Podcast Episodes
Back to Search485. “I’ve Been Working My Ass Off for You to Make that Profit?”
Episode 485
The more successful an artist is, the more likely their work will later be resold at auction for a huge markup — and they receive nothing. Should tha…
4 years, 3 months ago
484. “A Fascinating, Sexy, Intellectually Compelling, Unregulated Global Market.”
Episode 484
The art market is so opaque and illiquid that it barely functions like a market at all. A handful of big names get all the headlines (and most of the…
4 years, 3 months ago
How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (Ep. 444 Replay)
Patients in the U.S. healthcare system often feel they’re treated with a lack of empathy. Doctors and nurses have tragically high levels of burnout. …
4 years, 3 months ago
483. What’s Wrong With Shortcuts?
Episode 483
You know the saying: “There are no shortcuts in life.” What if that saying is just wrong? In his new book Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut in…
4 years, 3 months ago
482. Is Venture Capital the Secret Sauce of the American Economy?
Episode 482
The U.S. is home to seven of the world’s 10 biggest companies. How did that happen? The answer may come down to two little letters: V.C. Is venture c…
4 years, 4 months ago
481. Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China?
Episode 481
A new book by an unorthodox political scientist argues that the two rivals have more in common than we’d like to admit. It’s just that most American …
4 years, 4 months ago
480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy?
Episode 480
Evidence from Nazi Germany and 1940’s America (and pretty much everywhere else) shows that discrimination is incredibly costly — to the victims, of c…
4 years, 4 months ago
479. The Economist’s Guide to Parenting: 10 Years Later
Episode 479
In one of the earliest Freakonomics Radio episodes (No. 39!), we asked a bunch of economists with young kids how they approached child-rearing. Now …
4 years, 4 months ago
478. How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt?
Episode 478
Arthur Brooks is an economist who for 10 years ran the American Enterprise Institute, one of the most influential conservative think tanks in the wor…
4 years, 5 months ago
477. Why Is U.S. Media So Negative?
Episode 477
Breaking news! Sources say American journalism exploits our negativity bias to maximize profits, and social media algorithms add fuel to the fire. St…
4 years, 5 months ago