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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

25. Sam Harris: “Spirituality Is a Loaded Term.”

24. Are We Under Threat from a New Kind of Terror? (Replay Ep. 24)

23. Greg Norman & Mark Broadie: Why Golf Beats an Orgasm and Why Data Beats Everything

22. Sal Khan: “If It Works for 15 Cousins, It Could Work for a Billion People.”

21. Pete Docter: “What If Monsters Really Do Exist?”

20. John Donohue: “I'm Frequently Called a Treasonous Enemy of the Constitution.”

19. Marina Nitze: “If You Googled ‘Business Efficiency Consultant,’ I Was the Only Result.”

18. Robert Sapolsky: “I Don’t Think We Have Any Free Will Whatsoever.”

17. Emily Oster: “I Am a Woman Who Is Prominently Discussing Vaginas.”

16. Joshua Jay: “Humans Are So, So Easy to Fool.”

15. Tim Harford: “If You Can Make Sure You're Not An Idiot, You've Done Well.”

13. Yul Kwon: “Don't Try to Change Yourself All at Once.” (UPDATE)

12. Sue Bird: “You Have to Pay the Superstars.”

11. Paul Romer: “I Figured Out How to Get Myself Fired From the World Bank.”

10. Suzanne Gluck: “I'm a Person Who Can Convince Other People to Do Things”

8. Peter Attia: “I Definitely Lost a Lot of IQ Points That Day”

7. Caverly Morgan: "I Am Not This Voice. I Am Not This Narrative."

6. Nathan Myhrvold: “I Am Interested in Lots of Things, and That's Actually a Bad Strategy”

5. Susan Wojcicki: “Hey, Let’s Go Buy YouTube!”

4. Ken Jennings: “Don’t Neglect the Thing That Makes You Weird”

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