652. Inside the Horse-Industrial Complex artwork

652. Inside the Horse-Industrial Complex

Freakonomics Radio

1:00:52Nov 7, 2025
651. The Ultimate Dance Partner artwork

651. The Ultimate Dance Partner

Freakonomics Radio

1:08:07Oct 31, 2025
Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One? (Update) artwork

Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

47:34Oct 29, 2025
650. The Doctor Won’t See You Now artwork

650. The Doctor Won’t See You Now

Freakonomics Radio

51:33Oct 24, 2025
A Question-Asker Becomes a Question-Answerer artwork

A Question-Asker Becomes a Question-Answerer

Freakonomics Radio

1:14:22Oct 17, 2025