377 Episodes

  1. Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China? (Update)

    Published: 9/26/2025
  2. 647. China Is Run by Engineers. America Is Run by Lawyers.

    Published: 9/19/2025
  3. Is the World Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income? (Update)

    Published: 9/17/2025
  4. 646. An Air Traffic Controller Walks Into a Radio Studio ...

    Published: 9/12/2025
  5. 645. Is the Air Traffic Control System Broken?

    Published: 9/5/2025
  6. 644. Has America Lost Its Appetite for the Common Good?

    Published: 8/29/2025
  7. Extra: A Modern Whaler Speaks Up (Update)

    Published: 8/27/2025
  8. What Can Whales Teach Us About Clean Energy, Workplace Harmony, and Living the Good Life? (Update)

    Published: 8/22/2025
  9. Why Do People Still Hunt Whales? (Update)

    Published: 8/15/2025
  10. The First Great American Industry (Update)

    Published: 8/8/2025
  11. Why Does Tipping Still Exist? (Update)

    Published: 8/6/2025
  12. 643. Why Do Candles Still Exist?

    Published: 8/1/2025
  13. 642. How to Wage Peace, According to Tony Blinken

    Published: 7/25/2025
  14. Why Does One Tiny State Set the Rules for Everyone? (Update)

    Published: 7/23/2025
  15. 641. What Does It Cost to Lead a Creative Life?

    Published: 7/18/2025
  16. 640. Why Governments Are Betting Big on Sports

    Published: 7/11/2025
  17. How to Make Your Own Luck (Update)

    Published: 7/9/2025
  18. 639. “This Country Kicks My Ass All the Time”

    Published: 7/4/2025
  19. 638. Are You Ready for the Elder Swell?

    Published: 6/27/2025
  20. What Do Medieval Nuns and Bo Jackson Have in Common? (Update)

    Published: 6/25/2025

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Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.