Podcast Episodes

190. Time to Take Back the Toilet

Episode 190

Public bathrooms are noisy, poorly designed, and often nonexistent. What to do?

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Published on 11 years ago

The Troubled Cremation of Stevie the Cat (Rebroadcast)

We spend billions on our pets, and one of the fastest-growing costs is pet "aftercare." But are those cremated remains you got back really from your pet?

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Published on 11 years ago

189. How to Fix a Broken High Schooler, in Four Easy Steps

Episode 189

Okay, maybe the steps aren’t so easy. But a program run out of a Toronto housing project has had great success in turning around kids who were headed for trouble.

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Published on 11 years ago

188. Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem?

Episode 188

If U.S. schoolteachers are indeed “just a little bit below average,” it’s not really their fault. So what should be done about it?

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Published on 11 years, 1 month ago

187. The Man Who Would Be Everything

Episode 187

Boris Johnson -- mayor of London, biographer of Churchill, cheese-box painter and tennis-racket collector -- answers our FREAK-quently Asked Questions.

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Published on 11 years, 1 month ago

186. Why Do People Keep Having Children?

Episode 186

Even a brutal natural disaster doesn’t diminish our appetite for procreating. This surely means we’re heading toward massive overpopulation, right? Probably not.

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Published on 11 years, 1 month ago

185. Should the U.S. Merge With Mexico?

Episode 185

Corporations around the world are consolidating like never before. If it’s good enough for companies, why not countries? Welcome to Amexico!

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Published on 11 years, 1 month ago

184. What Can Vampires Teach Us About Economics?

Episode 184

A lot! “The Economics of the Undead” is a book about dating strategy, job creation, and whether there should be a legal market for blood.

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Published on 11 years, 2 months ago

183. “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know”

Episode 183

The debut of a live game show from Freakonomics Radio, with judges Malcolm Gladwell, Ana Gasteyer, and David Paterson.

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Published on 11 years, 2 months ago

182. How Can Tiny Norway Afford to Buy So Many Teslas?

Episode 182

The Norwegian government parleys massive oil wealth into huge subsidies for electric cars. Is that carbon laundering or just pragmatic environmentalism?

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Published on 11 years, 2 months ago