Freakonomics Radio

  • 340. People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard.

    You wouldn’t think you could win a Nobel Prize for showing that humans tend to make irrational decisions. But that’s what Richard Thaler has done. The founder of behavioral economics describes his unlikely route to…


  • 340. People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard.

    You wouldn’t think you could win a Nobel Prize for showing that humans tend to make irrational decisions. But that’s what Richard Thaler has done. The founder of behavioral economics describes his unlikely route to…


  • 339. The Future of Freakonomics Radio

    After 8 years and more than 300 episodes, it was time to either 1) quit, or 2) make the show bigger and better. We voted for number 2. Here’s a peek behind the curtain and…


  • In Praise of Incrementalism (Rebroadcast)

    What do Renaissance painting, civil-rights movements, and Olympic cycling have in common? In each case, huge breakthroughs came from taking tiny steps. In a world where everyone is looking for the next moonshot, we shouldn’t…


  • In Praise of Incrementalism (Rebroadcast)

    What do Renaissance painting, civil-rights movements, and Olympic cycling have in common? In each case, huge breakthroughs came from taking tiny steps. In a world where everyone is looking for the next moonshot, we shouldn’t…


  • In Praise of Maintenance (Rebroadcast)

    Has our culture’s obsession with innovation led us to neglect the fact that things also need to be taken care of?


  • In Praise of Maintenance (Rebroadcast)

    Has our culture’s obsession with innovation led us to neglect the fact that things also need to be taken care of? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and…


  • 338. How to Catch World Cup Fever

    For soccer fans, it’s easy. For the rest of us? Not so much, especially since the U.S. team didn’t qualify. So here’s what to watch for even if you have no team to root for.…


  • 338. How to Catch World Cup Fever

    For soccer fans, it’s easy. For the rest of us? Not so much, especially since the U.S. team didn’t qualify. So here’s what to watch for even if you have no team to root for.…


  • 337. How to Build a Smart City

    We are in the midst of a historic (and wholly unpredicted) rise in urbanization. But it’s hard to retrofit old cities for the 21st century. Enter Dan Doctoroff. The man who helped modernize New York…


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