Freakonomics Radio

377 Episodes

1. EXTRA: Why Quitting Is Usually Worth It

   Published: 8/26/2024
2. The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into (Update)

   Published: 8/22/2024
3. What Exactly Is College For? (Update)

   Published: 8/15/2024
4. EXTRA: Here’s Why You’re Not an Elite Athlete (Update)

   Published: 8/12/2024
5. 600. “If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?”

   Published: 8/8/2024
6. 599. The World's Most Valuable Unused Resource

   Published: 8/1/2024
7. EXTRA: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Update)

   Published: 7/29/2024
8. 598. Is Overconsolidation a Threat to Democracy?

   Published: 7/25/2024
9. 597. Why Do Your Eyeglasses Cost $1,000?

   Published: 7/18/2024
10. EXTRA: People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Update)

    Published: 7/15/2024
11. 596. Farewell to a Generational Talent

    Published: 7/11/2024
12. 595. Why Don't We Have Better Candidates for President?

    Published: 7/4/2024
13. 594. Your Brand’s Spokesperson Just Got Arrested — Now What?

    Published: 6/27/2024
14. 593. You Can Make a Killing, but Not a Living

    Published: 6/20/2024
15. EXTRA: The Fascinatingly Mundane Secrets of the World’s Most Exclusive Nightclub

    Published: 6/17/2024
16. 592. How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway

    Published: 6/13/2024
17. 591. Signs of Progress, One Year at a Time

    Published: 6/6/2024
18. EXTRA: The Opioid Tragedy — How We Got Here

    Published: 6/3/2024
19. 590. Can $55 Billion End the Opioid Epidemic?

    Published: 5/30/2024
20. 589. Why Has the Opioid Crisis Lasted So Long?

    Published: 5/23/2024