425. Remembrance of Economic Crises PastChristina Romer was a top White House economist during the Great Recession. As a researcher, she specializes in the Great […]

425. Remembrance of Economic Crises PastChristina Romer was a top White House economist during the Great Recession. As a researcher, she specializes in the Great […]

424. How to Make Your Own LuckBefore she decided to become a poker pro, Maria Konnikova didn’t know how many cards are in a deck. But she did have a Ph.D. in p […]

424. How to Make Your Own LuckBefore she decided to become a poker pro, Maria Konnikova didn’t know how many cards are in a deck. But she did have a Ph.D. in p […]

423. The Doctor Will Zoom You NowThanks to the pandemic, the telehealth revolution we’ve been promised for decades has finally arrived. Will it stick? Will it c […]

422. Introducing “No Stupid Questions”In this new addition to the Freakonomics Radio Network, co-hosts Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth discuss the relationship […]

421. How to Prevent Another Great DepressionMillions and millions are out of work, with some jobs never coming back. We speak with four economists — and one f […]

420. Which Jobs Will Come Back, and When?Covid-19 is the biggest job killer in a century. As the lockdown eases, what does re-employment look like? Who will be […]

How to Make Meetings Less Terrible (Ep. 389 Rebroadcast)In the U.S. alone, we hold 55 million meetings a day. Most of them are woefully unproductive, and tyrannize […]

419. 68 Ways to Be Better at LifeThe accidental futurist Kevin Kelly on why enthusiasm beats intelligence, how to really listen, and why the solution to bad […]

418. What Will College Look Like in the Fall (and Beyond)?Three university presidents try to answer our listeners’ questions. The result? Not much pomp and a w […]

417. Reasons to Be CheerfulHumans have a built-in “negativity bias,” which means we give bad news much more power than good. Would the Covid-19 crisis be an opp […]

416. How Do You Reopen a Country?We speak with a governor, a former C.D.C. director, a pandemic forecaster, a hard-charging pharmacist, and a pair of economists […]

415. How Rahm Emanuel Would Run the WorldAs a former top adviser to presidents Clinton and Obama, he believes in the power of the federal government. But as […]

414. Will Covid-19 Spark a Cold War (or Worse) With China?The U.S. spent the past few decades waiting for China to act like the global citizen it said it wanted to […]

413. Who Gets the Ventilator?Should a nurse or doctor who gets sick treating Covid-19 patients have priority access to a potentially life-saving healthcare […]

412. What Happens When Everyone Stays Home to Eat?Covid-19 has shocked our food-supply system like nothing in modern history. We examine the winners, the losers, […]

412. What Happens When Everyone Stays Home to Eat?Covid-19 has shocked our food-supply system like nothing in modern history. We examine the winners, the losers, […]

411. Is $2 Trillion the Right Medicine for a Sick Economy?Congress just passed the biggest aid package in modern history. We ask six former White House economic […]

411. Is $2 Trillion the Right Medicine for a Sick Economy?Congress just passed the biggest aid package in modern history. We ask six former White House economic […]