10. The NFL's Best Real Estate Isn't For Sale. Yet.
The NFL is very good at making money. So why on earth doesn't it sell ad space on the one piece of real estate that football fans can’t help but see: the players themselves? The explanation is trickie...
28 Loka 201021min
9. Reading, Rockets, and 'Rithmetic
Government and the private sector often feel far apart. One is filled with compliance-driven bureaucracy. The other, with market-fueled innovation. But something is changing in a multi-billion doll...
21 Loka 201019min
8. Who Stole All the Runs in Major League Baseball?
It was a pretty good baseball season -- especially if you're a fan of the Yankees, Rays, Twins, Rangers, Reds, Braves, Phillies, or Giants, all of whom made the playoffs. But the post-season just open...
7 Loka 201014min
7. Two Book Authors and a Microphone
The next chapter in the adventures of Dubner and Levitt has begun. Listen to a preview of what's to come for the fall season of Freakonomics Radio. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ad...
30 Syys 201011min
6. Why the World Cup Is an Economist's Dream
Steve Levitt talks about why the center cannot hold in penalty kicks, why a running track hurts home-field advantage, and why the World Cup is an economist's dream. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz co...
10 Kesä 20108min
5. How Is a Bad Radio Station Like Our Public-School System?
In this episode of Freakonomics Radio, we explore a way to make 1.1 million schoolkids feel like they have 1.1 million teachers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for info...
13 Touko 201028min
4. Faking It
Do you "fake it"? If so, you're hardly alone. In this episode, you'll hear how everyone from the President of the United States to a kosher-keeping bacon lover lives in a state of fallen grace. All th...
13 Huhti 201019min
3. What Would the World Look Like if Economists Were in Charge?
In this episode we speculate what would happen if economists got to run the world. Hear from a high-end call girl; an Estonian who ran his country according to the gospel of Milton Friedman; and a guy...
24 Maalis 201019min
