Freakonomics Radio
Zeke Emanuel (a physician, medical ethicist, and policy wonk) has some different ideas for how to lead a healthy and meaningful life. It starts with ice cream. (Part three of “The Freakonomics Radio Guide to Getting Better.”)
- SOURCES:
- Zeke Emanuel, oncologist, bioethicist, professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
- RESOURCES:
- Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life, by Zeke Emanuel (2026).
- “Nutrition Science’s Most Preposterous Result,” by David Merritt Johns (The Atlantic, 2023).
- EXTRAS:
- “Is Ozempic as Magical as It Sounds?” by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
- “The Suddenly Diplomatic Rahm Emanuel,” by Freakonomics Radio (2023).
- “Ari Emanuel Is Never Indifferent,” by Freakonomics Radio (2023).
- “What’s the “Best” Exercise?” by Freakonomics Radio (2014).
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