Freakonomics Radio

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318 Episodes

  1. What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men? (Update)

    Published: 29/08/2024
  2. EXTRA: Why Quitting Is Usually Worth It

    Published: 26/08/2024
  3. The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into (Update)

    Published: 22/08/2024
  4. What Exactly Is College For? (Update)

    Published: 15/08/2024
  5. EXTRA: Here’s Why You’re Not an Elite Athlete (Update)

    Published: 12/08/2024
  6. 600. “If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?”

    Published: 08/08/2024
  7. 599. The World's Most Valuable Unused Resource

    Published: 01/08/2024
  8. EXTRA: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Update)

    Published: 29/07/2024
  9. 598. Is Overconsolidation a Threat to Democracy?

    Published: 25/07/2024
  10. 597. Why Do Your Eyeglasses Cost $1,000?

    Published: 18/07/2024
  11. EXTRA: People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Update)

    Published: 15/07/2024
  12. 596. Farewell to a Generational Talent

    Published: 11/07/2024
  13. 595. Why Don't We Have Better Candidates for President?

    Published: 04/07/2024
  14. 594. Your Brand’s Spokesperson Just Got Arrested — Now What?

    Published: 27/06/2024
  15. 593. You Can Make a Killing, but Not a Living

    Published: 20/06/2024
  16. EXTRA: The Fascinatingly Mundane Secrets of the World’s Most Exclusive Nightclub

    Published: 17/06/2024
  17. 592. How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway

    Published: 13/06/2024
  18. 591. Signs of Progress, One Year at a Time

    Published: 06/06/2024
  19. EXTRA: The Opioid Tragedy — How We Got Here

    Published: 03/06/2024
  20. 590. Can $55 Billion End the Opioid Epidemic?

    Published: 30/05/2024

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