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Freakonomics Radio

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.

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Latest Episodes:

Why Do People Keep Having Children? (Rebroadcast) Nov 26, 2015

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Even a brutal natural disaster doesn't diminish our appetite for procreating. This surely means we're heading toward massive overpopulation, right? Probably not.

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228. Does “Early Education” Come Way Too Late? Nov 19, 2015

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In our collective zeal to reform schools and close the achievement gap, we may have lost sight of where most learning really happens -- at home.

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227. Should Everyone Be in a Rock Band? Nov 12, 2015

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Lessons from Tom Petty's rise and another rocker's fall.

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226. Food + Science = Victory! Nov 05, 2015

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A kitchen wizard and a nutrition detective talk about the perfect hamburger, getting the most out of garlic, and why you should use vodka in just about everything.

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225. Am I Boring You? Oct 29, 2015

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Researchers are trying to figure out who gets bored - and why - and what it means for ourselves and the economy. But maybe there's an upside to boredom?

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How to Save $1 Billion Without Even Trying (Rebroadcast) Oct 22, 2015

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Doctors, chefs, and other experts are much more likely than the rest of us to buy store-brand products. What do they know that we don't?

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224. How To Win A Nobel Prize Oct 15, 2015

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The process is famously secretive (and conducted in Swedish!) but we pry the lid off at least a little bit.

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223. Should Kids Pay Back Their Parents for Raising Them? Oct 08, 2015

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When one athlete turned pro, his mom asked him for $1 million. Our modern sensibilities tell us she doesn't have a case. But should she?

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222. Meet the Woman Who Said Women Can’t Have It All Oct 01, 2015

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Anne-Marie Slaughter was best known for her adamant views on Syria when she accidentally became a poster girl for modern feminism. As it turns out, she can be pretty adamant in that realm as well.

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221. How Did the Belt Win? Sep 24, 2015

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Suspenders may work better, but the dork factor is too high. How did an organ-squeezing belly tourniquet become part of our everyday wardrobe -- and what other suboptimal solutions do we routinely put up with?

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