Mind Games

We are about to tape new episodes of Tell Me Something I Don’t Know. You’ll be able to hear them later this year in the Freakonomics Radio podcast feed. Details in this short announcement. 

Why New York has skinny skyscrapers, how to weaponize water, and what astronauts talk about in space. John McWhorter is co-host; Bari Weiss is live fact-checker. 

In this special call-in episode: why some Peruvians eat cats; why operas need repetiteurs; and why we should get rid of prisons. Michael Smerconish (CNN) is co-host; AJ Jacobs (It’s All Relative) checks the facts. 

Mitch Greer shares how to uncover the person you want to be, overcome imposter syndrome & surround yourself with people who make you the best version of yourself. 🧾LINKS & RECEIPTS “Success is on the other side of cringe mountain”: Credit to Erica Mallet’s (@itsericaem). Follow ... Show More

The Skeptic Editor Michael Marshall talks to Matthew Sweet about how we judge actions and truth. They're joined by New Generation Thinkers Elsa Richardson, who is a historian of the emotions at the University of Strathclyde working on a popular history of the gut-brain connection ... Show More

<p>Stephen Dubner, the host of <em>Freakonomics Radio</em>, and Angela Duckworth, the psychologist and author of <em>Grit</em>, explore the weird and wonderful ways in which humans behave. In each episode, they take turns asking each other questions, with conversations ranging fr ... Show More

<p>In this special crossover episode, <em>People I (Mostly) Admire</em> host Steve Levitt admits to <em>No Stupid Questions</em> co-host Angela Duckworth that he knows almost nothing about psychology. But once Angela gives Steve a quick tutorial on “goal conflict,” he is suddenly ... Show More

<p>How do you become successful in comedy? How do you know when you've made it? In a return to form for Beautiful Anonymous, Gethard chats with an aspiring stand-up comedian about getting out of her own way and making art, even if that means embracing her creepy, pervy side.</p> ... Show More

Toni is joined by her first-ever guest... her fiancé, Taiwo! Together, they dive into your relationship dilemmas. What would you do if your partner's parents didn’t like you? Plus, they discuss how long the talking stage is actually supposed to last.Got a dilemma of your own and ... Show More

<p>Dubner and Levitt answer reader questions in this first installment of the “Think Like a Freak” Book Club.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal d ... Show More

<span>The girlies answer the tough questions: has Google created sentient AI? Can you romanticize your way out of a shitty job? How can you tell if the vibes are off? Digressions include everything. It's all digressions this week.</span><br /> <br /> Advertising Inquiries: <a hre ... Show More