100. Chicago’s Renegade Sheriff Wants to Fix Law Enforcement
Tom Dart is transforming Cook County’s jail, reforming evictions, and, with Steve Levitt, trying a new approach to electronic monitoring. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com ...
4 Mar 20231h 3min
99. Greg Norman Takes On the P.G.A. Tour
Since his last visit to People I (Mostly) Admire, the formerly top-ranked golfer has become the sport's most controversial figure. Why has he partnered with the Saudi government — and can his new golf...
18 Feb 202348min
98. Searching for Our Aquatic Ancestors
Neil Shubin hunts for fossils in the Arctic and experiments with D.N.A. in the lab, hoping to find out how fish evolved to walk on land. He explains why unlocking these answers could help humans today...
4 Feb 202357min
97. How Smart Is a Forest?
Ecologist Suzanne Simard studies the relationships between trees in a forest: they talk to each other, punish each other, and depend on each other. What can we learn from them? Hosted by Simplecast, a...
21 Jan 202358min
96. Steven Strogatz Thinks You Don’t Know What Math Is
The mathematician and author sees mathematical patterns everywhere — from DNA to fireflies to social connections. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about ou...
7 Jan 202358min
95. The One Thing Stephen Dubner Hasn’t Quit
When Freakonomics co-authors Steve Levitt and Stephen Dubner first met, one of them hated the other. Two decades later, Levitt grills Dubner about asking questions, growing the pie, and what he learne...
24 Des 20221h 7min
94. The Price of Doing Business with John List
From baseball card conventions to Walmart, John List has always used field experiments to say revolutionary things about economics. He explains the value of an apology, why scaling shouldn’t be an aft...
10 Des 20221h 6min
93. Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit
Former professional poker player Annie Duke has a new book on Steve’s favorite subject: quitting. They talk about why quitting is so hard, how to do it sooner, and why we feel shame when we do somethi...
26 Nov 202255min
