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208. Making Sex Offenders Pay -- and Pay and Pay and Pay
Episode 208
Sure, sex crimes are horrific, and the perpetrators deserve to be punished harshly. But society keeps exacting costs -- out-of-pocket and otherwise -…
10 years, 9 months ago
207. Should We Really Behave Like Economists Say We Do?
Episode 207
One man's attempt to remake his life in the mold of homo economicus.
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10 years, 9 months ago
Tell Me Something I Don’t Know (Rebroadcast)
The debut of a live game show from Freakonomics Radio, with judges Malcolm Gladwell, Ana Gasteyer, and David Paterson.
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10 years, 9 months ago
Failure Is Your Friend (Rebroadcast)
In which we argue that failure should not only be tolerated but celebrated.
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10 years, 9 months ago
206. Ten Years of Freakonomics
Episode 206
Dubner and Levitt are live onstage at the 92nd Street Y in New York to celebrate their new book "When to Rob a Bank" -- and a decade of working toget…
10 years, 10 months ago
205. Could the Next Brooklyn Be ... Las Vegas?!
Episode 205
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh has a wild vision and the dollars to try to make it real. But it still might be the biggest gamble in town.
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10 years, 10 months ago
Think Like a Child (Rebroadcast)
When it comes to generating ideas and asking questions it can be really fruitful to have the mentality of an eight year old.
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10 years, 10 months ago
204. Nate Silver Says: “Everyone Is Kind of Weird”
Episode 204
America's favorite statistical guru answers our FREAK-quently Asked Questions, and more.
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10 years, 10 months ago
203. Diamonds Are a Marriage Counselor’s Best Friend
Episode 203
It may seem like winning a valuable diamond is an unalloyed victory. It's not. It's not even clear that a diamond is so valuable.
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10 years, 11 months ago
202. How Many Doctors Does It Take to Start a Healthcare Revolution?
Episode 202
The practice of medicine has been subsumed by the business of medicine. This is great news for healthcare shareholders -- and bad news for pretty muc…
10 years, 11 months ago