Freakonomics Radio

  • 603. Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 1)

    The biggest sports league in history had a problem: While most of its players were Black, almost none of its head coaches were. So the N.F.L. launched a hiring policy called the Rooney Rule. In…


  • 603. Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 1)

    The biggest sports league in history had a problem: While most of its players were Black, almost none of its head coaches were. So the N.F.L. launched a hiring policy called the Rooney Rule. In…


  • EXTRA: In Praise of Maintenance (Update)

    We revisit an episode from 2016 that asks: Has our culture’s obsession with innovation led us to neglect the fact that things also need to be taken care of? SOURCES: Martin Casado, general partner at…


  • EXTRA: In Praise of Maintenance (Update)

    We revisit an episode from 2016 that asks: Has our culture’s obsession with innovation led us to neglect the fact that things also need to be taken care of?    SOURCES: Martin Casado, general partner…


  • EXTRA: In Praise of Maintenance (Update)

    We revisit an episode from 2016 that asks: Has our culture’s obsession with innovation led us to neglect the fact that things also need to be taken care of?    SOURCES: Martin Casado, general partner…


  • 602. Is Screen Time as Poisonous as We Think?

    Young people have been reporting a sharp rise in anxiety and depression. This maps neatly onto the global rise of the smartphone. Some researchers are convinced that one is causing the other. But how strong…


  • 602. Is Screen Time as Poisonous as We Think?

    Young people have been reporting a sharp rise in anxiety and depression. This maps neatly onto the global rise of the smartphone. Some researchers are convinced that one is causing the other. But how strong…


  • 602. Is Screen Time as Poisonous as We Think?

    Young people have been reporting a sharp rise in anxiety and depression. This maps neatly onto the global rise of the smartphone. Some researchers are convinced that one is causing the other. But how strong…


  • 601. Multitasking Doesn’t Work. So Why Do We Keep Trying?

    Only a tiny number of “supertaskers” are capable of doing two things at once. The rest of us are just making ourselves miserable, and less productive. How can we put the — hang on a…


  • 601. Multitasking Doesn’t Work. So Why Do We Keep Trying?

    Only a tiny number of “supertaskers” are capable of doing two things at once. The rest of us are just making ourselves miserable, and less productive. How can we put the — hang on a…


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