Freakonomics Radio

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176. Does Religion Make You Happy? Jul 24, 2014

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It’s a hard question to answer, but we do our best.

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175. Why You Should Bribe Your Kids Jul 17, 2014

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Educational messaging looks good on paper but kids don’t respond to it -- and adults aren’t much better.

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174. What Do King Solomon and David Lee Roth Have in Common? Jul 10, 2014

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It isn’t easy to separate the guilty from the innocent, but a clever bit of game theory can help.

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173. A Better Way to Eat Jul 03, 2014

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Takeru Kobayashi revolutionized the sport of competitive eating. What can the rest of us learn from his breakthrough?

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172. How to Screen Job Applicants, Act Your Age, and Get Your Brain Off Autopilot Jun 26, 2014

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Dubner and Levitt answer reader questions in this first installment of the “Think Like a Freak” Book Club.

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171. There’s No Such Thing as a Free Appetizer Jun 19, 2014

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Is it really in a restaurant’s best interest to give customers free bread or chips before they even order?

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170. Why America Doesn’t Love Soccer (Yet) Jun 12, 2014

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Every four years, the U.S. takes a look at the World Cup and develops a slight crush. What would it take to really fall in love?

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169. Failure Is Your Friend Jun 05, 2014

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In which we argue that failure should not only be tolerated but celebrated.

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The Upside of Quitting (Rebroadcast ) May 29, 2014

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You know the saying: a winner never quits and a quitter never wins. To which Freakonomics Radio says ... Are you sure?

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168. Think Like a Child May 22, 2014

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When it comes to generating ideas and asking questions it can be really fruitful to have the mentality of an eight year old.

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