Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
| Title | Date published | ||
| 83. What's Wrong With Cash for Grades? | 2012-07-10 | ||
| 82. Please Steal My Car | 2012-07-04 | ||
| 81. Star-Spangled Banter? | 2012-06-26 | ||
| 80. Riding the Herd Mentality | 2012-06-20 | ||
| 79. A Cheap Employee Is … a Cheap Employee | 2012-06-13 | ||
| 78. You Eat What You Are, Part 2 | 2012-06-06 | ||
| 77. Playing the Nerd Card | 2012-05-30 | ||
| 76. You Eat What You Are, Part 1 | 2012-05-23 | ||
| 75. Retirement Kills | 2012-05-16 | ||
| 74. Soul Possession | 2012-05-07 | ||
| 73. A Rose By Any Other Distance | 2012-05-02 | ||
| 72. Lottery Loopholes and Deadly Doctors | 2012-04-25 | ||
| 71. Is Good Corporate Citizenship Also Good for the Bottom Line? | 2012-04-18 | ||
| 70. Eating and Tweeting | 2012-04-11 | ||
| 69. The Hidden Cost of False Alarms | 2012-04-03 | ||
| 68. The Power of the President -- and the Thumb | 2012-03-28 | ||
| 67. The Patent Gap | 2012-03-22 | ||
| 66. Show and Yell | 2012-03-14 | ||
| 65. It’s Not the President, Stupid | 2012-03-07 | ||
| 64. The Days of Wine and Mouses | 2012-02-27 |