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350. How to Stop Being a Loser
Episode 350
The San Francisco 49ers, one of the most valuable sports franchises in the world, also used to be one of the best. But they’ve been losing lately — a…
7 years, 5 months ago
349. How Sports Became Us
Episode 349
Dollar-wise, the sports industry is surprisingly small, about the same size as the cardboard-box industry. So why does it make so much noise? Because…
7 years, 6 months ago
348. Is the Government More Entrepreneurial Than You Think?
Episode 348
We all know the standard story: our economy would be more dynamic if only the government would get out of the way. The economist Mariana Mazzucato sa…
7 years, 6 months ago
347. Why You Shouldn’t Open a Restaurant
Episode 347
Kenji Lopez-Alt became a rock star of the food world by bringing science into the kitchen in a way that everyday cooks can appreciate. Then he dared …
7 years, 6 months ago
346. Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the Planet
Episode 346
The environmentalists say we’re doomed if we don’t drastically reduce consumption. The technologists say that human ingenuity can solve just about an…
7 years, 6 months ago
345. How to Be Happy
Episode 345
The U.N.’s World Happiness Report — created to curtail our unhealthy obsession with G.D.P. — is dominated every year by the Nordic countries. We head…
7 years, 6 months ago
344. Who Decides How Much a Life Is Worth?
Episode 344
After every mass shooting or terrorist attack, victims and survivors receive a huge outpouring of support — including a massive pool of compensation …
7 years, 7 months ago
A Conversation With PepsiCo C.E.O. Indra Nooyi (Ep. 316 Update)
One of the world’s biggest and best-known companies just announced that its C.E.O. would be stepping down in the fall. We interviewed her as part of …
7 years, 7 months ago
343. An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar…
Episode 343
In this live episode of “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know,” we learn why New York has skinny skyscrapers, how to weaponize water, and what astronauts t…
7 years, 7 months ago
342. Has Lance Armstrong Finally Come Clean?
Episode 342
He was once the most lionized athlete on the planet, with seven straight Tour de France wins and a victory over cancer too. Then the doping charges c…
7 years, 7 months ago