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41. Dr. Bapu Jena on Why Freakonomics Is the Best Medicine
Episode 41
He’s a Harvard physician and economist who just started a third job: host of the new podcast Freakonomics, M.D. He’s also Steve’s former student. The…
4 years, 10 months ago
40. Harold Pollack on Why Managing Your Money Is as Easy as Taking Out the Garbage
Episode 40
He argues that personal finance is so simple all you need to know can fit on an index card. How will he deal with Steve’s suggestion that Harold’s ni…
4 years, 10 months ago
39. Aicha Evans Wants You to Take Your Eyes Off the Road
Episode 39
She’s the C.E.O. of Zoox, an autonomous vehicle company. Steve asks Aicha about the big promises the A.V. industry hasn’t yet delivered — and the rad…
4 years, 10 months ago
38. Sendhil Mullainathan Explains How to Generate an Idea a Minute (Part 2)
Episode 38
Steve continues his conversation with his good friend, MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient, and fellow University of Chicago economist. Sendhil breaks…
4 years, 10 months ago
37. Sendhil Mullainathan Thinks Messing Around Is the Best Use of Your Time
Episode 37
He’s a professor of computation and behavioral science at the University of Chicago, MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient, and author. Steve and Sendhi…
4 years, 10 months ago
36. How Rahm Emanuel Would Run the World
Episode 36
In this interview, first heard on Freakonomics Radio last year, Steve talks with the former top adviser to presidents Clinton and Obama, about his re…
4 years, 11 months ago
35. David Epstein Knows Something About Almost Everything
Episode 35
He’s been an Arctic scientist, a sports journalist, and is now a best-selling author of science books. His latest, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in …
4 years, 11 months ago
34. Maya Shankar Is Changing People’s Behavior — and Her Own
Episode 34
She used to run a behavioral unit in the Obama administration, and now has a similar role at Google. Maya and Steve talk about the power (and limits)…
4 years, 11 months ago
33. Travis Tygart Is Coming for Cheaters — Just Ask Lance Armstrong
Episode 33
He’s the C.E.O. of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), which, under his charge, exposed the most celebrated American cyclist as a cheater. …
4 years, 11 months ago
32. Angela Duckworth Explains How to Manage Your Goal Hierarchy
Episode 32
She’s the author of the bestselling book Grit, and a University of Pennsylvania professor of psychology — a field Steve says he knows nothing about. …
5 years ago