We’ve collected some of our favorite moments from People I (Mostly) Admire, the latest show from the Freakonomics Radio Network. Host Steve Levitt seeks advice from scientists and inventors, memory wizards and basketball champions — even his fellow economists. He also asks about quitting, witch trials, and whether we need a Manhattan Project for climate chan ... Show More
Nov 14
653. Does Horse Racing Have a Future?
<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
1h 1m
Jul 2020
Introducing “People I (Mostly) Admire”
<p>Steve Levitt has spent decades as an academic economist, “studying strange phenomena and human behavior in weird circumstances.” Now he’s turning his curiosity to something new: interviewing some of the most interesting, unorthodox people around — from actresses to athletes, a ... Show More
4m 46s
Aug 2021
41. Dr. Bapu Jena on Why Freakonomics Is the Best Medicine
<p>He’s a Harvard physician and economist who just started a third job: host of the new podcast <em>Freakonomics, M.D.</em> 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 ... Show More
41m 20s
Jun 2023
Elon Musk, à la fois génie scientifique et escroc médiatique
Interview dʹOlivier Lascar, rédacteur en chef du pôle digital des magazines "Sciences et Avenir" et "La Recherche". Ingénieur, journaliste scientifique, il a publié en juin un livre intitulé "Enquête sur Elon Musk, lʹhomme qui défie la science" (éditions Alisio) et sous-titré "El ... Show More
23m 17s
Feb 2024
The Silver Rush Kings and the "Big Bonanza"
<p>On this episode of <em>Our American Stories</em>, straight out of a Horatio Alger novel, the Silver Kings (John Mackay, James Fair, William O'Brien, and James Flood) epitomized the rags-to-riches American dream story. Roger McGrath tells the story of the richest mineral discov ... Show More
17m 58s