People I (Mostly) Admire
A podcast by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher - Saturdays
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139 Episodes
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128. Are Our Tools Becoming Part of Us?
Published: 3/30/2024 -
127. Rajiv Shah Never Wastes a Crisis
Published: 3/16/2024 -
126. How to Have Great Conversations
Published: 3/2/2024 -
125. Is Gynecology the Best Innovation Ever?
Published: 2/17/2024 -
124. Daron Acemoglu on Economics, Politics, and Power
Published: 2/3/2024 -
123. Walt Hickey Wants to Track Your Eyeballs
Published: 1/20/2024 -
122. Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Some Advice for You
Published: 1/6/2024 -
121. Exploring Physics, from Eggshells to Oceans
Published: 12/23/2023 -
120. Werner Herzog Thinks His Films Are a Distraction
Published: 12/9/2023 -
119. Higher Education Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?
Published: 11/25/2023 -
118. “My God, This Is a Transformative Power”
Published: 11/11/2023 -
117. Nate Silver Says We're Bad at Making Predictions
Published: 10/28/2023 -
116. Abraham Verghese Thinks Medicine Can Do Better
Published: 10/14/2023 -
BONUS: Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin on "Greedy Work" and the Wage Gap
Published: 10/9/2023 -
115. The Future of Therapy Is Psychedelic
Published: 9/30/2023 -
114. Is Perfectionism Ruining Your Life?
Published: 9/16/2023 -
113. Do We Have Evidence of Alien Life?
Published: 9/2/2023 -
112. Reading Dostoevsky Behind Bars
Published: 8/19/2023 -
111. Can a Moonshot Approach to Mental Health Work?
Published: 8/5/2023 -
110. Drawing from Life (and Death)
Published: 7/22/2023
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. Join the Freakonomics Radio Plus membership program for weekly member-only episodes of Freakonomics Radio. You’ll also get every show in our network without ads. To sign up, visit our show page on Apple Podcasts or go to freakonomics.com/plus.