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Freakonomics Radio Episodes

  1. 361. Freakonomics Radio Live: 鈥淛esus Could Have Been a Pigeon.鈥�

    Our co-host is Grit author Angela Duckworth.

  2. 358. Yes, the Open Office Is Terrible 鈥� But It Doesn鈥檛 Have to Be

    Can the open office be saved, or should we all just be working from home?

  3. 355. Where Does Creativity Come From (and Why Do Schools Kill It Off)?

    Ep. 2 of the 鈥淗ow to Be Creative鈥� series.

  4. 354. How to Be Creative

    What do we actually know about creativity?

  5. 353. How to Optimize Your Apology

    A report from the front lines of apology science.

  6. 346. Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the Planet

    A debate between environmentalists and technologists has become a shouting match.

  7. 345. How to Be Happy

    We head to Denmark to learn the secrets of the Nordic happiness epidemic.

  8. 341. Why We Choke Under Pressure (and How Not To)

    We hear from psychologists, economists, and the golfer who committed an incredible choke.

  9. 340 . People Aren鈥檛 Dumb. The World Is Hard.

    Founder of behavioral economics Richard Thaler describes his unlikely route to success.

  10. 335. Does Doing Good Give You License to Be Bad?

    Don鈥檛 laugh 鈥� you too probably engage in 鈥渕oral licensing,鈥� even if you don鈥檛 know it.

  11. 334. Five Psychology Terms You鈥檙e Probably Misusing

    Most of time, the terms we throw around about human behavior don't mean what we think.

  12. 329. The Invisible Paw

    Are humans really the only animal to engage in economic activity?

  13. 323. Here鈥檚 Why All Your Projects Are Always Late 鈥� and What to Do About It

    Suffering from 鈥渢he planning fallacy鈥�? Don鈥檛 worry: we鈥檝e got the solution.

  14. 317. What Can Uber Teach Us About the Gender Pay Gap?

    A new study, using data from over a million Uber drivers, finds the story isn鈥檛 so simple.

  15. 310. Are We Running Out of Ideas?

    Productivity growth has been shrinking. What should we do next?

  16. 308. How Can I Do the Most Social Good With $100? And Other FREAK-quently Asked Questions

    Dubner and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt answer your questions.

  17. 305. The Demonization of Gluten

    Millions of people without celiac disease have quit gluten 鈥� which may be a big mistake.

  18. 304. What Are the Secrets of the German Economy 鈥� and Should We Steal Them?

    A look at what has helped German manufacturing beat back the threats of globalization.

  19. 302. Why Learn Esperanto?

    Why does a group of Esperantists gather once a year to celebrate their bond?

  20. 301. What Would Be the Best Universal Language? (Earth 2.0 Series)

    We explore votes for English, Indonesian, and 鈥� Esperanto!

  21. 300. Why Don鈥檛 We All Speak the Same Language? (Earth 2.0 Series)

    There are 7,000 languages spoken on Earth. What are the costs - and benefits?

  22. 298. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Money (But Were Afraid to Ask)

    Here鈥檚 how to become your own financial superhero.

  23. 297. The Stupidest Thing You Can Do With Your Money

    Why are we willing to pay big fees for subpar investment returns?

  24. 296. These Shoes Are Killing Me!

    Why do we encase the human foot in "a coffin" that stymies so much of its ability?

  25. 295. When Helping Hurts

    Good intentions are nice, but wouldn鈥檛 it be even nicer to know what actually works?