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Feb 2023
37m 36s

133. Can You Really Work on an Airplane?

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
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Are those travelers on their laptops just showing off? Why does V8 taste better at 35,000 feet? And why won't Angela chat with her seatmate? 
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