Freakonomics Radio

Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to

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The quirky little grocery chain with California roots and German ownership has a lot to teach all of

Nearly everything that politicians say about taxes is at least half a lie. They are also dishonest w

Lina Khan, the youngest F.T.C. chair in history, reset U.S. antitrust policy by thwarting mega-merge

It’s a powerful biological response that has preserved our species for millennia. But now it may be

To most people, the rat is vile and villainous. But not to everyone! We hear from a scientist who be

Even with a new rat czar, an arsenal of poisons, and a fleet of new garbage trucks, it won’t be easy

A brief meditation on loss, relativity, and the vagaries of show business.RESOURCES:Billie Eilish: T

New York City’s mayor calls them “public enemy number one.” History books say they caused the Black

Licensing began with medicine and law; now it extends to 20 percent of the U.S. workforce, including

In 2023, the N.F.L. players’ union conducted a workplace survey that revealed clogged showers, rats

They used to be the N.F.L.’s biggest stars, with paychecks to match. Now their salaries are near the

When the computer scientist Ben Zhao learned that artists were having their work stolen by A.I. mode

When the computer scientist Ben Zhao learned that artists were having their work stolen by A.I. mode

Stephen Dubner, live on stage, mixes it up with outbound mayor London Breed, and asks economists whe

Their trade organization just lost a huge lawsuit. Their infamous commission model is under attack.

Like tens of millions of people, Stephen Dubner thought he had a penicillin allergy. Like the vast m

Incarcerated people grow crops, fight wildfires, and manufacture everything from prescription glasse

Probably not — the incentives are too strong. But a few reformers are trying. We check in on their p

Some of the biggest names in behavioral science stand accused of faking their results. Last year, an

David Eagleman upends myths and describes the vast possibilities of a brainscape that even neuroscie