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.
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Latest Episode
659. Can Marty Makary Fix the F.D.A.? (16.01.2026)
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- 658. This Is Your Brain on Supplements
- Are Personal Finance Gurus Giving You Bad Advice? (Update)
- Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? (Update)
- Are the Rich Really Less Generous Than the Poor? (Update)
- 657. Whose “Messiah” Is It Anyway?
- Who Pays for “Messiah”?
- 656. How Handel Got His Mojo Back
- 655. “The Greatest Piece of Participatory Art Ever Created”
- Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard. (Update)
- Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Its Most Valuable Asset? (Update)
- 654. Is the Public Ready for Private Equity?
- 653. Does Horse Racing Have a Future?
- What Happens When You Turn 20
- 652. Inside the Horse-Industrial Complex
- 651. The Ultimate Dance Partner
- Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One? (Update)
- 650. The Doctor Won’t See You Now
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- How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt? (Update)
- 649. Should Ohio State (and Michigan, and Clemson) Join the N.F.L.?
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