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The Economist’s Guide to Parenting (Rebroadcast)
Think you know how much parents matter? Think again. Economists crunch the numbers to learn the ROI on child-rearing.
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12 years, 5 months ago
138. Whatever Happened to the Carpal Tunnel Epidemic?
Episode 138
Once upon a time, office workers across America lived in fear of a dreaded infirmity. Was the computer keyboard really the villain -- and did carpal …
12 years, 6 months ago
The Suicide Paradox (Rebroadcast)
There are more than twice as many suicides as murders in the U.S., but suicide attracts far less scrutiny. Freakonomics Radio digs through the number…
12 years, 6 months ago
137. Who Are the Most Successful Immigrants in the World?
Episode 137
It's impossible to say for sure, but the Lebanese do remarkably well. Why?
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12 years, 6 months ago
The Folly of Prediction (Rebroadcast)
Human beings love to predict the future, but we're quite terrible at it. So how about punishing all those bad predictions?
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12 years, 6 months ago
136. The Middle of Everywhere
Episode 136
Chicago has given the world more than sausage, crooked politics, and Da Bears.
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12 years, 7 months ago
The Church of "Scionology" (Rebroadcast)
We worship the tradition of handing off a family business to the next generation. But is that really such a good idea?
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12 years, 7 months ago
135. Do Baby Girls Cause Divorce?
Episode 135
Even American parents have a strong "son preference" -- which means that a newborn daughter can be bad news for a marriage.
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12 years, 7 months ago
The Upside of Quitting (Rebroadcast)
You know the saying: a winner never quits and a quitter never wins. To which Freakonomics Radio says ... Are you sure?
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12 years, 7 months ago
134. Government Employees Gone Wild
Episode 134
The Encyclopedia of Ethical Failures catalogs the fiscal, sexual, and mental lapses of federal workers -- all with an eye toward preventing the next …
12 years, 7 months ago