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What Are You Waiting For? (Rebroadcast)
Standing in line represents a particularly sloppy — and frustrating — way for supply and demand to meet. Why haven't we found a better way to get wha…
8 years, 7 months ago
298. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Money (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Episode 298
The bad news: roughly 70 percent of Americans are financially illiterate. The good news: all the important stuff can fit on one index card. Here's ho…
8 years, 7 months ago
297. The Stupidest Thing You Can Do With Your Money
Episode 297
It's hard enough to save for a house, tuition, or retirement. So why are we willing to pay big fees for subpar investment returns? Enter the low-cost…
8 years, 7 months ago
296. These Shoes Are Killing Me!
Episode 296
The human foot is an evolutionary masterpiece, far more functional than we give it credit for. So why do we encase it in "a coffin" (as one foot scho…
8 years, 7 months ago
295. When Helping Hurts
Episode 295
Good intentions are nice, but with so many resources poured into social programs, wouldn't it be even nicer to know what actually works?
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8 years, 8 months ago
294. The Fracking Boom, a Baby Boom, and the Retreat From Marriage
Episode 294
Over 40 percent of U.S. births are to unmarried mothers, and the numbers are especially high among the less-educated. Why? One argument is that the d…
8 years, 8 months ago
The Harvard President Will See You Now (Rebroadcast)
How a pain-in-the-neck girl from rural Virginia came to run the most powerful university in the world.
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8 years, 8 months ago
293. Why Hate the Koch Brothers? (Part 2)
Episode 293
Charles Koch, the mega-billionaire CEO of Koch Industries and half of the infamous political machine, sees himself as a classical liberal. So why do …
8 years, 8 months ago
292. Why Hate the Koch Brothers? (Part 1)
Episode 292
Charles Koch, the mega-billionaire CEO of Koch Industries and half of the infamous political machine, sees himself as a classical liberal. So why do …
8 years, 8 months ago
"Tell Me Something I Don't Know" on the topic of Rivalry
Steve Levitt, Scott Turow and Bridget Gainer are panelists. For the "Freakonomics" co-author, the attorney and novelist, and the Cook County commissi…
8 years, 8 months ago