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No. 04 · Documentary

Freakonomics Radio

Rank
04
Score
72
People
87
Months
73
Years
2011–2026
Status
Still publishing
Typical episode
45 min

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Why people recommend it

Here's the episode about rent control on Freakonomics... If you don't know the podcast (or the books) I highly recommend those.

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About the show

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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More from the comments

I love the Freakonomics podcast for their extensive discussions on the limits of traditional economics and how viewing econ through a behavioural lens is sometimes warranted.

This was also discussed in length (with a more optimistic outcome) by Reed Hastings of Netflix in this podcast

Highly recommend that anyone interested in this company listens to the episode of the Freakonomics Radio podcast about 23andMe

Months with a recommendation

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