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 learned from Bruce Springsteen.
Sep 26
41. Dr. Bapu Jena on Why Freakonomics Is the Best Medicine
He’s a Harvard physician and economist who just started a third job: host of the new podcast Freakonomics, M.D. He’s also Steve’s former student. The two discuss why medicine should embrace econ-style research, the ethics of human-challenge trials, and Bapu’s role in one of Steve ... Show More
40m 29s
Sep 23
How a Great Architect Thinks, with Bjarke Ingels | Better in Person
Is the oxymoron really “the secret sauce to everything”? That’s the case Ingels makes in this debut episode of our new video show Better in Person, filmed in Stephen Dubner’s living room. If you'd like to see the video version of Better in Person, you can watch it on YouTube or A ... Show More
43m 7s
Sep 2025
Stephen J. Dubner
Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and co-creator of Freakonomics—the cultural phenomenon that, over the past 20 years, has grown into a global franchise, changing how millions think, revealing the hidden side of everything, and challenging us t ... Show More
1h 25m
Jun 2014
172. How to Screen Job Applicants, Act Your Age, and Get Your Brain Off Autopilot
<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
25m 51s
Jun 2017
"Tell Me Something I Don't Know" on the topic of Rivalry
<p>Steve Levitt, Scott Turow and Bridget Gainer are panelists. For the "Freakonomics" co-author, the attorney and novelist, and the Cook County commissioner it's "game on!" as they tackle competition of all kinds: athletic, sexual, geopolitical, and the little ... Show More
57m 16s
Dec 2019
401. How Many Prince Charleses Can There Be in One Room?
<p>In a special holiday episode, Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth take turns asking each other questions about charisma, wealth vs. intellect, and (of course) grit.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> ... Show More
33m 50s
<p>For the 20th anniversary of <i>Freakonomics</i>, Debbie Millman of <i>Design Matters </i>interviews Stephen Dubner about his upbringing, his writing career, and why it's important to “swing your swing.” Plus: a sneak peek at a new project.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</ ... Show More
<p>For years, the playwright David Adjmi was considered “polarizing and difficult.” But creating <i>Stereophonic </i>seems to have healed him. Stephen Dubner gets the story — and sorts out what Adjmi has in common with Richard Wagner.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong>< ... Show More
<p>The world has changed a good bit since <i>Freakonomics</i> was first published. In this live anniversary episode, Stephen Dubner tells Geoff Bennett of <i>PBS NewsHour </i>everything he has learned since then. Happy birthday, <i>Freakonomics.</i></p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOU ... Show More
