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597. Why Do Your Eyeglasses Cost $1,000?A single company, EssilorLuxottica, owns so much of the eyewear industry that it’s hard to escape their gravitational pull — […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 1 year, 11 months ago

EXTRA: People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Update)You wouldn’t think you could win a Nobel Prize for showing that humans tend to make irrational decisions. But t […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 1 year, 11 months ago

EXTRA: People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Update)You wouldn’t think you could win a Nobel Prize for showing that humans tend to make irrational decisions. But t […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 1 year, 11 months ago

596. Farewell to a Generational TalentDaniel Kahneman left his mark on academia (and the real world) in countless ways. A group of his friends and colleagues […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 1 year, 11 months ago

595. Why Don’t We Have Better Candidates for President?American politics is trapped in a duopoly, with two all-powerful parties colluding to stifle competition. We […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 1 year, 11 months ago

595. Why Don’t We Have Better Candidates for President?American politics is trapped in a duopoly, with two all-powerful parties colluding to stifle competition. We […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 1 year, 12 months ago

594. Your Brand’s Spokesperson Just Got Arrested — Now What?It’s hard to know whether the benefits of hiring a celebrity are worth the risk. We dig into one g […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 1 year, 12 months ago

594. Your Brand’s Spokesperson Just Got Arrested — Now What?It’s hard to know whether the benefits of hiring a celebrity are worth the risk. We dig into one g […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 2 years ago

593. You Can Make a Killing, but Not a LivingBroadway operates on a winner-take-most business model. A runaway hit like Stereophonic — which just won five Tony A […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 2 years ago

593. You Can Make a Killing, but Not a LivingBroadway operates on a winner-take-most business model. A runaway hit like Stereophonic — which just won five Tony A […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 2 years ago

EXTRA: The Fascinatingly Mundane Secrets of the World’s Most Exclusive NightclubThe Berlin dance mecca Berghain is known for its eight-hour line and inscrutable […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 2 years ago

592. How to Make the Coolest Show on BroadwayHit by Covid, runaway costs, and a zillion streams of competition, serious theater is in serious trouble. A new hit […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 2 years ago

591. Signs of Progress, One Year at a TimeEvery December, a British man named Tom Whitwell publishes a list of 52 things he’s learned that year. These f […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 2 years ago

EXTRA: The Opioid Tragedy — How We Got HereAn update of our 2020 series, in which we spoke with physicians, researchers, and addicts about the root causes of the […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 2 years ago

590. Can $55 Billion End the Opioid Epidemic?Thanks to legal settlements with drug makers and distributors, states have plenty of money to boost prevention and […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 2 years ago

590. Can $55 Billion End the Opioid Epidemic?Thanks to legal settlements with drug makers and distributors, states have plenty of money to boost prevention and […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 2 years, 1 month ago

589. Why Has the Opioid Crisis Lasted So Long?Most epidemics flare up, do their damage, and fade away. This one has been raging for almost 30 years. To find out […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 2 years, 1 month ago

Extra: Car Colors & Storage UnitsPresenting two stories from The Economics of Everyday Things: Why does it seem like every car is black, white, or gray these […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 2 years, 1 month ago

Extra: Car Colors & Storage UnitsPresenting two stories from The Economics of Everyday Things: Why does it seem like every car is black, white, or gray these […]
Freakonomics Radio wrote a new post 2 years, 1 month ago

588. Confessions of a Black ConservativeThe economist and social critic Glenn Loury has led a remarkably turbulent life, both professionally and personally. In a […]
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