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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? P…
11 years, 4 months 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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11 years, 4 months 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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11 years, 4 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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11 years, 4 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 environmentali…
11 years, 5 months ago
How to Raise Money Without Killing a Kitten (Rebroadcast)
The science of what works -- and doesn't work -- in fund-raising
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11 years, 5 months ago
181. Fixing the World, Bang-for-the-Buck Edition
Episode 181
A team of economists has been running the numbers on the U.N.'s development goals. They have a different view of how those billions of dollars should…
11 years, 5 months ago
180. Fitness Apartheid
Episode 180
Markets are hardly perfect, but the results can be ugly when you try to subvert them.
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11 years, 5 months ago
179. Outsiders by Design
Episode 179
What does it mean to pursue something that everyone else thinks is nuts? And what does it take to succeed?
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11 years, 5 months ago
178. How to Save $1 Billion Without Even Trying
Episode 178
Doctors, chefs, and other experts are much more likely than the rest of us to buy store-brand products. What do they know that we don’t?
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11 years, 6 months ago