People I (Mostly) Admire
A podcast by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher - Saturdays
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164 Episodes
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143. Why Are Boys and Men in Trouble?
Published: 10/26/2024 -
Nobel Laureate Daron Acemoglu on Economics, Politics, and Power (REPLAY)
Published: 10/19/2024 -
142. What’s Impacting American Workers?
Published: 10/12/2024 -
EXTRA: Using Data to Win Gold
Published: 10/5/2024 -
141. The Language of the Universe
Published: 9/28/2024 -
UPDATE: Drawing from Life (and Death)
Published: 9/21/2024 -
140. How to Breathe Better
Published: 9/14/2024 -
139. How PETA Made Radical Ideas Mainstream
Published: 8/31/2024 -
UPDATE: Sendhil Mullainathan Thinks Messing Around Is the Best Use of Your Time
Published: 8/24/2024 -
138. Chris Anderson on the Power of TED
Published: 8/17/2024 -
EXTRA: Remembering Susan Wojcicki
Published: 8/13/2024 -
137. Richard Dawkins on God, Genes, and Murderous Baby Cuckoos
Published: 8/3/2024 -
UPDATE: What It Takes to Know Everything
Published: 7/27/2024 -
136. The World’s Most Controversial Ornithologist
Published: 7/20/2024 -
135. How to Grow a White Rhino
Published: 7/6/2024 -
REPLAY Sue Bird: “You Have to Pay the Superstars.”
Published: 6/29/2024 -
134. Why Do We Still Teach People to Calculate?
Published: 6/22/2024 -
133. Pay Attention! (Your Body Will Thank You)
Published: 6/8/2024 -
UPDATE: John Green’s Reluctant Rocket Ship Ride
Published: 6/1/2024 -
132. Suleika Jaouad’s Survival Mechanisms
Published: 5/25/2024
Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join Levitt as he goes through the most interesting midlife crisis you’ve ever heard — and learn how a renegade sheriff is transforming Chicago's jail, how a biologist is finding the secrets of evolution in the Arctic tundra, and how a trivia champion memorized 160,000 flashcards. To get every show in our network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, sign up for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts at http://apple.co/SiriusXM.