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People I (Mostly) Admire

Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join Levitt as he goes through the most interesting midlife crisis you’ve ever heard — and learn how a renegade sheriff is transforming Chicago’s jail, how a biologist is finding the secrets of evolution in the Arctic tundra, and how a trivia champion memorized 160,000 flashcards.

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101. Celebrating 100 People I (Mostly) Admire Mar 18, 2023

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Steve and producer Morgan Levey look back at the first 100 episodes of the podcast, including surprising answers, spectacular explanations, and listeners who heard the show and changed their lives.

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100. Chicago’s Renegade Sheriff Wants to Fix Law Enforcement Mar 04, 2023

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Tom Dart is transforming Cook County’s jail, reforming evictions, and, with Steve Levitt, trying a new approach to electronic monitoring.

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99. Greg Norman Takes On the P.G.A. Tour Feb 18, 2023

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Since his last visit to People I (Mostly) Admire, the formerly top-ranked golfer has become the sport's most controversial figure. Why has he partnered with the Saudi government — and can his new golf league unseat a monopoly?

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98. Searching for Our Aquatic Ancestors Feb 04, 2023

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Neil Shubin hunts for fossils in the Arctic and experiments with D.N.A. in the lab, hoping to find out how fish evolved to walk on land. He explains why unlocking these answers could help humans today.

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97. How Smart Is a Forest? Jan 21, 2023

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Ecologist Suzanne Simard studies the relationships between trees in a forest: they talk to each other, punish each other, and depend on each other. What can we learn from them?

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96. Steven Strogatz Thinks You Don’t Know What Math Is Jan 07, 2023

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The mathematician and author sees mathematical patterns everywhere — from DNA to fireflies to social connections.

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95. The One Thing Stephen Dubner Hasn’t Quit Dec 24, 2022

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When Freakonomics co-authors Steve Levitt and Stephen Dubner first met, one of them hated the other. Two decades later, Levitt grills Dubner about asking questions, growing the pie, and what he learned from Bruce Springsteen.

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94. The Price of Doing Business with John List Dec 10, 2022

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From baseball card conventions to Walmart, John List has always used field experiments to say revolutionary things about economics. He explains the value of an apology, why scaling shouldn’t be an afterthought, and why he moved to the private sector to stay at the forefront of science.

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93. Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit Nov 26, 2022

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Former professional poker player Annie Duke has a new book on Steve’s favorite subject: quitting. They talk about why quitting is so hard, how to do it sooner, and why we feel shame when we do something that’s good for us.

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92. John Green’s Reluctant Rocket Ship Ride Nov 12, 2022

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Author and YouTuber John Green thought his breakout bestseller wouldn’t be a commercial success, wrote 40,000 words for one sentence, and brought Steve to tears.

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