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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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72. “Leaving Black People in the Lurch” Apr 23, 2022

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Linguist and social commentator John McWhorter explains how good intentions may be hurting Black America — and where the word “motherf*cker” comes from.

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71. Bombs Away Apr 16, 2022

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Beatrice Fihn wants to rid the world of nuclear weapons. As Russian aggression raises the prospect of global conflict, can she put disarmament on the world's agenda?

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70. You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Experiment Apr 09, 2022

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Nobel Prize winner Joshua Angrist explains how the draft lottery, the Talmud, and West Point let economists ask — and answer — tough questions.

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69. Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence? Apr 02, 2022

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Palliative physician B.J. Miller asks: Is there a better way to think about dying? And can death be beautiful?

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68. “No One Can Resist a Jolly, Happy Pig.” Mar 26, 2022

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Naturalist Sy Montgomery explains how she learned to be social from a pig, discovered octopuses have souls, and came to love a killer that will never love her back.

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67. We Can Play God Now Mar 19, 2022

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Gene-editing pioneer Jennifer Doudna worries that humanity might not be ready for the technology she helped develop.

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66. The Professor Who Said “No” to Tenure Mar 12, 2022

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Columbia astrophysicist David Helfand is an academic who does things his own way — from turning down job security to helping found a radically unconventional university.

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65. A Rockstar Chemist and Her Cancer-Attacking “Lawn Mower” Mar 05, 2022

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Stanford professor Carolyn Bertozzi’s imaginative ideas for treating disease have led to ten start-ups. She talks with Steve about the next generation of immune therapy she’s created, and why she might rather be a musician.

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64. How Larry Miller Went from Prison Valedictorian to Nike Executive Feb 26, 2022

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Climbing the corporate ladder to become head of Nike’s Jordan brand, he kept his teenage murder conviction a secret from employers. Larry talks about living in fear, accepting forgiveness, and why it was easier to be bookish behind bars.

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63. The Only Covid-19 Book Worth Reading Feb 19, 2022

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Steve loved Michael Lewis’s latest, The Premonition, but has one critique: Why aren’t there even more villains? Also, why the author of best-sellers Moneyball and The Big Short can barely read a page of his first book without cringing.

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