353. How to Optimize Your ApologyYou said, “I’m sorry,” but somehow you haven’t been forgiven. Why? Because you’re doing it wrong! A report from the front lin […]

352. Can This Man Stop a Trade War?The World Trade Organization is the referee for 164 trading partners, each with their own political and economic agendas. […]

Extra: Shawn Johnson Full InterviewA conversation with 2008 Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, recorded for the Freakonomics Radio series “The Hidden Side of S […]

351. Here’s Why You’re Not an Elite AthleteThere are a lot of factors that go into greatness, many of which are not obvious. A variety of Olympic and professional […]

Extra: Full Interviews With Jimmy Garoppolo, Joe Staley, Mike McGlinchey, and Kyle Juszczyk Stephen Dubner’s conversations with members of the San Francisco 49ers o […]

350. How to Stop Being a LoserThe San Francisco 49ers, one of the most valuable sports franchises in the world, also used to be one of the best. But they’ve b […]

349. How Sports Became UsDollar-wise, the sports industry is surprisingly small, about the same size as the cardboard-box industry. So why does it make so much […]

348. Is the Government More Entrepreneurial Than You Think?We all know the standard story: our economy would be more dynamic if only the government would get out […]

347. Why You Shouldn’t Open a RestaurantKenji Lopez-Alt became a rock star of the food world by bringing science into the kitchen in a way that everyday cooks can […]

346. Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the PlanetThe environmentalists say we’re doomed if we don’t drastically reduce consumption. The technologists say tha […]

345. How to Be HappyThe U.N.’s World Happiness Report — created to curtail our unhealthy obsession with G.D.P. — is dominated every year by the Nordic count […]

344. Who Decides How Much a Life Is Worth?After every mass shooting or terrorist attack, victims and survivors receive a huge outpouring of support — including a […]

A Conversation With PepsiCo C.E.O. Indra Nooyi (Ep. 316 Update)One of the world’s biggest and best-known companies just announced that its C.E.O. would be s […]

343. An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar…In this live episode of “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know,” we learn why New York has skinny skysc […]

342. Has Lance Armstrong Finally Come Clean?He was once the most lionized athlete on the planet, with seven straight Tour de France wins and a victory over cancer […]

341. Why We Choke Under Pressure (and How Not To)It happens to just about everyone, whether you’re going for Olympic gold or giving a wedding toast. We hear from p […]

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 wha […]

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 […]

In Praise of Incrementalism (Rebroadcast)What do Renaissance painting, civil-rights movements, and Olympic cycling have in common? In each case, huge […]

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 b […]