TopPodcast.com
Menu
  • Home
  • Top Charts
  • Top Networks
  • Top Apps
  • Top Independents
  • Top Podfluencers
  • Top Picks
    • Top Business Podcasts
    • Top True Crime Podcasts
    • Top Finance Podcasts
    • Top Comedy Podcasts
    • Top Music Podcasts
    • Top Womens Podcasts
    • Top Kids Podcasts
    • Top Sports Podcasts
    • Top News Podcasts
    • Top Tech Podcasts
    • Top Crypto Podcasts
    • Top Entrepreneurial Podcasts
    • Top Fantasy Sports Podcasts
    • Top Political Podcasts
    • Top Science Podcasts
    • Top Self Help Podcasts
    • Top Sports Betting Podcasts
    • Top Stocks Podcasts
  • Podcast News
  • About Us
  • Podcast Advertising
  • Contact
Not in our directory?
Add Show Here
Podcast Equipment
Center

toppodcastlogoOur TOPPODCAST Picks

  • Comedy
  • Crypto
  • Sports
  • News
  • Politics
  • True Crime
  • Business
  • Finance

Follow Us

toppodcastlogoStay Connected

    View Top 200 Chart
    Back to Rankings Page
    News

    If Books Could Kill

    The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds

    Advertise

    Copyright: © 2026 If Books Could Kill

    • Apple Podcasts
    • Google Play
    • Spotify
    Latest Episodes:
    Freakonomics Nov 01, 2022
    Show notes

    In 2005, two men named Steven and Stephen published the quintessential airport book. In 2022, two men named Mike and Peter started a whole podcast just to make fun of it.
    Thanks to Ted Joyce and Ames Grawert for helping with the research for this episode!
    Support us on Patreon
    Where to find us:

    • Twitter
    • Peter's other podcast, 5-4
    • Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase


    Sources:

    • The 2003 NYT article
    • Freakonomics: What Went Wrong?
    • A Review of Freakonomics
    • Dismal Science
    • Freak-Freakonomics
    • The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime: Comment
    • The Abortion–Crime Link: Evidence from England and Wales
    • The Impact of an Abortion Ban on Socioeconomic Outcomes of Children: Evidence from Romania
    • Did Legalized Abortion Lower Crime?
    • On the Choice of Control Variables in the Crime Equation
    • Steven Levitt on Abortion and Crime: Old Economics in New Bottles
    • The Impact Of Legalized Abortion On Crime
    • The Great American Mystery Story: Why Did Crime Decline?
    • Is There an iCrime Wave?
    • The Great Crime Decline
    • The Crime Drop in America
    • 10 (Not Entirely Crazy) Theories Explaining the Great Crime Decline
    • What Caused the Crime Decline?
    • Freaks and Geeks: How Freakonomics is ruining the dismal science.
    • Interesting Questions in Freakonomics
    • Incentives And The Economic Point Of View: The Case Of Popular Economics
    • Abortion and Crime in Australia


    Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod

    Previous 1 7 8 9

    Related Podcasts

    Inside Strategic Coach: Connecting Entrepreneurs With What Really Matters

    1

    Inside Strategic Coach: Connecting Entrepreneurs With What Really Matters Business
    WSJ Your Money Briefing

    2

    WSJ Your Money Briefing Business
    FORTUNE Unfiltered with Aaron Task

    3

    FORTUNE Unfiltered with Aaron Task Business
    FORTUNE OnStage Presents: The Most Powerful Women

    4

    FORTUNE OnStage Presents: The Most Powerful Women Business
    Slate Money

    5

    Slate Money Business
    In The Dark – The New Yorker

    6

    In The Dark – The New Yorker Business News
    footer-logo

    Contact Us

    Toll Free: 844-670-7747

    Links

    • Home
    • Top Charts
    • Networks
    • Apps
    • Independents Podcasts
    • Podcast Advertising
    • Podcast News
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Analytics & Insights

    Stay Connected

      Privacy, Terms of Use & Our Code of Ethics Protecting Content Creators Copyrights