Podcast Episodes
Back to Search102. Adding Ten Healthy Years to Your Life
Episode 102
Physician Peter Attia returns to the show to talk about the science of longevity — which focuses not only on extending life but on maintaining good h…
2 years, 11 months ago
101. Celebrating 100 People I (Mostly) Admire
Episode 101
Steve and producer Morgan Levey look back at the first 100 episodes of the podcast, including surprising answers, spectacular explanations, and liste…
2 years, 11 months ago
100. Chicago’s Renegade Sheriff Wants to Fix Law Enforcement
Episode 100
Tom Dart is transforming Cook County’s jail, reforming evictions, and, with Steve Levitt, trying a new approach to electronic monitoring.
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3 years ago
99. Greg Norman Takes On the P.G.A. Tour
Episode 99
Since his last visit to People I (Mostly) Admire, the formerly top-ranked golfer has become the sport's most controversial figure. Why has he partner…
3 years ago
98. Searching for Our Aquatic Ancestors
Episode 98
Neil Shubin hunts for fossils in the Arctic and experiments with D.N.A. in the lab, hoping to find out how fish evolved to walk on land. He explains …
3 years, 1 month ago
97. How Smart Is a Forest?
Episode 97
Ecologist Suzanne Simard studies the relationships between trees in a forest: they talk to each other, punish each other, and depend on each other. W…
3 years, 1 month ago
96. Steven Strogatz Thinks You Don’t Know What Math Is
Episode 96
The mathematician and author sees mathematical patterns everywhere — from DNA to fireflies to social connections.
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3 years, 2 months ago
95. The One Thing Stephen Dubner Hasn’t Quit
Episode 95
When Freakonomics co-authors Steve Levitt and Stephen Dubner first met, one of them hated the other. Two decades later, Levitt grills Dubner about as…
3 years, 2 months ago
94. The Price of Doing Business with John List
Episode 94
From baseball card conventions to Walmart, John List has always used field experiments to say revolutionary things about economics. He explains the v…
3 years, 3 months ago
93. Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit
Episode 93
Former professional poker player Annie Duke has a new book on Steve’s favorite subject: quitting. They talk about why quitting is so hard, how to do …
3 years, 3 months ago