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Freakonomics

Freakonomics Radio explores the hidden side of everything with stories about cheating schoolteachers, shadow economies, and smart people who make stupid mistakes. Prepare to be enlightened, engaged, perhaps enraged and definitely surprised by this podcast, hosted by Stephen J. Dubner, one of the co-authors of the “Freakonomics” series of books and blog.

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Latest Episodes

  • The Season of Death

    Released 08.08.12

    We know that summertime brings far too many fatal accidents. But you may be surprised if you dig into the numbers.

  • Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 1

    Released 07.29.12

    What's a college degree really worth these days?

  • Olympian Economics

    Released 07.25.12

    Do host cities really get the benefits their boosters promise, or are they just engaging in some fiscal gymnastics?

  • Legacy of a Jerk

    Released 07.18.12

    What happens to your reputation when you're no longer around to defend it?

  • What's Wrong With Cash for Grades?

    Released 07.10.12

    If we want our kids to thrive in school, maybe we should just pay them.

  • Please Steal My Car

    Released 07.04.12

    Levitt and Dubner answer your FREAK-quently Asked Questions about junk food, insurance, and how to make an economist happy.

  • Star-Spangled Banter?

    Released 06.26.12

    Once a week, the British Prime Minister goes before the House of Commons for a lightning round of hard questions.

  • Riding the Herd Mentality

    Released 06.20.12

    How using peer pressure -- and good, old-fashioned shame -- can push people to do the right thing.

  • A Cheap Employee Is … a Cheap Employee

    Released 06.13.12

    Paying workers as little as possible seems smart -- unless you can make more money by paying them more.

  • You Eat What You Are, Part 2

    Released 06.06.12

    To feed 7 billion people while protecting the environment, it would seem that going local is a no-brainer -- until you start looking at the numbers.

  • Playing the Nerd Card

    Released 05.30.12

    The NBA’s superstars are suddenly sporting Urkel glasses -- but is it more than a fashion statement?

  • You Eat What You Are, Part 1

    Released 05.23.12

    How American food so got bad -- and why it's getting so much better.

  • Retirement Kills

    Released 05.16.12

    Sure, we all dream of leaving the office forever. But what if it's bad for your health?

  • Soul Possession

    Released 05.07.12

    In a world where nearly everything is for sale, is it always okay to buy what isn’t yours?

  • A Rose By Any Other Distance

    Released 05.02.12

    At a time when people worry about every mile their food must travel, why is it okay to import most of our cut flowers from thousands of miles away?

  • Lottery Loopholes and Deadly Doctors

    Released 04.25.12

    What do you do when smart people keep making stupid mistakes? And: are we a nation of financial illiterates?

  • Is Good Corporate Citizenship Also Good for the Bottom Line?

    Released 04.18.12

    A new study says that yes, it is -- but try telling that to the United Nations officials who are preaching sustainability practices.

  • Eating and Tweeting

    Released 04.11.12

    Does the future of food lie in its past – or inside a tank of liquid nitrogen? Also: how anti-social can you be on a social network?

  • The Hidden Cost of False Alarms

    Released 04.03.12

    If any other product failed 94 percent of the time, you’d probably stop using it. So why do we put up with burglar alarms?

  • The Power of the President -- and the Thumb

    Released 03.28.12

    How much does the President of the United States really matter? And: where did all the hitchhikers go?

  • The Patent Gap

    Released 03.22.12

    Women hold fewer than one in 10 patents. Why? And what are we missing out on?

  • Show and Yell

    Released 03.14.12

    Is booing an act of verbal vandalism or the last true expression of democracy? And: when you drive a Prius, are you guilty of “conspicuous conservation”?

  • It’s Not the President, Stupid

    Released 03.07.12

    Isn’t it time to admit that the U.S. economy doesn’t have a commander in chief?

  • The Days of Wine and Mouses

    Released 02.26.12

    Do more expensive wines taste better? And: what does one little rodent in a salad say about a restaurant’s future?

  • The Dilbert Index?

    Released 02.22.12

    Measuring workplace morale -- and how to game the sick-day system.

  • How Biased Is Your Media?

    Released 02.15.12

    The left and the right blame each other for pretty much everything, including slanted media coverage.

  • Does This Recession Make Me Look Fat?

    Released 02.08.12

    A look at some non-obvious ways to lose weight.

  • Save Me From Myself

    Released 02.01.12

    A commitment device forces you to be the person you really want to be. What could possibly go wrong?

  • The Hidden Side of the Super Bowl

    Released 01.25.12

    A football cheat sheet to help you sound like the smartest person at the party.

  • What Do Hand-Washing and Financial Illiteracy Have in Common?

    Released 01.18.12

    Education is the surest solution to a lot of problems. Except when it’s not.

  • Does Money Really Buy Elections?

    Released 01.11.12

    We all know the answer is yes. But the data -- and Rudy Giuliani -- say no.

  • Why Is “I Don’t Know” So Hard to Say?

    Released 01.03.12

    Levitt and Dubner answer your FREAK-quently Asked Questions about certifying politicians, irrational fears, and the toughest three words in the English language.

  • The Perils of Drunk Walking

    Released 12.27.11

    We know it's terribly dangerous to drive drunk. But heading home on foot isn't the solution.

  • How Is a Bad Radio Station Like Our Public-School System? (Encore)

    Released 12.20.11

    The thrill of customization, via Pandora and a radical new teaching method

  • How American Food Got So Bad

    Released 12.13.11

    Tyler Cowen points fingers. There's plenty of blame to go around.

  • Weird Recycling

    Released 12.02.11

    Clever ways to not waste our waste.

  • What Makes a Donor Donate?

    Released 11.29.11

    The science of charity, with economist John List.

  • The Truth Is Out There…Isn’t It?

    Released 11.22.11

    There’s a nasty secret about hot-button topics like global warming: knowledge is not always power.

  • Unnatural Turkeys

    Released 11.16.11

    Our appetite for breast meat renders our holiday birds unable to reproduce.

  • Boo…Who?

    Released 11.08.11

    Is booing an act of verbal vandalism—or the last true expression of democracy?

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