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Freakonomics Radio

888 episodes

663. Is Weed a Performance-Enhancing Drug?

Freakonomics Radio

50:52Feb 13, 2026

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)

Freakonomics Radio

58:19Feb 4, 2026

661. Can A.I. Save Your Life?

Freakonomics Radio

1:00:11Jan 30, 2026

660. The Wellness Industry Is Gigantic — and Mostly Wrong

Freakonomics Radio

1:05:29Jan 23, 2026

Steve Levitt Quits His Podcast, Joins Ours

Freakonomics Radio

45:58Jan 21, 2026

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

Freakonomics Radio

55:25Jan 16, 2026

658. This Is Your Brain on Supplements

Freakonomics Radio

53:10Jan 9, 2026

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

Freakonomics Radio

1:00:39Jan 2, 2026

Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

42:58Dec 30, 2025

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

Freakonomics Radio

43:58Dec 26, 2025

657. Whose “Messiah” Is It Anyway?

Freakonomics Radio

48:02Dec 19, 2025

Who Pays for “Messiah”?

Freakonomics Radio

42:00Dec 17, 2025

656. How Handel Got His Mojo Back

Freakonomics Radio

57:13Dec 12, 2025

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

Freakonomics Radio

56:54Dec 5, 2025

Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard. (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

1:02:17Nov 28, 2025

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

Freakonomics Radio

52:31Nov 27, 2025

654. Is the Public Ready for Private Equity?

Freakonomics Radio

1:03:11Nov 21, 2025

653. Does Horse Racing Have a Future?

Freakonomics Radio

1:01:36Nov 14, 2025

What Happens When You Turn 20

Freakonomics Radio

1:02:38Nov 12, 2025

652. Inside the Horse-Industrial Complex

Freakonomics Radio

1:00:52Nov 7, 2025

651. The Ultimate Dance Partner

Freakonomics Radio

1:08:07Oct 31, 2025

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

Freakonomics Radio

47:34Oct 29, 2025

650. The Doctor Won’t See You Now

Freakonomics Radio

51:33Oct 24, 2025

A Question-Asker Becomes a Question-Answerer

Freakonomics Radio

1:14:22Oct 17, 2025

How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

40:23Oct 15, 2025

649. Should Ohio State (and Michigan, and Clemson) Join the N.F.L.?

Freakonomics Radio

55:21Oct 10, 2025

648. The Merger You Never Knew You Wanted

Freakonomics Radio

1:06:02Oct 3, 2025

Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

57:34Sep 26, 2025

647. China Is Run by Engineers. America Is Run by Lawyers.

Freakonomics Radio

1:01:50Sep 19, 2025

Is the World Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

36:02Sep 17, 2025

646. An Air Traffic Controller Walks Into a Radio Studio ...

Freakonomics Radio

1:01:10Sep 12, 2025

645. Is the Air Traffic Control System Broken?

Freakonomics Radio

1:02:37Sep 5, 2025

644. Has America Lost Its Appetite for the Common Good?

Freakonomics Radio

1:16:42Aug 29, 2025

Extra: A Modern Whaler Speaks Up (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

26:47Aug 27, 2025

What Can Whales Teach Us About Clean Energy, Workplace Harmony, and Living the Good Life? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

48:08Aug 22, 2025

Why Do People Still Hunt Whales? (Update)

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37:32Aug 15, 2025

The First Great American Industry (Update)

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45:02Aug 8, 2025

Why Does Tipping Still Exist? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

47:25Aug 6, 2025

643. Why Do Candles Still Exist?

Freakonomics Radio

47:22Aug 1, 2025

642. How to Wage Peace, According to Tony Blinken

Freakonomics Radio

1:06:28Jul 25, 2025

Why Does One Tiny State Set the Rules for Everyone? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

47:02Jul 23, 2025

641. What Does It Cost to Lead a Creative Life?

Freakonomics Radio

46:22Jul 18, 2025

640. Why Governments Are Betting Big on Sports

Freakonomics Radio

50:12Jul 11, 2025

How to Make Your Own Luck (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

58:07Jul 9, 2025

639. “This Country Kicks My Ass All the Time”

Freakonomics Radio

53:46Jul 4, 2025

638. Are You Ready for the Elder Swell?

Freakonomics Radio

54:53Jun 27, 2025

What Do Medieval Nuns and Bo Jackson Have in Common? (Update)

Freakonomics Radio

36:13Jun 25, 2025

637. What It’s Like to Be Middle-Aged (in the Middle Ages)

Freakonomics Radio

45:54Jun 20, 2025

636. Why Aren’t We Having More Babies?

Freakonomics Radio

50:28Jun 13, 2025