

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


148. How to Have Good Ideas

147. Is Your Gut a Second Brain?

Turning Work into Play (Update)

146. Is There a Fair Way to Divide Us?

145. Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Still Starstruck

Pete Docter: “What If Monsters Really Do Exist?” (UPDATE)

144. Feeling Sound and Hearing Color

143. Why Are Boys and Men in Trouble?

Nobel Laureate Daron Acemoglu on Economics, Politics, and Power (REPLAY)

142. What’s Impacting American Workers?

EXTRA: Using Data to Win Gold

141. The Language of the Universe

UPDATE: Drawing from Life (and Death)

140. How to Breathe Better

139. How PETA Made Radical Ideas Mainstream

UPDATE: Sendhil Mullainathan Thinks Messing Around Is the Best Use of Your Time

138. Chris Anderson on the Power of TED

EXTRA: Remembering Susan Wojcicki

137. Richard Dawkins on God, Genes, and Murderous Baby Cuckoos
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