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Back to SearchWhy Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids? (Ep. 475 Update)
Among O.E.C.D. nations, the U.S. has one of the highest rates of child poverty. Until recently, it looked as if Washington was about to change that. …
4 years ago
493. Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million?
Episode 493
Adam Smith famously argued that specialization is the key to prosperity. In the N.F.L., the long snapper is proof of that argument. Just in time for …
4 years, 1 month ago
Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? (Ep. 455 Replay)
Behavioral scientists have been exploring if — and when — a psychological reset can lead to lasting change. We survey evidence from the London Underg…
4 years, 1 month ago
492. How Did a Hayfield Become One of America’s Hottest Cities?
Episode 492
Frisco used to be just another sleepy bedroom community outside of Dallas. Now it’s got corporate headquarters, billions of investment dollars, and a…
4 years, 1 month ago
491. Why Is Everyone Moving to Dallas?
Episode 491
When Stephen Dubner learned that Dallas–Fort Worth will soon overtake Chicago as the third-biggest metro area in the U.S., he got on a plane to find …
4 years, 1 month ago
490. What Do Broken-Hearted Knitters, Urinating Goalkeepers, and the C.I.A. Have in Common?
Episode 490
Curses and other superstitions may have no basis in reality, but that doesn’t stop us from believing.
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4 years, 2 months ago
489. Is “Toxic Positivity” a Thing?
Episode 489
In this special episode of No Stupid Questions, Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth discuss the consequences of seeing every glass as at least half-…
4 years, 2 months ago
488. Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence?
Episode 488
In this special episode of People I (Mostly) Admire, Steve Levitt speaks with the palliative physician B.J. Miller about modern medicine’s goal of “p…
4 years, 2 months ago
487. Is It Okay to Have a Party Yet?
Episode 487
In this special episode of Freakonomics, M.D., host Bapu Jena looks at data from birthday parties, March Madness parties, and a Freakonomics Radio ho…
4 years, 2 months ago
486. “The Art Market Is in Massive Disruption.”
Episode 486
Is art really meant to be an “asset class”? Will the digital revolution finally democratize a market that just keeps getting more elitist? And what w…
4 years, 2 months ago