481. Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China?A new book by an unorthodox political scientist argues that the two rivals have more in common than we’d like to a […]

480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy?Evidence from Nazi Germany and 1940’s America (and pretty much everywhere else) shows that discrimination is i […]

480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy?Evidence from Nazi Germany and 1940’s America (and pretty much everywhere else) shows that discrimination is i […]

479. The Economist’s Guide to Parenting: 10 Years Later In one of the earliest Freakonomics Radio episodes (No. 39!), we asked a bunch of economists with young […]

479. The Economist’s Guide to Parenting: 10 Years Later In one of the earliest Freakonomics Radio episodes (No. 39!), we asked a bunch of economists with young kids how they approached child-rearing. Now the kids are old enough to talk — an […]

478. How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt?Arthur Brooks is an economist who for 10 years ran the American Enterprise Institute, one of the most influential […]

478. How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt?Arthur Brooks is an economist who for 10 years ran the American Enterprise Institute, one of the most influential […]

477. Why Is U.S. Media So Negative?Breaking news! Sources say American journalism exploits our negativity bias to maximize profits, and social media algorithms add […]

477. Why Is U.S. Media So Negative?Breaking news! Sources say American journalism exploits our negativity bias to maximize profits, and social media algorithms add […]

That’s a Great Question! (Ep. 192 Rebroadcast)Verbal tic or strategic rejoinder? Whatever the case: it’s rare to come across an interview these days where at least o […]

That’s a Great Question! (Ep. 192 Rebroadcast)Verbal tic or strategic rejoinder? Whatever the case: it’s rare to come across an interview these days where at least o […]

“This Didn’t End the Way It’s Supposed to End.” (Bonus)The N.B.A. superstar Chris Bosh was still competing at the highest level when a blood clot abruptly ended his […]

“This Didn’t End the Way It’s Supposed to End.” (Bonus)The N.B.A. superstar Chris Bosh was still competing at the highest level when a blood clot abruptly ended his […]

476. What Are the Police for, Anyway?The U.S. is an outlier when it comes to policing, as evidenced by more than 1,000 fatal shootings by police each year. But […]

476. What Are the Police for, Anyway?The U.S. is an outlier when it comes to policing, as evidenced by more than 1,000 fatal shootings by police each year. But […]

475. Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids?Among O.E.C.D. nations, the U.S. has one of the highest rates of child poverty. How can that […]

475. Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids?Among O.E.C.D. nations, the U.S. has one of the highest rates of child poverty. How can that […]

474. All You Need Is NudgeWhen Richard Thaler published Nudge in 2008 (with co-author Cass Sunstein), the world was just starting to believe in his brand of […]

Is There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”? (Ep. 407 Rebroadcast)That’s what some health officials are saying, but the data aren’t so clear. We look into what’s known […]

473. These Jobs Were Not Posted on ZipRecruiterIn a conversation fresh from the Freakonomics Radio Network’s podcast laboratory, Michèle Flournoy (one of the hi […]