Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchExtra: Samin Nosrat Always Wanted to Be Famous
And with her book "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat," she succeeded. Now she's not so sure how to feel about all the attention.
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3 years, 1 month ago
530. What's Wrong with Being a One-Hit Wonder?
Episode 530
We tend to look down on artists who can't match their breakthrough success. Should we be celebrating them instead?
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3 years, 2 months ago
529. Can Our Surroundings Make Us Smarter?
Episode 529
In a special episode of No Stupid Questions, Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth discuss classroom design, open offices, and cognitive drift.
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3 years, 2 months ago
528. Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life is Meaningless and Amazing
Episode 528
In this special episode of People I (Mostly) Admire, Steve Levitt talks to the best-selling author of Sapiens and Homo Deus about finding the profoun…
3 years, 2 months ago
527. Can Adam Smith Fix Our Economy?
Episode 527
Labor exploitation! Corporate profiteering! Government corruption! The 21st century can look a lot like the 18th. In the final episode of a series, w…
3 years, 2 months ago
526. Was Adam Smith Really a Right-Winger?
Episode 526
Economists and politicians have turned him into a mascot for free-market ideology. Some on the left say the right has badly misread him. Prepare for …
3 years, 2 months ago
Freakonomics Radio Needs Your Help
A sneak peek at an upcoming series — and a call for would-be radio reporters.
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3 years, 3 months ago
525. In Search of the Real Adam Smith
Episode 525
How did an affable 18th-century “moral philosopher” become the patron saint of cutthroat capitalism? Does “the invisible hand” mean what everyone thi…
3 years, 3 months ago
524. How Important Is Breastfeeding, Really?
Episode 524
In this special episode of Freakonomics, M.D., host Bapu Jena looks at a clever new study that could help answer one of parenting’s most contentious …
3 years, 3 months ago
523. Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with “Moneyball”?
Episode 523
No — but he does have a knack for stumbling into the perfect moment, including the recent FTX debacle. In this installment of the Freakonomics Radio …
3 years, 3 months ago