Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior.
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- Are the Rich Really Less Generous Than the Poor? (Update)
- 657. Whose “Messiah” Is It Anyway?
- Who Pays for “Messiah”?
- 656. How Handel Got His Mojo Back
- 655. “The Greatest Piece of Participatory Art Ever Created”
- Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard. (Update)
- Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Its Most Valuable Asset? (Update)
- 654. Is the Public Ready for Private Equity?
- 653. Does Horse Racing Have a Future?
- What Happens When You Turn 20
- 652. Inside the Horse-Industrial Complex
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