Synopsis
Discover the hidden side of everything with Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of the Freakonomics books. Each week, Freakonomics Radio tells you things you always thought you knew (but didnt) and things you never thought you wanted to know (but do) from the economics of sleep to how to become great at just about anything. Dubner speaks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, intellectuals and entrepreneurs, and various other underachievers. Special features include series like The Secret Life of a C.E.O. as well as a live game show, Tell Me Something I Dont Know.
Episodes
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![140. How to Think About Money, Choose Your Hometown, and Buy an Electric Toothbrush]()
140. How to Think About Money, Choose Your Hometown, and Buy an Electric Toothbrush
03/10/2013 Duration: 25minDubner and Levitt field your queries in this latest installment of our FREAK-quently Asked Questions.
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![139. Would a Big Bucket of Cash Really Change Your Life?]()
139. Would a Big Bucket of Cash Really Change Your Life?
26/09/2013 Duration: 27minA 19th-century Georgia land lottery may have something to teach us about today's income inequality.
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![The Economist’s Guide to Parenting (Rebroadcast)]()
The Economist’s Guide to Parenting (Rebroadcast)
19/09/2013 Duration: 56minThink you know how much parents matter? Think again. Economists crunch the numbers to learn the ROI on child-rearing.
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![138. Whatever Happened to the Carpal Tunnel Epidemic?]()
138. Whatever Happened to the Carpal Tunnel Epidemic?
12/09/2013 Duration: 16minOnce upon a time, office workers across America lived in fear of a dreaded infirmity. Was the computer keyboard really the villain -- and did carpal tunnel syndrome really go away?
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![The Suicide Paradox (Rebroadcast)]()
The Suicide Paradox (Rebroadcast)
05/09/2013 Duration: 56minThere are more than twice as many suicides as murders in the U.S., but suicide attracts far less scrutiny. Freakonomics Radio digs through the numbers and finds all kinds of surprises.
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![137. Who Are the Most Successful Immigrants in the World?]()
137. Who Are the Most Successful Immigrants in the World?
29/08/2013 Duration: 25minIt's impossible to say for sure, but the Lebanese do remarkably well. Why?
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![The Folly of Prediction (Rebroadcast)]()
The Folly of Prediction (Rebroadcast)
22/08/2013 Duration: 57minHuman beings love to predict the future, but we're quite terrible at it. So how about punishing all those bad predictions?
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![136. The Middle of Everywhere]()
136. The Middle of Everywhere
15/08/2013 Duration: 29minChicago has given the world more than sausage, crooked politics, and Da Bears.
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![The Church of Scionology (Rebroadcast)]()
The Church of "Scionology" (Rebroadcast)
08/08/2013 Duration: 56minWe worship the tradition of handing off a family business to the next generation. But is that really such a good idea?
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![135. Do Baby Girls Cause Divorce?]()
135. Do Baby Girls Cause Divorce?
01/08/2013 Duration: 18minEven American parents have a strong "son preference" -- which means that a newborn daughter can be bad news for a marriage.
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![The Upside of Quitting (Rebroadcast)]()
The Upside of Quitting (Rebroadcast)
22/07/2013 Duration: 58minYou know the saying: a winner never quits and a quitter never wins. To which Freakonomics Radio says ... Are you sure?
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![134. Government Employees Gone Wild]()
134. Government Employees Gone Wild
18/07/2013 Duration: 18minThe Encyclopedia of Ethical Failures catalogs the fiscal, sexual, and mental lapses of federal workers -- all with an eye toward preventing the next big mistake.
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![133. A Burger a Day]()
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![132. Jane Austen, Game Theorist]()
132. Jane Austen, Game Theorist
03/07/2013 Duration: 27minWhat does "Pride and Prejudice" have to do with nuclear deterrence?
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![Legacy of a Jerk (Rebroadcast)]()
Legacy of a Jerk (Rebroadcast)
27/06/2013 Duration: 43minWhat happens to your reputation when you're no longer around to defend it?
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![131. Do You Really Want to Know Your Future?]()
131. Do You Really Want to Know Your Future?
20/06/2013 Duration: 31minYou might think that someone with a 50-50 chance of getting a fatal disease would want to know for sure -- but you would be wrong. What does this say about our supposed thirst for certainty?
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![130. Why Family and Business Don’t Mix]()
130. Why Family and Business Don’t Mix
12/06/2013 Duration: 06minYet another reason to blame your parents for pretty much everything.
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![129. Should Tipping be Banned?]()
129. Should Tipping be Banned?
03/06/2013 Duration: 37minIt's awkward, random, confusing -- and probably discriminatory too.
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![128. Baby, You Can Program My Car]()
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![127. Can You Be Too Smart for Your Own Good? And Other FREAK-quently Asked Questions]()
127. Can You Be Too Smart for Your Own Good? And Other FREAK-quently Asked Questions
23/05/2013 Duration: 26minDubner and Levitt talk about circadian rhythms, gay marriage, autism, and whether "pay what you want" is everything it's cracked up to be.
