Freakonomics Radio

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299 Episodes

  1. 601. Multitasking Doesn’t Work. So Why Do We Keep Trying?

    Published: 9/5/2024
  2. What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men? (Update)

    Published: 8/29/2024
  3. EXTRA: Why Quitting Is Usually Worth It

    Published: 8/26/2024
  4. The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into (Update)

    Published: 8/22/2024
  5. What Exactly Is College For? (Update)

    Published: 8/15/2024
  6. EXTRA: Here’s Why You’re Not an Elite Athlete (Update)

    Published: 8/12/2024
  7. 600. “If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?”

    Published: 8/8/2024
  8. 599. The World's Most Valuable Unused Resource

    Published: 8/1/2024
  9. EXTRA: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Update)

    Published: 7/29/2024
  10. 598. Is Overconsolidation a Threat to Democracy?

    Published: 7/25/2024
  11. 597. Why Do Your Eyeglasses Cost $1,000?

    Published: 7/18/2024
  12. EXTRA: People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Update)

    Published: 7/15/2024
  13. 596. Farewell to a Generational Talent

    Published: 7/11/2024
  14. 595. Why Don't We Have Better Candidates for President?

    Published: 7/4/2024
  15. 594. Your Brand’s Spokesperson Just Got Arrested — Now What?

    Published: 6/27/2024
  16. 593. You Can Make a Killing, but Not a Living

    Published: 6/20/2024
  17. EXTRA: The Fascinatingly Mundane Secrets of the World’s Most Exclusive Nightclub

    Published: 6/17/2024
  18. 592. How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway

    Published: 6/13/2024
  19. 591. Signs of Progress, One Year at a Time

    Published: 6/6/2024
  20. EXTRA: The Opioid Tragedy — How We Got Here

    Published: 6/3/2024

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