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Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard. (Update)
Episode 613
Macy’s wants to recapture its glorious past. The author of the Wimpy Kid books wants to rebuild his dilapidated hometown. We just want to listen in. …
3 months ago
Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Its Most Valuable Asset? (Update)
Episode 612
The iconic department store calls the parade its “gift to the nation.” With 30 million TV viewers, it’s also a big moneymaker — at least we think it …
3 months, 1 week ago
654. Is the Public Ready for Private Equity?
Episode 654
A Trump executive order is giving retail investors more access to private markets. Is that a golden opportunity — or fool’s gold?
SOURCES:Elisabeth d…
3 months, 1 week ago
653. Does Horse Racing Have a Future?
Episode 653
Thoroughbred auction prices keep setting records. But tracks are closing, gambling revenues are falling, and the sport is increasingly reliant on sub…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
What Happens When You Turn 20
The world has changed a good bit since Freakonomics was first published. In this live anniversary episode, Stephen Dubner tells Geoff Bennett of PBS …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
652. Inside the Horse-Industrial Complex
Episode 652
How does Kentucky keep itself atop the thoroughbred industry? Is a champion stallion really worth $200,000 per date? And how many hands can one jocke…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
651. The Ultimate Dance Partner
Episode 651
For most of human history, horsepower made the world go. Then came the machines. So why are there still seven million horses in America? (Part one of…
4 months ago
Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One? (Update)
Episode 559
Spotify, Oracle, and Comcast have each recently announced they’re going with co-C.E.O.s. In this 2023 episode, we dig into the research and hear firs…
4 months, 1 week ago
650. The Doctor Won’t See You Now
Episode 650
The U.S. has a physician shortage, created in part by a century-old reform that shut down bad medical schools. But why haven’t we filled the gap? Why…
4 months, 1 week ago
A Question-Asker Becomes a Question-Answerer
For the 20th anniversary of Freakonomics, Debbie Millman of Design Matters interviews Stephen Dubner about his upbringing, his writing career, and wh…
4 months, 2 weeks ago