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447. How Much Do We Really Care About Children?
Episode 447
They can’t vote or hire lobbyists. The policies we create to help them aren’t always so helpful. Consider the car seat: parents hate it, the safety d…
5 years, 2 months ago
446. “We Get All Our Great Stuff from Europe — Including Witch Hunting.”
Episode 446
We’ve collected some of our favorite moments from People I (Mostly) Admire, the latest show from the Freakonomics Radio Network. Host Steve Levitt se…
5 years, 2 months ago
Trust Me (Ep. 266 Rebroadcast)
Societies where people trust one another are healthier and wealthier. In the U.S. (and the U.K. and elsewhere), social trust has been falling for dec…
5 years, 2 months ago
445. Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar?
Episode 445
In this episode of No Stupid Questions — a Freakonomics Radio Network show launched earlier this year — Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth debate wh…
5 years, 2 months ago
444. How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis?
Episode 444
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. …
5 years, 2 months ago
443. A Sneak Peek at Biden’s Top Economist
Episode 443
The incoming president argues that the economy and the environment are deeply connected. This is reflected in his choice for National Economic Counci…
5 years, 3 months ago
PLAYBACK (2015): Could the Next Brooklyn Be ... Las Vegas?!
Tony Hsieh, the longtime C.E.O. of Zappos, was an iconoclast and a dreamer. Five years ago, we sat down with him around a desert campfire to talk abo…
5 years, 3 months ago
442. Is it Too Late for General Motors to Go Electric?
Episode 442
G.M. produces more than 20 times as many cars as Tesla, but Tesla is worth nearly 10 times as much. Mary Barra, the C.E.O. of G.M., is trying to fix …
5 years, 3 months ago
441. Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 2: Digital)
Episode 441
Google and Facebook are worth a combined $2 trillion, with the vast majority of their revenue coming from advertising. In our previous episode, we le…
5 years, 3 months ago
440. Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 1: TV)
Episode 440
Companies around the world spend more than half-a-trillion dollars each year on ads. The ad industry swears by its efficacy — but a massive new study…
5 years, 3 months ago