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530. What's Wrong with Being a One-Hit Wonder?
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529. Can Our Surroundings Make Us Smarter?
In a special episode of No Stupid Questions, Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth discuss...
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528. Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life is Meaningless and Amazing
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527. Can Adam Smith Fix Our Economy?
Labor exploitation! Corporate profiteering! Government corruption! The 21st century can look a...
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526. Was Adam Smith Really a Right-Winger?
Economists and politicians have turned him into a mascot for free-market ideology. Some on the...
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A sneak peek at an upcoming series — and a call for would-be radio reporters.
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525. In Search of the Real Adam Smith
How did an affable 18th-century “moral philosopher” become the patron saint of cutthroat...
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524. How Important Is Breastfeeding, Really?
In this special episode of Freakonomics, M.D., host Bapu Jena looks at a clever new study that...
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523. Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with “Moneyball”?
No — but he does have a knack for stumbling into the perfect moment, including the recent FTX...
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It used to feel like magic. Now it can feel like a set of cheap tricks. Is the problem with...
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The Most Interesting Fruit in the World (Ep. 375 Update)
The banana, once a luxury good, rose to become America’s favorite fruit. Now a deadly fungus...
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It’s fun to obsess over pop stars and racecar drivers — but is fandom making our politics even...
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520. The Unintended Consequences of Working from Home
The last two years have radically changed the way we work — producing winners, losers, and a lot...
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519. Has Globalization Failed?
It was supposed to boost prosperity and democracy at the same time. What really happened?...
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518. Are Personal Finance Gurus Giving You Bad Advice?
One Yale economist certainly thinks so. But even if he’s right, are economists any better?
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517. Are M.B.A.s to Blame for Wage Stagnation?
New research finds that bosses who went to business school pay their workers less. So what are...
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Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears (Ep. 439 Update)
The pandemic provided city dwellers with a break from the din of the modern world. Now the noise...
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516. Nuclear Power Isn’t Perfect. Is It Good Enough?
Liberals endorse harm reduction when it comes to the opioid epidemic. Are they ready to take the...
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