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Freakonomics Radio Freakonomics
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4.5 • 28.3K Ratings
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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.
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544. Ari Emanuel Is Never Indifferent
He turned a small Hollywood talent agency into a massive sports-and-entertainment empire. In a freewheeling conversation, he explains how he did it and why it nearly killed him.
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Make Me a Match (Ep. 209 Update)
Sure, markets work well in general. But for some transactions — like school admissions and organ transplants — money alone can’t solve the problem. That’s when you need a market-design wizard like Al Roth. Plus: We hear from a listener who, inspired by this episode, made a remarkable decision.
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543. How to Return Stolen Art
Museums are purging their collections of looted treasures. Can they also get something in return? And what does it mean to be a museum in the 21st century? (Part 3 of “Stealing Art Is Easy. Giving It Back Is Hard.”)
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542. Is a Museum Just a Trophy Case?
The world’s great museums are full of art and artifacts that were plundered during an era when plunder was the norm. Now there’s a push to return these works to their rightful owners. Sounds simple, right? It's not. (Part 2 of “Stealing Art Is Easy. Giving It Back Is Hard.”)
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541. The Case of the $4 Million Gold Coffin
How did a freshly looted Egyptian antiquity end up in the Metropolitan Museum of Art? Why did it take Kim Kardashian to crack the case? And how much of what you see in any museum is stolen? (Part 1 of “Stealing Art Is Easy. Giving It Back Is Hard.”)
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Why Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It (Ep. 323 Replay)
Whether it’s a giant infrastructure plan or a humble kitchen renovation, it’ll inevitably take way too long and cost way too much. That’s because you suffer from “the planning fallacy.” (You also have an “optimism bias” and a bad case of overconfidence.) But don’t worry: we’ve got the solution.
Customer Reviews
Ari’s justification
The interview was great, I love the podcast! But i has an issue with how Ari Manual justified dealing with MBS. He said because America took out a terrorist that was comparable to MBS taking out a journalist. America has, I’m sure, done many bad things in its history, but that comparison was specious at best, and justifying doing something bad because others have done bad things is just bad logic. It seems like making the big deal (his ego) is the most important thing.
Better and Better
I started listening years ago thanks to a friend showing me the episode about how environmentally unfriendly lawns are, but over time it has become THE podcast I am the most excited to listen to every week. Love Stephen, and I feel like he continues to grow as a podcaster. The episodes now are just as good as they have ever been if not better. Sometimes it’s a hard sell because people hear ‘economics’ and flee, but if you give this a try, you may just find a bit of an economist inside yourself. Give it a try!
Capitalist crap
This is all fluff made to sound slightly educated,, and can sometimes sound more like Helmut polishing and brown nosing then good journalism. Softball questions with little to no educated follow up. Ari Emmanuel is a evil person who purchased the WWE/MMA, which treats there employees like cattle. Where was the hard hitting questions about employee rights and the way the WWE and MMA shields itself from liability? I wish they spent time actually doing an in-depth podcast on the abuses of power by Ari Emmanuel and his endless compromise of ethics and scruples for the sole purpose of money.
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