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 | ||
| 63. The Dilbert Index? | 2012-02-22 | ||
| 62. How Biased Is Your Media? | 2012-02-15 | ||
| 61. Does This Recession Make Me Look Fat? | 2012-02-08 | ||
| 60. Save Me From Myself | 2012-02-01 | ||
| 59. The Hidden Side of the Super Bowl | 2012-01-25 | ||
| 58. What Do Hand-Washing and Financial Illiteracy Have in Common? | 2012-01-19 | ||
| 57. Does Money Really Buy Elections? | 2012-01-11 | ||
| 56. Why Is “I Don’t Know” So Hard to Say? | 2012-01-04 | ||
| 55. The Perils of Drunk Walking | 2011-12-27 | ||
| 54. How Is a Bad Radio Station Like Our Public-School System? (Encore) | 2011-12-21 | ||
| 53. How American Food Got So Bad | 2011-12-13 | ||
| 52. Weird Recycling | 2011-12-02 | ||
| 51. What Makes a Donor Donate? | 2011-11-29 | ||
| 50. The Truth Is Out There…Isn’t It? | 2011-11-22 | ||
| 49. Unnatural Turkeys | 2011-11-16 | ||
| 48. Boo…Who? | 2011-11-08 | ||
| 47. Wildfires, Cops, and Keggers | 2011-11-02 | ||
| 46. Misadventures in Baby-Making | 2011-10-25 | ||
| 45. Those Cheating Teachers! | 2011-10-18 | ||
| 44. Where Have All the Hitchhikers Gone? | 2011-10-10 |