377 Episodes

  1. 625. The Biden Policy That Trump Hasn’t Touched

    Published: 3/7/2025
  2. EXTRA: The Downside of Disgust (Update)

    Published: 3/5/2025
  3. 624. The Animal No One Loves, Until They Do

    Published: 2/28/2025
  4. 623. Can New York City Win Its War on Rats?

    Published: 2/21/2025
  5. The Show That Never Happened

    Published: 2/20/2025
  6. 622. Why Does Everyone Hate Rats?

    Published: 2/14/2025
  7. 621. Is Professional Licensing a Racket?

    Published: 2/7/2025
  8. When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?

    Published: 2/5/2025
  9. 620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

    Published: 1/31/2025
  10. 619. How to Poison the A.I. Machine

    Published: 1/24/2025
  11. Is San Francisco a Failed State? (And Other Questions You Shouldn’t Ask the Mayor)

    Published: 1/22/2025
  12. 618. Are Realtors Having an Existential Crisis?

    Published: 1/17/2025
  13. 617. Are You Really Allergic to Penicillin?

    Published: 1/10/2025
  14. Highway Signs and Prison Labor

    Published: 1/6/2025
  15. Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped? (Update)

    Published: 1/2/2025
  16. Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia? (Update)

    Published: 12/26/2024
  17. Your Brain Doesn’t Work the Way You Think

    Published: 12/23/2024
  18. 616. How to Make Something from Nothing

    Published: 12/19/2024
  19. 615. Is Ozempic as Magical as It Sounds?

    Published: 12/12/2024
  20. How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Update)

    Published: 12/9/2024

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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.