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Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher · Education

People I (Mostly) Admire

Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join Levitt as he goes through the most interesting midlife crisis you’ve ever heard — and learn how a renegade sheriff is transforming Chicago's jail, how a biologist is finding the secrets of evolution in the Arctic tundra, and how a trivia champion memorized 160,000 flashcards. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

Episodes

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44. Edward Glaeser Explains Why Some Cities Thrive While Others Fade Away

17 Oct 2026
45m
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43. Arne Duncan Says All Kids Deserve a Chance — and Criminals Deserve a Second One

10 Oct 2026
45m
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42. America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up

03 Oct 2026
42m
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41. Dr. Bapu Jena on Why Freakonomics Is the Best Medicine

26 Sep 2026
40m
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How a Great Architect Thinks, with Bjarke Ingels | Better in Person

23 Sep 2026
43m
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40. Harold Pollack on Why Managing Your Money is as Easy as Taking Out the Garbage

19 Sep 2026
45m
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39. Aicha Evans Wants You to Take Your Eyes Off the Road

12 Sep 2026
48m
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38. Sendhil Mullainathan Explains How to Generate an Idea a Minute (Part 2)

05 Sep 2026
36m
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37. Sendhil Mullainathan Thinks Messing Around Is the Best Use of Your Time

29 Aug 2026
50m
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36. How Rahm Emanuel Would Run the World

22 Aug 2026
41m
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35. David Epstein Knows Something About Almost Everything

15 Aug 2026
49m
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34. Maya Shankar Is Changing People’s Behavior — and Her Own

08 Aug 2026
44m
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33. Travis Tygart Is Coming for Cheaters — Just Ask Lance Armstrong

01 Aug 2026
45m
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32. Angela Duckworth Explains How to Manage Your Goal Hierarchy

25 Jul 2026
50m
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31. Peter Leeson on Why Trial-by-Fire Wasn’t Barbaric and Why Pirates Were Democratic

18 Jul 2026
45m
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30. Dambisa Moyo Says Foreign Aid Can’t Solve Problems, but Maybe Corporations Can

11 Jul 2026
43m
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29. Bruce Friedrich Thinks There’s a Better Way to Eat Meat

04 Jul 2026
45m
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28. Professor Carl Hart Argues All Drugs Should Be Legal — Can He Convince Steve?

27 Jun 2026
44m
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27. Daniel Kahneman on Why Our Judgment is Flawed — and What to Do About It

20 Jun 2026
44m
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26. Memory Champion Nelson Dellis Helps Steve Train His Brain

13 Jun 2026
35m
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