
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
64. How Larry Miller Went from Prison Valedictorian to Nike Executive
63. The Only Covid-19 Book Worth Reading
62. How Does Historian Brad Gregory Make a Boring Topic So Mind-Blowing?
61. Was Austan Goolsbee’s First Visit to the Oval Office Almost His Last?
60. Cassandra Quave Thinks the Way Antibiotics Are Developed Might Kill Us
Why Aren’t All Drugs Legal? (Replay Ep. 28)
Are We Under Threat from a New Kind of Terror? (Replay Ep. 24)
59. Who Gives the Worst Advice?
58. Why Is Richard Thaler Such a ****ing Optimist?
57. What Makes John Doerr Think He Can Save the Planet?
56. Claudia Goldin: What’s “Greedy Work” and Why Is It a Problem?
55. Jared Diamond on the Downfall of Civilizations — and His Optimism for Ours
54. Andrew Yang Is Not Giving Up on Politics — or the U.S. — Yet
53. The Simple Economics of Saving the Amazon Rainforest
52. Max Tegmark on Why Superhuman Artificial Intelligence Won’t be Our Slave (Part 2)
51. Max Tegmark on Why Treating Humanity Like a Child Will Save Us All
50. Edward Miguel on Collecting Economic Data by Canoe and Correlating Conflict with Rainfall
49. Mathematician Sarah Hart on Why Numbers are Music to Our Ears
48. Marc Davis Can’t Stop Watching Basketball — But He Doesn’t Care Who Wins
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