People I (Mostly) Admire

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139 Episodes

  1. Extra: An Update on the Khan World School

    Published: 7/15/2023
  2. 109. David Simon Is On Strike. Here’s Why.

    Published: 7/8/2023
  3. The Economics of Everyday Things: T. rex Skeletons

    Published: 7/1/2023
  4. 108. Ninety-Eight Years of Economic Wisdom

    Published: 6/24/2023
  5. 107. Bringing Data to Life

    Published: 6/10/2023
  6. 106. Will A.I. Make Us Smarter?

    Published: 5/27/2023
  7. 105. Can Data Keep People Out of Prison?

    Published: 5/13/2023
  8. 104. The Joy of Math With Sarah Hart

    Published: 4/29/2023
  9. 103. Rick Rubin on How to Make Something Great

    Published: 4/15/2023
  10. 102. Adding Ten Healthy Years to Your Life

    Published: 4/1/2023
  11. 101. Celebrating 100 People I (Mostly) Admire

    Published: 3/18/2023
  12. 100. Chicago’s Renegade Sheriff Wants to Fix Law Enforcement

    Published: 3/4/2023
  13. 99. Greg Norman Takes On the P.G.A. Tour

    Published: 2/18/2023
  14. 98. Searching for Our Aquatic Ancestors

    Published: 2/4/2023
  15. 97. How Smart Is a Forest?

    Published: 1/21/2023
  16. 96. Steven Strogatz Thinks You Don’t Know What Math Is

    Published: 1/7/2023
  17. 95. The One Thing Stephen Dubner Hasn’t Quit

    Published: 12/24/2022
  18. 94. The Price of Doing Business with John List

    Published: 12/10/2022
  19. 93. Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit

    Published: 11/26/2022
  20. 92. John Green’s Reluctant Rocket Ship Ride

    Published: 11/12/2022

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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.