537. “Insurance Is Sexy.” Discuss.

<p>A Trump executive order is giving retail investors more access to private markets. Is that a golden opportunity — or fool’s gold?</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://law.duke.edu/fac/defontenay/">Elisabeth de Fontenay,</a> professor of law at D ... Show More

<p>Thoroughbred auction prices keep setting records. But tracks are closing, gambling revenues are falling, and the sport is increasingly reliant on subsidies. Is that the kind of long shot anybody wants? (Part three of a series, “<a href="https://freakonomics.com/the-horse-is-us ... 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

The economist Amy Finkelstein explains why insurance markets are broken and how to fix them. Also: why can’t you buy divorce insurance? 

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1725542/open_sms">Enjoy the episode? Send us a text!</a></p><p>According to government statistics, a large percentage of marriages in America fail. <br/><br/>But you don&apos;t want yours to fail. <br/><b ... Show More

<p>How can public policy improve upon and fix the mess of U.S. health care? In a new book, health economists Amy Finkelstein (MIT) and Liran Einav (Stanford) argue that's the wrong question. Instead, they suggest we ask: What is it that U.S. health policy should try to accomplish ... Show More

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1725542/open_sms">Enjoy the episode? Send us a text!</a></p><p>What&apos;s happened to the sanctity of marriage? It seems today&apos;s world has shifted from commitment-based marriages to an era of &apos; ... Show More

<p>The real reason you buy insurance may have as much to do with pleasing your psyche as it does protecting your wallet. Behavioral psychologist Orit Tykocinski explores the connection between insurance and the reality-distorting risks of "magical thinking" that may make you reco ... Show More

David is joined by Sarah Kocianski and James York to discuss insurance as a platform. First up, James talks us through the Worry+Peace origin story, including his background in insurance, and why he strove to not take funding as the company found its feet. He also talks about w ... Show More

<p>Monica Bertagnolli went from a childhood on a cattle ranch to a career as a surgeon to a top post in the Biden administration. As director of the National Institutes of Health, she’s working to improve the way we find new treatments — despite regulatory constraints and tight b ... Show More

<p>Why does it take women, on average, more than nine years to be accurately diagnosed for endometriosis, one of the most common medical disorders affecting women? Cristen and Caroline explore what endometriosis is, what causes it and why the uncurable condition is still so misun ... Show More

<p>Can long-term relationships do more harm than good? Where is the line between intimacy and codependence? And should we all try to be more like Mike’s parents?</p><p> </p><p>RESOURCES:</p><ul><li>"<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/06/28/a-record-high-share-o ... Show More

<p>What’s the connection between conversations about money and financial literacy? Could the taboo against talking about your salary be fading? And why did Angie’s teenage daughter call Vanguard to learn about I.R.A.s?</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a ... Show More