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Cannabis Is Booming, So Why Isn’t Anyone Getting Rich?","publishDate":1729728000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>There are a lot of reasons, including heavy regulations, high taxes, and competition from illegal weed shops. Most operators are losing money and waiting for Washington to get out of the way. In the meantime, it’s not that easy being green. (Part two of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/is-america-switching-from-booze-to-weed/\">four-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/faculty-research/profiles/caulkins-jonathanp\">Jon Caulkins\u003c/a>, professor of operations research and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-goers/\">Adam Goers\u003c/a>, senior vice president of The Cannabist Company and chairperson of the Coalition for Cannabis Scheduling Reform.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/preciousosagieerese/\">Precious Osagie-Erese\u003c/a>, founder and C.E.O. of Precious Canna Co.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikesh-patel-5581a02/\">Nikesh Patel\u003c/a>, C.E.O. of Mammoth Distribution.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/profile/nikesh-patel\">Nikesh Patel\u003c/a>, director of the San Francisco Office of Cannabis.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://mediadirectory.economist.com/people/tom-standage/\">Tom Standage\u003c/a>, deputy editor of \u003ci>The Economist.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/03/26/most-americans-favor-legalizing-marijuana-for-medical-recreational-use/\">Most Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana for Medical, Recreational Use\u003c/a>,\" (Pew Research Center, 2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://whitneyeconomics.com/blog/whitney-economics-us-legal-cannabis-forecast---2024---2035\">Whitney Economics U.S. Legal Cannabis Forecast - 2024 - 2035\u003c/a>,\" by Beau Whitney (\u003ci>Whitney Economics, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-16/hemp-loophole-drives-beer-sellers-toward-thc-laced-drinks?sref=6DPKmIax\">Beer Sellers Use a Loophole to Break Into Weed Drinks Market\u003c/a>,\" by Redd Brown (\u003ci>Bloomberg, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/business/cannabis-producer-seeks-boston-beer-merger-b89e43c7\">Cannabis Producer Seeks Boston Beer Merger\u003c/a>,\" by Lauren Thomas (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/cannabis/article/medmen-bankruptcy-19429105.php\">California's 'Apple Store of Weed' Declares Bankruptcy With $410M in Debt\u003c/a>,\" by Lester Black (\u003ci>SFGate, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nj.com/marijuana/2023/04/is-the-state-democratic-chair-influencing-who-can-sell-legal-weed-in-this-nj-city.html\">Is the State Democratic Chair Influencing Who Can Sell Legal Weed in this N.J. City?\u003c/a>\" by Jelani Gibson (\u003ci>NJ.com, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955395923001299?via=ihub\">When Prohibition Works: Comparing Fireworks and Cannabis Regulations, Markets, and Harms\u003c/a>,\" by Jonathan P. Caulkins and Kristina Vaia Reimer (\u003ci>International Journal of Drug Policy, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/10/did-minnesota-accidentally-legalize-weed-its-complicated-00044544\">Did Minnesota Accidentally Legalize Weed?\u003c/a>\" by Paul Demko (\u003ci>Politico, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-america-switching-from-booze-to-weed/\">Is America Switching From Booze to Weed?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-economics-of-sports-gambling/\">The Economics of Sports Gambling\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2019).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"There are a lot of reasons, including heavy regulations, high taxes, and competition from illegal weed shops. Most operators are losing money and waiting for Washington to get out of the way. In the meantime, it’s not that easy being green. (Part two of a four-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nJon Caulkins, professor of operations research and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University.\nAdam Goers, senior vice president of The Cannabist Company and chairperson of the Coalition for Cannabis Scheduling Reform.\nPrecious Osagie-Erese, founder and C.E.O. of Precious Canna Co.\nNikesh Patel, C.E.O. of Mammoth Distribution.\nNikesh Patel, director of the San Francisco Office of Cannabis.\nTom Standage, deputy editor of The Economist.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Most Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana for Medical, Recreational Use,\" (Pew Research Center, 2024).\n\"Whitney Economics U.S. Legal Cannabis Forecast - 2024 - 2035,\" by Beau Whitney (Whitney Economics, 2024).\n\"Beer Sellers Use a Loophole to Break Into Weed Drinks Market,\" by Redd Brown (Bloomberg, 2024).\n\"Cannabis Producer Seeks Boston Beer Merger,\" by Lauren Thomas (The Wall Street Journal, 2024).\n\"California's 'Apple Store of Weed' Declares Bankruptcy With $410M in Debt,\" by Lester Black (SFGate, 2024).\n\"Is the State Democratic Chair Influencing Who Can Sell Legal Weed in this N.J. City?\" by Jelani Gibson (NJ.com, 2023).\n\"When Prohibition Works: Comparing Fireworks and Cannabis Regulations, Markets, and Harms,\" by Jonathan P. Caulkins and Kristina Vaia Reimer (International Journal of Drug Policy, 2023).\n\"Did Minnesota Accidentally Legalize Weed?\" by Paul Demko (Politico, 2022).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Is America Switching From Booze to Weed?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n\"The Economics of Sports Gambling,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2019).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/6db4cb95-f297-414e-9691-65947288705d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=6db4cb95-f297-414e-9691-65947288705d&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3050000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>There are a lot of reasons, including heavy regulations, high taxes, and competition from illegal weed shops. Most operators are losing money and waiting for Washington to get out of the way. In the meantime, it’s not that easy being green. (Part two of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/is-america-switching-from-booze-to-weed/\">four-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/faculty-research/profiles/caulkins-jonathanp\">Jon Caulkins\u003c/a>, professor of operations research and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-goers/\">Adam Goers\u003c/a>, senior vice president of The Cannabist Company and chairperson of the Coalition for Cannabis Scheduling Reform.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/preciousosagieerese/\">Precious Osagie-Erese\u003c/a>, founder and C.E.O. of Precious Canna Co.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikesh-patel-5581a02/\">Nikesh Patel\u003c/a>, C.E.O. of Mammoth Distribution.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/profile/nikesh-patel\">Nikesh Patel\u003c/a>, director of the San Francisco Office of Cannabis.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://mediadirectory.economist.com/people/tom-standage/\">Tom Standage\u003c/a>, deputy editor of \u003ci>The Economist.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/03/26/most-americans-favor-legalizing-marijuana-for-medical-recreational-use/\">Most Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana for Medical, Recreational Use\u003c/a>,\" (Pew Research Center, 2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://whitneyeconomics.com/blog/whitney-economics-us-legal-cannabis-forecast---2024---2035\">Whitney Economics U.S. Legal Cannabis Forecast - 2024 - 2035\u003c/a>,\" by Beau Whitney (\u003ci>Whitney Economics, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-16/hemp-loophole-drives-beer-sellers-toward-thc-laced-drinks?sref=6DPKmIax\">Beer Sellers Use a Loophole to Break Into Weed Drinks Market\u003c/a>,\" by Redd Brown (\u003ci>Bloomberg, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/business/cannabis-producer-seeks-boston-beer-merger-b89e43c7\">Cannabis Producer Seeks Boston Beer Merger\u003c/a>,\" by Lauren Thomas (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/cannabis/article/medmen-bankruptcy-19429105.php\">California's 'Apple Store of Weed' Declares Bankruptcy With $410M in Debt\u003c/a>,\" by Lester Black (\u003ci>SFGate, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nj.com/marijuana/2023/04/is-the-state-democratic-chair-influencing-who-can-sell-legal-weed-in-this-nj-city.html\">Is the State Democratic Chair Influencing Who Can Sell Legal Weed in this N.J. City?\u003c/a>\" by Jelani Gibson (\u003ci>NJ.com, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955395923001299?via=ihub\">When Prohibition Works: Comparing Fireworks and Cannabis Regulations, Markets, and Harms\u003c/a>,\" by Jonathan P. Caulkins and Kristina Vaia Reimer (\u003ci>International Journal of Drug Policy, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/10/did-minnesota-accidentally-legalize-weed-its-complicated-00044544\">Did Minnesota Accidentally Legalize Weed?\u003c/a>\" by Paul Demko (\u003ci>Politico, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-america-switching-from-booze-to-weed/\">Is America Switching From Booze to Weed?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-economics-of-sports-gambling/\">The Economics of Sports Gambling\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2019).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_702430082456":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_702430082456","meta":{"site":"audio","id":702430082456},"title":"607. Is America Switching From Booze to Weed?","publishDate":1729123200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>We have always been a nation of drinkers — but now there are more daily users of cannabis than alcohol. Considering alcohol’s harms, maybe that’s a good thing. But some people worry that the legalization of cannabis has outpaced the research. (Part one of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/is-america-switching-from-booze-to-weed/\">four-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/faculty-research/profiles/caulkins-jonathanp\">Jon Caulkins\u003c/a>, professor of operations research and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://profiles.mountsinai.org/yasmin-hurd\">Yasmin Hurd\u003c/a>, director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://medicine.tufts.edu/people/faculty/michael-siegel\">Michael Siegel\u003c/a>, professor of public health and community medicine at Tufts University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://mediadirectory.economist.com/people/tom-standage/\">Tom Standage\u003c/a>, deputy editor of \u003ci>The Economist.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ryanstoa.com/\">Ryan Stoa\u003c/a>, associate professor of law at Louisiana State University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/well/mind/marijuana-cannabis-alcohol-study.html\">Cannabis Tops Alcohol as Americans’ Daily Drug of Choice\u003c/a>,\" by Christina Caron (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7308a1.htm\">Deaths from Excessive Alcohol Use — United States, 2016–2021\u003c/a>,\" by Marissa B. Esser, Adam Sherk, Yong Liu, and Timothy S. Naimi (\u003ci>Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/14/us/nixon-marijuana-tapes.html\">Nixon Started the War on Drugs. Privately, He Said Pot Was ‘Not Particularly Dangerous\u003c/a>,'\" by Ernesto Londoño (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/a-brief-global-history-of-the-war-on-cannabis/\">A Brief Global History of the War on Cannabis\u003c/a>,\" by Ryan Stoa (\u003ci>The MIT Press Reader, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4eXIPZU\">\u003ci>Craft Weed: Family Farming and the Future of the Marijuana Industry\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Ryan Stoa (2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/well/eat/how-the-sugar-industry-shifted-blame-to-fat.html\">How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat\u003c/a>,\" by Anahad O’Connor (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2879177/\">The Perils of Ignoring History: Big Tobacco Played Dirty and Millions Died. How Similar Is Big Food?\u003c/a>\" by Kelly D. Brownell and Kenneth E. Warner (\u003ci>The Milbank Quarterly, \u003c/i>2009).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3NqgY93\">\u003ci>A History Of The World In Six Glasses\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Tom Standage (2005).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13846288/\">Cancer and Coronary Artery Disease Among Seventh-Day Adventists\u003c/a>,\" by E. L. Wynder, F. R. Lemon, and I. J. Bross (\u003ci>Cancer, \u003c/i>1959).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/why-is-the-opioid-epidemic-still-raging/\">Why Is the Opioid Epidemic Still Raging?\u003c/a>\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/daron-acemoglu-on-economics-politics-and-power/\">Daron Acemoglu on Economics, Politics, and Power\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/lets-be-blunt-marijuana-is-a-boon-for-older-workers-ep-459/\">Let’s Be Blunt: Marijuana Is a Boon for Older Workers\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/whats-more-dangerous-marijuana-or-alcohol/\">What’s More Dangerous: Marijuana or Alcohol?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2014).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"We have always been a nation of drinkers — but now there are more daily users of cannabis than alcohol. Considering alcohol’s harms, maybe that’s a good thing. But some people worry that the legalization of cannabis has outpaced the research. (Part one of a four-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nJon Caulkins, professor of operations research and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University.\nYasmin Hurd, director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai.\nMichael Siegel, professor of public health and community medicine at Tufts University.\nTom Standage, deputy editor of The Economist.\nRyan Stoa, associate professor of law at Louisiana State University.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Cannabis Tops Alcohol as Americans’ Daily Drug of Choice,\" by Christina Caron (The New York Times, 2024).\n\"Deaths from Excessive Alcohol Use — United States, 2016–2021,\" by Marissa B. Esser, Adam Sherk, Yong Liu, and Timothy S. Naimi (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2024).\n\"Nixon Started the War on Drugs. Privately, He Said Pot Was ‘Not Particularly Dangerous,'\" by Ernesto Londoño (The New York Times, 2024).\n\"A Brief Global History of the War on Cannabis,\" by Ryan Stoa (The MIT Press Reader, 2020).\nCraft Weed: Family Farming and the Future of the Marijuana Industry, by Ryan Stoa (2018).\n\"How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat,\" by Anahad O’Connor (The New York Times, 2016).\n\"The Perils of Ignoring History: Big Tobacco Played Dirty and Millions Died. How Similar Is Big Food?\" by Kelly D. Brownell and Kenneth E. Warner (The Milbank Quarterly, 2009).\nA History Of The World In Six Glasses, by Tom Standage (2005).\n\"Cancer and Coronary Artery Disease Among Seventh-Day Adventists,\" by E. L. Wynder, F. R. Lemon, and I. J. Bross (Cancer, 1959).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Why Is the Opioid Epidemic Still Raging?\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n\"Daron Acemoglu on Economics, Politics, and Power,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).\n\"Let’s Be Blunt: Marijuana Is a Boon for Older Workers,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2021).\n\"What’s More Dangerous: Marijuana or Alcohol?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2014).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/a076af1f-1a98-4990-8eae-9b5126ffc0fe/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=a076af1f-1a98-4990-8eae-9b5126ffc0fe&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2768000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>We have always been a nation of drinkers — but now there are more daily users of cannabis than alcohol. Considering alcohol’s harms, maybe that’s a good thing. But some people worry that the legalization of cannabis has outpaced the research. (Part one of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/is-america-switching-from-booze-to-weed/\">four-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/faculty-research/profiles/caulkins-jonathanp\">Jon Caulkins\u003c/a>, professor of operations research and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://profiles.mountsinai.org/yasmin-hurd\">Yasmin Hurd\u003c/a>, director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://medicine.tufts.edu/people/faculty/michael-siegel\">Michael Siegel\u003c/a>, professor of public health and community medicine at Tufts University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://mediadirectory.economist.com/people/tom-standage/\">Tom Standage\u003c/a>, deputy editor of \u003ci>The Economist.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ryanstoa.com/\">Ryan Stoa\u003c/a>, associate professor of law at Louisiana State University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/well/mind/marijuana-cannabis-alcohol-study.html\">Cannabis Tops Alcohol as Americans’ Daily Drug of Choice\u003c/a>,\" by Christina Caron (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7308a1.htm\">Deaths from Excessive Alcohol Use — United States, 2016–2021\u003c/a>,\" by Marissa B. Esser, Adam Sherk, Yong Liu, and Timothy S. Naimi (\u003ci>Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/14/us/nixon-marijuana-tapes.html\">Nixon Started the War on Drugs. Privately, He Said Pot Was ‘Not Particularly Dangerous\u003c/a>,'\" by Ernesto Londoño (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/a-brief-global-history-of-the-war-on-cannabis/\">A Brief Global History of the War on Cannabis\u003c/a>,\" by Ryan Stoa (\u003ci>The MIT Press Reader, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4eXIPZU\">\u003ci>Craft Weed: Family Farming and the Future of the Marijuana Industry\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Ryan Stoa (2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/well/eat/how-the-sugar-industry-shifted-blame-to-fat.html\">How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat\u003c/a>,\" by Anahad O’Connor (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2879177/\">The Perils of Ignoring History: Big Tobacco Played Dirty and Millions Died. How Similar Is Big Food?\u003c/a>\" by Kelly D. Brownell and Kenneth E. Warner (\u003ci>The Milbank Quarterly, \u003c/i>2009).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3NqgY93\">\u003ci>A History Of The World In Six Glasses\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Tom Standage (2005).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13846288/\">Cancer and Coronary Artery Disease Among Seventh-Day Adventists\u003c/a>,\" by E. L. Wynder, F. R. Lemon, and I. J. Bross (\u003ci>Cancer, \u003c/i>1959).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/why-is-the-opioid-epidemic-still-raging/\">Why Is the Opioid Epidemic Still Raging?\u003c/a>\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/daron-acemoglu-on-economics-politics-and-power/\">Daron Acemoglu on Economics, Politics, and Power\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/lets-be-blunt-marijuana-is-a-boon-for-older-workers-ep-459/\">Let’s Be Blunt: Marijuana Is a Boon for Older Workers\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/whats-more-dangerous-marijuana-or-alcohol/\">What’s More Dangerous: Marijuana or Alcohol?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2014).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1117217820540":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1117217820540","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1117217820540},"title":"606. How to Predict the Presidency","publishDate":1728648000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Are betting markets more accurate than polls? What kind of chaos would a second Trump term bring? And is U.S. democracy really in danger, or just “sputtering on”? (Part two of a\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/has-the-u-s-presidency-become-a-dictatorship/\"> two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/posner-e\">Eric Posner\u003c/a>, professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://economics.wfu.edu/faculty-and-staff/koleman-strumpf/\">Koleman Strumpf\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Wake Forest University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-might-try-to-be-dictator-but-would-fail-again-by-eric-posner-2023-12\">A Trump Dictatorship Won’t Happen\u003c/a>,\" by Eric Posner (\u003ci>Project Syndicate, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3BFIEE8\">\u003ci>The Demagogue's Playbook: The Battle for American Democracy from the Founders to Trump\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Eric Posner (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/36333/chapter-abstract/318726499?redirectedFrom=fulltext\">The Long History of Political Betting Markets: An International Perspective\u003c/a>,\" by Paul W. Rhode and Koleman Strumpf (\u003ci>The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Gambling, \u003c/i>2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/fieldexperiments-papers2/papers/00325.pdf\">Manipulating Political Stock Markets: A Field Experiment and a Century of Observational Data\u003c/a>,\" by Paul W. Rhode and Koleman S. Strumpf (Working Paper, 2007).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.uvm.edu/~awoolf/classes/fall2004/election/Historical_Presidential_Betting_Markets.pdf\">Historical Presidential Betting Markets\u003c/a>,\" by Paul W. Rhode and Koleman S. Strumpf (\u003ci>Journal of Economic Perspectives, \u003c/i>2004).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/has-the-u-s-presidency-become-a-dictatorship-update/\">Has the U.S. Presidency Become a Dictatorship? (Update)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-the-president-matter-as-much-as-you-think-ep-404/\">Does the President Matter as Much as You Think?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-much-does-the-president-really-matter/\">How Much Does the President Really Matter?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2010).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Are betting markets more accurate than polls? What kind of chaos would a second Trump term bring? And is U.S. democracy really in danger, or just “sputtering on”? (Part two of a two-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nEric Posner, professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School.\nKoleman Strumpf, professor of economics at Wake Forest University.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"A Trump Dictatorship Won’t Happen,\" by Eric Posner (Project Syndicate, 2023).\nThe Demagogue's Playbook: The Battle for American Democracy from the Founders to Trump, by Eric Posner (2020).\n\"The Long History of Political Betting Markets: An International Perspective,\" by Paul W. Rhode and Koleman Strumpf (The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Gambling, 2013).\n\"Manipulating Political Stock Markets: A Field Experiment and a Century of Observational Data,\" by Paul W. Rhode and Koleman S. Strumpf (Working Paper, 2007).\n\"Historical Presidential Betting Markets,\" by Paul W. Rhode and Koleman S. Strumpf (Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2004).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Has the U.S. Presidency Become a Dictatorship? (Update),\" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n“Does the President Matter as Much as You Think?” by Freakonomics Radio (2020).\n\"How Much Does the President Really Matter?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2010).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/8e394ffe-4399-489e-adb4-84eb220b5aec/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=8e394ffe-4399-489e-adb4-84eb220b5aec&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3338000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Are betting markets more accurate than polls? What kind of chaos would a second Trump term bring? And is U.S. democracy really in danger, or just “sputtering on”? (Part two of a\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/has-the-u-s-presidency-become-a-dictatorship/\"> two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/posner-e\">Eric Posner\u003c/a>, professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://economics.wfu.edu/faculty-and-staff/koleman-strumpf/\">Koleman Strumpf\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Wake Forest University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-might-try-to-be-dictator-but-would-fail-again-by-eric-posner-2023-12\">A Trump Dictatorship Won’t Happen\u003c/a>,\" by Eric Posner (\u003ci>Project Syndicate, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3BFIEE8\">\u003ci>The Demagogue's Playbook: The Battle for American Democracy from the Founders to Trump\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Eric Posner (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/36333/chapter-abstract/318726499?redirectedFrom=fulltext\">The Long History of Political Betting Markets: An International Perspective\u003c/a>,\" by Paul W. Rhode and Koleman Strumpf (\u003ci>The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Gambling, \u003c/i>2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/fieldexperiments-papers2/papers/00325.pdf\">Manipulating Political Stock Markets: A Field Experiment and a Century of Observational Data\u003c/a>,\" by Paul W. Rhode and Koleman S. Strumpf (Working Paper, 2007).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.uvm.edu/~awoolf/classes/fall2004/election/Historical_Presidential_Betting_Markets.pdf\">Historical Presidential Betting Markets\u003c/a>,\" by Paul W. Rhode and Koleman S. Strumpf (\u003ci>Journal of Economic Perspectives, \u003c/i>2004).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/has-the-u-s-presidency-become-a-dictatorship-update/\">Has the U.S. Presidency Become a Dictatorship? (Update)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-the-president-matter-as-much-as-you-think-ep-404/\">Does the President Matter as Much as You Think?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-much-does-the-president-really-matter/\">How Much Does the President Really Matter?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2010).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1427767368328":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1427767368328","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1427767368328},"title":"Has the U.S. Presidency Become a Dictatorship? (Update)","publishDate":1728518400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Sure, we all pay lip service to the Madisonian system of checks and balances. But presidents have been steadily expanding the reach of the job. With an election around the corner, we updated our 2016 conversation with the legal scholar Eric Posner — who has some good news and some not-so-good news about the power of the presidency. (Part one of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/has-the-u-s-presidency-become-a-dictatorship/\">two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/posner-e\">Eric Posner\u003c/a>, professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School. \u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=12417&context=journal_articles\">Presidential Leadership and the Separation of Powers\u003c/a>,\" by Eric Posner (\u003ci>Daedalus, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3YeXeLM\">\u003ci>The Executive Unbound: After the Madisonian Republic\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Eric Posner and Adrian Vermeule (2010).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRA:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-the-president-matter-as-much-as-you-think-ep-404/\">Does the President Matter as Much as You Think?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Sure, we all pay lip service to the Madisonian system of checks and balances. But presidents have been steadily expanding the reach of the job. With an election around the corner, we updated our 2016 conversation with the legal scholar Eric Posner — who has some good news and some not-so-good news about the power of the presidency. (Part one of a two-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCE:\nEric Posner, professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School. \n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Presidential Leadership and the Separation of Powers,\" by Eric Posner (Daedalus, 2016).\nThe Executive Unbound: After the Madisonian Republic, by Eric Posner and Adrian Vermeule (2010).\n\n\n \nEXTRA:\n\"Does the President Matter as Much as You Think?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2020).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/2e1553da-8bf8-4795-88bb-40b4bb9a9d90/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=2e1553da-8bf8-4795-88bb-40b4bb9a9d90&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2819000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Sure, we all pay lip service to the Madisonian system of checks and balances. But presidents have been steadily expanding the reach of the job. With an election around the corner, we updated our 2016 conversation with the legal scholar Eric Posner — who has some good news and some not-so-good news about the power of the presidency. (Part one of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/has-the-u-s-presidency-become-a-dictatorship/\">two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/posner-e\">Eric Posner\u003c/a>, professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School. \u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=12417&context=journal_articles\">Presidential Leadership and the Separation of Powers\u003c/a>,\" by Eric Posner (\u003ci>Daedalus, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3YeXeLM\">\u003ci>The Executive Unbound: After the Madisonian Republic\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Eric Posner and Adrian Vermeule (2010).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRA:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-the-president-matter-as-much-as-you-think-ep-404/\">Does the President Matter as Much as You Think?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_878036142235":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_878036142235","meta":{"site":"audio","id":878036142235},"title":"605. What Do People Do All Day?","publishDate":1727917200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Sixty percent of the jobs that Americans do today didn’t exist in 1940. What happens as our labor becomes more technical and less physical? And what kinds of jobs will exist in the future? \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://economics.mit.edu/people/faculty/david-h-autor\">David Autor\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulabarmaimon/?originalSubdomain=uk\">Paula Barmaimon\u003c/a>, manager of coverage and audience analytics at \u003ci>The New York Times.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.americanmuralproject.org/the-artist\">Ellen Griesedieck\u003c/a>, artist and president of the American Mural Project.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/adina-lichtman-57170361/\">Adina Lichtman\u003c/a>, co-host of the Our Friends Are Smart party.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/avipopack/\">Avi Popack\u003c/a>, co-host of the Our Friends Are Smart party.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/meet-busytowns-favorite-son-huck-scarry\">Huck Scarry\u003c/a>, author and illustrator.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fromthebush.com/\">James Suzman\u003c/a>, anthropologist and author.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-varon-00aa6a34/\">Ben Varon\u003c/a>, rabbi and chaplain at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn .\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://academic.oup.com/qje/article/139/3/1399/7630187?login=false\">New Frontiers: The Origins and Content of New Work, 1940–2018\u003c/a>,\" by David Autor, Caroline Chin, Anna Salomons, and Bryan Seegmiller (\u003ci>The Quarterly Journal of Economics, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3ZPD6RG\">\u003ci>Work: A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by James Suzman (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3ZIhXbX\">\u003ci>Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Studs Terkel (1974).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/47MuEEJ\">\u003ci>What Do People Do All Day?\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Scarry (1968).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"http://www.econ.yale.edu/smith/econ116a/keynes1.pdf\">Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren\u003c/a>,\" by John Maynard Keynes (1930).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.americanmuralproject.org/\">American Mural Project\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/will-the-democrats-make-america-great-again/\">Will the Democrats 'Make America Great Again'?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-robot-apocalypse-ep-461/\">How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot Apocalypse\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/did-china-eat-americas-jobs/\">Did China Eat America’s Jobs?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/series/people-i-mostly-admire/\">\u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Sixty percent of the jobs that Americans do today didn’t exist in 1940. What happens as our labor becomes more technical and less physical? And what kinds of jobs will exist in the future? \n \n\nSOURCES:\nDavid Autor, professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\nPaula Barmaimon, manager of coverage and audience analytics at The New York Times.\nEllen Griesedieck, artist and president of the American Mural Project.\nAdina Lichtman, co-host of the Our Friends Are Smart party.\nAvi Popack, co-host of the Our Friends Are Smart party.\nHuck Scarry, author and illustrator.\nJames Suzman, anthropologist and author.\nBen Varon, rabbi and chaplain at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn .\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"New Frontiers: The Origins and Content of New Work, 1940–2018,\" by David Autor, Caroline Chin, Anna Salomons, and Bryan Seegmiller (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2024).\nWork: A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots, by James Suzman (2020).\nWorking: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do, by Studs Terkel (1974).\nWhat Do People Do All Day?, by Richard Scarry (1968).\n\"Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren,\" by John Maynard Keynes (1930).\nAmerican Mural Project.\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Will the Democrats 'Make America Great Again'?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot Apocalypse,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2021).\n\"Did China Eat America’s Jobs?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2017).\nPeople I (Mostly) Admire.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/d48070bb-aa14-4c0b-8140-89a9257a264f/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=d48070bb-aa14-4c0b-8140-89a9257a264f&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3648000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Sixty percent of the jobs that Americans do today didn’t exist in 1940. What happens as our labor becomes more technical and less physical? And what kinds of jobs will exist in the future? \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://economics.mit.edu/people/faculty/david-h-autor\">David Autor\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulabarmaimon/?originalSubdomain=uk\">Paula Barmaimon\u003c/a>, manager of coverage and audience analytics at \u003ci>The New York Times.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.americanmuralproject.org/the-artist\">Ellen Griesedieck\u003c/a>, artist and president of the American Mural Project.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/adina-lichtman-57170361/\">Adina Lichtman\u003c/a>, co-host of the Our Friends Are Smart party.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/avipopack/\">Avi Popack\u003c/a>, co-host of the Our Friends Are Smart party.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/meet-busytowns-favorite-son-huck-scarry\">Huck Scarry\u003c/a>, author and illustrator.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fromthebush.com/\">James Suzman\u003c/a>, anthropologist and author.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-varon-00aa6a34/\">Ben Varon\u003c/a>, rabbi and chaplain at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn .\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://academic.oup.com/qje/article/139/3/1399/7630187?login=false\">New Frontiers: The Origins and Content of New Work, 1940–2018\u003c/a>,\" by David Autor, Caroline Chin, Anna Salomons, and Bryan Seegmiller (\u003ci>The Quarterly Journal of Economics, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3ZPD6RG\">\u003ci>Work: A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by James Suzman (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3ZIhXbX\">\u003ci>Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Studs Terkel (1974).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/47MuEEJ\">\u003ci>What Do People Do All Day?\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Scarry (1968).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"http://www.econ.yale.edu/smith/econ116a/keynes1.pdf\">Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren\u003c/a>,\" by John Maynard Keynes (1930).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.americanmuralproject.org/\">American Mural Project\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/will-the-democrats-make-america-great-again/\">Will the Democrats 'Make America Great Again'?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-robot-apocalypse-ep-461/\">How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot Apocalypse\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/did-china-eat-americas-jobs/\">Did China Eat America’s Jobs?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/series/people-i-mostly-admire/\">\u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1269284197805":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1269284197805","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1269284197805},"title":"EXTRA: Roland Fryer Refuses to Lie to Black America (Update)","publishDate":1727654400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>His research on police brutality and school incentives won him acclaim, but also enemies. He was suspended for two years by Harvard, during which time he took a hard look at corporate diversity programs. As a follow-up to our recent \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-rooney-rule/\">series\u003c/a> on the Rooney Rule, we revisit our 2022 conversation with the controversial economist.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://scholar.harvard.edu/fryer/home\">Roland Fryer\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-make-up-the-covid-learning-loss-pay-homework-zoom-deficit-reading-math-11653923529\">How to Make Up the Covid Learning Loss\u003c/a>,\" by Roland Fryer (\u003ci>Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2020/07/10/roland-fryer-on-better-alternatives-to-defunding-the-police\">Roland Fryer on Better Alternatives to Defunding the Police\u003c/a>,\" by Roland Fryer (\u003ci>The Economist, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/business/economy/roland-fryer-harvard.html\">Harvard Suspends Roland Fryer, Star Economist, After Sexual Harassment Claims\u003c/a>,\" by Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://stratserv.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Why-Diversity-Programs-Fail.pdf\">Why Diversity Programs Fail: And What Works Better\u003c/a>,\" by Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev (\u003ci>Harvard Business Review, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w22399\">An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force\u003c/a>,\" by Roland G. Fryer, Jr (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.5.4.28\">Getting Beneath the Veil of Effective Schools: Evidence from New York City\u003c/a>,\" by Will Dobbie and Roland G. Fryer (\u003ci>American Economics Journal, \u003c/i>2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/fryer/files/financial_incentives_and_student_achievement_evidence_from_randomized_trials.pdf\">Financial Incentives and Student Achievement: Evidence From Randomized Trials\u003c/a>,\" by Roland G. Fryer (\u003ci>The Quarterly Journal of Economics, \u003c/i>2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/20/magazine/toward-a-unified-theory-of-black-america.html\">Toward a Unified Theory of Black America\u003c/a>,\" by Stephen J. Dubner (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2005).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eoventures.com/\">Equal Opportunity Ventures\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.intuscare.com/\">Intus Care\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://reconstruction.us/home\">Reconstruction\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sigma2.io/\">Sigma Squared\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-rooney-rule/\">Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring?\u003c/a>\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-true-story-of-the-gender-pay-gap/\">The True Story of the Gender Pay Gap\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-early-education-come-way-too-late/\">Does “Early Education” Come Way Too Late?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"His research on police brutality and school incentives won him acclaim, but also enemies. He was suspended for two years by Harvard, during which time he took a hard look at corporate diversity programs. As a follow-up to our recent series on the Rooney Rule, we revisit our 2022 conversation with the controversial economist.\n \n\nSOURCE:\nRoland Fryer, professor of economics at Harvard University.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"How to Make Up the Covid Learning Loss,\" by Roland Fryer (Wall Street Journal, 2022).\n\"Roland Fryer on Better Alternatives to Defunding the Police,\" by Roland Fryer (The Economist, 2020).\n\"Harvard Suspends Roland Fryer, Star Economist, After Sexual Harassment Claims,\" by Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley (The New York Times, 2019).\n\"Why Diversity Programs Fail: And What Works Better,\" by Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev (Harvard Business Review, 2016).\n\"An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force,\" by Roland G. Fryer, Jr (NBER Working Paper, 2016).\n\"Getting Beneath the Veil of Effective Schools: Evidence from New York City,\" by Will Dobbie and Roland G. Fryer (American Economics Journal, 2013).\n\"Financial Incentives and Student Achievement: Evidence From Randomized Trials,\" by Roland G. Fryer (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2011).\n\"Toward a Unified Theory of Black America,\" by Stephen J. Dubner (The New York Times, 2005).\nEqual Opportunity Ventures.\nIntus Care.\nReconstruction.\nSigma Squared.\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring?\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n\"The True Story of the Gender Pay Gap,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2016).\n\"Does “Early Education” Come Way Too Late?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2015).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/8b3eb7a5-2bdc-4172-bc1b-a70242f13814/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=8b3eb7a5-2bdc-4172-bc1b-a70242f13814&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3629000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>His research on police brutality and school incentives won him acclaim, but also enemies. He was suspended for two years by Harvard, during which time he took a hard look at corporate diversity programs. As a follow-up to our recent \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-rooney-rule/\">series\u003c/a> on the Rooney Rule, we revisit our 2022 conversation with the controversial economist.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://scholar.harvard.edu/fryer/home\">Roland Fryer\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-make-up-the-covid-learning-loss-pay-homework-zoom-deficit-reading-math-11653923529\">How to Make Up the Covid Learning Loss\u003c/a>,\" by Roland Fryer (\u003ci>Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2020/07/10/roland-fryer-on-better-alternatives-to-defunding-the-police\">Roland Fryer on Better Alternatives to Defunding the Police\u003c/a>,\" by Roland Fryer (\u003ci>The Economist, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/business/economy/roland-fryer-harvard.html\">Harvard Suspends Roland Fryer, Star Economist, After Sexual Harassment Claims\u003c/a>,\" by Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://stratserv.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Why-Diversity-Programs-Fail.pdf\">Why Diversity Programs Fail: And What Works Better\u003c/a>,\" by Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev (\u003ci>Harvard Business Review, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w22399\">An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force\u003c/a>,\" by Roland G. Fryer, Jr (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.5.4.28\">Getting Beneath the Veil of Effective Schools: Evidence from New York City\u003c/a>,\" by Will Dobbie and Roland G. Fryer (\u003ci>American Economics Journal, \u003c/i>2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/fryer/files/financial_incentives_and_student_achievement_evidence_from_randomized_trials.pdf\">Financial Incentives and Student Achievement: Evidence From Randomized Trials\u003c/a>,\" by Roland G. Fryer (\u003ci>The Quarterly Journal of Economics, \u003c/i>2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/20/magazine/toward-a-unified-theory-of-black-america.html\">Toward a Unified Theory of Black America\u003c/a>,\" by Stephen J. Dubner (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2005).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eoventures.com/\">Equal Opportunity Ventures\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.intuscare.com/\">Intus Care\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://reconstruction.us/home\">Reconstruction\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sigma2.io/\">Sigma Squared\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-rooney-rule/\">Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring?\u003c/a>\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-true-story-of-the-gender-pay-gap/\">The True Story of the Gender Pay Gap\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-early-education-come-way-too-late/\">Does “Early Education” Come Way Too Late?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_706490274032":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_706490274032","meta":{"site":"audio","id":706490274032},"title":"604. Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 2)","publishDate":1727308800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>What happened when the Rooney Rule made its way from pro football to corporate America? Some progress, some backsliding, and a lot of controversy. (Second in a two-part \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-rooney-rule/\">series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://capeqimpact.com/team\">Tynesia Boyea-Robinson\u003c/a>, president and C.E.O. of CapEQ.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.american.edu/wcl/faculty/jduru.cfm\">N. Jeremi Duru\u003c/a>, professor of law at American University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/herm-edwards/\">Herm Edwards\u003c/a>, former N.F.L. player and head coach.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://michiganross.umich.edu/faculty-research/faculty/christopher-rider\">Christopher Rider\u003c/a>, professor of entrepreneurial studies at the University of Michigan.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimrooney21/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F\">Jim Rooney\u003c/a>, author and co-partner of Rooney Consulting.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://nationalcenter.org/ncppr/staff/scott-shepard/\">Scott Shephard\u003c/a>, general counsel at the National Center for Public Policy Research.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4eeac1Z\">\u003ci>The Social Impact Advantage: Win Customers and Talent By Harnessing Your Business For Good\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Tynesia Boyea-Robinson (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714068/a-different-way-to-win-by-jim-rooney-foreword-by-joe-greene/?ref=PRH0A5E8B2BA974&aid=15871&linkid=PRH0A5E8B2BA974\">\u003ci>A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney’s Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Jim Rooney (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://hbr.org/2016/04/if-theres-only-one-woman-in-your-candidate-pool-theres-statistically-no-chance-shell-be-hired\">If There’s Only One Woman in Your Candidate Pool, There’s Statistically No Chance She’ll Be Hired\u003c/a>,\" by Stefanie K. Johnson, David R. Hekman and Elsa T. Chan (\u003ci>Harvard Business Review, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314583797_Racial_Disparity_in_Leadership_Performance-Reward_Bias_in_Promotions_of_National_Football_League_Coaches#full-text\">Racial Disparity in Leadership: Performance-Reward Bias in Promotions of National Football League Coaches\u003c/a>,\" by Christopher I. Rider, James Wade, Anand Swaminathan, and Andreas Schwab (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/47NyAVP\">\u003ci>Advancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by N. Jeremi Duru (2010).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/did-the-nfl-solve-diversity-hiring-part-1/\">Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 1)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/when-is-a-superstar-just-another-employee/\">When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-much-does-discrimination-hurt-the-economy-replay/\">How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy? (Replay)\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"What happened when the Rooney Rule made its way from pro football to corporate America? Some progress, some backsliding, and a lot of controversy. (Second in a two-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nTynesia Boyea-Robinson, president and C.E.O. of CapEQ.\nN. Jeremi Duru, professor of law at American University.\nHerm Edwards, former N.F.L. player and head coach.\nChristopher Rider, professor of entrepreneurial studies at the University of Michigan.\nJim Rooney, author and co-partner of Rooney Consulting.\nScott Shephard, general counsel at the National Center for Public Policy Research.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\nThe Social Impact Advantage: Win Customers and Talent By Harnessing Your Business For Good, by Tynesia Boyea-Robinson (2022).\nA Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney’s Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule, by Jim Rooney (2019).\n\"If There’s Only One Woman in Your Candidate Pool, There’s Statistically No Chance She’ll Be Hired,\" by Stefanie K. Johnson, David R. Hekman and Elsa T. Chan (Harvard Business Review, 2016).\n\"Racial Disparity in Leadership: Performance-Reward Bias in Promotions of National Football League Coaches,\" by Christopher I. Rider, James Wade, Anand Swaminathan, and Andreas Schwab (SSRN, 2016).\nAdvancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL, by N. Jeremi Duru (2010).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 1),\" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n“When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?” by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n“How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy? (Replay),” by Freakonomics Radio (2023).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/354fdd31-3a6a-42e8-8a62-3c456fa3256d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=354fdd31-3a6a-42e8-8a62-3c456fa3256d&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2839000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>What happened when the Rooney Rule made its way from pro football to corporate America? Some progress, some backsliding, and a lot of controversy. (Second in a two-part \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-rooney-rule/\">series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://capeqimpact.com/team\">Tynesia Boyea-Robinson\u003c/a>, president and C.E.O. of CapEQ.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.american.edu/wcl/faculty/jduru.cfm\">N. Jeremi Duru\u003c/a>, professor of law at American University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/herm-edwards/\">Herm Edwards\u003c/a>, former N.F.L. player and head coach.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://michiganross.umich.edu/faculty-research/faculty/christopher-rider\">Christopher Rider\u003c/a>, professor of entrepreneurial studies at the University of Michigan.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimrooney21/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F\">Jim Rooney\u003c/a>, author and co-partner of Rooney Consulting.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://nationalcenter.org/ncppr/staff/scott-shepard/\">Scott Shephard\u003c/a>, general counsel at the National Center for Public Policy Research.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4eeac1Z\">\u003ci>The Social Impact Advantage: Win Customers and Talent By Harnessing Your Business For Good\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Tynesia Boyea-Robinson (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714068/a-different-way-to-win-by-jim-rooney-foreword-by-joe-greene/?ref=PRH0A5E8B2BA974&aid=15871&linkid=PRH0A5E8B2BA974\">\u003ci>A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney’s Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Jim Rooney (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://hbr.org/2016/04/if-theres-only-one-woman-in-your-candidate-pool-theres-statistically-no-chance-shell-be-hired\">If There’s Only One Woman in Your Candidate Pool, There’s Statistically No Chance She’ll Be Hired\u003c/a>,\" by Stefanie K. Johnson, David R. Hekman and Elsa T. Chan (\u003ci>Harvard Business Review, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314583797_Racial_Disparity_in_Leadership_Performance-Reward_Bias_in_Promotions_of_National_Football_League_Coaches#full-text\">Racial Disparity in Leadership: Performance-Reward Bias in Promotions of National Football League Coaches\u003c/a>,\" by Christopher I. Rider, James Wade, Anand Swaminathan, and Andreas Schwab (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/47NyAVP\">\u003ci>Advancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by N. Jeremi Duru (2010).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/did-the-nfl-solve-diversity-hiring-part-1/\">Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 1)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/when-is-a-superstar-just-another-employee/\">When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-much-does-discrimination-hurt-the-economy-replay/\">How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy? (Replay)\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1130451782174":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1130451782174","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1130451782174},"title":"603. Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 1)","publishDate":1726704000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>The biggest sports league in history had a problem: While most of its players were Black, almost none of its head coaches were. So the N.F.L. launched a hiring policy called the Rooney Rule. In the first episode of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-rooney-rule/\">two-part series\u003c/a>, we look at how the rule succeeded — until it failed.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.american.edu/wcl/faculty/jduru.cfm\">N. Jeremi Duru\u003c/a>, professor of law at American University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/herm-edwards/\">Herm Edwards\u003c/a>, former N.F.L. player and head coach.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimrooney21/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F\">Jim Rooney\u003c/a>, author and co-partner of Rooney Consulting.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714068/a-different-way-to-win-by-jim-rooney-foreword-by-joe-greene/?ref=PRH0A5E8B2BA974&aid=15871&linkid=PRH0A5E8B2BA974\">\u003ci>A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Jim Rooney (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ncaaf/asu/2018/07/12/herm-edwards-sports-bubble-shielded-arizona-state-football-coach/707255002/\">For ASU's Herm Edwards, Sports Bubble Helped to Overcome Racism Growing Up\u003c/a>,\" by Jeff Metcalfe (\u003ci>The Arizona Republic, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/47NyAVP\">\u003ci>Advancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by N. Jeremi Duru (2010).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277385564_Differences_in_the_Success_of_NFL_Coaches_by_Race_1990-2002_Evidence_of_Last_Hire_First_Fire\">Differences in the Success of NFL Coaches by Race, 1990-2002: Evidence of Last Hire, First Fire\u003c/a>,\" by Janice Madden (\u003ci>Journal of Sports Economics, \u003c/i>2004).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/when-is-a-superstar-just-another-employee/\">When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-much-does-discrimination-hurt-the-economy-replay/\">How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy? (Replay)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"The biggest sports league in history had a problem: While most of its players were Black, almost none of its head coaches were. So the N.F.L. launched a hiring policy called the Rooney Rule. In the first episode of a two-part series, we look at how the rule succeeded — until it failed.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nN. Jeremi Duru, professor of law at American University.\nHerm Edwards, former N.F.L. player and head coach.\nJim Rooney, author and co-partner of Rooney Consulting.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\nA Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule, by Jim Rooney (2019).\n\"For ASU's Herm Edwards, Sports Bubble Helped to Overcome Racism Growing Up,\" by Jeff Metcalfe (The Arizona Republic, 2018).\nAdvancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL, by N. Jeremi Duru (2010).\n\"Differences in the Success of NFL Coaches by Race, 1990-2002: Evidence of Last Hire, First Fire,\" by Janice Madden (Journal of Sports Economics, 2004).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy? (Replay),\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/1c1a733d-0f19-4dcb-9208-3065d61fb50d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=1c1a733d-0f19-4dcb-9208-3065d61fb50d&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2871000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The biggest sports league in history had a problem: While most of its players were Black, almost none of its head coaches were. So the N.F.L. launched a hiring policy called the Rooney Rule. In the first episode of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-rooney-rule/\">two-part series\u003c/a>, we look at how the rule succeeded — until it failed.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.american.edu/wcl/faculty/jduru.cfm\">N. Jeremi Duru\u003c/a>, professor of law at American University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/herm-edwards/\">Herm Edwards\u003c/a>, former N.F.L. player and head coach.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimrooney21/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F\">Jim Rooney\u003c/a>, author and co-partner of Rooney Consulting.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714068/a-different-way-to-win-by-jim-rooney-foreword-by-joe-greene/?ref=PRH0A5E8B2BA974&aid=15871&linkid=PRH0A5E8B2BA974\">\u003ci>A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Jim Rooney (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ncaaf/asu/2018/07/12/herm-edwards-sports-bubble-shielded-arizona-state-football-coach/707255002/\">For ASU's Herm Edwards, Sports Bubble Helped to Overcome Racism Growing Up\u003c/a>,\" by Jeff Metcalfe (\u003ci>The Arizona Republic, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/47NyAVP\">\u003ci>Advancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by N. Jeremi Duru (2010).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277385564_Differences_in_the_Success_of_NFL_Coaches_by_Race_1990-2002_Evidence_of_Last_Hire_First_Fire\">Differences in the Success of NFL Coaches by Race, 1990-2002: Evidence of Last Hire, First Fire\u003c/a>,\" by Janice Madden (\u003ci>Journal of Sports Economics, \u003c/i>2004).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/when-is-a-superstar-just-another-employee/\">When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-much-does-discrimination-hurt-the-economy-replay/\">How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy? (Replay)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_359611615373":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_359611615373","meta":{"site":"audio","id":359611615373},"title":"EXTRA: In Praise of Maintenance (Update)","publishDate":1726444800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>We revisit an episode from 2016 that asks: Has our culture’s obsession with innovation led us to neglect the fact that things also need to be taken care of? \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://a16z.com/2016/02/24/martin-casado/\">Martin Casado\u003c/a>, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://hss.sas.upenn.edu/people/ruth-schwartz-cowan\">Ruth Schwartz Cowan\u003c/a>, professor emerita of history and sociology of science at University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://scholar.harvard.edu/glaeser/home\">Edward Glaeser\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.weareavp.com/team/chris-lacinak/\">Chris Lacinak\u003c/a>, founder and president of AVPreserve.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://arussell.org/\">Andrew Russell\u003c/a>, provost of SUNY Polytechnic Institute.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://larrysummers.com/\">Lawrence Summers\u003c/a>, professor and president emeritus of Harvard University; former Secretary of the Treasury and former director of the National Economic Council.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://leevinsel.com/about/\">Lee Vinsel\u003c/a>, professor of science, technology, and society at Virginia Tech.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://aeon.co/essays/innovation-is-overvalued-maintenance-often-matters-more\">Hail the Maintainers\u003c/a>,\" by Andrew Russell and Lee Vinsel (\u003ci>Aeon, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/05/25/lesson-infrastructure-from-anderson-bridge-fiasco/uKS6xQZxFBF0fZd2EuT06K/story.html\">A Lesson on Infrastructure From the Anderson Bridge Fiasco\u003c/a>,” by Lawrence Summers and Rachel Lipson (\u003ci>The Boston Globe\u003c/i>, 2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/47nVSBj\">\u003ci>Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>,\u003c/i> by Edward Glaeser (2008).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Tu0e4d\">\u003ci>More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Ruth Schwartz Cowan (1983).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/freakonomics-radio-takes-to-the-skies/\">\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> Takes to the Skies\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/edward-glaeser-explains-why-some-cities-thrive-while-others-fade-away/\">Edward Glaeser Explains Why Some Cities Thrive While Others Fade Away\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-larry-summers-is-the-economist-everyone-hates-to-love/\">Why Larry Summers Is the Economist Everyone Hates to Love\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"We revisit an episode from 2016 that asks: Has our culture’s obsession with innovation led us to neglect the fact that things also need to be taken care of? \n \n\nSOURCES:\nMartin Casado, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.\nRuth Schwartz Cowan, professor emerita of history and sociology of science at University of Pennsylvania.\nEdward Glaeser, professor of economics at Harvard University.\nChris Lacinak, founder and president of AVPreserve.\nAndrew Russell, provost of SUNY Polytechnic Institute.\nLawrence Summers, professor and president emeritus of Harvard University; former Secretary of the Treasury and former director of the National Economic Council.\nLee Vinsel, professor of science, technology, and society at Virginia Tech.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n“Hail the Maintainers,\" by Andrew Russell and Lee Vinsel (Aeon, 2016).\n“A Lesson on Infrastructure From the Anderson Bridge Fiasco,” by Lawrence Summers and Rachel Lipson (The Boston Globe, 2016).\nTriumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier, by Edward Glaeser (2008).\nMore Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave, by Ruth Schwartz Cowan (1983).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Freakonomics Radio Takes to the Skies,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"Edward Glaeser Explains Why Some Cities Thrive While Others Fade Away,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).\n\"Why Larry Summers Is the Economist Everyone Hates to Love,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2017).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/90fdb371-e45d-43f9-a015-8a0f2100fc65/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=90fdb371-e45d-43f9-a015-8a0f2100fc65&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2557000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>We revisit an episode from 2016 that asks: Has our culture’s obsession with innovation led us to neglect the fact that things also need to be taken care of? \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://a16z.com/2016/02/24/martin-casado/\">Martin Casado\u003c/a>, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://hss.sas.upenn.edu/people/ruth-schwartz-cowan\">Ruth Schwartz Cowan\u003c/a>, professor emerita of history and sociology of science at University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://scholar.harvard.edu/glaeser/home\">Edward Glaeser\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.weareavp.com/team/chris-lacinak/\">Chris Lacinak\u003c/a>, founder and president of AVPreserve.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://arussell.org/\">Andrew Russell\u003c/a>, provost of SUNY Polytechnic Institute.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://larrysummers.com/\">Lawrence Summers\u003c/a>, professor and president emeritus of Harvard University; former Secretary of the Treasury and former director of the National Economic Council.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://leevinsel.com/about/\">Lee Vinsel\u003c/a>, professor of science, technology, and society at Virginia Tech.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://aeon.co/essays/innovation-is-overvalued-maintenance-often-matters-more\">Hail the Maintainers\u003c/a>,\" by Andrew Russell and Lee Vinsel (\u003ci>Aeon, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/05/25/lesson-infrastructure-from-anderson-bridge-fiasco/uKS6xQZxFBF0fZd2EuT06K/story.html\">A Lesson on Infrastructure From the Anderson Bridge Fiasco\u003c/a>,” by Lawrence Summers and Rachel Lipson (\u003ci>The Boston Globe\u003c/i>, 2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/47nVSBj\">\u003ci>Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>,\u003c/i> by Edward Glaeser (2008).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Tu0e4d\">\u003ci>More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Ruth Schwartz Cowan (1983).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/freakonomics-radio-takes-to-the-skies/\">\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> Takes to the Skies\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/edward-glaeser-explains-why-some-cities-thrive-while-others-fade-away/\">Edward Glaeser Explains Why Some Cities Thrive While Others Fade Away\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-larry-summers-is-the-economist-everyone-hates-to-love/\">Why Larry Summers Is the Economist Everyone Hates to Love\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_684672458181":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_684672458181","meta":{"site":"audio","id":684672458181},"title":"602. Is Screen Time as Poisonous as We Think?","publishDate":1726099200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Young people have been reporting a sharp rise in anxiety and depression. This maps neatly onto the global rise of the smartphone. Some researchers are convinced that one is causing the other. But how strong is the evidence?\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://economics.dartmouth.edu/people/david-graham-blanchflower\">David Blanchflower\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Dartmouth College.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecut.com/2021/01/profile-lauren-oyler-author-of-debut-novel-fake-accounts.html\">Lauren Oyler\u003c/a>, novelist and cultural critic.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/profiles/andrew-przybylski/\">Andrew Przybylski\u003c/a>, professor of human behavior and technology at the University of Oxford.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w32337\">The Declining Mental Health Of The Young And The Global Disappearance Of The Hump Shape In Age In Unhappiness\u003c/a>,\" by David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson, and Xiaowei Xu (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w32500\">Further Evidence on the Global Decline in the Mental Health of the Young\u003c/a>,\" by David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson, Anthony Lepinteur, and Alan Piper (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4d10XAM\">\u003ci>No Judgment: Essays\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Lauren Oyler (2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2023/09/01/jhr.0423-12854R1\">To What Extent are Trends in Teen Mental Health Driven by Changes in Reporting?\u003c/a>\" by Adriana Corredor-Waldron and Janet Currie (\u003ci>Journal of Human Resources, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3TsakCp\">\u003ci>The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Jonathan Haidt (2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21677026231207791\">Global Well-Being and Mental Health in the Internet Age\u003c/a>,\" by Matti Vuorre and Andrew K. Przybylski (\u003ci>Clinical Psychological Science, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732118X2300003X\">Are Mental Health Awareness Efforts Contributing to the Rise in Reported Mental Health Problems? A Call to Test the Prevalence Inflation Hypothesis\u003c/a>,\" by Lucy Foulkes and Jack L. Andrews (\u003ci>New Ideas in Psychology, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-018-0506-1\">The Association Between Adolescent Well-Being and Digital Technology Use\u003c/a>,\" by Amy Orben and Andrew K. Przybylski (\u003ci>Nature Human Behaviour, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Xqq8H0\">\u003ci>iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy — and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood — and What That Means for the Rest of Us\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Jean M. Twenge (2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-you-caught-in-a-social-media-trap/\">Are You Caught in a Social Media Trap?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-we-getting-lonelier/\">Are We Getting Lonelier?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-facebook-bad-for-your-mental-health/\">Is Facebook Bad for Your Mental Health?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics, M.D. \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-u-s-media-so-negative-replay/\">Why Is U.S. Media So Negative? (Replay)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Young people have been reporting a sharp rise in anxiety and depression. This maps neatly onto the global rise of the smartphone. Some researchers are convinced that one is causing the other. But how strong is the evidence?\n \n\nSOURCES:\nDavid Blanchflower, professor of economics at Dartmouth College.\nLauren Oyler, novelist and cultural critic.\nAndrew Przybylski, professor of human behavior and technology at the University of Oxford.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"The Declining Mental Health Of The Young And The Global Disappearance Of The Hump Shape In Age In Unhappiness,\" by David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson, and Xiaowei Xu (NBER Working Paper, 2024).\n\"Further Evidence on the Global Decline in the Mental Health of the Young,\" by David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson, Anthony Lepinteur, and Alan Piper (NBER Working Paper, 2024).\nNo Judgment: Essays, by Lauren Oyler (2024).\n\"To What Extent are Trends in Teen Mental Health Driven by Changes in Reporting?\" by Adriana Corredor-Waldron and Janet Currie (Journal of Human Resources, 2024).\nThe Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, by Jonathan Haidt (2024).\n\"Global Well-Being and Mental Health in the Internet Age,\" by Matti Vuorre and Andrew K. Przybylski (Clinical Psychological Science, 2023).\n\"Are Mental Health Awareness Efforts Contributing to the Rise in Reported Mental Health Problems? A Call to Test the Prevalence Inflation Hypothesis,\" by Lucy Foulkes and Jack L. Andrews (New Ideas in Psychology, 2023).\n\"The Association Between Adolescent Well-Being and Digital Technology Use,\" by Amy Orben and Andrew K. Przybylski (Nature Human Behaviour, 2019).\niGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy — and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood — and What That Means for the Rest of Us, by Jean M. Twenge (2017).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Are You Caught in a Social Media Trap?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n\"Are We Getting Lonelier?\" by No Stupid Questions (2023).\n\"Is Facebook Bad for Your Mental Health?\" by Freakonomics, M.D. (2022).\n\"Why Is U.S. Media So Negative? (Replay),\" by Freakonomics Radio (2022).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/6642f1c7-8948-4da0-8eb8-46dc5a073647/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=6642f1c7-8948-4da0-8eb8-46dc5a073647&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2429000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Young people have been reporting a sharp rise in anxiety and depression. This maps neatly onto the global rise of the smartphone. Some researchers are convinced that one is causing the other. But how strong is the evidence?\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://economics.dartmouth.edu/people/david-graham-blanchflower\">David Blanchflower\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Dartmouth College.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecut.com/2021/01/profile-lauren-oyler-author-of-debut-novel-fake-accounts.html\">Lauren Oyler\u003c/a>, novelist and cultural critic.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/profiles/andrew-przybylski/\">Andrew Przybylski\u003c/a>, professor of human behavior and technology at the University of Oxford.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w32337\">The Declining Mental Health Of The Young And The Global Disappearance Of The Hump Shape In Age In Unhappiness\u003c/a>,\" by David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson, and Xiaowei Xu (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w32500\">Further Evidence on the Global Decline in the Mental Health of the Young\u003c/a>,\" by David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson, Anthony Lepinteur, and Alan Piper (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4d10XAM\">\u003ci>No Judgment: Essays\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Lauren Oyler (2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2023/09/01/jhr.0423-12854R1\">To What Extent are Trends in Teen Mental Health Driven by Changes in Reporting?\u003c/a>\" by Adriana Corredor-Waldron and Janet Currie (\u003ci>Journal of Human Resources, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3TsakCp\">\u003ci>The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Jonathan Haidt (2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21677026231207791\">Global Well-Being and Mental Health in the Internet Age\u003c/a>,\" by Matti Vuorre and Andrew K. Przybylski (\u003ci>Clinical Psychological Science, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732118X2300003X\">Are Mental Health Awareness Efforts Contributing to the Rise in Reported Mental Health Problems? A Call to Test the Prevalence Inflation Hypothesis\u003c/a>,\" by Lucy Foulkes and Jack L. Andrews (\u003ci>New Ideas in Psychology, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-018-0506-1\">The Association Between Adolescent Well-Being and Digital Technology Use\u003c/a>,\" by Amy Orben and Andrew K. Przybylski (\u003ci>Nature Human Behaviour, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Xqq8H0\">\u003ci>iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy — and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood — and What That Means for the Rest of Us\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Jean M. Twenge (2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-you-caught-in-a-social-media-trap/\">Are You Caught in a Social Media Trap?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-we-getting-lonelier/\">Are We Getting Lonelier?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-facebook-bad-for-your-mental-health/\">Is Facebook Bad for Your Mental Health?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics, M.D. \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-u-s-media-so-negative-replay/\">Why Is U.S. Media So Negative? (Replay)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1490202218603":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1490202218603","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1490202218603},"title":"601. Multitasking Doesn’t Work. So Why Do We Keep Trying?","publishDate":1725494400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Only a tiny number of “supertaskers” are capable of doing two things at once. The rest of us are just making ourselves miserable, and less productive. How can we put the — \u003ci>hang on a second, I've just got to get this\u003c/i>.\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cbr />Come see Stephen Dubner live! \u003c/p>\u003cp>“A Questionable Evening: A strategic interrogation from two people who ask questions for a living,” featuring Stephen Dubner and PJ Vogt from \u003ci>Search Engine\u003c/i>.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Thursday, Sept. 26th, at the Bell House in Brooklyn, NY. \u003c/p>\u003cp>https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-questionable-evening-evening-with-stephen-dubner-and-pj-vogt-tickets-1002544747327\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadgrace/\">Olivia Grace\u003c/a>, senior product manager at Slack.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://gloriamark.com/\">Gloria Mark\u003c/a>, professor of computer science at the University of California, Irvine.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://psych.utah.edu/people/faculty/strayer-david.php\">David Strayer\u003c/a>, professor of cognition and neural science at the University of Utah.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-52205-1\">Immersion in Nature Enhances Neural Indices of Executive Attention\u003c/a>,\" by Amy S. McDonnell and David L. Strayer (\u003ci>Nature: Scientific Reports, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20319525221105102\">Contribution to the Study on the ‘Right to Disconnect’ From Work. Are France and Spain Examples for Other Countries and E.U. Law?\u003c/a>\" by Loïc Lerouge and Francisco Trujillo Pons (\u003ci>European Labour Law Journal, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/27/8/655\">Task Errors by Emergency Physicians Are Associated With Interruptions, Multitasking, Fatigue and Working Memory Capacity: A Prospective, Direct Observation Study\u003c/a>,\" by Johanna I. Westbrook, Magdalena Z. Raban, Scott R. Walter, and Heather Douglas (\u003ci>BMJ Quality & Safety, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.3758/PBR.17.4.479\">Supertaskers: Profiles in Extraordinary Multitasking Ability\u003c/a>,\" by Jason M. Watson and David L. Strayer (\u003ci>Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, \u003c/i>2010).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001691808001200?via%3Dihub\">The Effects of Video Game Playing on Attention, Memory, and Executive Control\u003c/a>,\" by Walter R. Boot, Arthur F. Kramer, Daniel J. Simons, Monica Fabiani, and Gabriele Gratton (\u003ci>Acta Psychologica, \u003c/i>2008).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://ics.uci.edu/~gmark/CHI2004.pdf\">'Constant, Constant, Multi-Tasking Craziness': Managing Multiple Working Spheres\u003c/a>,\" by Victor M. González and Gloria Mark (\u003ci>Proceedings of the 2004 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI, \u003c/i>2004).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-the-u-s-so-good-at-killing-pedestrians/\">Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-did-you-marry-that-person/\">Why Did You Marry That Person?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-much-should-we-be-able-to-customize-our-world/\">How Much Should We Be Able to Customize Our World?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Only a tiny number of “supertaskers” are capable of doing two things at once. The rest of us are just making ourselves miserable, and less productive. How can we put the — hang on a second, I've just got to get this.\n\nCome see Stephen Dubner live! \n“A Questionable Evening: A strategic interrogation from two people who ask questions for a living,” featuring Stephen Dubner and PJ Vogt from Search Engine.\nThursday, Sept. 26th, at the Bell House in Brooklyn, NY. \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-questionable-evening-evening-with-stephen-dubner-and-pj-vogt-tickets-1002544747327\n \n\nSOURCES:\nOlivia Grace, senior product manager at Slack.\nGloria Mark, professor of computer science at the University of California, Irvine.\nDavid Strayer, professor of cognition and neural science at the University of Utah.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Immersion in Nature Enhances Neural Indices of Executive Attention,\" by Amy S. McDonnell and David L. Strayer (Nature: Scientific Reports, 2024).\n\"Contribution to the Study on the ‘Right to Disconnect’ From Work. Are France and Spain Examples for Other Countries and E.U. Law?\" by Loïc Lerouge and Francisco Trujillo Pons (European Labour Law Journal, 2022).\n\"Task Errors by Emergency Physicians Are Associated With Interruptions, Multitasking, Fatigue and Working Memory Capacity: A Prospective, Direct Observation Study,\" by Johanna I. Westbrook, Magdalena Z. Raban, Scott R. Walter, and Heather Douglas (BMJ Quality & Safety, 2018).\n\"Supertaskers: Profiles in Extraordinary Multitasking Ability,\" by Jason M. Watson and David L. Strayer (Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2010).\n\"The Effects of Video Game Playing on Attention, Memory, and Executive Control,\" by Walter R. Boot, Arthur F. Kramer, Daniel J. Simons, Monica Fabiani, and Gabriele Gratton (Acta Psychologica, 2008).\n\"'Constant, Constant, Multi-Tasking Craziness': Managing Multiple Working Spheres,\" by Victor M. González and Gloria Mark (Proceedings of the 2004 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI, 2004).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"Why Did You Marry That Person?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2022).\n\"How Much Should We Be Able to Customize Our World?\" by No Stupid Questions (2021).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/d8e692e0-7362-4f94-a2be-ae3724e9d122/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=d8e692e0-7362-4f94-a2be-ae3724e9d122&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3484000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Only a tiny number of “supertaskers” are capable of doing two things at once. The rest of us are just making ourselves miserable, and less productive. How can we put the — \u003ci>hang on a second, I've just got to get this\u003c/i>.\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cbr />Come see Stephen Dubner live! \u003c/p>\u003cp>“A Questionable Evening: A strategic interrogation from two people who ask questions for a living,” featuring Stephen Dubner and PJ Vogt from \u003ci>Search Engine\u003c/i>.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Thursday, Sept. 26th, at the Bell House in Brooklyn, NY. \u003c/p>\u003cp>https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-questionable-evening-evening-with-stephen-dubner-and-pj-vogt-tickets-1002544747327\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadgrace/\">Olivia Grace\u003c/a>, senior product manager at Slack.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://gloriamark.com/\">Gloria Mark\u003c/a>, professor of computer science at the University of California, Irvine.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://psych.utah.edu/people/faculty/strayer-david.php\">David Strayer\u003c/a>, professor of cognition and neural science at the University of Utah.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-52205-1\">Immersion in Nature Enhances Neural Indices of Executive Attention\u003c/a>,\" by Amy S. McDonnell and David L. Strayer (\u003ci>Nature: Scientific Reports, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20319525221105102\">Contribution to the Study on the ‘Right to Disconnect’ From Work. Are France and Spain Examples for Other Countries and E.U. Law?\u003c/a>\" by Loïc Lerouge and Francisco Trujillo Pons (\u003ci>European Labour Law Journal, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/27/8/655\">Task Errors by Emergency Physicians Are Associated With Interruptions, Multitasking, Fatigue and Working Memory Capacity: A Prospective, Direct Observation Study\u003c/a>,\" by Johanna I. Westbrook, Magdalena Z. Raban, Scott R. Walter, and Heather Douglas (\u003ci>BMJ Quality & Safety, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.3758/PBR.17.4.479\">Supertaskers: Profiles in Extraordinary Multitasking Ability\u003c/a>,\" by Jason M. Watson and David L. Strayer (\u003ci>Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, \u003c/i>2010).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001691808001200?via%3Dihub\">The Effects of Video Game Playing on Attention, Memory, and Executive Control\u003c/a>,\" by Walter R. Boot, Arthur F. Kramer, Daniel J. Simons, Monica Fabiani, and Gabriele Gratton (\u003ci>Acta Psychologica, \u003c/i>2008).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://ics.uci.edu/~gmark/CHI2004.pdf\">'Constant, Constant, Multi-Tasking Craziness': Managing Multiple Working Spheres\u003c/a>,\" by Victor M. González and Gloria Mark (\u003ci>Proceedings of the 2004 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI, \u003c/i>2004).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-the-u-s-so-good-at-killing-pedestrians/\">Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-did-you-marry-that-person/\">Why Did You Marry That Person?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-much-should-we-be-able-to-customize-our-world/\">How Much Should We Be Able to Customize Our World?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_567221266461":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_567221266461","meta":{"site":"audio","id":567221266461},"title":"What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men? (Update)","publishDate":1724889600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Educators and economists tell us all the reasons college enrollment has been dropping, especially for men, and how to stop the bleeding. (Part 3 of our series from 2022, “\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/\">\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>Goes Back to School\u003c/a>.”)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://zacharybleemer.com/\">Zachary Bleemer\u003c/a>, assistant professor of economics at Princeton University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://pensolelewiscollege.com/founder/\">D'Wayne Edwards\u003c/a>, founder and President of Pensole Lewis College.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yale.edu/board-trustees/current-trustees/catharine-bond-hill\">Catharine Hill\u003c/a>, former president of Vassar College; trustee at Yale University; and managing director at Ithaka S+R.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.uaustin.org/people/pano-kanelos\">Pano Kanelos\u003c/a>, founding president of the University of Austin.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amaliarmiller.faculty.virginia.edu/\">Amalia Miller\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of Virginia.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-ruff-87941548/\">Donald Ruff\u003c/a>, president and C.E.O. of the Eagle Academy Foundation.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/schapiro_morton.aspx\">Morton Schapiro\u003c/a>, professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Simmons\">Ruth Simmons\u003c/a>, former president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/msu2101/\">Miguel Urquiola\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Columbia University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/24/gay-men-academic-success-gender-gap-lessons/\">What Gay Men’s Stunning Success Might Teach Us About the Academic Gender Gap\u003c/a>,\" by Joel Mittleman (\u003ci>The Washington Post\u003c/i>, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/we-cant-wait-for-universities-to?s=r\">We Can't Wait for Universities to Fix Themselves. So We're Starting a New One\u003c/a>,\" by Pano Kanelos (\u003ci>Common Sense\u003c/i>, 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://cspicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AcademicFreedom.pdf\">Academic Freedom in Crisis: Punishment, Political Discrimination, and Self-Censorship\u003c/a>,\" by Eric Kaufmann (Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-university-fall-higher-education-men-women-enrollment-admissions-back-to-school-11630948233\">A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’\u003c/a>,” by Douglas Belkin (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal\u003c/i>, 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29254/w29254.pdf\">Community Colleges and Upward Mobility\u003c/a>,\" by Jack Mountjoy (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w25315\">Elite Schools and Opting In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes\u003c/a>,\" by Suqin Ge, Elliott Isaac, and Amalia Miller (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w19331\">Leaving Boys Behind: Gender Disparities in High Academic Achievement\u003c/a>,\" by Nicole M. Fortin, Philip Oreopoulos, and Shelley Phipps (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2013).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/\">\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>Goes Back to School\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/if-were-all-in-it-for-ourselves-who-are-we/\">'If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?'\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Educators and economists tell us all the reasons college enrollment has been dropping, especially for men, and how to stop the bleeding. (Part 3 of our series from 2022, “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School.”)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nZachary Bleemer, assistant professor of economics at Princeton University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.\nD'Wayne Edwards, founder and President of Pensole Lewis College.\nCatharine Hill, former president of Vassar College; trustee at Yale University; and managing director at Ithaka S+R.\nPano Kanelos, founding president of the University of Austin.\nAmalia Miller, professor of economics at the University of Virginia.\nDonald Ruff, president and C.E.O. of the Eagle Academy Foundation.\nMorton Schapiro, professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.\nRuth Simmons, former president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University.\nMiguel Urquiola, professor of economics at Columbia University.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"What Gay Men’s Stunning Success Might Teach Us About the Academic Gender Gap,\" by Joel Mittleman (The Washington Post, 2022).\n\"We Can't Wait for Universities to Fix Themselves. So We're Starting a New One,\" by Pano Kanelos (Common Sense, 2021).\n\"Academic Freedom in Crisis: Punishment, Political Discrimination, and Self-Censorship,\" by Eric Kaufmann (Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, 2021).\n“A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’,” by Douglas Belkin (The Wall Street Journal, 2021).\n\"Community Colleges and Upward Mobility,\" by Jack Mountjoy (NBER Working Paper, 2021).\n\"Elite Schools and Opting In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes,\" by Suqin Ge, Elliott Isaac, and Amalia Miller (NBER Working Paper, 2019).\n\"Leaving Boys Behind: Gender Disparities in High Academic Achievement,\" by Nicole M. Fortin, Philip Oreopoulos, and Shelley Phipps (NBER Working Paper, 2013).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n“'If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?'” by Freakonomics Radio (2024).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/c25da5d0-08a1-4724-b000-d3512747fcda/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=c25da5d0-08a1-4724-b000-d3512747fcda&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2957000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Educators and economists tell us all the reasons college enrollment has been dropping, especially for men, and how to stop the bleeding. (Part 3 of our series from 2022, “\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/\">\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>Goes Back to School\u003c/a>.”)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://zacharybleemer.com/\">Zachary Bleemer\u003c/a>, assistant professor of economics at Princeton University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://pensolelewiscollege.com/founder/\">D'Wayne Edwards\u003c/a>, founder and President of Pensole Lewis College.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yale.edu/board-trustees/current-trustees/catharine-bond-hill\">Catharine Hill\u003c/a>, former president of Vassar College; trustee at Yale University; and managing director at Ithaka S+R.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.uaustin.org/people/pano-kanelos\">Pano Kanelos\u003c/a>, founding president of the University of Austin.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amaliarmiller.faculty.virginia.edu/\">Amalia Miller\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of Virginia.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-ruff-87941548/\">Donald Ruff\u003c/a>, president and C.E.O. of the Eagle Academy Foundation.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/schapiro_morton.aspx\">Morton Schapiro\u003c/a>, professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Simmons\">Ruth Simmons\u003c/a>, former president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/msu2101/\">Miguel Urquiola\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Columbia University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/24/gay-men-academic-success-gender-gap-lessons/\">What Gay Men’s Stunning Success Might Teach Us About the Academic Gender Gap\u003c/a>,\" by Joel Mittleman (\u003ci>The Washington Post\u003c/i>, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/we-cant-wait-for-universities-to?s=r\">We Can't Wait for Universities to Fix Themselves. So We're Starting a New One\u003c/a>,\" by Pano Kanelos (\u003ci>Common Sense\u003c/i>, 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://cspicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AcademicFreedom.pdf\">Academic Freedom in Crisis: Punishment, Political Discrimination, and Self-Censorship\u003c/a>,\" by Eric Kaufmann (Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-university-fall-higher-education-men-women-enrollment-admissions-back-to-school-11630948233\">A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’\u003c/a>,” by Douglas Belkin (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal\u003c/i>, 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29254/w29254.pdf\">Community Colleges and Upward Mobility\u003c/a>,\" by Jack Mountjoy (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w25315\">Elite Schools and Opting In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes\u003c/a>,\" by Suqin Ge, Elliott Isaac, and Amalia Miller (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w19331\">Leaving Boys Behind: Gender Disparities in High Academic Achievement\u003c/a>,\" by Nicole M. Fortin, Philip Oreopoulos, and Shelley Phipps (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2013).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/\">\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>Goes Back to School\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/if-were-all-in-it-for-ourselves-who-are-we/\">'If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?'\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1080765449897":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1080765449897","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1080765449897},"title":"EXTRA: Why Quitting Is Usually Worth It","publishDate":1724630400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Stephen Dubner appears as a guest on \u003ci>Fail Better\u003c/i>, a new podcast hosted by David Duchovny. The two of them trade stories about failure, and ponder the lessons that success could never teach.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000141/\">David Duchovny\u003c/a>, actor, director, writer, and musician.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.neh.gov/article/martin-seligman-and-rise-positive-psychology\">Martin Seligman and the Rise of Positive Psychology\u003c/a>,\" by Peter Gibbon (\u003ci>Humanities, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/10/rick-reilly-donald-trump-golf-commander-in-cheat-book-interview\">Rick Reilly: ‘Donald Trump Will Cheat You on the Golf Course and Then Buy You Lunch\u003c/a>,'\" by Donald McRae (\u003ci>The Guardian, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/10/23/17989508/x-files-25th-anniversary-monsters-of-the-week-excerpt-todd-vanderwerff\">How The X-Files Invented Modern Television\u003c/a>,\" by Emily St. James (\u003ci>Vox, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.profgalloway.com/happiness-the-gorilla/\">Happiness & the Gorilla\u003c/a>,\" by Scott Galloway (\u003ci>No Mercy/No Malice, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://lemonadamedia.com/show/fail-better-with-david-duchovny/\">\u003ci>Fail Better with David Duchovny\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>,\u003c/i> podcast by Lemonada Media (2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/how-to-succeed-at-failing/\">How to Succeed at Failing\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/annie-duke-thinks-you-should-quit/\">Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-upside-of-quitting-3/\">The Upside of Quitting\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2011).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Stephen Dubner appears as a guest on Fail Better, a new podcast hosted by David Duchovny. The two of them trade stories about failure, and ponder the lessons that success could never teach.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nDavid Duchovny, actor, director, writer, and musician.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Martin Seligman and the Rise of Positive Psychology,\" by Peter Gibbon (Humanities, 2020).\n\"Rick Reilly: ‘Donald Trump Will Cheat You on the Golf Course and Then Buy You Lunch,'\" by Donald McRae (The Guardian, 2019).\n\"How The X-Files Invented Modern Television,\" by Emily St. James (Vox, 2018).\n\"Happiness & the Gorilla,\" by Scott Galloway (No Mercy/No Malice, 2018).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\nFail Better with David Duchovny, podcast by Lemonada Media (2024).\n\"How to Succeed at Failing,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).\n\"The Upside of Quitting,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2011).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/b877e375-4dae-48d5-a502-a179b98e05a2/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=b877e375-4dae-48d5-a502-a179b98e05a2&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2404000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Stephen Dubner appears as a guest on \u003ci>Fail Better\u003c/i>, a new podcast hosted by David Duchovny. The two of them trade stories about failure, and ponder the lessons that success could never teach.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000141/\">David Duchovny\u003c/a>, actor, director, writer, and musician.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.neh.gov/article/martin-seligman-and-rise-positive-psychology\">Martin Seligman and the Rise of Positive Psychology\u003c/a>,\" by Peter Gibbon (\u003ci>Humanities, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/10/rick-reilly-donald-trump-golf-commander-in-cheat-book-interview\">Rick Reilly: ‘Donald Trump Will Cheat You on the Golf Course and Then Buy You Lunch\u003c/a>,'\" by Donald McRae (\u003ci>The Guardian, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/10/23/17989508/x-files-25th-anniversary-monsters-of-the-week-excerpt-todd-vanderwerff\">How The X-Files Invented Modern Television\u003c/a>,\" by Emily St. James (\u003ci>Vox, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.profgalloway.com/happiness-the-gorilla/\">Happiness & the Gorilla\u003c/a>,\" by Scott Galloway (\u003ci>No Mercy/No Malice, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://lemonadamedia.com/show/fail-better-with-david-duchovny/\">\u003ci>Fail Better with David Duchovny\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>,\u003c/i> podcast by Lemonada Media (2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/how-to-succeed-at-failing/\">How to Succeed at Failing\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/annie-duke-thinks-you-should-quit/\">Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-upside-of-quitting-3/\">The Upside of Quitting\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2011).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1446116427979":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1446116427979","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1446116427979},"title":"The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into (Update)","publishDate":1724284800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>America’s top colleges are facing record demand. So why don’t they increase supply? (Part 2 of our series from 2022, “\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/\">\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> Goes Back to School\u003c/a>.”)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cepr.harvard.edu/people/peter-blair\">Peter Blair\u003c/a>, professor of education at Harvard University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://zacharybleemer.com/\">Zachary Bleemer\u003c/a>, assistant professor of economics at Princeton University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amaliarmiller.faculty.virginia.edu/\">Amalia Miller\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of Virginia.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/schapiro_morton.aspx\">Morton Schapiro\u003c/a>, professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/msu2101/\">Miguel Urquiola\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Columbia University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/717931\">Elite Schools and Opting In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes\u003c/a>,” by Suqin Ge, Elliott Isaac, and Amalia Miller (\u003ci>Journal of Labor Economics\u003c/i>, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w29309\">Why Don’t Elite Colleges Expand Supply?\u003c/a>” by Peter Q. Blair & Kent Smetters (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/us/lori-loughlin-pleads-guilty.html\">Lori Loughlin Pleads Guilty via Zoom in College Admissions Case\u003c/a>,” by Kate Taylor (\u003ci>The New York Times\u003c/i>, 2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3MAPNFV\">\u003ci>Markets, Minds, and Money: Why America Leads the World in University Research\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Miguel Urquiola (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/07/to-cheat-and-lie-in-la-college-admissions-scandal\">To Cheat and Lie in L.A.: How the College-Admissions Scandal Ensnared the Richest Families in Southern California\u003c/a>,” by Evgenia Peretz (\u003ci>Vanity Fair\u003c/i>, 2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3vOoql1\">\u003ci>The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Bryan Caplan (2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/01/whats-college-good-for/546590/\">The World Might Be Better Off Without College for Everyone\u003c/a>,” by Bryan Caplan (\u003ci>The Atlantic\u003c/i>, 2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w19406/w19406.pdf\">Are Tenure Track Professors Better Teachers?\u003c/a>” by David N. Figlio, Morton O. Schapiro, and Kevin B. Soter (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w7322\">Estimating the Payoff to Attending a More Selective College: An Application of Selection on Observables and Unobservables\u003c/a>,” by Stacy Berg Dale and Alan Krueger (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 1999).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://provost.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/documents/reports/KalvenRprt_0.pdf\">Report on the University’s Role in Political and Social Action\u003c/a>,\" by the Kalven Committee (1967).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-exactly-is-college-for-update/\">What Exactly Is College For? (Update)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"America’s top colleges are facing record demand. So why don’t they increase supply? (Part 2 of our series from 2022, “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School.”)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nPeter Blair, professor of education at Harvard University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.\nZachary Bleemer, assistant professor of economics at Princeton University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.\nAmalia Miller, professor of economics at the University of Virginia.\nMorton Schapiro, professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.\nMiguel Urquiola, professor of economics at Columbia University.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n“Elite Schools and Opting In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes,” by Suqin Ge, Elliott Isaac, and Amalia Miller (Journal of Labor Economics, 2022).\n“Why Don’t Elite Colleges Expand Supply?” by Peter Q. Blair & Kent Smetters (NBER Working Paper, 2021).\n“Lori Loughlin Pleads Guilty via Zoom in College Admissions Case,” by Kate Taylor (The New York Times, 2020).\nMarkets, Minds, and Money: Why America Leads the World in University Research, by Miguel Urquiola (2020).\n“To Cheat and Lie in L.A.: How the College-Admissions Scandal Ensnared the Richest Families in Southern California,” by Evgenia Peretz (Vanity Fair, 2019).\nThe Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money, by Bryan Caplan (2018).\n“The World Might Be Better Off Without College for Everyone,” by Bryan Caplan (The Atlantic, 2018).\n“Are Tenure Track Professors Better Teachers?” by David N. Figlio, Morton O. Schapiro, and Kevin B. Soter (NBER Working Paper, 2013).\n“Estimating the Payoff to Attending a More Selective College: An Application of Selection on Observables and Unobservables,” by Stacy Berg Dale and Alan Krueger (NBER Working Paper, 1999).\n\"Report on the University’s Role in Political and Social Action,\" by the Kalven Committee (1967).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"What Exactly Is College For? (Update),\" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/93b6944a-4f53-40be-bb17-1feacf71f308/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=93b6944a-4f53-40be-bb17-1feacf71f308&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":4270000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>America’s top colleges are facing record demand. So why don’t they increase supply? (Part 2 of our series from 2022, “\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/\">\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> Goes Back to School\u003c/a>.”)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cepr.harvard.edu/people/peter-blair\">Peter Blair\u003c/a>, professor of education at Harvard University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://zacharybleemer.com/\">Zachary Bleemer\u003c/a>, assistant professor of economics at Princeton University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amaliarmiller.faculty.virginia.edu/\">Amalia Miller\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of Virginia.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/schapiro_morton.aspx\">Morton Schapiro\u003c/a>, professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/msu2101/\">Miguel Urquiola\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Columbia University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/717931\">Elite Schools and Opting In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes\u003c/a>,” by Suqin Ge, Elliott Isaac, and Amalia Miller (\u003ci>Journal of Labor Economics\u003c/i>, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w29309\">Why Don’t Elite Colleges Expand Supply?\u003c/a>” by Peter Q. Blair & Kent Smetters (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/us/lori-loughlin-pleads-guilty.html\">Lori Loughlin Pleads Guilty via Zoom in College Admissions Case\u003c/a>,” by Kate Taylor (\u003ci>The New York Times\u003c/i>, 2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3MAPNFV\">\u003ci>Markets, Minds, and Money: Why America Leads the World in University Research\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Miguel Urquiola (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/07/to-cheat-and-lie-in-la-college-admissions-scandal\">To Cheat and Lie in L.A.: How the College-Admissions Scandal Ensnared the Richest Families in Southern California\u003c/a>,” by Evgenia Peretz (\u003ci>Vanity Fair\u003c/i>, 2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3vOoql1\">\u003ci>The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Bryan Caplan (2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/01/whats-college-good-for/546590/\">The World Might Be Better Off Without College for Everyone\u003c/a>,” by Bryan Caplan (\u003ci>The Atlantic\u003c/i>, 2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w19406/w19406.pdf\">Are Tenure Track Professors Better Teachers?\u003c/a>” by David N. Figlio, Morton O. Schapiro, and Kevin B. Soter (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w7322\">Estimating the Payoff to Attending a More Selective College: An Application of Selection on Observables and Unobservables\u003c/a>,” by Stacy Berg Dale and Alan Krueger (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 1999).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://provost.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/documents/reports/KalvenRprt_0.pdf\">Report on the University’s Role in Political and Social Action\u003c/a>,\" by the Kalven Committee (1967).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-exactly-is-college-for-update/\">What Exactly Is College For? (Update)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_400641398757":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_400641398757","meta":{"site":"audio","id":400641398757},"title":"What Exactly Is College For? (Update)","publishDate":1723680000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>We think of them as intellectual enclaves and the surest route to a better life. But U.S. colleges also operate like firms, trying to differentiate their products to win market share and prestige points. In the first episode of a special series originally published in 2022, we ask what our chaotic system gets right — and wrong. (Part 1 of “\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/\">\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>Goes Back to School\u003c/a>.”)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cepr.harvard.edu/people/peter-blair\">Peter Blair\u003c/a>, faculty research Fellow of the National Bureau of Economic Research and professor of education at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yale.edu/board-trustees/current-trustees/catharine-bond-hill\">Catharine Hill\u003c/a>, former president of Vassar College; trustee at Yale University; and managing director at Ithaka S+R.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/schapiro_morton.aspx\">Morton Schapiro\u003c/a>, professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Simmons\">Ruth Simmons\u003c/a>, former president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/msu2101/\">Miguel Urquiola\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Columbia University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w29829\">Progressivity of Pricing at U.S. Public Universities\u003c/a>,\" by Emily E. Cook and Sarah Turner (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29254/w29254.pdf\">Community Colleges and Upward Mobility\u003c/a>,\" by Jack Mountjoy (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/education/our-insights/how-hbcus-can-accelerate-black-economic-mobility#download/%2F~%2Fmedia%2Fmckinsey%2Findustries%2Fpublic%20and%20social%20sector%2Four%20insights%2Fhow%20hbcus%20can%20accelerate%20black%20economic%20mobility%2Fhow-hbcus-accelerate-black-economic-mobility-vf.pdf%3FshouldIndex%3Dfalse\">How HBCUs Can Accelerate Black Economic Mobility\u003c/a>,\" (McKinsey & Company, 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3L3vall\">\u003ci>Markets, Minds, and Money: Why America Leads the World in University Research\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Miguel Urquiola (2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w23618\">Mobility Report Cards: The Role of Colleges in Intergenerational Mobility\u003c/a>,\" by Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman, Emmanuel Saez, Nicholas Turner, and Danny Yagan (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/if-were-all-in-it-for-ourselves-who-are-we/\">'If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?'\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/a-low-moment-in-higher-education/\">'A Low Moment in Higher Education\u003c/a>,'\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-1-5-trillion-question-how-to-fix-student-loan-debt-ep-377/\">The $1.5 Trillion Question: How to Fix Student-Loan Debt?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-larry-summers-is-the-economist-everyone-hates-to-love/\">Why Larry Summers Is the Economist Everyone Hates to Love\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> (2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"We think of them as intellectual enclaves and the surest route to a better life. But U.S. colleges also operate like firms, trying to differentiate their products to win market share and prestige points. In the first episode of a special series originally published in 2022, we ask what our chaotic system gets right — and wrong. (Part 1 of “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School.”)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nPeter Blair, faculty research Fellow of the National Bureau of Economic Research and professor of education at Harvard University.\nCatharine Hill, former president of Vassar College; trustee at Yale University; and managing director at Ithaka S+R.\nMorton Schapiro, professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.\nRuth Simmons, former president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University.\nMiguel Urquiola, professor of economics at Columbia University.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Progressivity of Pricing at U.S. Public Universities,\" by Emily E. Cook and Sarah Turner (NBER Working Paper, 2022).\n\"Community Colleges and Upward Mobility,\" by Jack Mountjoy (NBER Working Paper, 2021).\n\"How HBCUs Can Accelerate Black Economic Mobility,\" (McKinsey & Company, 2021).\nMarkets, Minds, and Money: Why America Leads the World in University Research, by Miguel Urquiola (2021).\n\"Mobility Report Cards: The Role of Colleges in Intergenerational Mobility,\" by Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman, Emmanuel Saez, Nicholas Turner, and Danny Yagan (NBER Working Paper, 2017).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"'If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?'\" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n\"'A Low Moment in Higher Education,'\" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n\"The $1.5 Trillion Question: How to Fix Student-Loan Debt?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2019).\n\"Why Larry Summers Is the Economist Everyone Hates to Love,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2017).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/2f7e5e8a-06e5-4553-ba83-d3318e1ced55/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=2f7e5e8a-06e5-4553-ba83-d3318e1ced55&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3015000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>We think of them as intellectual enclaves and the surest route to a better life. But U.S. colleges also operate like firms, trying to differentiate their products to win market share and prestige points. In the first episode of a special series originally published in 2022, we ask what our chaotic system gets right — and wrong. (Part 1 of “\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/\">\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>Goes Back to School\u003c/a>.”)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cepr.harvard.edu/people/peter-blair\">Peter Blair\u003c/a>, faculty research Fellow of the National Bureau of Economic Research and professor of education at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yale.edu/board-trustees/current-trustees/catharine-bond-hill\">Catharine Hill\u003c/a>, former president of Vassar College; trustee at Yale University; and managing director at Ithaka S+R.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/schapiro_morton.aspx\">Morton Schapiro\u003c/a>, professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Simmons\">Ruth Simmons\u003c/a>, former president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/msu2101/\">Miguel Urquiola\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Columbia University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w29829\">Progressivity of Pricing at U.S. Public Universities\u003c/a>,\" by Emily E. Cook and Sarah Turner (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29254/w29254.pdf\">Community Colleges and Upward Mobility\u003c/a>,\" by Jack Mountjoy (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/education/our-insights/how-hbcus-can-accelerate-black-economic-mobility#download/%2F~%2Fmedia%2Fmckinsey%2Findustries%2Fpublic%20and%20social%20sector%2Four%20insights%2Fhow%20hbcus%20can%20accelerate%20black%20economic%20mobility%2Fhow-hbcus-accelerate-black-economic-mobility-vf.pdf%3FshouldIndex%3Dfalse\">How HBCUs Can Accelerate Black Economic Mobility\u003c/a>,\" (McKinsey & Company, 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3L3vall\">\u003ci>Markets, Minds, and Money: Why America Leads the World in University Research\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Miguel Urquiola (2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w23618\">Mobility Report Cards: The Role of Colleges in Intergenerational Mobility\u003c/a>,\" by Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman, Emmanuel Saez, Nicholas Turner, and Danny Yagan (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper\u003c/i>, 2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/if-were-all-in-it-for-ourselves-who-are-we/\">'If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?'\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/a-low-moment-in-higher-education/\">'A Low Moment in Higher Education\u003c/a>,'\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-1-5-trillion-question-how-to-fix-student-loan-debt-ep-377/\">The $1.5 Trillion Question: How to Fix Student-Loan Debt?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-larry-summers-is-the-economist-everyone-hates-to-love/\">Why Larry Summers Is the Economist Everyone Hates to Love\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> (2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_872352571427":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_872352571427","meta":{"site":"audio","id":872352571427},"title":"EXTRA: Here’s Why You’re Not an Elite Athlete (Update)","publishDate":1723420800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>There are a lot of factors that go into greatness, many of which are not obvious. As the Olympics come to a close, we revisit a 2018 episode in which top athletes from a variety of sports tell us how they made it, and what they sacrificed.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://lancearmstrong.com/\">Lance Armstrong\u003c/a>, former professional cyclist.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freak.ws/3YXoTBN\">David Canton\u003c/a>, director of African American studies and professor of history at the University of Florida.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://davidepstein.com/\">David Epstein\u003c/a>, science journalist and author.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domonique_Foxworth\">Domonique Foxworth\u003c/a>, former professional football player.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freak.ws/3yogQ65\">Justin Humphries\u003c/a>, former professional baseball player.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201281/career\">Andre Ingram\u003c/a>, professional basketball player.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/shawnjohnson/?hl=en\">Shawn Johnson\u003c/a>, former professional gymnast and Olympian.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/series-full/people-i-mostly-admire/\">Steve Levitt\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Manuel\">Simone Manuel\u003c/a>, professional swimmer and Olympian.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_McCarthy\">Brandon McCarthy\u003c/a>, former professional baseball player.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McGlinchey_(offensive_lineman)\">Mike McGlinchey\u003c/a>, offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Morey\">Daryl Morey\u003c/a>, president of basketball operations of the Philadelphia 76ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Murphy\">Lauren Murphy\u003c/a>, professional mixed martial artist.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Ng\">Kim Ng\u003c/a>, advisor with Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball, former general manager of the Miami Marlins.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JJ_Redick\">JJ Redick\u003c/a>, head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mikaelashiffrin/?hl=en\">Mikaela Shiffrin\u003c/a>, professional alpine ski racer and Olympian.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Teixeira\">Mark Teixeira\u003c/a>, former professional baseball player.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freak.ws/3ArW31S\">Sudhir Venkatesh\u003c/a>, professor of sociology at Columbia University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerri_Walsh_Jennings\">Kerri Walsh-Jennings\u003c/a>, professional beach volleyball player and Olympian.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freak.ws/3SIjtqj\">Compromising Talent: Issues in Identifying and Selecting Talent in Sport\u003c/a>,\" by Joseph Baker, Jörg Schorer, and Nick Wattie (\u003ci>Quest, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freak.ws/3yB6O1s\">Practice and Play in the Development of German Top-Level Professional Football Players\u003c/a>,\" by Manuel Hornig, Friedhelm Aust, and Arne Güllich (\u003ci>European Journal of Sport Science, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4dEPNlZ\">\u003ci>The Sports Gene\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by David Epstein (2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freak.ws/3yBWq9J\">The Effect of Deliberate Play on Tactical Performance in Basketball\u003c/a>,\" by Pablo Greco, Daniel Memmert, and Juan Carlos Pérez Morales (\u003ci>Perceptual and Motor Skills, \u003c/i>2010).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-hidden-side-of-sports/\">The Hidden Side of Sports\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/peak/\">How to Become Great at Just About Anything\u003c/a>” \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2016).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"There are a lot of factors that go into greatness, many of which are not obvious. As the Olympics come to a close, we revisit a 2018 episode in which top athletes from a variety of sports tell us how they made it, and what they sacrificed.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nLance Armstrong, former professional cyclist.\nDavid Canton, director of African American studies and professor of history at the University of Florida.\nDavid Epstein, science journalist and author.\nDomonique Foxworth, former professional football player.\nJustin Humphries, former professional baseball player.\nAndre Ingram, professional basketball player.\nShawn Johnson, former professional gymnast and Olympian.\nSteve Levitt, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.\nSimone Manuel, professional swimmer and Olympian.\nBrandon McCarthy, former professional baseball player.\nMike McGlinchey, offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos.\nDaryl Morey, president of basketball operations of the Philadelphia 76ers.\nLauren Murphy, professional mixed martial artist.\nKim Ng, advisor with Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball, former general manager of the Miami Marlins.\nJJ Redick, head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.\nMikaela Shiffrin, professional alpine ski racer and Olympian.\nMark Teixeira, former professional baseball player.\nSudhir Venkatesh, professor of sociology at Columbia University.\nKerri Walsh-Jennings, professional beach volleyball player and Olympian.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Compromising Talent: Issues in Identifying and Selecting Talent in Sport,\" by Joseph Baker, Jörg Schorer, and Nick Wattie (Quest, 2017).\n\"Practice and Play in the Development of German Top-Level Professional Football Players,\" by Manuel Hornig, Friedhelm Aust, and Arne Güllich (European Journal of Sport Science, 2016).\nThe Sports Gene, by David Epstein (2013).\n\"The Effect of Deliberate Play on Tactical Performance in Basketball,\" by Pablo Greco, Daniel Memmert, and Juan Carlos Pérez Morales (Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2010).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"The Hidden Side of Sports,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2018).\n“How to Become Great at Just About Anything” Freakonomics Radio (2016).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/9f67fdbe-f756-4317-a0e6-5cbc3b984896/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=9f67fdbe-f756-4317-a0e6-5cbc3b984896&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3934000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>There are a lot of factors that go into greatness, many of which are not obvious. As the Olympics come to a close, we revisit a 2018 episode in which top athletes from a variety of sports tell us how they made it, and what they sacrificed.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://lancearmstrong.com/\">Lance Armstrong\u003c/a>, former professional cyclist.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freak.ws/3YXoTBN\">David Canton\u003c/a>, director of African American studies and professor of history at the University of Florida.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://davidepstein.com/\">David Epstein\u003c/a>, science journalist and author.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domonique_Foxworth\">Domonique Foxworth\u003c/a>, former professional football player.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freak.ws/3yogQ65\">Justin Humphries\u003c/a>, former professional baseball player.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201281/career\">Andre Ingram\u003c/a>, professional basketball player.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/shawnjohnson/?hl=en\">Shawn Johnson\u003c/a>, former professional gymnast and Olympian.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/series-full/people-i-mostly-admire/\">Steve Levitt\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Manuel\">Simone Manuel\u003c/a>, professional swimmer and Olympian.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_McCarthy\">Brandon McCarthy\u003c/a>, former professional baseball player.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McGlinchey_(offensive_lineman)\">Mike McGlinchey\u003c/a>, offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Morey\">Daryl Morey\u003c/a>, president of basketball operations of the Philadelphia 76ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Murphy\">Lauren Murphy\u003c/a>, professional mixed martial artist.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Ng\">Kim Ng\u003c/a>, advisor with Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball, former general manager of the Miami Marlins.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JJ_Redick\">JJ Redick\u003c/a>, head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mikaelashiffrin/?hl=en\">Mikaela Shiffrin\u003c/a>, professional alpine ski racer and Olympian.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Teixeira\">Mark Teixeira\u003c/a>, former professional baseball player.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freak.ws/3ArW31S\">Sudhir Venkatesh\u003c/a>, professor of sociology at Columbia University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerri_Walsh_Jennings\">Kerri Walsh-Jennings\u003c/a>, professional beach volleyball player and Olympian.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freak.ws/3SIjtqj\">Compromising Talent: Issues in Identifying and Selecting Talent in Sport\u003c/a>,\" by Joseph Baker, Jörg Schorer, and Nick Wattie (\u003ci>Quest, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freak.ws/3yB6O1s\">Practice and Play in the Development of German Top-Level Professional Football Players\u003c/a>,\" by Manuel Hornig, Friedhelm Aust, and Arne Güllich (\u003ci>European Journal of Sport Science, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4dEPNlZ\">\u003ci>The Sports Gene\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by David Epstein (2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freak.ws/3yBWq9J\">The Effect of Deliberate Play on Tactical Performance in Basketball\u003c/a>,\" by Pablo Greco, Daniel Memmert, and Juan Carlos Pérez Morales (\u003ci>Perceptual and Motor Skills, \u003c/i>2010).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-hidden-side-of-sports/\">The Hidden Side of Sports\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/peak/\">How to Become Great at Just About Anything\u003c/a>” \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2016).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_908479774057":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_908479774057","meta":{"site":"audio","id":908479774057},"title":"600. “If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?”","publishDate":1723075200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Tania Tetlow, a former federal prosecutor and now the president of Fordham University, thinks the modern campus could use a dose of old-fashioned values.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fordham.edu/inauguration/about-tania-tetlow/\">Tania Tetlow\u003c/a>, president of Fordham University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/28/nyregion/fordham-university-president-tania-tetlow.html\">Not a Priest, Not a Man, but Ready to Run Fordham\u003c/a>,\" by David Waldstein (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/fafsa-college-financial-aid-incorrect-tax-data-612e0bed\">Tech Glitch Upends Financial Aid for About a Million Students\u003c/a>,\" by Oyin Adedoyin and Melissa Korn (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/us/pro-palestinian-college-protests-encampments.html\">Where Protesters on U.S. Campuses Have Been Arrested or Detained\u003c/a>,\" by The New York Times (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/pro-palestinian-encampment-set-up-inside-fordham-at-lincoln-center-campus/5373755/\">15 Arrested as NYPD Clears Protester Encampment at Fordham's Lincoln Center Campus\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>NBC News, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/nyregion/columbia-university-campus-protests.html\">Inside the Week That Shook Columbia University\u003c/a>,\" by Nicholas Fandos and Sharon Otterman (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2024/may/documents/20240503-fondazione-blanquerna.html\">Address of his Holiness Pope Francis to the Members of the Blanquerna — Universitat Ramón Llull Foundation, Barcelona\u003c/a>,\" by Pope Francis (\u003ci>The Holy See Press Office Bulletin\u003c/i>, 2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w29309\">Why Don’t Elite Colleges Expand Supply?\u003c/a>\" by Peter Q. Blair and Kent Smetters (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/\">\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> Goes Back to School\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Tania Tetlow, a former federal prosecutor and now the president of Fordham University, thinks the modern campus could use a dose of old-fashioned values.\n \n\nSOURCE:\nTania Tetlow, president of Fordham University.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Not a Priest, Not a Man, but Ready to Run Fordham,\" by David Waldstein (The New York Times, 2024).\n\"Tech Glitch Upends Financial Aid for About a Million Students,\" by Oyin Adedoyin and Melissa Korn (The Wall Street Journal, 2024).\n\"Where Protesters on U.S. Campuses Have Been Arrested or Detained,\" by The New York Times (The New York Times, 2024).\n\"15 Arrested as NYPD Clears Protester Encampment at Fordham's Lincoln Center Campus,\" (NBC News, 2024).\n\"Inside the Week That Shook Columbia University,\" by Nicholas Fandos and Sharon Otterman (The New York Times, 2024).\n\"Address of his Holiness Pope Francis to the Members of the Blanquerna — Universitat Ramón Llull Foundation, Barcelona,\" by Pope Francis (The Holy See Press Office Bulletin, 2024).\n\"Why Don’t Elite Colleges Expand Supply?\" by Peter Q. Blair and Kent Smetters (NBER Working Paper, 2021).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2022).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/d779b247-9c58-47d6-89c2-6c9e904a8c84/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=d779b247-9c58-47d6-89c2-6c9e904a8c84&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2687000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Tania Tetlow, a former federal prosecutor and now the president of Fordham University, thinks the modern campus could use a dose of old-fashioned values.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fordham.edu/inauguration/about-tania-tetlow/\">Tania Tetlow\u003c/a>, president of Fordham University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/28/nyregion/fordham-university-president-tania-tetlow.html\">Not a Priest, Not a Man, but Ready to Run Fordham\u003c/a>,\" by David Waldstein (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/fafsa-college-financial-aid-incorrect-tax-data-612e0bed\">Tech Glitch Upends Financial Aid for About a Million Students\u003c/a>,\" by Oyin Adedoyin and Melissa Korn (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/us/pro-palestinian-college-protests-encampments.html\">Where Protesters on U.S. Campuses Have Been Arrested or Detained\u003c/a>,\" by The New York Times (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/pro-palestinian-encampment-set-up-inside-fordham-at-lincoln-center-campus/5373755/\">15 Arrested as NYPD Clears Protester Encampment at Fordham's Lincoln Center Campus\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>NBC News, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/nyregion/columbia-university-campus-protests.html\">Inside the Week That Shook Columbia University\u003c/a>,\" by Nicholas Fandos and Sharon Otterman (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2024/may/documents/20240503-fondazione-blanquerna.html\">Address of his Holiness Pope Francis to the Members of the Blanquerna — Universitat Ramón Llull Foundation, Barcelona\u003c/a>,\" by Pope Francis (\u003ci>The Holy See Press Office Bulletin\u003c/i>, 2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w29309\">Why Don’t Elite Colleges Expand Supply?\u003c/a>\" by Peter Q. Blair and Kent Smetters (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/\">\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> Goes Back to School\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1254582606209":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1254582606209","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1254582606209},"title":"599. The World's Most Valuable Unused Resource","publishDate":1722470400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>It’s not oil or water or plutonium — it’s human hours. We've got an idea for putting them to use, and for building a more human-centered economy. But we need your help.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://dogood.umd.edu/our-community/faculty-staff/nathan-dietz\">Nathan Dietz\u003c/a>, research director at the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://web.stanford.edu/~alroth/\">Al Roth\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Stanford University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://timebanks.org/profile/Krista\">Krista Wyatt\u003c/a>, C.E.O. of\u003ca href=\"https://timebanks.org/\"> Timebanks.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.andrewyang.com/\">Andrew Yang\u003c/a>, co-chair of the Forward Party and former U.S. presidential candidate.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w32719\">The Employment Effects of a Guaranteed Income: Experimental Evidence from Two U.S. States\u003c/a>,\" by Eva Vivalt, Elizabeth Rhodes, Alexander W. Bartik, David E. Broockman, and Sarah Miller (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://dogood.umd.edu/research-impact/publications/where-are-americas-volunteers\">Where Are America's Volunteers\u003c/a>,\" by Nathan Dietz and Robert T. Grimm Jr. (Do Good Institute, 2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COn7Fc5ZurQ\">Believe in People\u003c/a>,\" talk by Edgar Cahn at TEDxAshokaU (2010).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4cdlEca\">\u003ci>The Pencil\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Allan Ahlberg (2008).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3WLr1e8\">\u003ci>No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Edgar S. Cahn (2000).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3YtKZeG\">\u003ci>Time Dollars: The New Currency That Enables Americans to Turn Their Hidden Resource-Time-Into Personal Security and Community Renewal\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Edgar S. Cahn and Jonathan Rowe (1992).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-dont-we-have-better-candidates-for-president/\">Why Don’t We Have Better Candidates for President?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/andrew-yang-is-not-giving-up-on-politics-or-the-u-s-yet/\">Andrew Yang Is Not Giving Up on Politics — or the U.S. — Yet\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-future-of-new-york-city-is-in-question-could-andrew-yang-be-the-answer-ep-462/\">The Future of New York City Is in Question. Could Andrew Yang Be the Answer?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-this-man-running-for-president-rebroadcast/\">Why Is This Man Running for President? (Update)\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/make-me-a-match/\">Make Me a Match\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"It’s not oil or water or plutonium — it’s human hours. We've got an idea for putting them to use, and for building a more human-centered economy. But we need your help.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nNathan Dietz, research director at the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland.\nAl Roth, professor of economics at Stanford University.\nKrista Wyatt, C.E.O. of Timebanks.org.\nAndrew Yang, co-chair of the Forward Party and former U.S. presidential candidate.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"The Employment Effects of a Guaranteed Income: Experimental Evidence from Two U.S. States,\" by Eva Vivalt, Elizabeth Rhodes, Alexander W. Bartik, David E. Broockman, and Sarah Miller (NBER Working Paper, 2024).\n\"Where Are America's Volunteers,\" by Nathan Dietz and Robert T. Grimm Jr. (Do Good Institute, 2018).\n\"Believe in People,\" talk by Edgar Cahn at TEDxAshokaU (2010).\nThe Pencil, by Allan Ahlberg (2008).\nNo More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative, by Edgar S. Cahn (2000).\nTime Dollars: The New Currency That Enables Americans to Turn Their Hidden Resource-Time-Into Personal Security and Community Renewal, by Edgar S. Cahn and Jonathan Rowe (1992).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Why Don’t We Have Better Candidates for President?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n“Andrew Yang Is Not Giving Up on Politics — or the U.S. — Yet,” by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).\n“The Future of New York City Is in Question. Could Andrew Yang Be the Answer?” by Freakonomics Radio (2021).\n“Why Is This Man Running for President? (Update),” by Freakonomics Radio (2019).\n\"Make Me a Match,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2015).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/5d433391-39ec-4a3e-9a64-1b781342ab84/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=5d433391-39ec-4a3e-9a64-1b781342ab84&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2408000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It’s not oil or water or plutonium — it’s human hours. We've got an idea for putting them to use, and for building a more human-centered economy. But we need your help.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://dogood.umd.edu/our-community/faculty-staff/nathan-dietz\">Nathan Dietz\u003c/a>, research director at the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://web.stanford.edu/~alroth/\">Al Roth\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Stanford University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://timebanks.org/profile/Krista\">Krista Wyatt\u003c/a>, C.E.O. of\u003ca href=\"https://timebanks.org/\"> Timebanks.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.andrewyang.com/\">Andrew Yang\u003c/a>, co-chair of the Forward Party and former U.S. presidential candidate.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w32719\">The Employment Effects of a Guaranteed Income: Experimental Evidence from Two U.S. States\u003c/a>,\" by Eva Vivalt, Elizabeth Rhodes, Alexander W. Bartik, David E. Broockman, and Sarah Miller (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://dogood.umd.edu/research-impact/publications/where-are-americas-volunteers\">Where Are America's Volunteers\u003c/a>,\" by Nathan Dietz and Robert T. Grimm Jr. (Do Good Institute, 2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COn7Fc5ZurQ\">Believe in People\u003c/a>,\" talk by Edgar Cahn at TEDxAshokaU (2010).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4cdlEca\">\u003ci>The Pencil\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Allan Ahlberg (2008).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3WLr1e8\">\u003ci>No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Edgar S. Cahn (2000).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3YtKZeG\">\u003ci>Time Dollars: The New Currency That Enables Americans to Turn Their Hidden Resource-Time-Into Personal Security and Community Renewal\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Edgar S. Cahn and Jonathan Rowe (1992).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-dont-we-have-better-candidates-for-president/\">Why Don’t We Have Better Candidates for President?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/andrew-yang-is-not-giving-up-on-politics-or-the-u-s-yet/\">Andrew Yang Is Not Giving Up on Politics — or the U.S. — Yet\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-future-of-new-york-city-is-in-question-could-andrew-yang-be-the-answer-ep-462/\">The Future of New York City Is in Question. Could Andrew Yang Be the Answer?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-this-man-running-for-president-rebroadcast/\">Why Is This Man Running for President? (Update)\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/make-me-a-match/\">Make Me a Match\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_501289993146":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_501289993146","meta":{"site":"audio","id":501289993146},"title":"EXTRA: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Update)","publishDate":1722211200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>A new proposal from the Biden administration calls for a nationwide cap on rent increases. Economists think that’s a terrible idea. We revisit a 2019 episode to hear why.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sites.google.com/site/tommyanderssonlunduniversity/home\">Tommy Andersson\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Lund University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&personid=19774\">Vicki Been\u003c/a>, professor of law at New York University and former deputy mayor for housing and economic development in New York City.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/rebecca-diamond\">Rebecca Diamond\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.msmnyc.edu/faculty/david-eisenbach/\">David Eisenbach\u003c/a>, history lecturer at the Manhattan School of Music and Columbia University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://scholar.harvard.edu/glaeser/home\">Ed Glaeser\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/reports/files/Harvard_JCHS_The_State_of_the_Nations_Housing_2024.pdf\">The State of the Nation's Housing 2024\u003c/a>,\" by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20181289\">The Effects of Rent Control Expansion on Tenants, Landlords, and Inequality: Evidence from San Francisco\u003c/a>,” by Rebecca Diamond, Tim McQuade, and Franklin Qian (\u003ci>American Economic Review\u003c/i>, 2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/675536?journalCode=jpe\">Housing Market Spillovers: Evidence from the End of Rent Control in Cambridge, Massachusetts\u003c/a>,” by David H. Autor, Christopher J. Palmer, and Parang A. Pathak (\u003ci>Journal of Political Economy\u003c/i>, 2014).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/259959\">An Econometric Analysis of Rent Control\u003c/a>,” by Edgar O. Olsen (\u003ci>Journal of Political Economy\u003c/i>, 1972).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fee.org/wp-content/uploads/ebooks/roofs-or-ceilings.pdf\">\u003ci>Roofs or Ceilings?: The Current Housing Problem\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Milton Friedman and George J. Stigler (1946).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"A new proposal from the Biden administration calls for a nationwide cap on rent increases. Economists think that’s a terrible idea. We revisit a 2019 episode to hear why.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nTommy Andersson, professor of economics at Lund University.\nVicki Been, professor of law at New York University and former deputy mayor for housing and economic development in New York City.\nRebecca Diamond, professor of economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business.\nDavid Eisenbach, history lecturer at the Manhattan School of Music and Columbia University.\nEd Glaeser, professor of economics at Harvard University.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"The State of the Nation's Housing 2024,\" by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (2024).\n“The Effects of Rent Control Expansion on Tenants, Landlords, and Inequality: Evidence from San Francisco,” by Rebecca Diamond, Tim McQuade, and Franklin Qian (American Economic Review, 2019).\n“Housing Market Spillovers: Evidence from the End of Rent Control in Cambridge, Massachusetts,” by David H. Autor, Christopher J. Palmer, and Parang A. Pathak (Journal of Political Economy, 2014).\n“An Econometric Analysis of Rent Control,” by Edgar O. Olsen (Journal of Political Economy, 1972).\nRoofs or Ceilings?: The Current Housing Problem, by Milton Friedman and George J. Stigler (1946).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/d46973aa-1df7-45ef-999f-1844e53e5089/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=d46973aa-1df7-45ef-999f-1844e53e5089&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2902000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A new proposal from the Biden administration calls for a nationwide cap on rent increases. Economists think that’s a terrible idea. We revisit a 2019 episode to hear why.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sites.google.com/site/tommyanderssonlunduniversity/home\">Tommy Andersson\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Lund University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&personid=19774\">Vicki Been\u003c/a>, professor of law at New York University and former deputy mayor for housing and economic development in New York City.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/rebecca-diamond\">Rebecca Diamond\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.msmnyc.edu/faculty/david-eisenbach/\">David Eisenbach\u003c/a>, history lecturer at the Manhattan School of Music and Columbia University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://scholar.harvard.edu/glaeser/home\">Ed Glaeser\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/reports/files/Harvard_JCHS_The_State_of_the_Nations_Housing_2024.pdf\">The State of the Nation's Housing 2024\u003c/a>,\" by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20181289\">The Effects of Rent Control Expansion on Tenants, Landlords, and Inequality: Evidence from San Francisco\u003c/a>,” by Rebecca Diamond, Tim McQuade, and Franklin Qian (\u003ci>American Economic Review\u003c/i>, 2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/675536?journalCode=jpe\">Housing Market Spillovers: Evidence from the End of Rent Control in Cambridge, Massachusetts\u003c/a>,” by David H. Autor, Christopher J. Palmer, and Parang A. Pathak (\u003ci>Journal of Political Economy\u003c/i>, 2014).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/259959\">An Econometric Analysis of Rent Control\u003c/a>,” by Edgar O. Olsen (\u003ci>Journal of Political Economy\u003c/i>, 1972).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fee.org/wp-content/uploads/ebooks/roofs-or-ceilings.pdf\">\u003ci>Roofs or Ceilings?: The Current Housing Problem\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Milton Friedman and George J. Stigler (1946).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1041868731180":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1041868731180","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1041868731180},"title":"598. Is Overconsolidation a Threat to Democracy?","publishDate":1721865600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>That’s the worry. Even the humble eyeglass industry is dominated by a single firm. \u003c/p>\u003cp>We look into the global spike in myopia, how the Lemtosh got its name, and what your eye doctor knows that you don’t. (Part two of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-economics-of-eyeglasses/\">two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://optometry.berkeley.edu/people/yue-maria-liu-od-phd/\">Maria Liu\u003c/a>, professor of clinical optometry at the University of California, Berkeley.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://moscot.com/pages/our-story\">Harvey Moscot\u003c/a>, C.E.O. of MOSCOT Eyewear and Eyecare.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://moscot.com/collections/design-anecdotes\">Zachary Moscot\u003c/a>, chief design officer of MOSCOT Eyewear and Eyecare.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/c%C3%A9dric-rossi-99832a19/\">Cédric Rossi\u003c/a>, equity research analyst at Bryan Garnier.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.law.columbia.edu/faculty/timothy-wu\">Tim Wu\u003c/a>, professor of law, science and technology at Columbia Law School.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/meta-in-talks-to-buy-stake-in-eyewear-giant-essilorluxottica-3afc69d2\">Meta in Talks to Buy Stake in Eyewear Giant EssilorLuxottica\u003c/a>,\" by Salvador Rodriguez and Lauren Thomas (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1213518599\">The Story Behind Soaring Myopia Among Kids\u003c/a>,\" by Manoush Zomorodi, Katie Monteleone, Sanaz Meshkinpour, and Rachel Faulkner White (\u003ci>Body Electric, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/videos/2023/3/7/23629462/myopia-nearsightedness-glasses-elongated-eyeballs\">Why So Many People Need Glasses Now\u003c/a>,\" by Christophe Haubursin (\u003ci>Vox, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.essilorluxottica.com/en/newsroom/stories/eyes-world-sight-taking-action-advance-eye-health-china/\">Eyes on World Sight: Taking Action to Advance Eye Health in China\u003c/a>,\" by EssilorLuxottica (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0161642016000257\">Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050\u003c/a>,\" by Brien A. Holden, Timothy R. Fricke, Serge Resnikoff, et al. (\u003ci>Ophthalmology, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20008719/\">Increased Prevalence of Myopia in the United States Between 1971-1972 and 1999-2004\u003c/a>,\" by Susan Vitale, Robert D. Sperduto, and Frederick L. Ferris (\u003ci>Archives of Ophthalmology, \u003c/i>2009).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-economics-of-eyeglasses/\">The Economics of Eyeglasses\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"That’s the worry. Even the humble eyeglass industry is dominated by a single firm. \nWe look into the global spike in myopia, how the Lemtosh got its name, and what your eye doctor knows that you don’t. (Part two of a two-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nMaria Liu, professor of clinical optometry at the University of California, Berkeley.\nHarvey Moscot, C.E.O. of MOSCOT Eyewear and Eyecare.\nZachary Moscot, chief design officer of MOSCOT Eyewear and Eyecare.\nCédric Rossi, equity research analyst at Bryan Garnier.\nTim Wu, professor of law, science and technology at Columbia Law School.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Meta in Talks to Buy Stake in Eyewear Giant EssilorLuxottica,\" by Salvador Rodriguez and Lauren Thomas (The Wall Street Journal, 2024).\n\"The Story Behind Soaring Myopia Among Kids,\" by Manoush Zomorodi, Katie Monteleone, Sanaz Meshkinpour, and Rachel Faulkner White (Body Electric, 2024).\n\"Why So Many People Need Glasses Now,\" by Christophe Haubursin (Vox, 2023).\n\"Eyes on World Sight: Taking Action to Advance Eye Health in China,\" by EssilorLuxottica (2022).\n\"Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050,\" by Brien A. Holden, Timothy R. Fricke, Serge Resnikoff, et al. (Ophthalmology, 2016).\n\"Increased Prevalence of Myopia in the United States Between 1971-1972 and 1999-2004,\" by Susan Vitale, Robert D. Sperduto, and Frederick L. Ferris (Archives of Ophthalmology, 2009).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"The Economics of Eyeglasses,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/53024fe5-1018-4d52-a1fd-a8c9b40d3cd0/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=53024fe5-1018-4d52-a1fd-a8c9b40d3cd0&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2231000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>That’s the worry. Even the humble eyeglass industry is dominated by a single firm. \u003c/p>\u003cp>We look into the global spike in myopia, how the Lemtosh got its name, and what your eye doctor knows that you don’t. (Part two of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-economics-of-eyeglasses/\">two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://optometry.berkeley.edu/people/yue-maria-liu-od-phd/\">Maria Liu\u003c/a>, professor of clinical optometry at the University of California, Berkeley.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://moscot.com/pages/our-story\">Harvey Moscot\u003c/a>, C.E.O. of MOSCOT Eyewear and Eyecare.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://moscot.com/collections/design-anecdotes\">Zachary Moscot\u003c/a>, chief design officer of MOSCOT Eyewear and Eyecare.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/c%C3%A9dric-rossi-99832a19/\">Cédric Rossi\u003c/a>, equity research analyst at Bryan Garnier.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.law.columbia.edu/faculty/timothy-wu\">Tim Wu\u003c/a>, professor of law, science and technology at Columbia Law School.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/meta-in-talks-to-buy-stake-in-eyewear-giant-essilorluxottica-3afc69d2\">Meta in Talks to Buy Stake in Eyewear Giant EssilorLuxottica\u003c/a>,\" by Salvador Rodriguez and Lauren Thomas (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1213518599\">The Story Behind Soaring Myopia Among Kids\u003c/a>,\" by Manoush Zomorodi, Katie Monteleone, Sanaz Meshkinpour, and Rachel Faulkner White (\u003ci>Body Electric, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/videos/2023/3/7/23629462/myopia-nearsightedness-glasses-elongated-eyeballs\">Why So Many People Need Glasses Now\u003c/a>,\" by Christophe Haubursin (\u003ci>Vox, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.essilorluxottica.com/en/newsroom/stories/eyes-world-sight-taking-action-advance-eye-health-china/\">Eyes on World Sight: Taking Action to Advance Eye Health in China\u003c/a>,\" by EssilorLuxottica (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0161642016000257\">Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050\u003c/a>,\" by Brien A. Holden, Timothy R. Fricke, Serge Resnikoff, et al. (\u003ci>Ophthalmology, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20008719/\">Increased Prevalence of Myopia in the United States Between 1971-1972 and 1999-2004\u003c/a>,\" by Susan Vitale, Robert D. Sperduto, and Frederick L. Ferris (\u003ci>Archives of Ophthalmology, \u003c/i>2009).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-economics-of-eyeglasses/\">The Economics of Eyeglasses\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_731303683869":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_731303683869","meta":{"site":"audio","id":731303683869},"title":"597. Why Do Your Eyeglasses Cost $1,000?","publishDate":1721260800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>A single company, EssilorLuxottica, owns so much of the eyewear industry that it’s hard to escape their gravitational pull — or their “obscene” markups. Should regulators do something? Can Warby Parker steal market share? And how did Ray-Bans become a luxury brand? (Part one of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-economics-of-eyeglasses/\">two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/nblumenthal/\">Neil Blumenthal\u003c/a>, co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/davegilboa/\">Dave Gilboa\u003c/a>, co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/faculty/jessica-glasscock/\">Jessica Glasscock\u003c/a>, fashion historian and lecturer at the Parsons School of Design.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gresham.ac.uk/speakers/neil-handley\">Neil Handley\u003c/a>, curator of the British Optical Association Museum at the College of Optometrists.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fuqua.duke.edu/faculty/ryan-mcdevitt\">Ryan McDevitt\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Duke University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/c%C3%A9dric-rossi-99832a19/\">Cédric Rossi\u003c/a>, equity research analyst at Bryan Garnier.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.law.columbia.edu/faculty/timothy-wu\">Tim Wu\u003c/a>, professor of law, science and technology at Columbia Law School.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/27/world/europe/leonardo-del-vecchio-dead.html\">Leonardo Del Vecchio Dies at 87; Transformed Eyeglass Industry\u003c/a>,\" by Jonathan Kandell (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3SbDwNE\">\u003ci>Making a Spectacle: A Fashionable History of Glasses\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Jessica Glasscock (2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/warby-parkers-dave-gilboa-and-neil-blumenthal-a-vision-for-business/\">Dave Gilboa and Neil Blumenthal: A Vision for Business\u003c/a>,\" by Lucy Handley (\u003ci>CNBC, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/07/opinion/google-facebook-mergers-acquisitions-antitrust.html\">The Roots of Big Tech Run Disturbingly Deep\u003c/a>,\" by Tim Wu and Stuart A. Thompson (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/10/the-invisible-power-of-big-glasses-eyewear-industry-essilor-luxottica\">The Spectacular Power of Big Lens\u003c/a>,\" by Sam Knight (\u003ci>The Guardian, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3WqYOsT\">\u003ci>The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Tim Wu (2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/closing_letters/nid/1710060commissionstatement.pdf\">Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning the Proposed Acquisition of Luxottica Group S.p.A. by Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d’Optique) S.A.\u003c/a>,\" FTC File No. 171-0060 (2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Yqnjbl\">\u003ci>Cult Eyewear: The World's Enduring Classics\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Neil Handley (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Y5z86o\">\u003ci>A Far-Sighted Man\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Luca Goldoni (1991).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/direct-to-consumer-mattresses/\">Direct-to-Consumer Mattresses\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>The Economics of Everyday Things \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-two-c-e-o-s-better-than-one/\">Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-we-in-a-mattress-store-bubble/\">Are We in a Mattress-Store Bubble?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2016).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"A single company, EssilorLuxottica, owns so much of the eyewear industry that it’s hard to escape their gravitational pull — or their “obscene” markups. Should regulators do something? Can Warby Parker steal market share? And how did Ray-Bans become a luxury brand? (Part one of a two-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nNeil Blumenthal, co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker.\nDave Gilboa, co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker.\nJessica Glasscock, fashion historian and lecturer at the Parsons School of Design.\nNeil Handley, curator of the British Optical Association Museum at the College of Optometrists.\nRyan McDevitt, professor of economics at Duke University.\nCédric Rossi, equity research analyst at Bryan Garnier.\nTim Wu, professor of law, science and technology at Columbia Law School.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Leonardo Del Vecchio Dies at 87; Transformed Eyeglass Industry,\" by Jonathan Kandell (The New York Times, 2022).\nMaking a Spectacle: A Fashionable History of Glasses, by Jessica Glasscock (2021).\n\"Dave Gilboa and Neil Blumenthal: A Vision for Business,\" by Lucy Handley (CNBC, 2020).\n\"The Roots of Big Tech Run Disturbingly Deep,\" by Tim Wu and Stuart A. Thompson (The New York Times, 2019).\n\"The Spectacular Power of Big Lens,\" by Sam Knight (The Guardian, 2018).\nThe Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age, by Tim Wu (2018).\n\"Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning the Proposed Acquisition of Luxottica Group S.p.A. by Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d’Optique) S.A.,\" FTC File No. 171-0060 (2018).\nCult Eyewear: The World's Enduring Classics, by Neil Handley (2011).\nA Far-Sighted Man, by Luca Goldoni (1991).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Direct-to-Consumer Mattresses,\" by The Economics of Everyday Things (2024).\n\"Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n“Are We in a Mattress-Store Bubble?” by Freakonomics Radio (2016).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/7bbe021a-6e0f-4c0a-a7c4-a4a71b6db3ef/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=7bbe021a-6e0f-4c0a-a7c4-a4a71b6db3ef&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3279000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A single company, EssilorLuxottica, owns so much of the eyewear industry that it’s hard to escape their gravitational pull — or their “obscene” markups. Should regulators do something? Can Warby Parker steal market share? And how did Ray-Bans become a luxury brand? (Part one of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-economics-of-eyeglasses/\">two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/nblumenthal/\">Neil Blumenthal\u003c/a>, co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/davegilboa/\">Dave Gilboa\u003c/a>, co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/faculty/jessica-glasscock/\">Jessica Glasscock\u003c/a>, fashion historian and lecturer at the Parsons School of Design.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gresham.ac.uk/speakers/neil-handley\">Neil Handley\u003c/a>, curator of the British Optical Association Museum at the College of Optometrists.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fuqua.duke.edu/faculty/ryan-mcdevitt\">Ryan McDevitt\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Duke University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/c%C3%A9dric-rossi-99832a19/\">Cédric Rossi\u003c/a>, equity research analyst at Bryan Garnier.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.law.columbia.edu/faculty/timothy-wu\">Tim Wu\u003c/a>, professor of law, science and technology at Columbia Law School.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/27/world/europe/leonardo-del-vecchio-dead.html\">Leonardo Del Vecchio Dies at 87; Transformed Eyeglass Industry\u003c/a>,\" by Jonathan Kandell (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3SbDwNE\">\u003ci>Making a Spectacle: A Fashionable History of Glasses\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Jessica Glasscock (2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/warby-parkers-dave-gilboa-and-neil-blumenthal-a-vision-for-business/\">Dave Gilboa and Neil Blumenthal: A Vision for Business\u003c/a>,\" by Lucy Handley (\u003ci>CNBC, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/07/opinion/google-facebook-mergers-acquisitions-antitrust.html\">The Roots of Big Tech Run Disturbingly Deep\u003c/a>,\" by Tim Wu and Stuart A. Thompson (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/10/the-invisible-power-of-big-glasses-eyewear-industry-essilor-luxottica\">The Spectacular Power of Big Lens\u003c/a>,\" by Sam Knight (\u003ci>The Guardian, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3WqYOsT\">\u003ci>The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Tim Wu (2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/closing_letters/nid/1710060commissionstatement.pdf\">Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning the Proposed Acquisition of Luxottica Group S.p.A. by Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d’Optique) S.A.\u003c/a>,\" FTC File No. 171-0060 (2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Yqnjbl\">\u003ci>Cult Eyewear: The World's Enduring Classics\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Neil Handley (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Y5z86o\">\u003ci>A Far-Sighted Man\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Luca Goldoni (1991).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/direct-to-consumer-mattresses/\">Direct-to-Consumer Mattresses\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>The Economics of Everyday Things \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-two-c-e-o-s-better-than-one/\">Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-we-in-a-mattress-store-bubble/\">Are We in a Mattress-Store Bubble?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2016).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_142540220852":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_142540220852","meta":{"site":"audio","id":142540220852},"title":"EXTRA: People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Update)","publishDate":1721001600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>You wouldn’t think you could win a Nobel Prize for showing that humans tend to make irrational decisions. But that’s what Richard Thaler has done. In an interview from 2018, the founder of behavioral economics describes his unlikely route to success; his reputation for being lazy; and his efforts to fix the world — one nudge at a time.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/t/richard-h-thaler\">Richard Thaler\u003c/a>, professor of behavioral science and economics at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/694640\">Behavioral Economics\u003c/a>,” by Richard Thaler (\u003ci>The Past, Present, and Future of Economics: A Celebration of the 125-Year Anniversary of the JPE and of Chicago Economics\u003c/i>, December 2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3zGwcmH\">\u003ci>Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Richard Thaler (2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3S5BtdN\">\u003ci>Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>,\u003c/i> by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (2008).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/farewell-to-a-generational-talent/\">Farewell to a Generational Talent\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-richard-thaler-such-a-bleep-optimist/\">Why Is Richard Thaler Such a ****ing Optimist?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/all-you-need-is-nudge/\">All You Need Is Nudge\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-launch-a-behavior-change-revolution/\">How to Launch a Behavior-Change Revolution\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-win-a-nobel-prize/\">How To Win A Nobel Prize\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596363/\">\u003ci>The Big Short\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>film by Adam McKay (2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"You wouldn’t think you could win a Nobel Prize for showing that humans tend to make irrational decisions. But that’s what Richard Thaler has done. In an interview from 2018, the founder of behavioral economics describes his unlikely route to success; his reputation for being lazy; and his efforts to fix the world — one nudge at a time.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nRichard Thaler, professor of behavioral science and economics at the University of Chicago.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n“Behavioral Economics,” by Richard Thaler (The Past, Present, and Future of Economics: A Celebration of the 125-Year Anniversary of the JPE and of Chicago Economics, December 2017).\nMisbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics, by Richard Thaler (2015).\nNudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (2008).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Farewell to a Generational Talent,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n\"Why Is Richard Thaler Such a ****ing Optimist?\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).\n\"All You Need Is Nudge,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2021).\n\"How to Launch a Behavior-Change Revolution,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2017).\n“How To Win A Nobel Prize,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2015).\nThe Big Short, film by Adam McKay (2015).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/ecbccc38-8ac2-4cf4-a397-ce6351f55258/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=ecbccc38-8ac2-4cf4-a397-ce6351f55258&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3193000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>You wouldn’t think you could win a Nobel Prize for showing that humans tend to make irrational decisions. But that’s what Richard Thaler has done. In an interview from 2018, the founder of behavioral economics describes his unlikely route to success; his reputation for being lazy; and his efforts to fix the world — one nudge at a time.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/t/richard-h-thaler\">Richard Thaler\u003c/a>, professor of behavioral science and economics at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/694640\">Behavioral Economics\u003c/a>,” by Richard Thaler (\u003ci>The Past, Present, and Future of Economics: A Celebration of the 125-Year Anniversary of the JPE and of Chicago Economics\u003c/i>, December 2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3zGwcmH\">\u003ci>Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Richard Thaler (2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3S5BtdN\">\u003ci>Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>,\u003c/i> by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (2008).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/farewell-to-a-generational-talent/\">Farewell to a Generational Talent\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-richard-thaler-such-a-bleep-optimist/\">Why Is Richard Thaler Such a ****ing Optimist?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/all-you-need-is-nudge/\">All You Need Is Nudge\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-launch-a-behavior-change-revolution/\">How to Launch a Behavior-Change Revolution\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-win-a-nobel-prize/\">How To Win A Nobel Prize\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596363/\">\u003ci>The Big Short\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>film by Adam McKay (2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_280110051127":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_280110051127","meta":{"site":"audio","id":280110051127},"title":"596. Farewell to a Generational Talent","publishDate":1720656000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Daniel Kahneman left his mark on academia (and the real world) in countless ways. A group of his friends and colleagues recently gathered in Chicago to reflect on this legacy — and we were there, with microphones.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.psychology.huji.ac.il/Bar-HillelMaya\">Maya Bar-Hillel\u003c/a>, professor emeritus of psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://som.yale.edu/faculty-research/faculty-directory/shane-frederick\">Shane Frederick\u003c/a>, professor of marketing at the Yale School of Management.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://psychology.cornell.edu/thomas-d-gilovich\">Thomas Gilovich\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at Cornell University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mattkillingsworth.com/\">Matt Killingsworth\u003c/a>, senior fellow at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://psychology.sas.upenn.edu/people/barbara-mellers\">Barbara Mellers\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://behavioralpolicy.princeton.edu/people?ps_people_category=214\">Eldar Shafir\u003c/a>, director of the Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science & Public Policy at Princeton University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/t/richard-h-thaler\">Richard Thaler\u003c/a>, professor of behavioral science and economics at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2016976118\">Experienced Well-Being Rises With Income, Even Above $75,000 Per Year\u003c/a>,\" by Matthew A. Killingsworth (\u003ci>PNAS, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-10523-007\">The False Allure of Fast Lures\u003c/a>,\" by Yigal Attali and Maya Bar-Hillel (\u003ci>Judgment and Decision Making, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323276875_Learning_psychology_from_riddles_The_case_of_stumpers\">Learning Psychology From Riddles: The Case of Stumpers\u003c/a>,\" by Maya Bar-Hillel and Tom Noah (\u003ci>Judgment and Decision Making, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Lj68Av\">\u003ci>Thinking, Fast and Slow\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Daniel Kahneman (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1011492107\">High Income Improves Evaluation of Life but Not Emotional Well-Being\u003c/a>,\" by Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton (\u003ci>PNAS, \u003c/i>2010).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.scholars.northwestern.edu/en/publications/varieties-of-regret-a-debate-and-partial-resolution\">Varieties of Regret: A Debate and Partial Resolution\u003c/a>,\" by Thomas Gilovich, Victoria Husted Medvec, and Daniel Kahneman (\u003ci>Psychological Review, \u003c/i>1998).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315806419-9/counterfactual-determinants-satisfaction-regret-thomas-gilovich-victoria-husted-medvec?context=ubx&refId=cd92b14c-9f4e-4b78-8f3b-920755d306d7\">Some Counterfactual Determinants of Satisfaction and Regret\u003c/a>,\" by Thomas Gilovich and Victoria Husted Medvec (\u003ci>What Might Have Been: The Social Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking, \u003c/i>1995).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/remembering-daniel-kahneman/\">Remembering Daniel Kahneman\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/academic-fraud/\">Academic Fraud\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/heres-why-all-your-projects-are-always-late-and-what-to-do-about-it/\">Here’s Why All Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-men-who-started-a-thinking-revolution/\">The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Daniel Kahneman left his mark on academia (and the real world) in countless ways. A group of his friends and colleagues recently gathered in Chicago to reflect on this legacy — and we were there, with microphones.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nMaya Bar-Hillel, professor emeritus of psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.\nShane Frederick, professor of marketing at the Yale School of Management.\nThomas Gilovich, professor of psychology at Cornell University.\nMatt Killingsworth, senior fellow at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.\nBarbara Mellers, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.\nEldar Shafir, director of the Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science & Public Policy at Princeton University.\nRichard Thaler, professor of behavioral science and economics at the University of Chicago.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Experienced Well-Being Rises With Income, Even Above $75,000 Per Year,\" by Matthew A. Killingsworth (PNAS, 2021).\n\"The False Allure of Fast Lures,\" by Yigal Attali and Maya Bar-Hillel (Judgment and Decision Making, 2020).\n\"Learning Psychology From Riddles: The Case of Stumpers,\" by Maya Bar-Hillel and Tom Noah (Judgment and Decision Making, 2018).\nThinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman (2011).\n\"High Income Improves Evaluation of Life but Not Emotional Well-Being,\" by Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton (PNAS, 2010).\n\"Varieties of Regret: A Debate and Partial Resolution,\" by Thomas Gilovich, Victoria Husted Medvec, and Daniel Kahneman (Psychological Review, 1998).\n\"Some Counterfactual Determinants of Satisfaction and Regret,\" by Thomas Gilovich and Victoria Husted Medvec (What Might Have Been: The Social Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking, 1995).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Remembering Daniel Kahneman,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).\n\"Academic Fraud,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2021).\n\"Here’s Why All Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2018).\n\"The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2017).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/c5452631-27de-4947-9e31-ffbca64a05dd/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=c5452631-27de-4947-9e31-ffbca64a05dd&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3161000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Daniel Kahneman left his mark on academia (and the real world) in countless ways. A group of his friends and colleagues recently gathered in Chicago to reflect on this legacy — and we were there, with microphones.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.psychology.huji.ac.il/Bar-HillelMaya\">Maya Bar-Hillel\u003c/a>, professor emeritus of psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://som.yale.edu/faculty-research/faculty-directory/shane-frederick\">Shane Frederick\u003c/a>, professor of marketing at the Yale School of Management.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://psychology.cornell.edu/thomas-d-gilovich\">Thomas Gilovich\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at Cornell University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mattkillingsworth.com/\">Matt Killingsworth\u003c/a>, senior fellow at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://psychology.sas.upenn.edu/people/barbara-mellers\">Barbara Mellers\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://behavioralpolicy.princeton.edu/people?ps_people_category=214\">Eldar Shafir\u003c/a>, director of the Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science & Public Policy at Princeton University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/t/richard-h-thaler\">Richard Thaler\u003c/a>, professor of behavioral science and economics at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2016976118\">Experienced Well-Being Rises With Income, Even Above $75,000 Per Year\u003c/a>,\" by Matthew A. Killingsworth (\u003ci>PNAS, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-10523-007\">The False Allure of Fast Lures\u003c/a>,\" by Yigal Attali and Maya Bar-Hillel (\u003ci>Judgment and Decision Making, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323276875_Learning_psychology_from_riddles_The_case_of_stumpers\">Learning Psychology From Riddles: The Case of Stumpers\u003c/a>,\" by Maya Bar-Hillel and Tom Noah (\u003ci>Judgment and Decision Making, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Lj68Av\">\u003ci>Thinking, Fast and Slow\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Daniel Kahneman (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1011492107\">High Income Improves Evaluation of Life but Not Emotional Well-Being\u003c/a>,\" by Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton (\u003ci>PNAS, \u003c/i>2010).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.scholars.northwestern.edu/en/publications/varieties-of-regret-a-debate-and-partial-resolution\">Varieties of Regret: A Debate and Partial Resolution\u003c/a>,\" by Thomas Gilovich, Victoria Husted Medvec, and Daniel Kahneman (\u003ci>Psychological Review, \u003c/i>1998).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315806419-9/counterfactual-determinants-satisfaction-regret-thomas-gilovich-victoria-husted-medvec?context=ubx&refId=cd92b14c-9f4e-4b78-8f3b-920755d306d7\">Some Counterfactual Determinants of Satisfaction and Regret\u003c/a>,\" by Thomas Gilovich and Victoria Husted Medvec (\u003ci>What Might Have Been: The Social Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking, \u003c/i>1995).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/remembering-daniel-kahneman/\">Remembering Daniel Kahneman\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/academic-fraud/\">Academic Fraud\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/heres-why-all-your-projects-are-always-late-and-what-to-do-about-it/\">Here’s Why All Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-men-who-started-a-thinking-revolution/\">The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_493564689611":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_493564689611","meta":{"site":"audio","id":493564689611},"title":"595. Why Don't We Have Better Candidates for President?","publishDate":1720051200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>American politics is trapped in a duopoly, with two all-powerful parties colluding to stifle competition. We revisit a 2018 episode to explain how the political industry works, and talk to a reformer (and former presidential candidate) who is pushing for change.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.katherinegehl.com/\">Katherine Gehl\u003c/a>, former president and C.E.O. of Gehl Foods.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.isc.hbs.edu/about-michael-porter/biography/Pages/default.aspx\">Michael Porter\u003c/a>, professor at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.andrewyang.com/\">Andrew Yang\u003c/a>, co-chair of the Forward Party and former U.S. presidential candidate.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_yang_why_us_politics_is_broken_and_how_to_fix_it\">Why U.S. Politics Is Broken — and How to Fix It\u003c/a>,\" by Andrew Yang (\u003ci>TED, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4bKtbPH\">\u003ci>The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Michael Porter and Katherine Gehl (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/competitiveness/Documents/why-competition-in-the-politics-industry-is-failing-america.pdf\">Why Competition in the Politics Industry is Failing America\u003c/a>,” Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter (\u003ci>Harvard Business School, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/publications/Stronger_Parties_Stronger_Democracy.pdf\">Stronger Parties, Stronger Democracy: Rethinking Reform\u003c/a>,” by Ian Vandewalker and Daniel I. Weiner (\u003ci>Brennan Center for Justice, \u003c/i>2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4coHtq1\">\u003ci>On Competition\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Michael Porter (2008).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4cPQY1v\">\u003ci>Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Michael Porter (1980).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/andrew-yang-is-not-giving-up-on-politics-or-the-u-s-yet/\">Andrew Yang Is Not Giving Up on Politics — or the U.S. — Yet\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-future-of-new-york-city-is-in-question-could-andrew-yang-be-the-answer-ep-462/\">The Future of New York City Is in Question. Could Andrew Yang Be the Answer?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-this-man-running-for-president-rebroadcast/\">Why Is This Man Running for President? (Update)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/idea-must-die-election-edition/\">Ten Ideas to Make Politics Less Rotten\u003c/a>,” \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2016).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"American politics is trapped in a duopoly, with two all-powerful parties colluding to stifle competition. We revisit a 2018 episode to explain how the political industry works, and talk to a reformer (and former presidential candidate) who is pushing for change.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nKatherine Gehl, former president and C.E.O. of Gehl Foods.\nMichael Porter, professor at Harvard Business School.\nAndrew Yang, co-chair of the Forward Party and former U.S. presidential candidate.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Why U.S. Politics Is Broken — and How to Fix It,\" by Andrew Yang (TED, 2024).\nThe Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy, by Michael Porter and Katherine Gehl (2020).\n“Why Competition in the Politics Industry is Failing America,” Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter (Harvard Business School, 2017).\n“Stronger Parties, Stronger Democracy: Rethinking Reform,” by Ian Vandewalker and Daniel I. Weiner (Brennan Center for Justice, 2015).\nOn Competition, by Michael Porter (2008).\nCompetitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors, by Michael Porter (1980).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Andrew Yang Is Not Giving Up on Politics — or the U.S. — Yet,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).\n\"The Future of New York City Is in Question. Could Andrew Yang Be the Answer?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2021).\n\"Why Is This Man Running for President? (Update),\" by Freakonomics Radio (2019).\n“Ten Ideas to Make Politics Less Rotten,” Freakonomics Radio (2016).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/330b737d-63d4-4bd4-85ea-fd0031a27d21/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=330b737d-63d4-4bd4-85ea-fd0031a27d21&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3710000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>American politics is trapped in a duopoly, with two all-powerful parties colluding to stifle competition. We revisit a 2018 episode to explain how the political industry works, and talk to a reformer (and former presidential candidate) who is pushing for change.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.katherinegehl.com/\">Katherine Gehl\u003c/a>, former president and C.E.O. of Gehl Foods.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.isc.hbs.edu/about-michael-porter/biography/Pages/default.aspx\">Michael Porter\u003c/a>, professor at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.andrewyang.com/\">Andrew Yang\u003c/a>, co-chair of the Forward Party and former U.S. presidential candidate.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_yang_why_us_politics_is_broken_and_how_to_fix_it\">Why U.S. Politics Is Broken — and How to Fix It\u003c/a>,\" by Andrew Yang (\u003ci>TED, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4bKtbPH\">\u003ci>The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Michael Porter and Katherine Gehl (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/competitiveness/Documents/why-competition-in-the-politics-industry-is-failing-america.pdf\">Why Competition in the Politics Industry is Failing America\u003c/a>,” Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter (\u003ci>Harvard Business School, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/publications/Stronger_Parties_Stronger_Democracy.pdf\">Stronger Parties, Stronger Democracy: Rethinking Reform\u003c/a>,” by Ian Vandewalker and Daniel I. Weiner (\u003ci>Brennan Center for Justice, \u003c/i>2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4coHtq1\">\u003ci>On Competition\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Michael Porter (2008).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4cPQY1v\">\u003ci>Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Michael Porter (1980).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/andrew-yang-is-not-giving-up-on-politics-or-the-u-s-yet/\">Andrew Yang Is Not Giving Up on Politics — or the U.S. — Yet\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-future-of-new-york-city-is-in-question-could-andrew-yang-be-the-answer-ep-462/\">The Future of New York City Is in Question. Could Andrew Yang Be the Answer?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-this-man-running-for-president-rebroadcast/\">Why Is This Man Running for President? (Update)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/idea-must-die-election-edition/\">Ten Ideas to Make Politics Less Rotten\u003c/a>,” \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2016).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_894300748759":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_894300748759","meta":{"site":"audio","id":894300748759},"title":"594. Your Brand’s Spokesperson Just Got Arrested — Now What?","publishDate":1719446400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>It’s hard to know whether the benefits of hiring a celebrity are worth the risk. We dig into one gruesome story of an endorsement gone wrong, and find a surprising result.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://economics.cornell.edu/john-cawley\">John Cawley\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Cornell University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://marketing.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/zabj/\">Elizabeth (Zab) Johnson\u003c/a>, executive director and senior fellow with the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://web.stanford.edu/~alroth/\">Alvin Roth\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Stanford University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/business/kanye-west-adidas-yeezy.html\">Kanye and Adidas: Money, Misconduct and the Price of Appeasement\u003c/a>,\" by Megan Twohey (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w31782\">The Role of Repugnance in Markets: How the Jared Fogle Scandal Affected Patronage of Subway\u003c/a>,\" by John Cawley, Julia Eddelbuettel, Scott Cunningham, Matthew D. Eisenberg, Alan D. Mathios, and Rosemary J. Avery (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mar.21772\">How Celebrity Status and Gaze Direction in Ads Drive Visual Attention to Shape Consumer Decisions\u003c/a>,\" by Simone D'Ambrogio, Noah Werksman, Michael L. Platt, and Elizabeth Johnson (\u003ci>Psychology & Marketing, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w29080\">Consumer Responses to Firms’ Voluntary Disclosure of Information: Evidence from Calorie Labeling by Starbucks\u003c/a>,\" by Rosemary Avery, John Cawley, Julia Eddelbuettel, Matthew D. Eisenberg, Charlie Mann, and Alan D. Mathios (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/stadelis/BNT_ECMA_rev.pdf\">Consumer Heterogeneity and Paid Search Effectiveness: A Large Scale Field Experiment\u003c/a>,\" by Thomas Blake, Chris Nosko, and Steven Tadelis (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2014).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/reporter/2013number4/economics-obesity\">The Economics of Obesity\u003c/a>,\" by John Cawley (\u003ci>The Reporter, \u003c/i>2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.21.3.37\">Repugnance as a Constraint on Markets\u003c/a>,\" by Alvin Roth (\u003ci>Journal of Economic Perspectives, \u003c/i>2007).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-advertising-actually-work-part-2-digital-ep-441/\">Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 2: Digital)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-advertising-actually-work-part-1-tv-ep-440/\">Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 1: TV)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"It’s hard to know whether the benefits of hiring a celebrity are worth the risk. We dig into one gruesome story of an endorsement gone wrong, and find a surprising result.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nJohn Cawley, professor of economics at Cornell University.\nElizabeth (Zab) Johnson, executive director and senior fellow with the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania.\nAlvin Roth, professor of economics at Stanford University.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Kanye and Adidas: Money, Misconduct and the Price of Appeasement,\" by Megan Twohey (The New York Times, 2023).\n\"The Role of Repugnance in Markets: How the Jared Fogle Scandal Affected Patronage of Subway,\" by John Cawley, Julia Eddelbuettel, Scott Cunningham, Matthew D. Eisenberg, Alan D. Mathios, and Rosemary J. Avery (NBER Working Paper, 2023).\n\"How Celebrity Status and Gaze Direction in Ads Drive Visual Attention to Shape Consumer Decisions,\" by Simone D'Ambrogio, Noah Werksman, Michael L. Platt, and Elizabeth Johnson (Psychology & Marketing, 2022).\n\"Consumer Responses to Firms’ Voluntary Disclosure of Information: Evidence from Calorie Labeling by Starbucks,\" by Rosemary Avery, John Cawley, Julia Eddelbuettel, Matthew D. Eisenberg, Charlie Mann, and Alan D. Mathios (NBER Working Paper, 2021).\n\"Consumer Heterogeneity and Paid Search Effectiveness: A Large Scale Field Experiment,\" by Thomas Blake, Chris Nosko, and Steven Tadelis (NBER Working Paper, 2014).\n\"The Economics of Obesity,\" by John Cawley (The Reporter, 2013).\n\"Repugnance as a Constraint on Markets,\" by Alvin Roth (Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2007).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 2: Digital),\" by Freakonomics Radio (2020).\n\"Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 1: TV),\" by Freakonomics Radio (2020).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/ede77954-cdf8-4f22-9afa-5427d270d94a/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=ede77954-cdf8-4f22-9afa-5427d270d94a&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2618000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It’s hard to know whether the benefits of hiring a celebrity are worth the risk. We dig into one gruesome story of an endorsement gone wrong, and find a surprising result.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://economics.cornell.edu/john-cawley\">John Cawley\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Cornell University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://marketing.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/zabj/\">Elizabeth (Zab) Johnson\u003c/a>, executive director and senior fellow with the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://web.stanford.edu/~alroth/\">Alvin Roth\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Stanford University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/business/kanye-west-adidas-yeezy.html\">Kanye and Adidas: Money, Misconduct and the Price of Appeasement\u003c/a>,\" by Megan Twohey (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w31782\">The Role of Repugnance in Markets: How the Jared Fogle Scandal Affected Patronage of Subway\u003c/a>,\" by John Cawley, Julia Eddelbuettel, Scott Cunningham, Matthew D. Eisenberg, Alan D. Mathios, and Rosemary J. Avery (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mar.21772\">How Celebrity Status and Gaze Direction in Ads Drive Visual Attention to Shape Consumer Decisions\u003c/a>,\" by Simone D'Ambrogio, Noah Werksman, Michael L. Platt, and Elizabeth Johnson (\u003ci>Psychology & Marketing, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w29080\">Consumer Responses to Firms’ Voluntary Disclosure of Information: Evidence from Calorie Labeling by Starbucks\u003c/a>,\" by Rosemary Avery, John Cawley, Julia Eddelbuettel, Matthew D. Eisenberg, Charlie Mann, and Alan D. Mathios (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/stadelis/BNT_ECMA_rev.pdf\">Consumer Heterogeneity and Paid Search Effectiveness: A Large Scale Field Experiment\u003c/a>,\" by Thomas Blake, Chris Nosko, and Steven Tadelis (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2014).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/reporter/2013number4/economics-obesity\">The Economics of Obesity\u003c/a>,\" by John Cawley (\u003ci>The Reporter, \u003c/i>2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.21.3.37\">Repugnance as a Constraint on Markets\u003c/a>,\" by Alvin Roth (\u003ci>Journal of Economic Perspectives, \u003c/i>2007).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-advertising-actually-work-part-2-digital-ep-441/\">Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 2: Digital)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-advertising-actually-work-part-1-tv-ep-440/\">Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 1: TV)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1556521558615":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1556521558615","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1556521558615},"title":"593. You Can Make a Killing, but Not a Living","publishDate":1718841600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Broadway operates on a winner-take-most business model. A runaway hit like \u003ci>Stereophonic \u003c/i>— which just won five Tony Awards — will create a few big winners. But even the stars of the show will have to go elsewhere to make real money. (Part two of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/stereophonic/\">two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.davidadjmi.com/\">David Adjmi\u003c/a>, author and playwright.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.soniafriedman.com/\">Sonia Friedman\u003c/a>, theater producer and founder of Sonia Friedman Productions.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wagnerjohnson.com/\">John Johnson\u003c/a>, theater producer and co-founder of Wagner Johnson Productions.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tompecinka.com/\">Tom Pecinka\u003c/a>, actor.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sarah__pidgeon/?hl=en\">Sarah Pidgeon\u003c/a>, actor.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/16/theater/tony-award-winners.html\">Tony Award Winners 2024: The Full List\u003c/a>,\" by Rachel Sherman (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/stranger-things-play-london-2023\">Everything to Know About the \u003ci>Stranger Things: The First Shadow\u003c/i> Play in London\u003c/a>,\" by Tara Bitran (\u003ci>Tudum, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://stereophonicplay.com/\">\u003ci>Stereophonic\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by David Adjmi, Will Butler, and Daniel Aukin (2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-make-the-coolest-show-on-broadway/\">How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Broadway operates on a winner-take-most business model. A runaway hit like Stereophonic — which just won five Tony Awards — will create a few big winners. But even the stars of the show will have to go elsewhere to make real money. (Part two of a two-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nDavid Adjmi, author and playwright.\nSonia Friedman, theater producer and founder of Sonia Friedman Productions.\nJohn Johnson, theater producer and co-founder of Wagner Johnson Productions.\nTom Pecinka, actor.\nSarah Pidgeon, actor.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Tony Award Winners 2024: The Full List,\" by Rachel Sherman (The New York Times, 2024).\n\"Everything to Know About the Stranger Things: The First Shadow Play in London,\" by Tara Bitran (Tudum, 2024).\nStereophonic, by David Adjmi, Will Butler, and Daniel Aukin (2023).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/a0aa94ae-4ad3-43a6-97ce-2e5f348bf50e/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=a0aa94ae-4ad3-43a6-97ce-2e5f348bf50e&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2979000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Broadway operates on a winner-take-most business model. A runaway hit like \u003ci>Stereophonic \u003c/i>— which just won five Tony Awards — will create a few big winners. But even the stars of the show will have to go elsewhere to make real money. (Part two of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/stereophonic/\">two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.davidadjmi.com/\">David Adjmi\u003c/a>, author and playwright.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.soniafriedman.com/\">Sonia Friedman\u003c/a>, theater producer and founder of Sonia Friedman Productions.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wagnerjohnson.com/\">John Johnson\u003c/a>, theater producer and co-founder of Wagner Johnson Productions.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tompecinka.com/\">Tom Pecinka\u003c/a>, actor.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sarah__pidgeon/?hl=en\">Sarah Pidgeon\u003c/a>, actor.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/16/theater/tony-award-winners.html\">Tony Award Winners 2024: The Full List\u003c/a>,\" by Rachel Sherman (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/stranger-things-play-london-2023\">Everything to Know About the \u003ci>Stranger Things: The First Shadow\u003c/i> Play in London\u003c/a>,\" by Tara Bitran (\u003ci>Tudum, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://stereophonicplay.com/\">\u003ci>Stereophonic\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by David Adjmi, Will Butler, and Daniel Aukin (2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-make-the-coolest-show-on-broadway/\">How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_670845969853":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_670845969853","meta":{"site":"audio","id":670845969853},"title":"EXTRA: The Fascinatingly Mundane Secrets of the World’s Most Exclusive Nightclub","publishDate":1718618400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>The Berlin dance mecca Berghain is known for its eight-hour line and inscrutable door policy. PJ Vogt, host of the podcast \u003ci>Search Engine\u003c/i>, joins us to crack the code. It has to do with Cold War rivalries, German tax law, and one very talented bouncer.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzleichsenring/?locale=de_DE\">Lutz Leichsenring\u003c/a>, executive board member of Clubcommission Berlin and co-founder of VibeLab.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/pjvogt?lang=en\">PJ Vogt\u003c/a>, reporter, writer, and host of the podcast \u003ci>Search Engine.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.papermag.com/berghain-linux#rebelltitem1\">Berghain: 36 Hours Inside the World's Most Exclusive Nightclub\u003c/a>,\" by Linux (\u003ci>Paper Magazine, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9584906/\">\u003ci>Berlin Bouncer\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>documentary by David Dietl (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/sep/12/berlins-berghain-nightclub-classed-as-culturally-significant-venue\">High Culture Club: Berghain Secures Same Tax Status as Berlin Concert Venues\u003c/a>,\" by Philip Oltermann (\u003ci>The Guardian, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/03/world/europe/03germany.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap\">One Eye on the Door, the Other on His Photography\u003c/a>,\" by Nicholas Kulish (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3KLfpRy\">\u003ci>Lost and Sound: Berlin, Techno and the Easyjet Set\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Tobias Rapp (2009).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRA:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://pjvogt.substack.com/\">\u003ci>Search Engine\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>podcast by PJ Vogt.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"The Berlin dance mecca Berghain is known for its eight-hour line and inscrutable door policy. PJ Vogt, host of the podcast Search Engine, joins us to crack the code. It has to do with Cold War rivalries, German tax law, and one very talented bouncer.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nLutz Leichsenring, executive board member of Clubcommission Berlin and co-founder of VibeLab.\nPJ Vogt, reporter, writer, and host of the podcast Search Engine.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Berghain: 36 Hours Inside the World's Most Exclusive Nightclub,\" by Linux (Paper Magazine, 2022).\nBerlin Bouncer, documentary by David Dietl (2019).\n\"High Culture Club: Berghain Secures Same Tax Status as Berlin Concert Venues,\" by Philip Oltermann (The Guardian, 2016).\n\"One Eye on the Door, the Other on His Photography,\" by Nicholas Kulish (The New York Times, 2011).\nLost and Sound: Berlin, Techno and the Easyjet Set, by Tobias Rapp (2009).\n\n\n \nEXTRA:\nSearch Engine, podcast by PJ Vogt.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/c09f0b80-f66d-47dc-b02d-a7cc1105717b/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=c09f0b80-f66d-47dc-b02d-a7cc1105717b&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2698000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The Berlin dance mecca Berghain is known for its eight-hour line and inscrutable door policy. PJ Vogt, host of the podcast \u003ci>Search Engine\u003c/i>, joins us to crack the code. It has to do with Cold War rivalries, German tax law, and one very talented bouncer.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/lutzleichsenring/?locale=de_DE\">Lutz Leichsenring\u003c/a>, executive board member of Clubcommission Berlin and co-founder of VibeLab.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/pjvogt?lang=en\">PJ Vogt\u003c/a>, reporter, writer, and host of the podcast \u003ci>Search Engine.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.papermag.com/berghain-linux#rebelltitem1\">Berghain: 36 Hours Inside the World's Most Exclusive Nightclub\u003c/a>,\" by Linux (\u003ci>Paper Magazine, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9584906/\">\u003ci>Berlin Bouncer\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>documentary by David Dietl (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/sep/12/berlins-berghain-nightclub-classed-as-culturally-significant-venue\">High Culture Club: Berghain Secures Same Tax Status as Berlin Concert Venues\u003c/a>,\" by Philip Oltermann (\u003ci>The Guardian, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/03/world/europe/03germany.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap\">One Eye on the Door, the Other on His Photography\u003c/a>,\" by Nicholas Kulish (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3KLfpRy\">\u003ci>Lost and Sound: Berlin, Techno and the Easyjet Set\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Tobias Rapp (2009).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRA:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://pjvogt.substack.com/\">\u003ci>Search Engine\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>podcast by PJ Vogt.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1715157580381":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1715157580381","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1715157580381},"title":"592. How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway","publishDate":1718247600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Hit by Covid, runaway costs, and a zillion streams of competition, serious theater is in serious trouble. A new hit play called \u003ci>Stereophonic — \u003c/i>the most Tony-nominated play in history — has something to say about that. We speak with the people who make it happen every night. (Part one of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/stereophonic/\">two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.davidadjmi.com/\">David Adjmi\u003c/a>, author and playwright.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.soniafriedman.com/\">Sonia Friedman\u003c/a>, theater producer and founder of Sonia Friedman Productions.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wagnerjohnson.com/\">John Johnson\u003c/a>, theater producer and co-founder of Wagner Johnson Productions.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tompecinka.com/\">Tom Pecinka\u003c/a>, actor.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sarah__pidgeon/?hl=en\">Sarah Pidgeon\u003c/a>, actor.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://stereophonicplay.com/\">\u003ci>Stereophonic\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by David Adjmi, Will Butler, and Daniel Aukin (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4bWJXMg\">\u003ci>Lot Six: A Memoir\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by David Adjmi (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~wbaumol/OnThePerformingArtsTheAnatomyOfTheirEcoProbs.pdf\">On the Performing Arts: The Anatomy of Their Economic Problems\u003c/a>,\" by W. J. Baumol and W. G. Bowen (\u003ci>The American Economic Review\u003c/i>, 1965).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Hit by Covid, runaway costs, and a zillion streams of competition, serious theater is in serious trouble. A new hit play called Stereophonic — the most Tony-nominated play in history — has something to say about that. We speak with the people who make it happen every night. (Part one of a two-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nDavid Adjmi, author and playwright.\nSonia Friedman, theater producer and founder of Sonia Friedman Productions.\nJohn Johnson, theater producer and co-founder of Wagner Johnson Productions.\nTom Pecinka, actor.\nSarah Pidgeon, actor.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\nStereophonic, by David Adjmi, Will Butler, and Daniel Aukin (2023).\nLot Six: A Memoir, by David Adjmi (2020).\n\"On the Performing Arts: The Anatomy of Their Economic Problems,\" by W. J. Baumol and W. G. Bowen (The American Economic Review, 1965).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/15c3b50e-41c6-42fa-8b0b-632127d23128/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=15c3b50e-41c6-42fa-8b0b-632127d23128&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3908000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Hit by Covid, runaway costs, and a zillion streams of competition, serious theater is in serious trouble. A new hit play called \u003ci>Stereophonic — \u003c/i>the most Tony-nominated play in history — has something to say about that. We speak with the people who make it happen every night. (Part one of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/stereophonic/\">two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.davidadjmi.com/\">David Adjmi\u003c/a>, author and playwright.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.soniafriedman.com/\">Sonia Friedman\u003c/a>, theater producer and founder of Sonia Friedman Productions.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wagnerjohnson.com/\">John Johnson\u003c/a>, theater producer and co-founder of Wagner Johnson Productions.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tompecinka.com/\">Tom Pecinka\u003c/a>, actor.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sarah__pidgeon/?hl=en\">Sarah Pidgeon\u003c/a>, actor.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://stereophonicplay.com/\">\u003ci>Stereophonic\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by David Adjmi, Will Butler, and Daniel Aukin (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4bWJXMg\">\u003ci>Lot Six: A Memoir\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by David Adjmi (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~wbaumol/OnThePerformingArtsTheAnatomyOfTheirEcoProbs.pdf\">On the Performing Arts: The Anatomy of Their Economic Problems\u003c/a>,\" by W. J. Baumol and W. G. Bowen (\u003ci>The American Economic Review\u003c/i>, 1965).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_644891488293":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_644891488293","meta":{"site":"audio","id":644891488293},"title":"591. Signs of Progress, One Year at a Time","publishDate":1717632000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Every December, a British man named Tom Whitwell publishes a list of 52 things he’s learned that year. These fascinating facts reveal the spectrum of human behavior, from fraud and hypocrisy to Whitwell’s steadfast belief in progress. Should we also believe?\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomwhitwell/?originalSubdomain=uk\">Tom Whitwell\u003c/a>, managing consultant at Magnetic.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/704080v3\">Supercentenarian and Remarkable Age Records Exhibit Patterns Indicative of Clerical Errors and Pension Fraud\u003c/a>,\" by Saul Justin Newman (Working Paper\u003ci>, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/magnetic/52-things-i-learned-in-2023-a3bbb9f9323d\">52 things I learned in 2023\u003c/a>,\" by Tom Whitwell (\u003ci>Magnetic Notes, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.conference-board.org/pdfdownload.cfm?masterProductID=46114\">Job Satisfaction 2023\u003c/a>,\" by The Conference Board (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/britain/2017/11/09/what-fax-machines-and-floppy-disks-reveal-about-britains-productivity-problem\">What Fax Machines and Floppy Disks Reveal About Britain’s Productivity Problem\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>The Economist, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3X5HWJ5\">\u003ci>Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Peter D. Norton (2008).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/14/opinion/14kenney.html\">Beyond Propaganda\u003c/a>,\" by John Kenney (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2006).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Every December, a British man named Tom Whitwell publishes a list of 52 things he’s learned that year. These fascinating facts reveal the spectrum of human behavior, from fraud and hypocrisy to Whitwell’s steadfast belief in progress. Should we also believe?\n \n\nSOURCES:\nTom Whitwell, managing consultant at Magnetic.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Supercentenarian and Remarkable Age Records Exhibit Patterns Indicative of Clerical Errors and Pension Fraud,\" by Saul Justin Newman (Working Paper, 2024).\n\"52 things I learned in 2023,\" by Tom Whitwell (Magnetic Notes, 2023).\n\"Job Satisfaction 2023,\" by The Conference Board (2023).\n\"What Fax Machines and Floppy Disks Reveal About Britain’s Productivity Problem,\" (The Economist, 2017).\nFighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City, by Peter D. Norton (2008).\n\"Beyond Propaganda,\" by John Kenney (The New York Times, 2006).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/73a0b849-8b3b-44c4-a423-68d0ee125c5c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=73a0b849-8b3b-44c4-a423-68d0ee125c5c&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3200000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Every December, a British man named Tom Whitwell publishes a list of 52 things he’s learned that year. These fascinating facts reveal the spectrum of human behavior, from fraud and hypocrisy to Whitwell’s steadfast belief in progress. Should we also believe?\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomwhitwell/?originalSubdomain=uk\">Tom Whitwell\u003c/a>, managing consultant at Magnetic.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/704080v3\">Supercentenarian and Remarkable Age Records Exhibit Patterns Indicative of Clerical Errors and Pension Fraud\u003c/a>,\" by Saul Justin Newman (Working Paper\u003ci>, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/magnetic/52-things-i-learned-in-2023-a3bbb9f9323d\">52 things I learned in 2023\u003c/a>,\" by Tom Whitwell (\u003ci>Magnetic Notes, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.conference-board.org/pdfdownload.cfm?masterProductID=46114\">Job Satisfaction 2023\u003c/a>,\" by The Conference Board (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/britain/2017/11/09/what-fax-machines-and-floppy-disks-reveal-about-britains-productivity-problem\">What Fax Machines and Floppy Disks Reveal About Britain’s Productivity Problem\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>The Economist, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3X5HWJ5\">\u003ci>Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Peter D. Norton (2008).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/14/opinion/14kenney.html\">Beyond Propaganda\u003c/a>,\" by John Kenney (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2006).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_408263930370":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_408263930370","meta":{"site":"audio","id":408263930370},"title":"EXTRA: The Opioid Tragedy — How We Got Here","publishDate":1717372800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>An update of our 2020 series, in which we spoke with physicians, researchers, and addicts about the root causes of the crisis — and the tension between abstinence and harm reduction.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/gail-donofrio/\">Gail D’Onofrio\u003c/a>, professor and chair of emergency medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and chief of emergency services at Yale-New Haven Health.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://profiles.stanford.edu/keith-humphreys\">Keith Humphreys\u003c/a>, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstephenloyd\">Stephen Loyd\u003c/a>, chief medical officer of Cedar Recovery and chair of the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://penncamp.org/bio/p-j-brennan-md-chief-medical-officer-penn-medicine-executive-sponsor/\">Nicole O’Donnell\u003c/a>, certified recovery specialist at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g321/p1870\">Jeanmarie Perrone\u003c/a>, professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>Eileen Richardson, restaurant manager.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1913448?query=TOC\">Toward Healthy Drug Policy in the United States — The Case of Safehouse\u003c/a>,” by Evan D. Anderson, Leo Beletsky, Scott Burris, and Corey S. Davis (\u003ci>The New England Journal of Medicine\u003c/i>, 2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2719455\">Buprenorphine Deregulation and Mainstreaming Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder\u003c/a>,” by Leo Beletsky, Kevin Fiscella, and Sarah E. Wakeman (\u003ci>JAMA Psychiatry\u003c/i>, 2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527523/\">Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment for Opioid Dependence\u003c/a>,” by Gail D’Onofrio, Patrick G. O’Connor, Michael V. Pantalon, Marek C. Chawarski, Susan H. Busch, Patricia H. Owens, Steven L. Bernstein, and David A. Fiellin (\u003ci>JAMA\u003c/i>, 2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3999180/pdf/nihms559403.pdf\">Buprenorphine-Naloxone Therapy In Pain Management\u003c/a>,” by Lucy Chen, Kelly Yan Chen, and Jianren Mao (\u003ci>National Institutes of Health\u003c/i>, 2014).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3805723/\">Prevalence and Correlates of Street-Obtained Buprenorphine Use Among Current and Former Injectors In Baltimore, Maryland\u003c/a>,” by Jacquie Astemborski, Becky L. Genberg, Mirinda Gillespie, Chris-Ellyn Johanson, Gregory D. Kirk, Shruti H. Mehta, Charles R. Schuster, and David Vlahov (\u003ci>U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health\u003c/i>, 2014).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2622774/\">The Promotion and Marketing of OxyContin: Commercial Triumph, Public Health Tragedy\u003c/a>,” by Art Van Zee (\u003ci>U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health\u003c/i>, 2009).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/why-is-the-opioid-epidemic-still-raging/\">Why Is the Opioid Epidemic Still Raging?\u003c/a>\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-opioid-tragedy-part-1-weve-addicted-an-entire-generation-ep-402/\">The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: 'We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation\u003c/a>,'\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-truth-about-the-vaping-crisis/\">The Truth About the Vaping Crisis\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2019).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"An update of our 2020 series, in which we spoke with physicians, researchers, and addicts about the root causes of the crisis — and the tension between abstinence and harm reduction.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nGail D’Onofrio, professor and chair of emergency medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and chief of emergency services at Yale-New Haven Health.\nKeith Humphreys, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.\nStephen Loyd, chief medical officer of Cedar Recovery and chair of the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.\nNicole O’Donnell, certified recovery specialist at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy.\nJeanmarie Perrone, professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.\nEileen Richardson, restaurant manager.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n“Toward Healthy Drug Policy in the United States — The Case of Safehouse,” by Evan D. Anderson, Leo Beletsky, Scott Burris, and Corey S. Davis (The New England Journal of Medicine, 2020).\n“Buprenorphine Deregulation and Mainstreaming Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder,” by Leo Beletsky, Kevin Fiscella, and Sarah E. Wakeman (JAMA Psychiatry, 2018).\n“Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment for Opioid Dependence,” by Gail D’Onofrio, Patrick G. O’Connor, Michael V. Pantalon, Marek C. Chawarski, Susan H. Busch, Patricia H. Owens, Steven L. Bernstein, and David A. Fiellin (JAMA, 2015).\n“Buprenorphine-Naloxone Therapy In Pain Management,” by Lucy Chen, Kelly Yan Chen, and Jianren Mao (National Institutes of Health, 2014).\n“Prevalence and Correlates of Street-Obtained Buprenorphine Use Among Current and Former Injectors In Baltimore, Maryland,” by Jacquie Astemborski, Becky L. Genberg, Mirinda Gillespie, Chris-Ellyn Johanson, Gregory D. Kirk, Shruti H. Mehta, Charles R. Schuster, and David Vlahov (U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, 2014).\n“The Promotion and Marketing of OxyContin: Commercial Triumph, Public Health Tragedy,” by Art Van Zee (U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, 2009).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Why Is the Opioid Epidemic Still Raging?\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n\"The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: 'We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation,'\" by Freakonomics Radio (2020).\n“The Truth About the Vaping Crisis,” by Freakonomics Radio (2019).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/dfb43b04-bc23-45ed-8467-6e5f41a751cc/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=dfb43b04-bc23-45ed-8467-6e5f41a751cc&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2519000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>An update of our 2020 series, in which we spoke with physicians, researchers, and addicts about the root causes of the crisis — and the tension between abstinence and harm reduction.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/gail-donofrio/\">Gail D’Onofrio\u003c/a>, professor and chair of emergency medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and chief of emergency services at Yale-New Haven Health.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://profiles.stanford.edu/keith-humphreys\">Keith Humphreys\u003c/a>, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstephenloyd\">Stephen Loyd\u003c/a>, chief medical officer of Cedar Recovery and chair of the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://penncamp.org/bio/p-j-brennan-md-chief-medical-officer-penn-medicine-executive-sponsor/\">Nicole O’Donnell\u003c/a>, certified recovery specialist at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g321/p1870\">Jeanmarie Perrone\u003c/a>, professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>Eileen Richardson, restaurant manager.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1913448?query=TOC\">Toward Healthy Drug Policy in the United States — The Case of Safehouse\u003c/a>,” by Evan D. Anderson, Leo Beletsky, Scott Burris, and Corey S. Davis (\u003ci>The New England Journal of Medicine\u003c/i>, 2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2719455\">Buprenorphine Deregulation and Mainstreaming Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder\u003c/a>,” by Leo Beletsky, Kevin Fiscella, and Sarah E. Wakeman (\u003ci>JAMA Psychiatry\u003c/i>, 2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527523/\">Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment for Opioid Dependence\u003c/a>,” by Gail D’Onofrio, Patrick G. O’Connor, Michael V. Pantalon, Marek C. Chawarski, Susan H. Busch, Patricia H. Owens, Steven L. Bernstein, and David A. Fiellin (\u003ci>JAMA\u003c/i>, 2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3999180/pdf/nihms559403.pdf\">Buprenorphine-Naloxone Therapy In Pain Management\u003c/a>,” by Lucy Chen, Kelly Yan Chen, and Jianren Mao (\u003ci>National Institutes of Health\u003c/i>, 2014).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3805723/\">Prevalence and Correlates of Street-Obtained Buprenorphine Use Among Current and Former Injectors In Baltimore, Maryland\u003c/a>,” by Jacquie Astemborski, Becky L. Genberg, Mirinda Gillespie, Chris-Ellyn Johanson, Gregory D. Kirk, Shruti H. Mehta, Charles R. Schuster, and David Vlahov (\u003ci>U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health\u003c/i>, 2014).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2622774/\">The Promotion and Marketing of OxyContin: Commercial Triumph, Public Health Tragedy\u003c/a>,” by Art Van Zee (\u003ci>U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health\u003c/i>, 2009).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/why-is-the-opioid-epidemic-still-raging/\">Why Is the Opioid Epidemic Still Raging?\u003c/a>\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-opioid-tragedy-part-1-weve-addicted-an-entire-generation-ep-402/\">The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: 'We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation\u003c/a>,'\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-truth-about-the-vaping-crisis/\">The Truth About the Vaping Crisis\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2019).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_106860826883":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_106860826883","meta":{"site":"audio","id":106860826883},"title":"590. Can $55 Billion End the Opioid Epidemic?","publishDate":1717027200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Thanks to legal settlements with drug makers and distributors, states have plenty of money to boost prevention and treatment. Will it work? (Part two of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/why-is-the-opioid-epidemic-still-raging/\">two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://profiles.stanford.edu/keith-humphreys\">Keith Humphreys\u003c/a>, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstephenloyd\">Stephen Loyd\u003c/a>, chief medical officer of Cedar Recovery and chair of the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineminhee/\">Christine Minhee\u003c/a>, founder of OpioidSettlementTracker.com.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/12/purdue-bankruptcy-sacklers/\">Court Conflicted Over Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan That Shields Sacklers From Liability\u003c/a>,\" by Amy Howe (\u003ci>SCOTUSblog, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/\">NationalOpioidSettlement.com\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.opioidsettlementtracker.com/\">OpioidSettlementTracker.com\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.theheliosalliance.com/\">The Helios Alliance\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-opioid-tragedy-part-2-its-not-a-death-sentence-ep-403/\">The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: 'It’s Not a Death Sentence\u003c/a>,'\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Thanks to legal settlements with drug makers and distributors, states have plenty of money to boost prevention and treatment. Will it work? (Part two of a two-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nKeith Humphreys, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.\nStephen Loyd, chief medical officer of Cedar Recovery and chair of the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.\nChristine Minhee, founder of OpioidSettlementTracker.com.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Court Conflicted Over Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan That Shields Sacklers From Liability,\" by Amy Howe (SCOTUSblog, 2023).\nNationalOpioidSettlement.com.\nOpioidSettlementTracker.com.\nThe Helios Alliance.\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: 'It’s Not a Death Sentence,'\" by Freakonomics Radio (2020).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/c081201a-3abf-484b-b91c-486a990caa8b/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=c081201a-3abf-484b-b91c-486a990caa8b&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2456000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Thanks to legal settlements with drug makers and distributors, states have plenty of money to boost prevention and treatment. Will it work? (Part two of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/why-is-the-opioid-epidemic-still-raging/\">two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://profiles.stanford.edu/keith-humphreys\">Keith Humphreys\u003c/a>, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstephenloyd\">Stephen Loyd\u003c/a>, chief medical officer of Cedar Recovery and chair of the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineminhee/\">Christine Minhee\u003c/a>, founder of OpioidSettlementTracker.com.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/12/purdue-bankruptcy-sacklers/\">Court Conflicted Over Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan That Shields Sacklers From Liability\u003c/a>,\" by Amy Howe (\u003ci>SCOTUSblog, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/\">NationalOpioidSettlement.com\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.opioidsettlementtracker.com/\">OpioidSettlementTracker.com\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.theheliosalliance.com/\">The Helios Alliance\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-opioid-tragedy-part-2-its-not-a-death-sentence-ep-403/\">The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: 'It’s Not a Death Sentence\u003c/a>,'\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_566374761539":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_566374761539","meta":{"site":"audio","id":566374761539},"title":"589. Why Has the Opioid Crisis Lasted So Long?","publishDate":1716422400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Most epidemics flare up, do their damage, and fade away. This one has been raging for almost 30 years. To find out why, it’s time to ask some uncomfortable questions. (Part one of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/why-is-the-opioid-epidemic-still-raging/\">two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://scholar.harvard.edu/cutler/home\">David Cutler\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sph.pitt.edu/directory/j-travis-donahoe\">Travis Donahoe\u003c/a>, professor of health policy and management at the University of Pittsburgh.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://profiles.stanford.edu/keith-humphreys\">Keith Humphreys\u003c/a>, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cedarrecovery.com/dr-stephen-loyd\">Stephen Loyd\u003c/a>, chief medical officer of Cedar Recovery and chair of the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w32055/w32055.pdf\">Thick Market Externalities and the Persistence of the Opioid Epidemic\u003c/a>,\" by David Cutler and J. Travis Donahoe (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9261968/\">Responding to the Opioid Crisis in North America and Beyond: Recommendations of the Stanford-Lancet Commission\u003c/a>,\" by Keith Humphreys, Chelsea L. Shover, Christine Timko, et al. (\u003ci>The Lancet, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.35.4.171\">When Innovation Goes Wrong: Technological Regress and the Opioid Epidemic\u003c/a>,\" by David Cutler and Edward Glaeser (\u003ci>Journal of Economic Perspectives, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/nuclear-power-isnt-perfect-is-it-good-enough/\">Nuclear Power Isn’t Perfect. Is It Good Enough?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-opioid-tragedy-part-2-its-not-a-death-sentence-ep-403/\">The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: 'It’s Not a Death Sentence\u003c/a>,'\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-opioid-tragedy-part-1-weve-addicted-an-entire-generation-ep-402/\">The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: 'We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation\u003c/a>,'\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Most epidemics flare up, do their damage, and fade away. This one has been raging for almost 30 years. To find out why, it’s time to ask some uncomfortable questions. (Part one of a two-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nDavid Cutler, professor of economics at Harvard University.\nTravis Donahoe, professor of health policy and management at the University of Pittsburgh.\nKeith Humphreys, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.\nStephen Loyd, chief medical officer of Cedar Recovery and chair of the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Thick Market Externalities and the Persistence of the Opioid Epidemic,\" by David Cutler and J. Travis Donahoe (NBER Working Paper, 2024).\n\"Responding to the Opioid Crisis in North America and Beyond: Recommendations of the Stanford-Lancet Commission,\" by Keith Humphreys, Chelsea L. Shover, Christine Timko, et al. (The Lancet, 2022).\n\"When Innovation Goes Wrong: Technological Regress and the Opioid Epidemic,\" by David Cutler and Edward Glaeser (Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2021).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Nuclear Power Isn’t Perfect. Is It Good Enough?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2022).\n\"The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: 'It’s Not a Death Sentence,'\" by Freakonomics Radio (2020).\n\"The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: 'We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation,'\" by Freakonomics Radio (2020).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/e86a4001-f6b9-4ff0-b461-03b19b6db91d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=e86a4001-f6b9-4ff0-b461-03b19b6db91d&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2913000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Most epidemics flare up, do their damage, and fade away. This one has been raging for almost 30 years. To find out why, it’s time to ask some uncomfortable questions. (Part one of a \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/why-is-the-opioid-epidemic-still-raging/\">two-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://scholar.harvard.edu/cutler/home\">David Cutler\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sph.pitt.edu/directory/j-travis-donahoe\">Travis Donahoe\u003c/a>, professor of health policy and management at the University of Pittsburgh.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://profiles.stanford.edu/keith-humphreys\">Keith Humphreys\u003c/a>, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cedarrecovery.com/dr-stephen-loyd\">Stephen Loyd\u003c/a>, chief medical officer of Cedar Recovery and chair of the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w32055/w32055.pdf\">Thick Market Externalities and the Persistence of the Opioid Epidemic\u003c/a>,\" by David Cutler and J. Travis Donahoe (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9261968/\">Responding to the Opioid Crisis in North America and Beyond: Recommendations of the Stanford-Lancet Commission\u003c/a>,\" by Keith Humphreys, Chelsea L. Shover, Christine Timko, et al. (\u003ci>The Lancet, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.35.4.171\">When Innovation Goes Wrong: Technological Regress and the Opioid Epidemic\u003c/a>,\" by David Cutler and Edward Glaeser (\u003ci>Journal of Economic Perspectives, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/nuclear-power-isnt-perfect-is-it-good-enough/\">Nuclear Power Isn’t Perfect. Is It Good Enough?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-opioid-tragedy-part-2-its-not-a-death-sentence-ep-403/\">The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: 'It’s Not a Death Sentence\u003c/a>,'\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-opioid-tragedy-part-1-weve-addicted-an-entire-generation-ep-402/\">The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: 'We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation\u003c/a>,'\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1283950276307":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1283950276307","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1283950276307},"title":"Extra: Car Colors & Storage Units","publishDate":1716166800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Presenting two stories from \u003ci>The Economics of Everyday Things: \u003c/i>Why does it seem like every car is black, white, or gray these days? And: How self-storage took over America.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>Tom Crockett, classic car enthusiast.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ir.extraspace.com/management/zachary-dickens\">Zachary Dickens\u003c/a>, executive vice president and chief investment officer of Extra Space Storage.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-gutjahr-8b7325/?originalSubdomain=de\">Mark Gutjahr\u003c/a>, global head of design at BASF.\u003c/li>\u003cli>Kara Kolodziej, self-storage unit tenant.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-mari-decoster-14185a35/\">Anne Mari DeCoster\u003c/a>, self-storage consultant.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkie-riedel-415628184/\">Nikkie Riedel\u003c/a>, carline planning manager at Subaru of America.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.storagecafe.com/blog/self-storage-demand-and-trends/\">A Fifth Of Americans Rent Self Storage, With Millennials Overtaking Gen Xers In Generational Storage Wars\u003c/a>,” by Francis Chantree (\u003ci>Storage Cafe, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/01/self-storage-industry.html\">Lessors of Mini Warehouses and Self-Storage Units Show Significant Financial Gains During COVID-19 Pandemic\u003c/a>,” by Ben Chandler and Robin Enlow (United States Census Bureau, 2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.basf-coatings.com/global/en/shaping-the-future/driving_color_design/global_color_report.html\">BASF Color Report 2023 for Automotive OEM Coatings\u003c/a>, (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.insideselfstorage.com/self-storage-investing-real-estate/the-fate-of-oversupplied-self-storage-markets-and-how-to-pull-back-from-the-brink\">The Fate of Oversupplied Self-Storage Markets and How to Pull Back From the Brink\u003c/a>,” by Frank DeSalvo and David Perlleshi (\u003ci>Inside Self Storage, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/21/business/self-storage-roars-back.html\">A Pandemic Space Race: Self-Storage Roars Back\u003c/a>,” by Ellen Rosen (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/business/car-paint-job-resale-value.html\">Beige on an S.U.V. Will Cost You, but for Pickups It’s Golden\u003c/a>,” by Roy Furchgott (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.consumerreports.org/consumerist/a-brief-history-of-car-colors-and-why-are-we-so-boring-now/\">A Brief History Of Car Colors — And Why Are We So Boring Now?\u003c/a>” (\u003ci>Consumer Reports, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/01/18/the-link-between-the-colour-of-cars-and-the-economy\">The Link Between the Colour of Cars and the Economy\u003c/a>,” (\u003ci>The Economist, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/need-to-store-that-booming-self-storage-industry-says-no-problem-1444728600\">Need to Store That? Booming Self-Storage Industry Says No Problem\u003c/a>,” by Liam Pleven (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/car-washes/\">Car Washes\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>The Economics of Everyday Things \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1785123/\">\u003ci>Storage Wars\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>TV series (2010-present).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1742340/\">\u003ci>Auction Hunters\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>TV series (2010-2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Presenting two stories from The Economics of Everyday Things: Why does it seem like every car is black, white, or gray these days? And: How self-storage took over America.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nTom Crockett, classic car enthusiast.\nZachary Dickens, executive vice president and chief investment officer of Extra Space Storage.\nMark Gutjahr, global head of design at BASF.\nKara Kolodziej, self-storage unit tenant.\nAnne Mari DeCoster, self-storage consultant.\nNikkie Riedel, carline planning manager at Subaru of America.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n“A Fifth Of Americans Rent Self Storage, With Millennials Overtaking Gen Xers In Generational Storage Wars,” by Francis Chantree (Storage Cafe, 2024).\n“Lessors of Mini Warehouses and Self-Storage Units Show Significant Financial Gains During COVID-19 Pandemic,” by Ben Chandler and Robin Enlow (United States Census Bureau, 2024).\nBASF Color Report 2023 for Automotive OEM Coatings, (2023).\n“The Fate of Oversupplied Self-Storage Markets and How to Pull Back From the Brink,” by Frank DeSalvo and David Perlleshi (Inside Self Storage, 2023).\n“A Pandemic Space Race: Self-Storage Roars Back,” by Ellen Rosen (The New York Times, 2021).\n“Beige on an S.U.V. Will Cost You, but for Pickups It’s Golden,” by Roy Furchgott (The New York Times, 2021).\n“A Brief History Of Car Colors — And Why Are We So Boring Now?” (Consumer Reports, 2018).\n“The Link Between the Colour of Cars and the Economy,” (The Economist, 2018).\n“Need to Store That? Booming Self-Storage Industry Says No Problem,” by Liam Pleven (The Wall Street Journal, 2015).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n“Car Washes,” by The Economics of Everyday Things (2023).\nStorage Wars, TV series (2010-present).\nAuction Hunters, TV series (2010-2015).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/7ef3f252-3892-4515-a59f-73a747e3040c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=7ef3f252-3892-4515-a59f-73a747e3040c&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2115000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Presenting two stories from \u003ci>The Economics of Everyday Things: \u003c/i>Why does it seem like every car is black, white, or gray these days? And: How self-storage took over America.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>Tom Crockett, classic car enthusiast.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ir.extraspace.com/management/zachary-dickens\">Zachary Dickens\u003c/a>, executive vice president and chief investment officer of Extra Space Storage.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-gutjahr-8b7325/?originalSubdomain=de\">Mark Gutjahr\u003c/a>, global head of design at BASF.\u003c/li>\u003cli>Kara Kolodziej, self-storage unit tenant.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-mari-decoster-14185a35/\">Anne Mari DeCoster\u003c/a>, self-storage consultant.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkie-riedel-415628184/\">Nikkie Riedel\u003c/a>, carline planning manager at Subaru of America.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.storagecafe.com/blog/self-storage-demand-and-trends/\">A Fifth Of Americans Rent Self Storage, With Millennials Overtaking Gen Xers In Generational Storage Wars\u003c/a>,” by Francis Chantree (\u003ci>Storage Cafe, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/01/self-storage-industry.html\">Lessors of Mini Warehouses and Self-Storage Units Show Significant Financial Gains During COVID-19 Pandemic\u003c/a>,” by Ben Chandler and Robin Enlow (United States Census Bureau, 2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.basf-coatings.com/global/en/shaping-the-future/driving_color_design/global_color_report.html\">BASF Color Report 2023 for Automotive OEM Coatings\u003c/a>, (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.insideselfstorage.com/self-storage-investing-real-estate/the-fate-of-oversupplied-self-storage-markets-and-how-to-pull-back-from-the-brink\">The Fate of Oversupplied Self-Storage Markets and How to Pull Back From the Brink\u003c/a>,” by Frank DeSalvo and David Perlleshi (\u003ci>Inside Self Storage, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/21/business/self-storage-roars-back.html\">A Pandemic Space Race: Self-Storage Roars Back\u003c/a>,” by Ellen Rosen (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/business/car-paint-job-resale-value.html\">Beige on an S.U.V. Will Cost You, but for Pickups It’s Golden\u003c/a>,” by Roy Furchgott (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.consumerreports.org/consumerist/a-brief-history-of-car-colors-and-why-are-we-so-boring-now/\">A Brief History Of Car Colors — And Why Are We So Boring Now?\u003c/a>” (\u003ci>Consumer Reports, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/01/18/the-link-between-the-colour-of-cars-and-the-economy\">The Link Between the Colour of Cars and the Economy\u003c/a>,” (\u003ci>The Economist, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/need-to-store-that-booming-self-storage-industry-says-no-problem-1444728600\">Need to Store That? Booming Self-Storage Industry Says No Problem\u003c/a>,” by Liam Pleven (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/car-washes/\">Car Washes\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>The Economics of Everyday Things \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1785123/\">\u003ci>Storage Wars\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>TV series (2010-present).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1742340/\">\u003ci>Auction Hunters\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>TV series (2010-2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1643018098271":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1643018098271","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1643018098271},"title":"588. Confessions of a Black Conservative","publishDate":1715817600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>The economist and social critic Glenn Loury has led a remarkably turbulent life, both professionally and personally. In a new memoir, he has chosen to reveal just about everything. Why?\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.brown.edu/Departments/Economics/Faculty/Glenn_Loury/louryhomepage/\">Glenn Loury\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Brown University and host of \u003ci>The Glenn Show\u003c/i>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3JZLJQi\">\u003ci>Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Glenn Loury (2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://glennloury.substack.com/p/amy-wax-the-witch-hunt-at-penn-law\">Amy Wax – The DEI Witch Hunt at Penn Law\u003c/a>,\" by Glenn Loury (\u003ci>The Glenn Show, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/11/the-conservative-line-on-race/377003/\">The Conservative Line on Race\u003c/a>,\" by Glenn Loury (\u003ci>The Atlantic, \u003c/i>1997).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.brown.edu/Departments/Economics/Faculty/Glenn_Loury/louryhomepage/papers/Coate%20and%20Loury%20(AER%201993).pdf\">Will Affirmative-Action Policies Eliminate Negative Stereotypes?\u003c/a>\" by Stephen Coate and Glenn Loury (\u003ci>The American Economic Review, \u003c/i>1993).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/roland-fryer-refuses-to-lie-to-black-america/\">Roland Fryer Refuses to Lie to Black America\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-much-does-discrimination-hurt-the-economy/\">How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-pros-and-cons-of-reparations-ep-427/\">The Pros and Cons of Reparations\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"The economist and social critic Glenn Loury has led a remarkably turbulent life, both professionally and personally. In a new memoir, he has chosen to reveal just about everything. Why?\n \n\nSOURCE:\nGlenn Loury, professor of economics at Brown University and host of The Glenn Show.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\nLate Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative, by Glenn Loury (2024).\n\"Amy Wax – The DEI Witch Hunt at Penn Law,\" by Glenn Loury (The Glenn Show, 2024).\n\"The Conservative Line on Race,\" by Glenn Loury (The Atlantic, 1997).\n\"Will Affirmative-Action Policies Eliminate Negative Stereotypes?\" by Stephen Coate and Glenn Loury (The American Economic Review, 1993).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Roland Fryer Refuses to Lie to Black America,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2022).\n\"How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2021).\n\"The Pros and Cons of Reparations,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2020).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/db476bf9-ed32-489a-a7a2-2395362aa316/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=db476bf9-ed32-489a-a7a2-2395362aa316&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3400000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The economist and social critic Glenn Loury has led a remarkably turbulent life, both professionally and personally. In a new memoir, he has chosen to reveal just about everything. Why?\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.brown.edu/Departments/Economics/Faculty/Glenn_Loury/louryhomepage/\">Glenn Loury\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Brown University and host of \u003ci>The Glenn Show\u003c/i>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3JZLJQi\">\u003ci>Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Glenn Loury (2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://glennloury.substack.com/p/amy-wax-the-witch-hunt-at-penn-law\">Amy Wax – The DEI Witch Hunt at Penn Law\u003c/a>,\" by Glenn Loury (\u003ci>The Glenn Show, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/11/the-conservative-line-on-race/377003/\">The Conservative Line on Race\u003c/a>,\" by Glenn Loury (\u003ci>The Atlantic, \u003c/i>1997).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.brown.edu/Departments/Economics/Faculty/Glenn_Loury/louryhomepage/papers/Coate%20and%20Loury%20(AER%201993).pdf\">Will Affirmative-Action Policies Eliminate Negative Stereotypes?\u003c/a>\" by Stephen Coate and Glenn Loury (\u003ci>The American Economic Review, \u003c/i>1993).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/roland-fryer-refuses-to-lie-to-black-america/\">Roland Fryer Refuses to Lie to Black America\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-much-does-discrimination-hurt-the-economy/\">How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-pros-and-cons-of-reparations-ep-427/\">The Pros and Cons of Reparations\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1682190957466":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1682190957466","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1682190957466},"title":"587. Should Companies Be Owned by Their Workers?","publishDate":1715212800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>The employee ownership movement is growing, and one of its biggest champions is also a private equity heavyweight. Is this meaningful change, or just window dressing?\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://democracycollaborative.org/marjorie-kelly\">Marjorie Kelly\u003c/a>, distinguished senior fellow at The Democracy Collaborative.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nceo.org/NCEO-Speaking-Consulting-Staff/id/53\">Corey Rosen\u003c/a>, founder and senior staff member of the National Center for Employee Ownership.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kkr.com/about/our-people/pete-stavros\">Pete Stavros\u003c/a>, co-head of Global Private Equity at KKR.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/28/business/economy/kkr-private-equity-employee-ownership.html\">Private Equity Is Starting to Share With Workers, Without Taking a Financial Hit\u003c/a>,\" by Lydia DePillis (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0yAK2kiW1M\">Private Equity Heavyweight Pushing Employee Ownership\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>60 Minutes, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=63867\">Ownership Works: Scaling a Profitable Social Mission\u003c/a>,\" by Ethan Rouen, Dennis Campbell, and Andrew Robinson (\u003ci>HBS Case Collection, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nceo.org/article/research-employee-ownership\">Research on Employee Ownership\u003c/a>,\" by the National Center for Employee Ownership (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4dvMPRg\">\u003ci>Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Marjorie Kelly (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.fastcompany.com/90753566/is-private-equity-joining-or-co-opting-the-employee-ownership-movement\">Is Private Equity Joining — or Co-Opting—the Employee Ownership Movement?\u003c/a>\" by Marjorie Kelly and Karen Kahn (\u003ci>Fast Company, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://hbr.org/1987/09/how-well-is-employee-ownership-working\">How Well Is Employee Ownership Working?\u003c/a>\" by Corey Rosen and Michael Quarrey (\u003ci>Harvard Business Review, \u003c/i>1987).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-private-equity-firms-plundering-the-u-s-economy/\">Are Private Equity Firms Plundering the U.S. Economy?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/do-you-know-who-owns-your-vet/\">Do You Know Who Owns Your Vet?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/should-you-trust-private-equity-to-take-care-of-your-dog/\">Should You Trust Private Equity to Take Care of Your Dog?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"The employee ownership movement is growing, and one of its biggest champions is also a private equity heavyweight. Is this meaningful change, or just window dressing?\n \n\nSOURCES:\nMarjorie Kelly, distinguished senior fellow at The Democracy Collaborative.\nCorey Rosen, founder and senior staff member of the National Center for Employee Ownership.\nPete Stavros, co-head of Global Private Equity at KKR.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Private Equity Is Starting to Share With Workers, Without Taking a Financial Hit,\" by Lydia DePillis (The New York Times, 2024).\n\"Private Equity Heavyweight Pushing Employee Ownership,\" (60 Minutes, 2024).\n\"Ownership Works: Scaling a Profitable Social Mission,\" by Ethan Rouen, Dennis Campbell, and Andrew Robinson (HBS Case Collection, 2023).\n\"Research on Employee Ownership,\" by the National Center for Employee Ownership (2023).\nWealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises, by Marjorie Kelly (2023).\n\"Is Private Equity Joining — or Co-Opting—the Employee Ownership Movement?\" by Marjorie Kelly and Karen Kahn (Fast Company, 2022).\n\"How Well Is Employee Ownership Working?\" by Corey Rosen and Michael Quarrey (Harvard Business Review, 1987).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Are Private Equity Firms Plundering the U.S. Economy?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"Do You Know Who Owns Your Vet?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"Should You Trust Private Equity to Take Care of Your Dog?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/e8c6ef1c-76ef-4d0c-a577-6dd62df40b70/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=e8c6ef1c-76ef-4d0c-a577-6dd62df40b70&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2793000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The employee ownership movement is growing, and one of its biggest champions is also a private equity heavyweight. Is this meaningful change, or just window dressing?\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://democracycollaborative.org/marjorie-kelly\">Marjorie Kelly\u003c/a>, distinguished senior fellow at The Democracy Collaborative.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nceo.org/NCEO-Speaking-Consulting-Staff/id/53\">Corey Rosen\u003c/a>, founder and senior staff member of the National Center for Employee Ownership.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kkr.com/about/our-people/pete-stavros\">Pete Stavros\u003c/a>, co-head of Global Private Equity at KKR.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/28/business/economy/kkr-private-equity-employee-ownership.html\">Private Equity Is Starting to Share With Workers, Without Taking a Financial Hit\u003c/a>,\" by Lydia DePillis (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0yAK2kiW1M\">Private Equity Heavyweight Pushing Employee Ownership\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>60 Minutes, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=63867\">Ownership Works: Scaling a Profitable Social Mission\u003c/a>,\" by Ethan Rouen, Dennis Campbell, and Andrew Robinson (\u003ci>HBS Case Collection, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nceo.org/article/research-employee-ownership\">Research on Employee Ownership\u003c/a>,\" by the National Center for Employee Ownership (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4dvMPRg\">\u003ci>Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Marjorie Kelly (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.fastcompany.com/90753566/is-private-equity-joining-or-co-opting-the-employee-ownership-movement\">Is Private Equity Joining — or Co-Opting—the Employee Ownership Movement?\u003c/a>\" by Marjorie Kelly and Karen Kahn (\u003ci>Fast Company, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://hbr.org/1987/09/how-well-is-employee-ownership-working\">How Well Is Employee Ownership Working?\u003c/a>\" by Corey Rosen and Michael Quarrey (\u003ci>Harvard Business Review, \u003c/i>1987).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-private-equity-firms-plundering-the-u-s-economy/\">Are Private Equity Firms Plundering the U.S. Economy?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/do-you-know-who-owns-your-vet/\">Do You Know Who Owns Your Vet?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/should-you-trust-private-equity-to-take-care-of-your-dog/\">Should You Trust Private Equity to Take Care of Your Dog?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1419887032817":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1419887032817","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1419887032817},"title":"586. How Does the Lost World of Vienna Still Shape Our Lives?","publishDate":1714618800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>From politics and economics to psychology and the arts, many of the modern ideas we take for granted emerged a century ago from a single European capital. In this episode of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, the historian Richard Cockett explores all those ideas — and how the arrival of fascism can ruin in a few years what took generations to build.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-cockett-9ab17629/\">Richard Cockett\u003c/a>, author and senior editor at \u003ci>The Economist\u003c/i>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/44mdgVs\">\u003ci>Vienna: How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Cockett (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2007/12/19/birth-death-and-shopping\">Birth, Death and Shopping\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>The Economist, \u003c/i>2007).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3QqIyoC\">\u003ci>The Hidden Persuaders\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Vance Packard (1957).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1944/09/24/87471543.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0\">An Economist's View of 'Planning\u003c/a>,'\" by Henry Hazlitt (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>1944).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3xWQMOB\">\u003ci>The World of Yesterday: Memoires of a European\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Stefan Zweig (1942).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRA:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/arnold-schwarzenegger-has-some-advice-for-you/\">Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Some Advice for You\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"From politics and economics to psychology and the arts, many of the modern ideas we take for granted emerged a century ago from a single European capital. In this episode of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, the historian Richard Cockett explores all those ideas — and how the arrival of fascism can ruin in a few years what took generations to build.\n \n\nSOURCE:\nRichard Cockett, author and senior editor at The Economist.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\nVienna: How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World, by Richard Cockett (2023).\n\"Birth, Death and Shopping,\" (The Economist, 2007).\nThe Hidden Persuaders, by Vance Packard (1957).\n\"An Economist's View of 'Planning,'\" by Henry Hazlitt (The New York Times, 1944).\nThe World of Yesterday: Memoires of a European, by Stefan Zweig (1942).\n\n\n \nEXTRA:\n\"Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Some Advice for You,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/e5b0a915-b632-40ff-92ab-da4b576bfd09/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=e5b0a915-b632-40ff-92ab-da4b576bfd09&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3439000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>From politics and economics to psychology and the arts, many of the modern ideas we take for granted emerged a century ago from a single European capital. In this episode of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, the historian Richard Cockett explores all those ideas — and how the arrival of fascism can ruin in a few years what took generations to build.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-cockett-9ab17629/\">Richard Cockett\u003c/a>, author and senior editor at \u003ci>The Economist\u003c/i>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/44mdgVs\">\u003ci>Vienna: How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Cockett (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2007/12/19/birth-death-and-shopping\">Birth, Death and Shopping\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>The Economist, \u003c/i>2007).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3QqIyoC\">\u003ci>The Hidden Persuaders\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Vance Packard (1957).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1944/09/24/87471543.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0\">An Economist's View of 'Planning\u003c/a>,'\" by Henry Hazlitt (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>1944).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3xWQMOB\">\u003ci>The World of Yesterday: Memoires of a European\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Stefan Zweig (1942).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRA:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/arnold-schwarzenegger-has-some-advice-for-you/\">Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Some Advice for You\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_697721307276":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_697721307276","meta":{"site":"audio","id":697721307276},"title":"Extra: Why Is 23andMe Going Under? (Update)","publishDate":1714352400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Five years ago, we published an episode about the boom in home DNA testing kits, focusing on the high-flying firm 23andMe and its C.E.O. Anne Wojcicki. Their flight has been extremely bumpy since then. This update includes an additional interview with the \u003ci>Wall Street Journal \u003c/i>reporter who has been investigating the firm’s collapse.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/news/author/rolfe-winkler\">Rolfe Winkler\u003c/a>, reporter at \u003ci>The Wall Street Journal.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/annewojcicki/\">Anne Wojcicki\u003c/a>, co-founder and C.E.O. of 23andMe.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/23andme-anne-wojcicki-healthcare-stock-913468f4\">23andMe’s Fall From $6 Billion to Nearly $0\u003c/a>,\" by Rolfe Winkler (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/23andme-credential-stuffing-data-stolen/\">23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews\u003c/a>,\" by Lily Hay Newman (\u003ci>Wired, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Wcqwdn\">\u003ci>Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Dani Shapiro (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/44gKllC\">\u003ci>How To Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Esther Wojcicki (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://bmcmedgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12920-017-0258-1\">Diet and exercise changes following direct-to-consumer personal genomic testing\u003c/a>,” by Daiva Elena Nielsen, Deanna Alexis Carere, Catharine Wang, J. Scott Roberts, and Robert C. Green (\u003ci>BMC Medical Genomics\u003c/i>, 2016)\u003ci>.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i1102\">The impact of communicating genetic risks of disease on risk-reducing health behaviour: systematic review with meta-analysis\u003c/a>,” Gareth J Hollands, David P. French, Simon J. Griffin, A. Toby Prevost, Stephen Sutton, Sarah King, Theresa M. Marteau (\u003ci>The British Medical Journal\u003c/i>, 2016).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-your-d-n-a-determine-your-weight/\">Does Your DNA Determine Your Weight?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/whats-stopping-us-from-curing-rare-diseases/\">What’s Stopping Us From Curing Rare Diseases?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics, M.D. \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/we-can-play-god-now/\">We Can Play God Now\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/susan-wojcicki-hey-lets-go-buy-youtube-people-i-mostly-admire-ep-5/\">Susan Wojcicki: 'Hey, Let’s Go Buy YouTube!'\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Five years ago, we published an episode about the boom in home DNA testing kits, focusing on the high-flying firm 23andMe and its C.E.O. Anne Wojcicki. Their flight has been extremely bumpy since then. This update includes an additional interview with the Wall Street Journal reporter who has been investigating the firm’s collapse.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nRolfe Winkler, reporter at The Wall Street Journal.\nAnne Wojcicki, co-founder and C.E.O. of 23andMe.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"23andMe’s Fall From $6 Billion to Nearly $0,\" by Rolfe Winkler (The Wall Street Journal, 2024).\n\"23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews,\" by Lily Hay Newman (Wired, 2023).\nInheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love, by Dani Shapiro (2019).\nHow To Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results, by Esther Wojcicki (2019).\n“Diet and exercise changes following direct-to-consumer personal genomic testing,” by Daiva Elena Nielsen, Deanna Alexis Carere, Catharine Wang, J. Scott Roberts, and Robert C. Green (BMC Medical Genomics, 2016).\n“The impact of communicating genetic risks of disease on risk-reducing health behaviour: systematic review with meta-analysis,” Gareth J Hollands, David P. French, Simon J. Griffin, A. Toby Prevost, Stephen Sutton, Sarah King, Theresa M. Marteau (The British Medical Journal, 2016).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Does Your DNA Determine Your Weight?\" by No Stupid Questions (2023).\n\"What’s Stopping Us From Curing Rare Diseases?\" by Freakonomics, M.D. (2023).\n\"We Can Play God Now,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).\n\"Susan Wojcicki: 'Hey, Let’s Go Buy YouTube!'\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2020).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/492b315f-dba3-428c-8ea4-abbae75358f5/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=492b315f-dba3-428c-8ea4-abbae75358f5&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3724000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Five years ago, we published an episode about the boom in home DNA testing kits, focusing on the high-flying firm 23andMe and its C.E.O. Anne Wojcicki. Their flight has been extremely bumpy since then. This update includes an additional interview with the \u003ci>Wall Street Journal \u003c/i>reporter who has been investigating the firm’s collapse.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/news/author/rolfe-winkler\">Rolfe Winkler\u003c/a>, reporter at \u003ci>The Wall Street Journal.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/annewojcicki/\">Anne Wojcicki\u003c/a>, co-founder and C.E.O. of 23andMe.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/23andme-anne-wojcicki-healthcare-stock-913468f4\">23andMe’s Fall From $6 Billion to Nearly $0\u003c/a>,\" by Rolfe Winkler (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/23andme-credential-stuffing-data-stolen/\">23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews\u003c/a>,\" by Lily Hay Newman (\u003ci>Wired, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Wcqwdn\">\u003ci>Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Dani Shapiro (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/44gKllC\">\u003ci>How To Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Esther Wojcicki (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://bmcmedgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12920-017-0258-1\">Diet and exercise changes following direct-to-consumer personal genomic testing\u003c/a>,” by Daiva Elena Nielsen, Deanna Alexis Carere, Catharine Wang, J. Scott Roberts, and Robert C. Green (\u003ci>BMC Medical Genomics\u003c/i>, 2016)\u003ci>.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i1102\">The impact of communicating genetic risks of disease on risk-reducing health behaviour: systematic review with meta-analysis\u003c/a>,” Gareth J Hollands, David P. French, Simon J. Griffin, A. Toby Prevost, Stephen Sutton, Sarah King, Theresa M. Marteau (\u003ci>The British Medical Journal\u003c/i>, 2016).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-your-d-n-a-determine-your-weight/\">Does Your DNA Determine Your Weight?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/whats-stopping-us-from-curing-rare-diseases/\">What’s Stopping Us From Curing Rare Diseases?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics, M.D. \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/we-can-play-god-now/\">We Can Play God Now\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/susan-wojcicki-hey-lets-go-buy-youtube-people-i-mostly-admire-ep-5/\">Susan Wojcicki: 'Hey, Let’s Go Buy YouTube!'\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_799964509700":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_799964509700","meta":{"site":"audio","id":799964509700},"title":"585. A Social Activist in Prime Minister’s Clothing","publishDate":1714014000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Justin Trudeau, facing record-low approval numbers, is doubling down on his progressive agenda. But he is so upbeat (and Canada-polite) that it’s easy to miss just how radical his vision is. Can he make it work?\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pm.gc.ca/en\">Justin Trudeau\u003c/a>, Prime Minister of Canada.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.budget.canada.ca/2024/home-accueil-en.html#pdf\">2024 Canadian Federal Budget\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68621013\">Canada to Set First-Ever Cap on Temporary Residents\u003c/a>,\" by Nadine Yousif (\u003ci>BBC News, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4b8aC86\">\u003ci>Common Ground\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Justin Trudeau (2014).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-everyone-moving-to-canada/\">Why Is Everyone Moving to Canada?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Justin Trudeau, facing record-low approval numbers, is doubling down on his progressive agenda. But he is so upbeat (and Canada-polite) that it’s easy to miss just how radical his vision is. Can he make it work?\n \n\nSOURCE:\nJustin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n2024 Canadian Federal Budget.\n\"Canada to Set First-Ever Cap on Temporary Residents,\" by Nadine Yousif (BBC News, 2023).\nCommon Ground, by Justin Trudeau (2014).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Why Is Everyone Moving to Canada?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/b144f132-4339-4428-886b-f3bce0cd5b3a/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=b144f132-4339-4428-886b-f3bce0cd5b3a&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3146000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Justin Trudeau, facing record-low approval numbers, is doubling down on his progressive agenda. But he is so upbeat (and Canada-polite) that it’s easy to miss just how radical his vision is. Can he make it work?\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pm.gc.ca/en\">Justin Trudeau\u003c/a>, Prime Minister of Canada.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.budget.canada.ca/2024/home-accueil-en.html#pdf\">2024 Canadian Federal Budget\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68621013\">Canada to Set First-Ever Cap on Temporary Residents\u003c/a>,\" by Nadine Yousif (\u003ci>BBC News, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4b8aC86\">\u003ci>Common Ground\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Justin Trudeau (2014).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-everyone-moving-to-canada/\">Why Is Everyone Moving to Canada?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_504367534492":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_504367534492","meta":{"site":"audio","id":504367534492},"title":"584. How to Pave the Road to Hell","publishDate":1713409200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>So you want to help people? That’s great — but beware the law of unintended consequences. Three stories from the modern workplace. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://economics.mit.edu/people/faculty/josh-angrist\">Joshua Angrist\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=879471\">Zoe Cullen\u003c/a>, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/955361-marina-gertsberg\">Marina Gertsberg\u003c/a>, senior lecturer in finance at the University of Melbourne.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.38.1.153\">Is Pay Transparency Good?\u003c/a>\" by Zoë Cullen (\u003ci>Journal of Economic Perspectives, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://cepr.org/publications/dp18969\">DP18969 Economics Coauthorships in the Aftermath of MeToo\u003c/a>,\" by Noriko Amano-Patino, Elisa Faraglia, and Chryssi Giannitsarou (\u003ci>CEPR Discussion Paper, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.careerfair.io/company-reviews#intro\">The Underground Economy of Company Reviews\u003c/a>,\" by Shikhar Sachdev (\u003ci>Career Fair, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w30821\">Why Did Gender Wage Convergence in the United States Stall?\u003c/a>\" by Peter Q. Blair and Benjamin Posmanick (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4105976\">The Unintended Consequences of #MeToo: Evidence from Research Collaborations\u003c/a>,\" by Marina Gertsberg (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=58450\">Outsourcing Tasks Online: Matching Supply and Demand on Peer-to-Peer Internet Platforms\u003c/a>,\" by Zoë Cullen and Chiara Farronato (\u003ci>Management Science, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://zcullen.github.io/assets/docs/w28903_3cf6cf0c-f05e-4665-a638-61986faa4c50.pdf\">Equilibrium Effects of Pay Transparency\u003c/a>,\" by Zoe B. Cullen and Bobak Pakzad-Hurson (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w24841\">How Much Does Your Boss Make? The Effects of Salary Comparisons\u003c/a>,\" by Zoë Cullen and Ricardo Perez-Truglia (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-03/a-wall-street-rule-for-the-metoo-era-avoid-women-at-all-cost?sref=6DPKmIax\">Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women at All Cost\u003c/a>,\" by Gillian Tan and Katia Porzecanski (\u003ci>Bloomberg, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/programs-projects/projects-and-centers/retirement-and-disability-research-center/center-papers/drc-nb16-07\">A Comprehensive Analysis of the Effects of US Disability Discrimination Laws on the Employment of the Disabled Population\u003c/a>,\" by Patrick Button, Philip Armour, and Simon Hollands (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/322836\">Consequences of Employment Protection? The Case of the Americans with Disabilities Act\u003c/a>,\" by Daron Acemoglu and Joshua Angrist (\u003ci>Journal of Political Economy, \u003c/i>2001).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"So you want to help people? That’s great — but beware the law of unintended consequences. Three stories from the modern workplace. \n \n\nSOURCES:\nJoshua Angrist, professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\nZoe Cullen, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.\nMarina Gertsberg, senior lecturer in finance at the University of Melbourne.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Is Pay Transparency Good?\" by Zoë Cullen (Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2024).\n\"DP18969 Economics Coauthorships in the Aftermath of MeToo,\" by Noriko Amano-Patino, Elisa Faraglia, and Chryssi Giannitsarou (CEPR Discussion Paper, 2024).\n\"The Underground Economy of Company Reviews,\" by Shikhar Sachdev (Career Fair, 2023).\n\"Why Did Gender Wage Convergence in the United States Stall?\" by Peter Q. Blair and Benjamin Posmanick (NBER Working Paper, 2023).\n\"The Unintended Consequences of #MeToo: Evidence from Research Collaborations,\" by Marina Gertsberg (SSRN, 2022).\n\"Outsourcing Tasks Online: Matching Supply and Demand on Peer-to-Peer Internet Platforms,\" by Zoë Cullen and Chiara Farronato (Management Science, 2021).\n\"Equilibrium Effects of Pay Transparency,\" by Zoe B. Cullen and Bobak Pakzad-Hurson (NBER Working Paper, 2021).\n\"How Much Does Your Boss Make? The Effects of Salary Comparisons,\" by Zoë Cullen and Ricardo Perez-Truglia (NBER Working Paper, 2018).\n\"Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women at All Cost,\" by Gillian Tan and Katia Porzecanski (Bloomberg, 2018).\n\"A Comprehensive Analysis of the Effects of US Disability Discrimination Laws on the Employment of the Disabled Population,\" by Patrick Button, Philip Armour, and Simon Hollands (NBER Working Paper, 2016).\n\"Consequences of Employment Protection? The Case of the Americans with Disabilities Act,\" by Daron Acemoglu and Joshua Angrist (Journal of Political Economy, 2001).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/0648112a-909e-4cdd-ade8-03d66e936d22/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=0648112a-909e-4cdd-ade8-03d66e936d22&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2622000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>So you want to help people? That’s great — but beware the law of unintended consequences. Three stories from the modern workplace. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://economics.mit.edu/people/faculty/josh-angrist\">Joshua Angrist\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=879471\">Zoe Cullen\u003c/a>, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/955361-marina-gertsberg\">Marina Gertsberg\u003c/a>, senior lecturer in finance at the University of Melbourne.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.38.1.153\">Is Pay Transparency Good?\u003c/a>\" by Zoë Cullen (\u003ci>Journal of Economic Perspectives, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://cepr.org/publications/dp18969\">DP18969 Economics Coauthorships in the Aftermath of MeToo\u003c/a>,\" by Noriko Amano-Patino, Elisa Faraglia, and Chryssi Giannitsarou (\u003ci>CEPR Discussion Paper, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.careerfair.io/company-reviews#intro\">The Underground Economy of Company Reviews\u003c/a>,\" by Shikhar Sachdev (\u003ci>Career Fair, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w30821\">Why Did Gender Wage Convergence in the United States Stall?\u003c/a>\" by Peter Q. Blair and Benjamin Posmanick (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4105976\">The Unintended Consequences of #MeToo: Evidence from Research Collaborations\u003c/a>,\" by Marina Gertsberg (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=58450\">Outsourcing Tasks Online: Matching Supply and Demand on Peer-to-Peer Internet Platforms\u003c/a>,\" by Zoë Cullen and Chiara Farronato (\u003ci>Management Science, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://zcullen.github.io/assets/docs/w28903_3cf6cf0c-f05e-4665-a638-61986faa4c50.pdf\">Equilibrium Effects of Pay Transparency\u003c/a>,\" by Zoe B. Cullen and Bobak Pakzad-Hurson (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w24841\">How Much Does Your Boss Make? The Effects of Salary Comparisons\u003c/a>,\" by Zoë Cullen and Ricardo Perez-Truglia (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-03/a-wall-street-rule-for-the-metoo-era-avoid-women-at-all-cost?sref=6DPKmIax\">Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women at All Cost\u003c/a>,\" by Gillian Tan and Katia Porzecanski (\u003ci>Bloomberg, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/programs-projects/projects-and-centers/retirement-and-disability-research-center/center-papers/drc-nb16-07\">A Comprehensive Analysis of the Effects of US Disability Discrimination Laws on the Employment of the Disabled Population\u003c/a>,\" by Patrick Button, Philip Armour, and Simon Hollands (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/322836\">Consequences of Employment Protection? The Case of the Americans with Disabilities Act\u003c/a>,\" by Daron Acemoglu and Joshua Angrist (\u003ci>Journal of Political Economy, \u003c/i>2001).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_270588690345":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_270588690345","meta":{"site":"audio","id":270588690345},"title":"Extra: The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution (Update)","publishDate":1713132000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>The psychologist Daniel Kahneman — a Nobel laureate and the author of \u003ci>Thinking, Fast and Slow\u003c/i> — recently died at age 90. Along with his collaborator Amos Tversky, he changed how we all think about decision-making. The journalist Michael Lewis told the Kahneman-Tversky story in a 2016 book called \u003ci>The Undoing Project. \u003c/i>In this episode, Lewis explains why they had such a profound influence.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://michaellewiswrites.com/index.html#\">Michael Lewis\u003c/a>, writer.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3JhDK0H\">\u003ci>The Undoing Project\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Michael Lewis (2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4autG0j\">\u003ci>Thinking, Fast and Slow\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Daniel Kahneman (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3vPCm2d\">\u003ci>The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Michael Lewis (2010).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3VSgXjD\">\u003ci>Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (2009).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Ue5nOt\">\u003ci>Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Michael Lewis (2004).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://newrepublic.com/article/61123/whos-first\">Who’s On First\u003c/a>,” by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (\u003ci>New Republic\u003c/i>, 2003).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"http://psych.hanover.edu/classes/cognition/papers/tversky81.pdf\">The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice\u003c/a>,” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (\u003ci>Science\u003c/i>, 1981).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.princeton.edu/~kahneman/docs/Publications/prospect_theory.pdf\">Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision Under Risk\u003c/a>,” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (\u003ci>Econometrica\u003c/i>, 1979).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"http://psiexp.ss.uci.edu/research/teaching/Tversky_Kahneman_1974.pdf\">Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases\u003c/a>,” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (\u003ci>Science\u003c/i>, 1974).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"http://datacolada.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Kahneman-Tversky-1972.pdf\">Subjective Probability: A Judgment of Representativeness\u003c/a>,” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (\u003ci>Cognitive Psychology, \u003c/i>1972).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/remembering-daniel-kahneman/\">Remembering Daniel Kahneman\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-are-people-so-mad-at-michael-lewis/\">Why Are People So Mad at Michael Lewis?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/did-michael-lewis-just-get-lucky-with-moneyball/\">Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with 'Moneyball'?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"The psychologist Daniel Kahneman — a Nobel laureate and the author of Thinking, Fast and Slow — recently died at age 90. Along with his collaborator Amos Tversky, he changed how we all think about decision-making. The journalist Michael Lewis told the Kahneman-Tversky story in a 2016 book called The Undoing Project. In this episode, Lewis explains why they had such a profound influence.\n \n\nSOURCE:\nMichael Lewis, writer.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\nThe Undoing Project, by Michael Lewis (2016).\nThinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman (2011).\nThe Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, by Michael Lewis (2010).\nNudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (2009).\nMoneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis (2004).\n“Who’s On First,” by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (New Republic, 2003).\n“The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice,” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (Science, 1981).\n“Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision Under Risk,” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (Econometrica, 1979).\n“Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases,” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (Science, 1974).\n“Subjective Probability: A Judgment of Representativeness,” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (Cognitive Psychology, 1972).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Remembering Daniel Kahneman,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).\n\"Why Are People So Mad at Michael Lewis?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with 'Moneyball'?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2022).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/f08a6444-2292-470e-9f16-61517ada5570/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=f08a6444-2292-470e-9f16-61517ada5570&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2091000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The psychologist Daniel Kahneman — a Nobel laureate and the author of \u003ci>Thinking, Fast and Slow\u003c/i> — recently died at age 90. Along with his collaborator Amos Tversky, he changed how we all think about decision-making. The journalist Michael Lewis told the Kahneman-Tversky story in a 2016 book called \u003ci>The Undoing Project. \u003c/i>In this episode, Lewis explains why they had such a profound influence.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://michaellewiswrites.com/index.html#\">Michael Lewis\u003c/a>, writer.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3JhDK0H\">\u003ci>The Undoing Project\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Michael Lewis (2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4autG0j\">\u003ci>Thinking, Fast and Slow\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Daniel Kahneman (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3vPCm2d\">\u003ci>The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Michael Lewis (2010).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3VSgXjD\">\u003ci>Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (2009).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Ue5nOt\">\u003ci>Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Michael Lewis (2004).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://newrepublic.com/article/61123/whos-first\">Who’s On First\u003c/a>,” by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (\u003ci>New Republic\u003c/i>, 2003).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"http://psych.hanover.edu/classes/cognition/papers/tversky81.pdf\">The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice\u003c/a>,” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (\u003ci>Science\u003c/i>, 1981).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.princeton.edu/~kahneman/docs/Publications/prospect_theory.pdf\">Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision Under Risk\u003c/a>,” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (\u003ci>Econometrica\u003c/i>, 1979).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"http://psiexp.ss.uci.edu/research/teaching/Tversky_Kahneman_1974.pdf\">Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases\u003c/a>,” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (\u003ci>Science\u003c/i>, 1974).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"http://datacolada.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Kahneman-Tversky-1972.pdf\">Subjective Probability: A Judgment of Representativeness\u003c/a>,” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (\u003ci>Cognitive Psychology, \u003c/i>1972).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/remembering-daniel-kahneman/\">Remembering Daniel Kahneman\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-are-people-so-mad-at-michael-lewis/\">Why Are People So Mad at Michael Lewis?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/did-michael-lewis-just-get-lucky-with-moneyball/\">Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with 'Moneyball'?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1205636344612":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1205636344612","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1205636344612},"title":"Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses? (Update)","publishDate":1712804400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>People who are good at their jobs routinely get promoted into bigger jobs they’re bad at. We explain why firms keep producing incompetent managers — and why that’s unlikely to change.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://nbloom.people.stanford.edu/bio\">Nick Bloom\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Stanford University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/datakatie/\">Katie Johnson\u003c/a>, freelance data and analytics coach.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://som.yale.edu/faculty/kelly-shue\">Kelly Shue\u003c/a>, professor of finance at the Yale University School of Management.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/tadelis-steven/\">Steve Tadelis\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/711409\">People Management Skills, Employee Attrition, and Manager Rewards: An Empirical Analysis\u003c/a>,” by Mitchell Hoffman and Steven Tadelis (\u003ci>Journal of Political Economy,\u003c/i> 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://academic.oup.com/qje/article/134/4/2085/5550760\">Promotions and the Peter Principle\u003c/a>,” by Alan Benson, Danielle Li, and Kelly Shue (\u003ci>The Quarterly Journal of Economics, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://wol.iza.org/articles/bosses-matter-the-effects-of-managers-on-workers-performance/long\">Bosses Matter: The Effects of Managers on Workers’ Performance\u003c/a>,” by Kathryn L. Shaw (IZA World of Labor, 2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/681097\">The Value of Bosses\u003c/a>,” by Edward P. Lazear, Kathryn L. Shaw, and Christopher T. Stanton (\u003ci>Journal of Labor Economics, \u003c/i>2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3MltnJp\">\u003ci>The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull (1969).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-secret-life-of-c-e-o-s/\">The Secret Life of C.E.O.s\u003c/a>” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-does-a-c-e-o-actually-do/\">What Does a C.E.O. Actually Do?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2018).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"People who are good at their jobs routinely get promoted into bigger jobs they’re bad at. We explain why firms keep producing incompetent managers — and why that’s unlikely to change.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nNick Bloom, professor of economics at Stanford University.\nKatie Johnson, freelance data and analytics coach.\nKelly Shue, professor of finance at the Yale University School of Management.\nSteve Tadelis, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n“People Management Skills, Employee Attrition, and Manager Rewards: An Empirical Analysis,” by Mitchell Hoffman and Steven Tadelis (Journal of Political Economy, 2021).\n“Promotions and the Peter Principle,” by Alan Benson, Danielle Li, and Kelly Shue (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019).\n“Bosses Matter: The Effects of Managers on Workers’ Performance,” by Kathryn L. Shaw (IZA World of Labor, 2019).\n“The Value of Bosses,” by Edward P. Lazear, Kathryn L. Shaw, and Christopher T. Stanton (Journal of Labor Economics, 2015).\nThe Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong, by Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull (1969).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n“The Secret Life of C.E.O.s” series by Freakonomics Radio.\n“What Does a C.E.O. Actually Do?” by Freakonomics Radio (2018).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/2c7a7f1a-c237-49a6-8145-a7d3508d60a5/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=2c7a7f1a-c237-49a6-8145-a7d3508d60a5&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2981000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>People who are good at their jobs routinely get promoted into bigger jobs they’re bad at. We explain why firms keep producing incompetent managers — and why that’s unlikely to change.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://nbloom.people.stanford.edu/bio\">Nick Bloom\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Stanford University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/datakatie/\">Katie Johnson\u003c/a>, freelance data and analytics coach.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://som.yale.edu/faculty/kelly-shue\">Kelly Shue\u003c/a>, professor of finance at the Yale University School of Management.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/tadelis-steven/\">Steve Tadelis\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/711409\">People Management Skills, Employee Attrition, and Manager Rewards: An Empirical Analysis\u003c/a>,” by Mitchell Hoffman and Steven Tadelis (\u003ci>Journal of Political Economy,\u003c/i> 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://academic.oup.com/qje/article/134/4/2085/5550760\">Promotions and the Peter Principle\u003c/a>,” by Alan Benson, Danielle Li, and Kelly Shue (\u003ci>The Quarterly Journal of Economics, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://wol.iza.org/articles/bosses-matter-the-effects-of-managers-on-workers-performance/long\">Bosses Matter: The Effects of Managers on Workers’ Performance\u003c/a>,” by Kathryn L. Shaw (IZA World of Labor, 2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/681097\">The Value of Bosses\u003c/a>,” by Edward P. Lazear, Kathryn L. Shaw, and Christopher T. Stanton (\u003ci>Journal of Labor Economics, \u003c/i>2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3MltnJp\">\u003ci>The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull (1969).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-secret-life-of-c-e-o-s/\">The Secret Life of C.E.O.s\u003c/a>” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-does-a-c-e-o-actually-do/\">What Does a C.E.O. Actually Do?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2018).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_101430863081":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_101430863081","meta":{"site":"audio","id":101430863081},"title":"583. Are We Living Through the Most Revolutionary Period in History?","publishDate":1712199600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Fareed Zakaria says yes. But it’s not just political revolution — it’s economic, technological, even emotional. He doesn’t offer easy solutions but he does offer some hope.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fareedzakaria.com/about\">Fareed Zakaria\u003c/a>, journalist and author.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/49s0Goy\">\u003ci>Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Fareed Zakaria (2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://time.com/6550920/world-elections-2024/\">The Ultimate Election Year: All the Elections Around the World in 2024\u003c/a>,\" by Koh Ewe (\u003ci>TIME, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/williamson/files/tea_party_pop.pdf\">The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism\u003c/a>,\" by Vanessa Williamson, Theda Skocpol, and John Coggin (\u003ci>Perspectives on Politics, \u003c/i>2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4alDZnc\">\u003ci>The Post-American World\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Fareed Zakaria (2008).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3vK7v72\">\u003ci>The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Fareed Zakaria (2003).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-the-u-s-really-less-corrupt-than-china/\">Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Fareed Zakaria says yes. But it’s not just political revolution — it’s economic, technological, even emotional. He doesn’t offer easy solutions but he does offer some hope.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nFareed Zakaria, journalist and author.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\nAge of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present, by Fareed Zakaria (2024).\n\"The Ultimate Election Year: All the Elections Around the World in 2024,\" by Koh Ewe (TIME, 2023).\n\"The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism,\" by Vanessa Williamson, Theda Skocpol, and John Coggin (Perspectives on Politics, 2011).\nThe Post-American World, by Fareed Zakaria (2008).\nThe Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad, by Fareed Zakaria (2003).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2021).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/e0de3e0f-ebea-4960-a080-14f7129312a0/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=e0de3e0f-ebea-4960-a080-14f7129312a0&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3763000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Fareed Zakaria says yes. But it’s not just political revolution — it’s economic, technological, even emotional. He doesn’t offer easy solutions but he does offer some hope.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fareedzakaria.com/about\">Fareed Zakaria\u003c/a>, journalist and author.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/49s0Goy\">\u003ci>Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Fareed Zakaria (2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://time.com/6550920/world-elections-2024/\">The Ultimate Election Year: All the Elections Around the World in 2024\u003c/a>,\" by Koh Ewe (\u003ci>TIME, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/williamson/files/tea_party_pop.pdf\">The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism\u003c/a>,\" by Vanessa Williamson, Theda Skocpol, and John Coggin (\u003ci>Perspectives on Politics, \u003c/i>2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4alDZnc\">\u003ci>The Post-American World\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Fareed Zakaria (2008).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3vK7v72\">\u003ci>The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Fareed Zakaria (2003).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-the-u-s-really-less-corrupt-than-china/\">Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_647494629735":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_647494629735","meta":{"site":"audio","id":647494629735},"title":"Extra: How Much Do You Know About Immigration?","publishDate":1711933200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>The political debates over immigration can generate a lot of fuzzy facts. We wanted to test Americans’ knowledge — so, to wrap up our \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system\">special series on immigration\u003c/a>, we called some \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> listeners and quizzed them.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://zekehernandez.net/\">Zeke Hernandez\u003c/a>, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/43k5D1s\">\u003ci>The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Zeke Hernandez (2024, available for pre-order).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRA:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system/\">The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System\u003c/a>,” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"The political debates over immigration can generate a lot of fuzzy facts. We wanted to test Americans’ knowledge — so, to wrap up our special series on immigration, we called some Freakonomics Radio listeners and quizzed them.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nZeke Hernandez, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\nThe Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers, by Zeke Hernandez (2024, available for pre-order).\n\n\n \nEXTRA:\n“The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System,” series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/402a4956-78a0-4e8e-a8ee-b9c4e5c25a02/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=402a4956-78a0-4e8e-a8ee-b9c4e5c25a02&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":1659000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The political debates over immigration can generate a lot of fuzzy facts. We wanted to test Americans’ knowledge — so, to wrap up our \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system\">special series on immigration\u003c/a>, we called some \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> listeners and quizzed them.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://zekehernandez.net/\">Zeke Hernandez\u003c/a>, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/43k5D1s\">\u003ci>The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Zeke Hernandez (2024, available for pre-order).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRA:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system/\">The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System\u003c/a>,” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_148931152798":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_148931152798","meta":{"site":"audio","id":148931152798},"title":"582. Why Is Everyone Moving to Canada?","publishDate":1711594800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>As the U.S. tries to fix its messy immigration system, our neighbor to the north is scooping up more talented newcomers every year. Are the Canadians stealing America’s bacon? (Part three of \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system/\">a three-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://zekehernandez.net/\">Zeke Hernandez\u003c/a>, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=337265\">William Kerr\u003c/a>, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-leonhardt\">David Leonhardt\u003c/a>, senior writer at the \u003ci>New York Times\u003c/i>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sindhum.substack.com/\">Sindhu Mahadevan\u003c/a>, creator of \u003ci>This Immigrant Life \u003c/i>newsletter.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller(88660)\">Marc Miller\u003c/a>, Member of Parliament and Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship of Canada.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://observatoirevivreensemble.org/en/mike-savage\">Mike Savage\u003c/a>, Mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/43k5D1s\">\u003ci>The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Zeke Hernandez (2024, available for pre-order).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/magazine/us-coast-guard-children-detained.html\">The Border Where Different Rules Apply\u003c/a>,\" by Seth Freed Wessler (\u003ci>The New York Times Magazine, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-person-feeling-like-a-canadian-1.6717526\">Last Year, Canada Became My Home. Feeling Like a Canadian Will Take a Bit Longer\u003c/a>,\" by Sindhu Mahadevan (\u003ci>CBC News, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/11/02/canadians-are-starting-to-sour-on-migration\">Canadians Are Starting to Sour on Migration\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>The Economist, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3IQOYZX\">\u003ci>The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by William Kerr (2018).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system/\">The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System\u003c/a>,” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-the-american-dream-really-dead/\">Is the American Dream Really Dead?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"As the U.S. tries to fix its messy immigration system, our neighbor to the north is scooping up more talented newcomers every year. Are the Canadians stealing America’s bacon? (Part three of a three-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nZeke Hernandez, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\nWilliam Kerr, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.\nDavid Leonhardt, senior writer at the New York Times.\nSindhu Mahadevan, creator of This Immigrant Life newsletter.\nMarc Miller, Member of Parliament and Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship of Canada.\nMike Savage, Mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\nThe Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers, by Zeke Hernandez (2024, available for pre-order).\n\"The Border Where Different Rules Apply,\" by Seth Freed Wessler (The New York Times Magazine, 2023).\n\"Last Year, Canada Became My Home. Feeling Like a Canadian Will Take a Bit Longer,\" by Sindhu Mahadevan (CBC News, 2023).\n\"Canadians Are Starting to Sour on Migration,\" (The Economist, 2023).\nThe Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society, by William Kerr (2018).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n“The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System,” series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n\"Is the American Dream Really Dead?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2017).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/ba144360-002f-40d5-a4cc-76a39c6e8c5f/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=ba144360-002f-40d5-a4cc-76a39c6e8c5f&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2987000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>As the U.S. tries to fix its messy immigration system, our neighbor to the north is scooping up more talented newcomers every year. Are the Canadians stealing America’s bacon? (Part three of \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system/\">a three-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://zekehernandez.net/\">Zeke Hernandez\u003c/a>, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=337265\">William Kerr\u003c/a>, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-leonhardt\">David Leonhardt\u003c/a>, senior writer at the \u003ci>New York Times\u003c/i>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sindhum.substack.com/\">Sindhu Mahadevan\u003c/a>, creator of \u003ci>This Immigrant Life \u003c/i>newsletter.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marc-miller(88660)\">Marc Miller\u003c/a>, Member of Parliament and Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship of Canada.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://observatoirevivreensemble.org/en/mike-savage\">Mike Savage\u003c/a>, Mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/43k5D1s\">\u003ci>The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Zeke Hernandez (2024, available for pre-order).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/magazine/us-coast-guard-children-detained.html\">The Border Where Different Rules Apply\u003c/a>,\" by Seth Freed Wessler (\u003ci>The New York Times Magazine, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-person-feeling-like-a-canadian-1.6717526\">Last Year, Canada Became My Home. Feeling Like a Canadian Will Take a Bit Longer\u003c/a>,\" by Sindhu Mahadevan (\u003ci>CBC News, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/11/02/canadians-are-starting-to-sour-on-migration\">Canadians Are Starting to Sour on Migration\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>The Economist, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3IQOYZX\">\u003ci>The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by William Kerr (2018).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system/\">The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System\u003c/a>,” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-the-american-dream-really-dead/\">Is the American Dream Really Dead?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1595660570834":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1595660570834","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1595660570834},"title":"581. What Both Parties Get Wrong About Immigration","publishDate":1710990000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>The U.S. immigration system is a massively complicated machine, with a lot of worn-out parts. How to fix it? Step one: Get hold of some actual facts and evidence. (We did this step for you.) (Part two of \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system/\">a three-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://zekehernandez.net/\">Zeke Hernandez\u003c/a>, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-leonhardt\">David Leonhardt\u003c/a>, senior writer at the \u003ci>New York Times\u003c/i>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sindhum.substack.com/\">Sindhu Mahadevan\u003c/a>, creator of \u003ci>This Immigrant Life \u003c/i>newsletter.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/43k5D1s\">\u003ci>The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Zeke Hernandez (2024, available for pre-order).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/us-news/illegal-immigration-record-border-6db29cad\">Illegal Immigration Is a Bigger Problem Than Ever. These Five Charts Explain Why\u003c/a>,\" by Andrew Mollica, Alicia A. Caldwell, Michelle Hackman, and Santiago Pérez (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4akRYJB\">\u003ci>Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by David Leonhardt (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23550/the-economic-and-fiscal-consequences-of-immigration\">\u003ci>The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system/\">The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System\u003c/a>,” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/2008/02/and-the-new-six-word-motto-for-the-us-is/\">And the New Six-Word Motto for the U.S. Is …\u003c/a>,\" by Stephen Dubner (\u003ci>Freakonomics \u003c/i>blog, 2008).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"The U.S. immigration system is a massively complicated machine, with a lot of worn-out parts. How to fix it? Step one: Get hold of some actual facts and evidence. (We did this step for you.) (Part two of a three-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nZeke Hernandez, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\nDavid Leonhardt, senior writer at the New York Times.\nSindhu Mahadevan, creator of This Immigrant Life newsletter.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\nThe Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers, by Zeke Hernandez (2024, available for pre-order).\n\"Illegal Immigration Is a Bigger Problem Than Ever. These Five Charts Explain Why,\" by Andrew Mollica, Alicia A. Caldwell, Michelle Hackman, and Santiago Pérez (The Wall Street Journal, 2023).\nOurs Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream, by David Leonhardt (2023).\nThe Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration, by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n“The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System,” series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n\"And the New Six-Word Motto for the U.S. Is …,\" by Stephen Dubner (Freakonomics blog, 2008).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/a1efb2f5-46ab-4bc7-a0de-270a13e7d6f0/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=a1efb2f5-46ab-4bc7-a0de-270a13e7d6f0&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3350000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The U.S. immigration system is a massively complicated machine, with a lot of worn-out parts. How to fix it? Step one: Get hold of some actual facts and evidence. (We did this step for you.) (Part two of \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system/\">a three-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://zekehernandez.net/\">Zeke Hernandez\u003c/a>, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-leonhardt\">David Leonhardt\u003c/a>, senior writer at the \u003ci>New York Times\u003c/i>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sindhum.substack.com/\">Sindhu Mahadevan\u003c/a>, creator of \u003ci>This Immigrant Life \u003c/i>newsletter.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/43k5D1s\">\u003ci>The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Zeke Hernandez (2024, available for pre-order).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/us-news/illegal-immigration-record-border-6db29cad\">Illegal Immigration Is a Bigger Problem Than Ever. These Five Charts Explain Why\u003c/a>,\" by Andrew Mollica, Alicia A. Caldwell, Michelle Hackman, and Santiago Pérez (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4akRYJB\">\u003ci>Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by David Leonhardt (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23550/the-economic-and-fiscal-consequences-of-immigration\">\u003ci>The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system/\">The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System\u003c/a>,” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/2008/02/and-the-new-six-word-motto-for-the-us-is/\">And the New Six-Word Motto for the U.S. Is …\u003c/a>,\" by Stephen Dubner (\u003ci>Freakonomics \u003c/i>blog, 2008).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_99748670141":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_99748670141","meta":{"site":"audio","id":99748670141},"title":"Extra: Madeleine Albright’s Warning on Immigration","publishDate":1710734700,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>She arrived in the U.S. as an 11-year-old refugee, then rose to become Secretary of State. Her views on immigration, nationalism, and borders, from this 2015 interview, are almost strangely appropriate to the present moment. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.britannica.com/biography/Madeleine-Albright\">Madeleine Albright\u003c/a>, U.S. Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/madeleine-albright-dead.html\">Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State, Dies at 84\u003c/a>,\" by Robert D. McFadden (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/get-rid-borders-completely/409501/\">The Case for Getting Rid of Borders — Completely\u003c/a>,\" by Alex Tabarrok (\u003ci>The Atlantic, \u003c/i>2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system/\">The True Story of America's Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-migration-a-basic-human-right/\">Is Migration a Basic Human Right?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"She arrived in the U.S. as an 11-year-old refugee, then rose to become Secretary of State. Her views on immigration, nationalism, and borders, from this 2015 interview, are almost strangely appropriate to the present moment. \n \n\nSOURCE:\nMadeleine Albright, U.S. Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State, Dies at 84,\" by Robert D. McFadden (The New York Times, 2022).\n\"The Case for Getting Rid of Borders — Completely,\" by Alex Tabarrok (The Atlantic, 2015).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"The True Story of America's Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n\"Is Migration a Basic Human Right?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2015).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/439845a0-e4e3-4cce-832d-b700275eea28/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=439845a0-e4e3-4cce-832d-b700275eea28&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":1744000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>She arrived in the U.S. as an 11-year-old refugee, then rose to become Secretary of State. Her views on immigration, nationalism, and borders, from this 2015 interview, are almost strangely appropriate to the present moment. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.britannica.com/biography/Madeleine-Albright\">Madeleine Albright\u003c/a>, U.S. Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/madeleine-albright-dead.html\">Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State, Dies at 84\u003c/a>,\" by Robert D. McFadden (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/get-rid-borders-completely/409501/\">The Case for Getting Rid of Borders — Completely\u003c/a>,\" by Alex Tabarrok (\u003ci>The Atlantic, \u003c/i>2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system/\">The True Story of America's Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-migration-a-basic-human-right/\">Is Migration a Basic Human Right?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_906254310430":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_906254310430","meta":{"site":"audio","id":906254310430},"title":"580. The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System","publishDate":1710385200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>How did a nation of immigrants come to hate immigration? We start at the beginning, sort through the evidence, and explain why your grandfather was lying about Ellis Island. (Part one of \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system/\">a three-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://lboustan.scholar.princeton.edu/\">Leah Boustan\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Princeton University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://zekehernandez.net\">Zeke Hernandez\u003c/a>, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://candler.emory.edu/faculty-profiles/roger-s-nam/\">Roger Nam\u003c/a>, professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/43k5D1s\">\u003ci>The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>,\u003c/i> by Zeke Hernandez (2024, available for pre-order).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w31730\">The Refugee Advantage: English-Language Attainment in the Early Twentieth Century\u003c/a>,\" by Ran Abramitzky, Leah Platt Boustan, Peter Catron, Dylan Connor, and Rob Voigt (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper,\u003c/i> 2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/48XSwE6\">\u003ci>Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>,\u003c/i> by Leah Boustan and Ran Abramitzky (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/04/david-frum-how-much-immigration-is-too-much/583252/\">If Liberals Won't Enforce Borders, Fascists Will\u003c/a>,\" by David Frum (\u003ci>The Atlantic,\u003c/i> 2019).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-migration-a-basic-human-right/\">Is Migration a Basic Human Right?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> (2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/who-are-the-most-successful-immigrants-in-the-world/\">Who Are the Most Successful Immigrants in the World?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> (2013).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"How did a nation of immigrants come to hate immigration? We start at the beginning, sort through the evidence, and explain why your grandfather was lying about Ellis Island. (Part one of a three-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nLeah Boustan, professor of economics at Princeton University.\nZeke Hernandez, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\nRoger Nam, professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\nThe Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers, by Zeke Hernandez (2024, available for pre-order).\n\"The Refugee Advantage: English-Language Attainment in the Early Twentieth Century,\" by Ran Abramitzky, Leah Platt Boustan, Peter Catron, Dylan Connor, and Rob Voigt (NBER Working Paper, 2023).\nStreets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success, by Leah Boustan and Ran Abramitzky (2022).\n\"If Liberals Won't Enforce Borders, Fascists Will,\" by David Frum (The Atlantic, 2019).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Is Migration a Basic Human Right?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2015).\n\"Who Are the Most Successful Immigrants in the World?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2013).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/28f4e8e3-323b-4b71-8f57-3e932f3f1f07/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=28f4e8e3-323b-4b71-8f57-3e932f3f1f07&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3305000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>How did a nation of immigrants come to hate immigration? We start at the beginning, sort through the evidence, and explain why your grandfather was lying about Ellis Island. (Part one of \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed-up-immigration-system/\">a three-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://lboustan.scholar.princeton.edu/\">Leah Boustan\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Princeton University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://zekehernandez.net\">Zeke Hernandez\u003c/a>, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://candler.emory.edu/faculty-profiles/roger-s-nam/\">Roger Nam\u003c/a>, professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/43k5D1s\">\u003ci>The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>,\u003c/i> by Zeke Hernandez (2024, available for pre-order).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w31730\">The Refugee Advantage: English-Language Attainment in the Early Twentieth Century\u003c/a>,\" by Ran Abramitzky, Leah Platt Boustan, Peter Catron, Dylan Connor, and Rob Voigt (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper,\u003c/i> 2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/48XSwE6\">\u003ci>Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>,\u003c/i> by Leah Boustan and Ran Abramitzky (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/04/david-frum-how-much-immigration-is-too-much/583252/\">If Liberals Won't Enforce Borders, Fascists Will\u003c/a>,\" by David Frum (\u003ci>The Atlantic,\u003c/i> 2019).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-migration-a-basic-human-right/\">Is Migration a Basic Human Right?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> (2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/who-are-the-most-successful-immigrants-in-the-world/\">Who Are the Most Successful Immigrants in the World?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> (2013).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1558486632580":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1558486632580","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1558486632580},"title":"579. Are You Caught in a Social Media Trap?","publishDate":1709784000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Economists have discovered an odd phenomenon: many people who use social media (even you, maybe?) wish it didn’t exist. But that doesn’t mean they can escape.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://home.uchicago.edu/bursztyn/\">Leonardo Bursztyn\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.benjaminhandel.com/\">Benjamin Handel\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w31771\">When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media\u003c/a>,\" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Benjamin Handel, Rafael Jimenez, and Christopher Roth (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w26567\">Social Media and Xenophobia: Evidence from Russia\u003c/a>,\" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Georgy Egorov, Ruben Enikolopov, and Maria Petrova (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w23414\">Status Goods: Experimental Evidence from Platinum Credit Cards\u003c/a>,\" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Bruno Ferman, Stefano Fiorin, Martin Kanz, and Gautam Rao (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20170029\">'Acting Wife': Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments\u003c/a>,\" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Thomas Fujiwara, and Amanda Pallais (\u003ci>American Economic Review, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1465-7295.2012.00506.x\">Measuring Crack Cocaine and Its Impact\u003c/a>,\" by Roland G. Fryer Jr., Paul S. Heaton, Steven D. Levitt, and Kevin M. Murphy (\u003ci>Economic Inquiry, \u003c/i>2013).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-facebook-bad-for-your-mental-health/\">Is Facebook Bad for Your Mental Health?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics, M.D. \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-u-s-media-so-negative/\">Why Is U.S. Media So Negative?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Economists have discovered an odd phenomenon: many people who use social media (even you, maybe?) wish it didn’t exist. But that doesn’t mean they can escape.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nLeonardo Bursztyn, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.\nBenjamin Handel, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media,\" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Benjamin Handel, Rafael Jimenez, and Christopher Roth (NBER Working Paper, 2023).\n\"Social Media and Xenophobia: Evidence from Russia,\" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Georgy Egorov, Ruben Enikolopov, and Maria Petrova (NBER Working Paper, 2019).\n\"Status Goods: Experimental Evidence from Platinum Credit Cards,\" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Bruno Ferman, Stefano Fiorin, Martin Kanz, and Gautam Rao (NBER Working Paper, 2017).\n\"'Acting Wife': Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments,\" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Thomas Fujiwara, and Amanda Pallais (American Economic Review, 2017).\n\"Measuring Crack Cocaine and Its Impact,\" by Roland G. Fryer Jr., Paul S. Heaton, Steven D. Levitt, and Kevin M. Murphy (Economic Inquiry, 2013).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Is Facebook Bad for Your Mental Health?\" by Freakonomics, M.D. (2022).\n\"Why Is U.S. Media So Negative?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2021).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/cc52b092-bd1d-41ba-9bb8-bc210066cd57/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=cc52b092-bd1d-41ba-9bb8-bc210066cd57&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2536000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Economists have discovered an odd phenomenon: many people who use social media (even you, maybe?) wish it didn’t exist. But that doesn’t mean they can escape.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://home.uchicago.edu/bursztyn/\">Leonardo Bursztyn\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.benjaminhandel.com/\">Benjamin Handel\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w31771\">When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media\u003c/a>,\" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Benjamin Handel, Rafael Jimenez, and Christopher Roth (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w26567\">Social Media and Xenophobia: Evidence from Russia\u003c/a>,\" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Georgy Egorov, Ruben Enikolopov, and Maria Petrova (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w23414\">Status Goods: Experimental Evidence from Platinum Credit Cards\u003c/a>,\" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Bruno Ferman, Stefano Fiorin, Martin Kanz, and Gautam Rao (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20170029\">'Acting Wife': Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments\u003c/a>,\" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Thomas Fujiwara, and Amanda Pallais (\u003ci>American Economic Review, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1465-7295.2012.00506.x\">Measuring Crack Cocaine and Its Impact\u003c/a>,\" by Roland G. Fryer Jr., Paul S. Heaton, Steven D. Levitt, and Kevin M. Murphy (\u003ci>Economic Inquiry, \u003c/i>2013).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-facebook-bad-for-your-mental-health/\">Is Facebook Bad for Your Mental Health?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics, M.D. \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-u-s-media-so-negative/\">Why Is U.S. Media So Negative?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_6568911303":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_6568911303","meta":{"site":"audio","id":6568911303},"title":"Extra: What Is Sportswashing — and Does It Work? (Update)","publishDate":1709528700,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>In ancient Rome, it was bread and circuses. Today, it’s a World Cup, an Olympics, and a new Saudi-backed golf league that’s challenging the PGA Tour. Can a sporting event really repair a country’s reputation — or will it trigger the dreaded Streisand Effect? Also: why the major U.S. sports leagues are warming up to the idea of foreign investment.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.brooklaw.edu/Contact-Us/Balsam%20Jodi%20S\">Jodi Balsam\u003c/a>, professor of clinical law at Brooklyn Law School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.golfchannel.com/author/brandel-chamblee\">Brandel Chamblee\u003c/a>, Golf Channel analyst.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://muckrack.com/bykaren\">Karen Crouse\u003c/a>, sports journalist.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bomanijones.com/about/\">Bomani Jones\u003c/a>, sports journalist.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/economics-and-accounting/faculty/victor-a-matheson\">Victor Matheson\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://firepitcollective.com/meet-the-fire-pit/\">Alan Shipnuck\u003c/a>, sports journalist.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/business/dealbook/nfl-private-equity.html\">The New N.F.L. Owners?\u003c/a>\" by Lauren Hirsch, Kevin Draper, Michael J. de la Merced and Sarah Kessler (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/31/business/pga-tour-investment-liv-group.html\">PGA Tour Raises $1.5 Billion From Group of U.S. Investors\u003c/a>,\" by Lauren Hirsch (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/sports/golf/pga-tour-liv-golf-merger-saudi-arabia-4414bd66\">PGA Tour, LIV Golf Agree to Merge\u003c/a>,\" by Andrew Beaton and Louise Radnofsky (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3NyUNvz\">\u003ci>Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Alan Shipnuck (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2022/06/01/dustin-johnson-u-turns-pga-tour-commitment-included-saudi-rebel/\">Dustin Johnson Paid £100m to Perform Late U-Turn and Join Saudi-Backed Rebel Series\u003c/a>,\" by By James Corrigan and Tom Morgan (\u003ci>The Telegraph\u003c/i>, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-ukraine-war-sports-ban-ioc-fifa-11646155981\">Russia Was the Hottest Place in Sports. Now It’s Frozen Out\u003c/a>,\" by Joshua Robinson, Ben Cohen, and Louise Radnofsky (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal\u003c/i>, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-01-06/world-cup-olympics-sportswashing-saudi-arabia-beijing-fifa-ioc-soccer\">Could This Be the Year ‘Sportwashing’ Backfires?\u003c/a>\" by Andrés Martinez (\u003ci>The Los Angeles Times\u003c/i>, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://firepitcollective.com/the-truth-about-phil-and-saudi-arabia/\">The Truth About Phil and Saudi Arabia\u003c/a>,\" by Alan Shipnuck (The Fire Pit Collective, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3mspgzA\">\u003ci>The New Yale Book of Quotations\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Fred Shapiro (2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/paxadz/the-surprising-reason-that-there-are-so-many-thai-restaurants-in-america\">The Surprising Reason That There Are So Many Thai Restaurants in America\u003c/a>,\" by Myles Karp (\u003ci>Vice\u003c/i>, 2018).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/greg-norman-takes-on-the-pga-tour/\">Greg Norman Takes On the P.G.A. Tour\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"In ancient Rome, it was bread and circuses. Today, it’s a World Cup, an Olympics, and a new Saudi-backed golf league that’s challenging the PGA Tour. Can a sporting event really repair a country’s reputation — or will it trigger the dreaded Streisand Effect? Also: why the major U.S. sports leagues are warming up to the idea of foreign investment.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nJodi Balsam, professor of clinical law at Brooklyn Law School.\nBrandel Chamblee, Golf Channel analyst.\nKaren Crouse, sports journalist.\nBomani Jones, sports journalist.\nVictor Matheson, professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross.\nAlan Shipnuck, sports journalist.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"The New N.F.L. Owners?\" by Lauren Hirsch, Kevin Draper, Michael J. de la Merced and Sarah Kessler (The New York Times, 2024).\n\"PGA Tour Raises $1.5 Billion From Group of U.S. Investors,\" by Lauren Hirsch (The New York Times, 2024).\n\"PGA Tour, LIV Golf Agree to Merge,\" by Andrew Beaton and Louise Radnofsky (The Wall Street Journal, 2023).\nPhil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar, by Alan Shipnuck (2022).\n\"Dustin Johnson Paid £100m to Perform Late U-Turn and Join Saudi-Backed Rebel Series,\" by By James Corrigan and Tom Morgan (The Telegraph, 2022).\n\"Russia Was the Hottest Place in Sports. Now It’s Frozen Out,\" by Joshua Robinson, Ben Cohen, and Louise Radnofsky (The Wall Street Journal, 2022).\n\"Could This Be the Year ‘Sportwashing’ Backfires?\" by Andrés Martinez (The Los Angeles Times, 2022).\n\"The Truth About Phil and Saudi Arabia,\" by Alan Shipnuck (The Fire Pit Collective, 2022).\nThe New Yale Book of Quotations, by Fred Shapiro (2021).\n\"The Surprising Reason That There Are So Many Thai Restaurants in America,\" by Myles Karp (Vice, 2018).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Greg Norman Takes On the P.G.A. Tour,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/cb5dbc4c-9717-42f8-ade6-38b287f3f659/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=cb5dbc4c-9717-42f8-ade6-38b287f3f659&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3917000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In ancient Rome, it was bread and circuses. Today, it’s a World Cup, an Olympics, and a new Saudi-backed golf league that’s challenging the PGA Tour. Can a sporting event really repair a country’s reputation — or will it trigger the dreaded Streisand Effect? Also: why the major U.S. sports leagues are warming up to the idea of foreign investment.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.brooklaw.edu/Contact-Us/Balsam%20Jodi%20S\">Jodi Balsam\u003c/a>, professor of clinical law at Brooklyn Law School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.golfchannel.com/author/brandel-chamblee\">Brandel Chamblee\u003c/a>, Golf Channel analyst.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://muckrack.com/bykaren\">Karen Crouse\u003c/a>, sports journalist.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bomanijones.com/about/\">Bomani Jones\u003c/a>, sports journalist.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/economics-and-accounting/faculty/victor-a-matheson\">Victor Matheson\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://firepitcollective.com/meet-the-fire-pit/\">Alan Shipnuck\u003c/a>, sports journalist.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/business/dealbook/nfl-private-equity.html\">The New N.F.L. Owners?\u003c/a>\" by Lauren Hirsch, Kevin Draper, Michael J. de la Merced and Sarah Kessler (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/31/business/pga-tour-investment-liv-group.html\">PGA Tour Raises $1.5 Billion From Group of U.S. Investors\u003c/a>,\" by Lauren Hirsch (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/sports/golf/pga-tour-liv-golf-merger-saudi-arabia-4414bd66\">PGA Tour, LIV Golf Agree to Merge\u003c/a>,\" by Andrew Beaton and Louise Radnofsky (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3NyUNvz\">\u003ci>Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Alan Shipnuck (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2022/06/01/dustin-johnson-u-turns-pga-tour-commitment-included-saudi-rebel/\">Dustin Johnson Paid £100m to Perform Late U-Turn and Join Saudi-Backed Rebel Series\u003c/a>,\" by By James Corrigan and Tom Morgan (\u003ci>The Telegraph\u003c/i>, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-ukraine-war-sports-ban-ioc-fifa-11646155981\">Russia Was the Hottest Place in Sports. Now It’s Frozen Out\u003c/a>,\" by Joshua Robinson, Ben Cohen, and Louise Radnofsky (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal\u003c/i>, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-01-06/world-cup-olympics-sportswashing-saudi-arabia-beijing-fifa-ioc-soccer\">Could This Be the Year ‘Sportwashing’ Backfires?\u003c/a>\" by Andrés Martinez (\u003ci>The Los Angeles Times\u003c/i>, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://firepitcollective.com/the-truth-about-phil-and-saudi-arabia/\">The Truth About Phil and Saudi Arabia\u003c/a>,\" by Alan Shipnuck (The Fire Pit Collective, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3mspgzA\">\u003ci>The New Yale Book of Quotations\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Fred Shapiro (2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/paxadz/the-surprising-reason-that-there-are-so-many-thai-restaurants-in-america\">The Surprising Reason That There Are So Many Thai Restaurants in America\u003c/a>,\" by Myles Karp (\u003ci>Vice\u003c/i>, 2018).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/greg-norman-takes-on-the-pga-tour/\">Greg Norman Takes On the P.G.A. Tour\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_477232869188":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_477232869188","meta":{"site":"audio","id":477232869188},"title":"578. Water, Water Everywhere — But You Have to Stop and Think","publishDate":1709179200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>What surprises lurk in our sewage? How did racist city planners end up saving Black lives? Why does Arizona grow hay for cows in Saudi Arabia? Three strange stories about the most fundamental substance we all take for granted.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://as.vanderbilt.edu/economics/bio/brian-beach/\">Brian Beach\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Vanderbilt University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://medicine.missouri.edu/faculty/marc-johnson-phd\">Marc Johnson\u003c/a>, professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cgswash.org/coreinvestigators/amy-e-kirby-ph-d/\">Amy Kirby\u003c/a>, program lead for the National Wastewater Surveillance System at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/directory/natalie-koch\">Natalie Koch\u003c/a>, professor of geography at Syracuse University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3wy2aQt\">\u003ci>Arid Empire: The Entangled Fates of Arizona and Arabia\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Natalie Koch (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/16/fondomonte-arizona-drought-saudi-farm-water/\">How a Saudi Firm Tapped a Gusher of Water in Drought-Stricken Arizona\u003c/a>,\" by Isaac Stanley-Becker, Joshua Partlow, and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez (\u003ci>The Washington Post, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/26/opinion/arizona-water-colorado-river-saudi-arabia.html\">Arizona Is in a Race to the Bottom of Its Water Wells, With Saudi Arabia’s Help\u003c/a>,\" by Natalie Koch (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.10.28.22281553v1\">Tracing the Origin of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-Like Spike Sequences Detected in Wastewater\u003c/a>,\" by Martin Shafer, Devon Gregory, Marc Johnson, et al. (\u003ci>medRxiv, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://brianbbeach.github.io/Materials/WP/Beach_Water_Waste.pdf\">Water and Waste: A History of Reluctant Policymaking in U.S. Cities\u003c/a>,\" by Brian Beach (\u003ci>Working Paper, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3wBi0tB\">\u003ci>Water, Race, and Disease\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Werner Troesken (2004).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#wastewater-surveillance\">COVID Data Tracker: Wastewater Surveillance\u003c/a>, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-is-sportswashing-and-does-it-work/\">What Is Sportswashing (and Does It Work)?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/covid-19/\">Covid-19\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020-2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"What surprises lurk in our sewage? How did racist city planners end up saving Black lives? Why does Arizona grow hay for cows in Saudi Arabia? Three strange stories about the most fundamental substance we all take for granted.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nBrian Beach, professor of economics at Vanderbilt University.\nMarc Johnson, professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine.\nAmy Kirby, program lead for the National Wastewater Surveillance System at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\nNatalie Koch, professor of geography at Syracuse University.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\nArid Empire: The Entangled Fates of Arizona and Arabia, by Natalie Koch (2023).\n\"How a Saudi Firm Tapped a Gusher of Water in Drought-Stricken Arizona,\" by Isaac Stanley-Becker, Joshua Partlow, and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez (The Washington Post, 2023).\n\"Arizona Is in a Race to the Bottom of Its Water Wells, With Saudi Arabia’s Help,\" by Natalie Koch (The New York Times, 2022).\n\"Tracing the Origin of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-Like Spike Sequences Detected in Wastewater,\" by Martin Shafer, Devon Gregory, Marc Johnson, et al. (medRxiv, 2022).\n\"Water and Waste: A History of Reluctant Policymaking in U.S. Cities,\" by Brian Beach (Working Paper, 2022).\nWater, Race, and Disease, by Werner Troesken (2004).\nCOVID Data Tracker: Wastewater Surveillance, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"What Is Sportswashing (and Does It Work)?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2022).\n\"Covid-19,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2020-2021).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/c0290be7-a053-4fe2-8153-4ff771ec01e5/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=c0290be7-a053-4fe2-8153-4ff771ec01e5&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3134000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>What surprises lurk in our sewage? How did racist city planners end up saving Black lives? Why does Arizona grow hay for cows in Saudi Arabia? Three strange stories about the most fundamental substance we all take for granted.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://as.vanderbilt.edu/economics/bio/brian-beach/\">Brian Beach\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Vanderbilt University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://medicine.missouri.edu/faculty/marc-johnson-phd\">Marc Johnson\u003c/a>, professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cgswash.org/coreinvestigators/amy-e-kirby-ph-d/\">Amy Kirby\u003c/a>, program lead for the National Wastewater Surveillance System at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/directory/natalie-koch\">Natalie Koch\u003c/a>, professor of geography at Syracuse University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3wy2aQt\">\u003ci>Arid Empire: The Entangled Fates of Arizona and Arabia\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Natalie Koch (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/16/fondomonte-arizona-drought-saudi-farm-water/\">How a Saudi Firm Tapped a Gusher of Water in Drought-Stricken Arizona\u003c/a>,\" by Isaac Stanley-Becker, Joshua Partlow, and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez (\u003ci>The Washington Post, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/26/opinion/arizona-water-colorado-river-saudi-arabia.html\">Arizona Is in a Race to the Bottom of Its Water Wells, With Saudi Arabia’s Help\u003c/a>,\" by Natalie Koch (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.10.28.22281553v1\">Tracing the Origin of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-Like Spike Sequences Detected in Wastewater\u003c/a>,\" by Martin Shafer, Devon Gregory, Marc Johnson, et al. (\u003ci>medRxiv, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://brianbbeach.github.io/Materials/WP/Beach_Water_Waste.pdf\">Water and Waste: A History of Reluctant Policymaking in U.S. Cities\u003c/a>,\" by Brian Beach (\u003ci>Working Paper, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3wBi0tB\">\u003ci>Water, Race, and Disease\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Werner Troesken (2004).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#wastewater-surveillance\">COVID Data Tracker: Wastewater Surveillance\u003c/a>, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-is-sportswashing-and-does-it-work/\">What Is Sportswashing (and Does It Work)?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/covid-19/\">Covid-19\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020-2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_394054837581":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_394054837581","meta":{"site":"audio","id":394054837581},"title":"Is Google Getting Worse? (Update)","publishDate":1708574400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>It used to feel like magic. Now it can feel like a set of cheap tricks. Is the problem with Google — or with us? And is Google Search finally facing a real rival, in the form of A.I.-powered “answer engines”? \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissamayer/\">Marissa Mayer\u003c/a>, co-founder of Sunshine; former C.E.O. of Yahoo! and vice president at Google.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fuqua.duke.edu/faculty/ryan-mcdevitt\">Ryan McDevitt\u003c/a>; professor of economics at Duke University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://timhwang.org/\">Tim Hwang\u003c/a>, media researcher and author; former Google employee.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-reid-56356724/\">Elizabeth Reid\u003c/a>, vice president of Search at Google.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/aravind-srinivas-16051987\">Aravind Srinivas\u003c/a>, C.E.O. and co-founder of Perplexity.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremystoppelman/\">Jeremy Stoppelman\u003c/a>, C.E.O. and co-founder of Yelp.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/business/vitaly-borker-glasses-retail.html\">A Fraudster Who Just Can’t Seem to Stop … Selling Eyeglasses\u003c/a>,” by David Segal (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3XalHiM\">\u003ci>Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Tim Hwang (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.justice.gov/atr/case-document/file/1329131/download\">Complaint: U.S. and Plaintiff States v. Google LLC\u003c/a>,” by the U.S. Department of Justice (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/business/fake-online-locksmiths-may-be-out-to-pick-your-pocket-too.html\">Fake Online Locksmiths May Be Out to Pick Your Pocket, Too\u003c/a>,” by David Segal (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676333\">‘A’ Business by Any Other Name: Firm Name Choice as a Signal of Firm Quality\u003c/a>,” by Ryan C. McDevitt (\u003ci>Journal of Political Economy, \u003c/i>2014).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3gcb3HE\">\u003ci>In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Steven Levy (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"http://infolab.stanford.edu/~backrub/google.html\">The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine\u003c/a>,” by Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page (\u003ci>Computer Networks and ISDN Systems\u003c/i>, 1998).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-dialysis-a-test-case-of-medicare-for-all-ep-457/\">Is Dialysis a Test Case of Medicare for All?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-big-is-my-penis-and-other-things-we-ask-google/\">How Big is My Penis? (And Other Things We Ask Google)\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"It used to feel like magic. Now it can feel like a set of cheap tricks. Is the problem with Google — or with us? And is Google Search finally facing a real rival, in the form of A.I.-powered “answer engines”? \n \n\nSOURCES:\nMarissa Mayer, co-founder of Sunshine; former C.E.O. of Yahoo! and vice president at Google.\nRyan McDevitt; professor of economics at Duke University.\nTim Hwang, media researcher and author; former Google employee.\nElizabeth Reid, vice president of Search at Google.\nAravind Srinivas, C.E.O. and co-founder of Perplexity.\nJeremy Stoppelman, C.E.O. and co-founder of Yelp.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n“A Fraudster Who Just Can’t Seem to Stop … Selling Eyeglasses,” by David Segal (The New York Times, 2022).\nSubprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet, by Tim Hwang (2020).\n“Complaint: U.S. and Plaintiff States v. Google LLC,” by the U.S. Department of Justice (2020).\n“Fake Online Locksmiths May Be Out to Pick Your Pocket, Too,” by David Segal (The New York Times, 2016).\n“‘A’ Business by Any Other Name: Firm Name Choice as a Signal of Firm Quality,” by Ryan C. McDevitt (Journal of Political Economy, 2014).\nIn the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives, by Steven Levy (2011).\n“The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine,” by Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page (Computer Networks and ISDN Systems, 1998).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n“Is Dialysis a Test Case of Medicare for All?” by Freakonomics Radio (2021).\n“How Big is My Penis? (And Other Things We Ask Google),” by Freakonomics Radio (2017).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/ea4178e2-3d70-48b2-81ae-db998a786239/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=ea4178e2-3d70-48b2-81ae-db998a786239&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3413000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It used to feel like magic. Now it can feel like a set of cheap tricks. Is the problem with Google — or with us? And is Google Search finally facing a real rival, in the form of A.I.-powered “answer engines”? \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissamayer/\">Marissa Mayer\u003c/a>, co-founder of Sunshine; former C.E.O. of Yahoo! and vice president at Google.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fuqua.duke.edu/faculty/ryan-mcdevitt\">Ryan McDevitt\u003c/a>; professor of economics at Duke University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://timhwang.org/\">Tim Hwang\u003c/a>, media researcher and author; former Google employee.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-reid-56356724/\">Elizabeth Reid\u003c/a>, vice president of Search at Google.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/aravind-srinivas-16051987\">Aravind Srinivas\u003c/a>, C.E.O. and co-founder of Perplexity.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremystoppelman/\">Jeremy Stoppelman\u003c/a>, C.E.O. and co-founder of Yelp.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/business/vitaly-borker-glasses-retail.html\">A Fraudster Who Just Can’t Seem to Stop … Selling Eyeglasses\u003c/a>,” by David Segal (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3XalHiM\">\u003ci>Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Tim Hwang (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.justice.gov/atr/case-document/file/1329131/download\">Complaint: U.S. and Plaintiff States v. Google LLC\u003c/a>,” by the U.S. Department of Justice (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/business/fake-online-locksmiths-may-be-out-to-pick-your-pocket-too.html\">Fake Online Locksmiths May Be Out to Pick Your Pocket, Too\u003c/a>,” by David Segal (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676333\">‘A’ Business by Any Other Name: Firm Name Choice as a Signal of Firm Quality\u003c/a>,” by Ryan C. McDevitt (\u003ci>Journal of Political Economy, \u003c/i>2014).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3gcb3HE\">\u003ci>In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Steven Levy (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"http://infolab.stanford.edu/~backrub/google.html\">The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine\u003c/a>,” by Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page (\u003ci>Computer Networks and ISDN Systems\u003c/i>, 1998).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-dialysis-a-test-case-of-medicare-for-all-ep-457/\">Is Dialysis a Test Case of Medicare for All?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-big-is-my-penis-and-other-things-we-ask-google/\">How Big is My Penis? (And Other Things We Ask Google)\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1001212844663":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1001212844663","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1001212844663},"title":"Extra: Mr. Feynman Takes a Trip — But Doesn’t Fall","publishDate":1708319100,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>A wide-open conversation with three women who guided Richard Feynman through some big adventures at the Esalen Institute. (Part of \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/richard-feynman/\">our Feynman series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES: \u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>Barbara Berg, friend of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>Cheryl Haley, friend of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>Debby Harlow, friend of Richard Feynma\u003c/li>\u003cli>Sam Stern, content creator at the Esalen Institute.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS: \u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/richard-feynman/\">Richard Feynman Series\u003c/a>, by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> (2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-future-of-therapy-is-psychedelic/\">The Future of Therapy Is Psychedelic\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire\u003c/i> (2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"A wide-open conversation with three women who guided Richard Feynman through some big adventures at the Esalen Institute. (Part of our Feynman series.)\n \n\nSOURCES: \nBarbara Berg, friend of Richard Feynman.\nCheryl Haley, friend of Richard Feynman.\nDebby Harlow, friend of Richard Feynma\nSam Stern, content creator at the Esalen Institute.\n\n\n \nEXTRAS: \nRichard Feynman Series, by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n\"The Future of Therapy Is Psychedelic,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/8f0d7e49-8699-441a-a7bd-195935811628/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=8f0d7e49-8699-441a-a7bd-195935811628&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2851000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A wide-open conversation with three women who guided Richard Feynman through some big adventures at the Esalen Institute. (Part of \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/richard-feynman/\">our Feynman series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES: \u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>Barbara Berg, friend of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>Cheryl Haley, friend of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>Debby Harlow, friend of Richard Feynma\u003c/li>\u003cli>Sam Stern, content creator at the Esalen Institute.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS: \u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/richard-feynman/\">Richard Feynman Series\u003c/a>, by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> (2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-future-of-therapy-is-psychedelic/\">The Future of Therapy Is Psychedelic\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire\u003c/i> (2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_549551778974":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_549551778974","meta":{"site":"audio","id":549551778974},"title":"The Vanishing Mr. Feynman","publishDate":1707969600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>In his final years, Richard Feynman's curiosity took him to some surprising places. We hear from his companions on the trips he took — and one he wasn’t able to. (Part three of \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/richard-feynman/\">a three-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES: \u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alanalda.com/\">Alan Alda\u003c/a>, actor and screenwriter.\u003c/li>\u003cli>Barbara Berg, friend of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.helenczerski.net/about-helen\">Helen Czerski\u003c/a>, physicist and oceanographer at University College London.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.tedxcaltech.com/content/michelle-feynman.html\">Michelle Feynman\u003c/a>, photographer and daughter of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>Cheryl Haley, friend of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>Debby Harlow, friend of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/search?keywords=Ralph+Leighton\">Ralph Leighton\u003c/a>, biographer and film producer.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/60291/charles-c-mann/\">Charles Mann\u003c/a>, science journalist and author.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://theory.caltech.edu/~preskill/bio.html\">John Preskill\u003c/a>, professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/randall\">Lisa Randall\u003c/a>, professor of theoretical particle physics and cosmology at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0843051/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm\">Christopher Sykes\u003c/a>, documentary filmmaker.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stephenwolfram.com/\">Stephen Wolfram\u003c/a>, founder and C.E.O. of Wolfram Research; creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES: \u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd9M-d0fD5I\">\u003ci>I Love My Wife...\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>directed by Ian Tierney (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4bwHhVC\">\u003ci>Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Lawrence M. Krauss (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3SGq3Ov\">\u003ci>Perfectly Reasonable Deviations From the Beaten Track: Selected Letters of Richard P. Feynman\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>edited by Michelle Feynman (2005).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3vZ1nI0\">\u003ci>The Pleasure of Finding Things Out\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Feynman (1999).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Demon-Haunted-World-Science-Candle-Dark/dp/0345409469\">\u003ci>The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan (1995).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3UtXMf0\">\u003ci>Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by James Gleick (1992).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qeauwu2uIwM\">\u003ci>The Quest for Tannu Tuva\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Christopher Sykes (1988)\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-do-you-care-what-other-people-think-further-adventures-of-a-curious-character-richard-p-feynman/10049716?ean=9780393355642\">\u003ci>“What Do You Care What Other People Think?” \u003c/i>\u003c/a>by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1988).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/48dJ933\">\u003ci>The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-century Physics\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Robert Crease and Charles Mann (1986).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/surely-you-re-joking-mr-feynman-adventures-of-a-curious-character-richard-p-feynman/8737624?ean=9780393355628\">\u003ci>Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1985).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1118155/\">\u003ci>Fun to Imagine\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, BBC docuseries (1983).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS: \u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/the-curious-brilliant-vanishing-mr-feynman/\">The Curious, Brilliant, Vanishing Mr. Feynman\u003c/a>,” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> (2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"In his final years, Richard Feynman's curiosity took him to some surprising places. We hear from his companions on the trips he took — and one he wasn’t able to. (Part three of a three-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES: \nAlan Alda, actor and screenwriter.\nBarbara Berg, friend of Richard Feynman.\nHelen Czerski, physicist and oceanographer at University College London.\nMichelle Feynman, photographer and daughter of Richard Feynman.\nCheryl Haley, friend of Richard Feynman.\nDebby Harlow, friend of Richard Feynman.\nRalph Leighton, biographer and film producer.\nCharles Mann, science journalist and author.\nJohn Preskill, professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology.\nLisa Randall, professor of theoretical particle physics and cosmology at Harvard University.\nChristopher Sykes, documentary filmmaker.\nStephen Wolfram, founder and C.E.O. of Wolfram Research; creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES: \nI Love My Wife..., directed by Ian Tierney (2020).\nQuantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science, by Lawrence M. Krauss (2011).\nPerfectly Reasonable Deviations From the Beaten Track: Selected Letters of Richard P. Feynman, edited by Michelle Feynman (2005).\nThe Pleasure of Finding Things Out, by Richard Feynman (1999).\nThe Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan (1995).\nGenius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman, by James Gleick (1992).\nThe Quest for Tannu Tuva, by Christopher Sykes (1988)\n“What Do You Care What Other People Think?” by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1988).\nThe Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-century Physics, by Robert Crease and Charles Mann (1986).\nSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1985).\nFun to Imagine, BBC docuseries (1983).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS: \n“The Curious, Brilliant, Vanishing Mr. Feynman,” series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/774d4d50-7da2-46d9-b267-be09f9db1f3a/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=774d4d50-7da2-46d9-b267-be09f9db1f3a&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3664000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In his final years, Richard Feynman's curiosity took him to some surprising places. We hear from his companions on the trips he took — and one he wasn’t able to. (Part three of \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/richard-feynman/\">a three-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES: \u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alanalda.com/\">Alan Alda\u003c/a>, actor and screenwriter.\u003c/li>\u003cli>Barbara Berg, friend of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.helenczerski.net/about-helen\">Helen Czerski\u003c/a>, physicist and oceanographer at University College London.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.tedxcaltech.com/content/michelle-feynman.html\">Michelle Feynman\u003c/a>, photographer and daughter of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>Cheryl Haley, friend of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>Debby Harlow, friend of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/search?keywords=Ralph+Leighton\">Ralph Leighton\u003c/a>, biographer and film producer.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/60291/charles-c-mann/\">Charles Mann\u003c/a>, science journalist and author.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://theory.caltech.edu/~preskill/bio.html\">John Preskill\u003c/a>, professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/randall\">Lisa Randall\u003c/a>, professor of theoretical particle physics and cosmology at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0843051/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm\">Christopher Sykes\u003c/a>, documentary filmmaker.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stephenwolfram.com/\">Stephen Wolfram\u003c/a>, founder and C.E.O. of Wolfram Research; creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES: \u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd9M-d0fD5I\">\u003ci>I Love My Wife...\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>directed by Ian Tierney (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4bwHhVC\">\u003ci>Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Lawrence M. Krauss (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3SGq3Ov\">\u003ci>Perfectly Reasonable Deviations From the Beaten Track: Selected Letters of Richard P. Feynman\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>edited by Michelle Feynman (2005).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3vZ1nI0\">\u003ci>The Pleasure of Finding Things Out\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Feynman (1999).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Demon-Haunted-World-Science-Candle-Dark/dp/0345409469\">\u003ci>The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan (1995).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3UtXMf0\">\u003ci>Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by James Gleick (1992).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qeauwu2uIwM\">\u003ci>The Quest for Tannu Tuva\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Christopher Sykes (1988)\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-do-you-care-what-other-people-think-further-adventures-of-a-curious-character-richard-p-feynman/10049716?ean=9780393355642\">\u003ci>“What Do You Care What Other People Think?” \u003c/i>\u003c/a>by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1988).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/48dJ933\">\u003ci>The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-century Physics\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Robert Crease and Charles Mann (1986).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/surely-you-re-joking-mr-feynman-adventures-of-a-curious-character-richard-p-feynman/8737624?ean=9780393355628\">\u003ci>Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1985).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1118155/\">\u003ci>Fun to Imagine\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, BBC docuseries (1983).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS: \u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/the-curious-brilliant-vanishing-mr-feynman/\">The Curious, Brilliant, Vanishing Mr. Feynman\u003c/a>,” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> (2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1362732385316":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1362732385316","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1362732385316},"title":"The Brilliant Mr. Feynman","publishDate":1707364800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>What happens when an existentially depressed and recently widowed young physicist from Queens gets a fresh start in California? We follow Richard Feynman out west, to explore his long and extremely fruitful second act. (Part two of \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/richard-feynman/\">a three-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamus_Blackley\">Seamus Blackley\u003c/a>, video game designer and creator of the Xbox.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://independent.academia.edu/CarlFeynman\">Carl Feynman\u003c/a>, computer scientist and son of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.tedxcaltech.com/content/michelle-feynman.html\">Michelle Feynman\u003c/a>, photographer and daughter of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/search?keywords=Ralph+Leighton\">Ralph Leighton\u003c/a>, biographer and film producer.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/60291/charles-c-mann/\">Charles Mann\u003c/a>, science journalist and author.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://theory.caltech.edu/~preskill/bio.html\">John Preskill\u003c/a>, professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/randall\">Lisa Randall\u003c/a>, professor of theoretical particle physics and cosmology at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0843051/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm\">Christopher Sykes\u003c/a>, documentary filmmaker.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stephenwolfram.com/\">Stephen Wolfram\u003c/a>, founder and C.E.O. of Wolfram Research; creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-zorthian-0b122675/\">Alan Zorthian\u003c/a>, architect.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.themarginalian.org/2017/10/17/richard-feynman-arline-letter/\">Love After Life: Nobel-Winning Physicist Richard Feynman’s Extraordinary Letter to His Departed Wife\u003c/a>,\" by Maria Popova (\u003ci>The Marginalian, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4bwHhVC\">\u003ci>Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Lawrence M. Krauss (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3vZ1nI0\">\u003ci>The Pleasure of Finding Things Out\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Feynman (1999).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3UtXMf0\">\u003ci>Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by James Gleick (1992).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-03-mn-8-story.html\">G. Feynman; Landscape Expert, Physicist’s Widow\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>Los Angeles Times, \u003c/i>1990).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-16-mn-42968-story.html\">Nobel Physicist R. P. Feynman of Caltech Dies\u003c/a>,\" by Lee Dye (\u003ci>Los Angeles Times, \u003c/i>1988).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/48dJ933\">\u003ci>The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-century Physics\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Robert Crease and Charles Mann (1986).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/surely-you-re-joking-mr-feynman-adventures-of-a-curious-character-richard-p-feynman/8737624?ean=9780393355628\">\u003ci>Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1985).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1118155/\">\u003ci>Fun to Imagine\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, BBC docuseries (1983).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://calteches.library.caltech.edu/2398/1/Nobel.pdf\">Richard P. Feynman: Nobel Prize Winner\u003c/a>,\" by Tim Hendrickson, Stuart Galley, and Fred Lamb (\u003ci>Engineering and Science, \u003c/i>1965).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-states-of-america-10/fbi-files-on-richard-feynman-1165/#file-4617\">F.B.I. files on Richard Feynman\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-curious-mr-feynman/\">The Curious Mr. Feynman\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"What happens when an existentially depressed and recently widowed young physicist from Queens gets a fresh start in California? We follow Richard Feynman out west, to explore his long and extremely fruitful second act. (Part two of a three-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nSeamus Blackley, video game designer and creator of the Xbox.\nCarl Feynman, computer scientist and son of Richard Feynman.\nMichelle Feynman, photographer and daughter of Richard Feynman.\nRalph Leighton, biographer and film producer.\nCharles Mann, science journalist and author.\nJohn Preskill, professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology.\nLisa Randall, professor of theoretical particle physics and cosmology at Harvard University.\nChristopher Sykes, documentary filmmaker.\nStephen Wolfram, founder and C.E.O. of Wolfram Research; creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language.\nAlan Zorthian, architect.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Love After Life: Nobel-Winning Physicist Richard Feynman’s Extraordinary Letter to His Departed Wife,\" by Maria Popova (The Marginalian, 2017).\nQuantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science, by Lawrence M. Krauss (2011).\nThe Pleasure of Finding Things Out, by Richard Feynman (1999).\nGenius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman, by James Gleick (1992).\n\"G. Feynman; Landscape Expert, Physicist’s Widow,\" (Los Angeles Times, 1990).\n\"Nobel Physicist R. P. Feynman of Caltech Dies,\" by Lee Dye (Los Angeles Times, 1988).\nThe Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-century Physics, by Robert Crease and Charles Mann (1986).\nSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1985).\nFun to Imagine, BBC docuseries (1983).\n\"Richard P. Feynman: Nobel Prize Winner,\" by Tim Hendrickson, Stuart Galley, and Fred Lamb (Engineering and Science, 1965).\nF.B.I. files on Richard Feynman.\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"The Curious Mr. Feynman,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/4300d50c-95f7-40e0-8c8a-fb6b5fe04101/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=4300d50c-95f7-40e0-8c8a-fb6b5fe04101&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3161000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>What happens when an existentially depressed and recently widowed young physicist from Queens gets a fresh start in California? We follow Richard Feynman out west, to explore his long and extremely fruitful second act. (Part two of \u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/richard-feynman/\">a three-part series\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamus_Blackley\">Seamus Blackley\u003c/a>, video game designer and creator of the Xbox.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://independent.academia.edu/CarlFeynman\">Carl Feynman\u003c/a>, computer scientist and son of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.tedxcaltech.com/content/michelle-feynman.html\">Michelle Feynman\u003c/a>, photographer and daughter of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/search?keywords=Ralph+Leighton\">Ralph Leighton\u003c/a>, biographer and film producer.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/60291/charles-c-mann/\">Charles Mann\u003c/a>, science journalist and author.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://theory.caltech.edu/~preskill/bio.html\">John Preskill\u003c/a>, professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/randall\">Lisa Randall\u003c/a>, professor of theoretical particle physics and cosmology at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0843051/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm\">Christopher Sykes\u003c/a>, documentary filmmaker.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stephenwolfram.com/\">Stephen Wolfram\u003c/a>, founder and C.E.O. of Wolfram Research; creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-zorthian-0b122675/\">Alan Zorthian\u003c/a>, architect.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.themarginalian.org/2017/10/17/richard-feynman-arline-letter/\">Love After Life: Nobel-Winning Physicist Richard Feynman’s Extraordinary Letter to His Departed Wife\u003c/a>,\" by Maria Popova (\u003ci>The Marginalian, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4bwHhVC\">\u003ci>Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Lawrence M. Krauss (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3vZ1nI0\">\u003ci>The Pleasure of Finding Things Out\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Feynman (1999).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3UtXMf0\">\u003ci>Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by James Gleick (1992).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-03-mn-8-story.html\">G. Feynman; Landscape Expert, Physicist’s Widow\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>Los Angeles Times, \u003c/i>1990).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-16-mn-42968-story.html\">Nobel Physicist R. P. Feynman of Caltech Dies\u003c/a>,\" by Lee Dye (\u003ci>Los Angeles Times, \u003c/i>1988).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/48dJ933\">\u003ci>The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-century Physics\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Robert Crease and Charles Mann (1986).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/surely-you-re-joking-mr-feynman-adventures-of-a-curious-character-richard-p-feynman/8737624?ean=9780393355628\">\u003ci>Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1985).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1118155/\">\u003ci>Fun to Imagine\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, BBC docuseries (1983).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://calteches.library.caltech.edu/2398/1/Nobel.pdf\">Richard P. Feynman: Nobel Prize Winner\u003c/a>,\" by Tim Hendrickson, Stuart Galley, and Fred Lamb (\u003ci>Engineering and Science, \u003c/i>1965).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-states-of-america-10/fbi-files-on-richard-feynman-1165/#file-4617\">F.B.I. files on Richard Feynman\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-curious-mr-feynman/\">The Curious Mr. Feynman\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_58251569670":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_58251569670","meta":{"site":"audio","id":58251569670},"title":"How the San Francisco 49ers Stopped Being Losers (Update)","publishDate":1707109500,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>They’re heading to the Super Bowl for the second time in five years. But back in 2018, they were coming off a long losing streak — and that’s the year we sat down with 49ers players, coaches, and executives to hear their turnaround plans. It’s probably time to consider the turnaround a success. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nfl.com/players/jimmy-garoppolo/\">Jimmy Garoppolo\u003c/a>, quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders; former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.49ers.com/team/front-office-roster/al-guido\">Al Guido\u003c/a>, president of the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.49ers.com/team/players-roster/kyle-juszczyk/\">Kyle Juszczyk\u003c/a>, fullback for the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/front-office/bob-lange\">Bob Lange\u003c/a>, senior vice president of communications for the Philadelphia Eagles; former vice-president of communications for the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.49ers.com/team/front-office-roster/john-lynch\">John Lynch\u003c/a>, general manager of the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.49ers.com/team/front-office-roster/paraag-marathe\">Paraag Marathe\u003c/a>, president of 49ers Enterprises and executive vice-president of football operations for the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/economics-and-accounting/faculty/victor-a-matheson\">Victor Matheson\u003c/a>, economist at College of the Holy Cross.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.49ers.com/team/coaches-roster/kyle-shanahan\">Kyle Shanahan\u003c/a>, head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitMa02.htm\">Malcolm Smith\u003c/a>, former linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.49ers.com/team/players-roster/joe-staley/\">Joe Staley\u003c/a>, former offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nfl.com/players/solomon-thomas/\">Solomon Thomas\u003c/a>, defensive tackle for the New York Jets; former defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.49ers.com/team/front-office-roster/jed-york\">Jed York\u003c/a>, C.E.O. of the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-overreactions-kyle-shanahan-john-lynch/1657838/\">49ers Overreactions: Have Shanahan, Lynch Built Team That Can Last?\u003c/a>\" by Matt Maiocco (\u003ci>NBC Sports, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/29/sports/football/jimmy-garoppolo-49ers-football.html\">Jimmy Garoppolo Leads a 49ers Resurgence\u003c/a>,” Victor Mather, \u003ci>The New York Times \u003c/i>(December 29, 2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/01/14/why-american-sports-are-organised-as-cartels/#6c17f3ff72a4\">Why American Sports Are Organized As Cartels\u003c/a>,” Tim Worstall, \u003ci>Forbes \u003c/i>(January 14, 2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/nfl/superbowl/history/winners\">NFL History - Super Bowl Winners\u003c/a> (\u003ci>ESPN\u003c/i>).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/when-is-a-superstar-just-another-employee/\">When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-does-playing-football-affect-your-health/\">How Does Playing Football Affect Your Health?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics, M.D. \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-does-the-most-monotonous-job-in-the-world-pay-1-million/\">Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-hidden-side-of-sports/\">The Hidden Side of Sports\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2018-2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/an-eggheads-guide-to-the-super-bowl/\">An Egghead’s Guide to the Super Bowl\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"They’re heading to the Super Bowl for the second time in five years. But back in 2018, they were coming off a long losing streak — and that’s the year we sat down with 49ers players, coaches, and executives to hear their turnaround plans. It’s probably time to consider the turnaround a success. \n \n\nSOURCES:\nJimmy Garoppolo, quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders; former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.\nAl Guido, president of the San Francisco 49ers.\nKyle Juszczyk, fullback for the San Francisco 49ers.\nBob Lange, senior vice president of communications for the Philadelphia Eagles; former vice-president of communications for the San Francisco 49ers.\nJohn Lynch, general manager of the San Francisco 49ers.\nParaag Marathe, president of 49ers Enterprises and executive vice-president of football operations for the San Francisco 49ers.\nVictor Matheson, economist at College of the Holy Cross.\nKyle Shanahan, head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.\nMalcolm Smith, former linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers.\nJoe Staley, former offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers.\nSolomon Thomas, defensive tackle for the New York Jets; former defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers.\nJed York, C.E.O. of the San Francisco 49ers.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"49ers Overreactions: Have Shanahan, Lynch Built Team That Can Last?\" by Matt Maiocco (NBC Sports, 2023).\n“Jimmy Garoppolo Leads a 49ers Resurgence,” Victor Mather, The New York Times (December 29, 2017).\n“Why American Sports Are Organized As Cartels,” Tim Worstall, Forbes (January 14, 2013).\nNFL History - Super Bowl Winners (ESPN).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"How Does Playing Football Affect Your Health?\" by Freakonomics, M.D. (2023).\n\"Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2022).\n\"The Hidden Side of Sports,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2018-2019).\n\"An Egghead’s Guide to the Super Bowl,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2017).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/8b0b1b04-d613-4392-970e-f5d3ca4f5583/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=8b0b1b04-d613-4392-970e-f5d3ca4f5583&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3826000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>They’re heading to the Super Bowl for the second time in five years. But back in 2018, they were coming off a long losing streak — and that’s the year we sat down with 49ers players, coaches, and executives to hear their turnaround plans. It’s probably time to consider the turnaround a success. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nfl.com/players/jimmy-garoppolo/\">Jimmy Garoppolo\u003c/a>, quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders; former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.49ers.com/team/front-office-roster/al-guido\">Al Guido\u003c/a>, president of the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.49ers.com/team/players-roster/kyle-juszczyk/\">Kyle Juszczyk\u003c/a>, fullback for the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/front-office/bob-lange\">Bob Lange\u003c/a>, senior vice president of communications for the Philadelphia Eagles; former vice-president of communications for the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.49ers.com/team/front-office-roster/john-lynch\">John Lynch\u003c/a>, general manager of the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.49ers.com/team/front-office-roster/paraag-marathe\">Paraag Marathe\u003c/a>, president of 49ers Enterprises and executive vice-president of football operations for the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/economics-and-accounting/faculty/victor-a-matheson\">Victor Matheson\u003c/a>, economist at College of the Holy Cross.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.49ers.com/team/coaches-roster/kyle-shanahan\">Kyle Shanahan\u003c/a>, head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitMa02.htm\">Malcolm Smith\u003c/a>, former linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.49ers.com/team/players-roster/joe-staley/\">Joe Staley\u003c/a>, former offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nfl.com/players/solomon-thomas/\">Solomon Thomas\u003c/a>, defensive tackle for the New York Jets; former defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.49ers.com/team/front-office-roster/jed-york\">Jed York\u003c/a>, C.E.O. of the San Francisco 49ers.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-overreactions-kyle-shanahan-john-lynch/1657838/\">49ers Overreactions: Have Shanahan, Lynch Built Team That Can Last?\u003c/a>\" by Matt Maiocco (\u003ci>NBC Sports, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/29/sports/football/jimmy-garoppolo-49ers-football.html\">Jimmy Garoppolo Leads a 49ers Resurgence\u003c/a>,” Victor Mather, \u003ci>The New York Times \u003c/i>(December 29, 2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/01/14/why-american-sports-are-organised-as-cartels/#6c17f3ff72a4\">Why American Sports Are Organized As Cartels\u003c/a>,” Tim Worstall, \u003ci>Forbes \u003c/i>(January 14, 2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/nfl/superbowl/history/winners\">NFL History - Super Bowl Winners\u003c/a> (\u003ci>ESPN\u003c/i>).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/when-is-a-superstar-just-another-employee/\">When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-does-playing-football-affect-your-health/\">How Does Playing Football Affect Your Health?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics, M.D. \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-does-the-most-monotonous-job-in-the-world-pay-1-million/\">Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-hidden-side-of-sports/\">The Hidden Side of Sports\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2018-2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/an-eggheads-guide-to-the-super-bowl/\">An Egghead’s Guide to the Super Bowl\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1165987329012":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1165987329012","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1165987329012},"title":"The Curious Mr. Feynman","publishDate":1706760000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>From the Manhattan Project to the Challenger investigation, the physicist Richard Feynman loved to shoot down what he called “lousy ideas.” Today, the world is awash in lousy ideas — so maybe it’s time to get some more Feynman in our lives? (Part one of a three-part series.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.helenczerski.net/about-helen\">Helen Czerski\u003c/a>, physicist and oceanographer at University College London.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.tedxcaltech.com/content/michelle-feynman.html\">Michelle Feynman\u003c/a>, photographer and daughter of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/search?keywords=Ralph+Leighton\">Ralph Leighton\u003c/a>, biographer and film producer.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/60291/charles-c-mann/\">Charles Mann\u003c/a>, science journalist and author.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://theory.caltech.edu/~preskill/bio.html\">John Preskill\u003c/a>, professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stephenwolfram.com/\">Stephen Wolfram\u003c/a>, founder and C.E.O. of Wolfram Research; creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://lithub.com/how-legendary-physicist-richard-feynman-helped-crack-the-case-on-the-challenger-disaster/\">How Legendary Physicist Richard Feynman Helped Crack the Case on the Challenger Disaster\u003c/a>,\" by Kevin Cook (\u003ci>Literary Hub, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/watch/81012174?trackId=255824129&tctx=0%2C0%2Cd665a67a-45cf-47bf-9dd7-d2309dc5b791-416051258%2Cd665a67a-45cf-47bf-9dd7-d2309dc5b791-416051258%7C2%2Cunknown%2C%2C%2CtitlesResults%2C81012137%2CVideo%3A81012174%2CdetailsPageEpisodePlayButton\">\u003ci>Challenger: The Final Flight\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, docuseries (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3SGq3Ov\">\u003ci>Perfectly Reasonable Deviations From the Beaten Track: Selected Letters of Richard P. Feynman\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>edited by Michelle Feynman (2005).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3vZ1nI0\">\u003ci>The Pleasure of Finding Things Out\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Feynman (1999).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3UtXMf0\">\u003ci>Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by James Gleick (1992).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-do-you-care-what-other-people-think-further-adventures-of-a-curious-character-richard-p-feynman/10049716?ean=9780393355642\">\u003ci>“What Do You Care What Other People Think?” \u003c/i>\u003c/a>by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1988).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://calteches.library.caltech.edu/3570/1/Feynman.pdf\">Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington\u003c/a>,\" by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton \u003ci>(Engineering & Science,\u003c/i> 1987).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/48dJ933\">\u003ci>The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-century Physics\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Robert Crease and Charles Mann (1986).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/surely-you-re-joking-mr-feynman-adventures-of-a-curious-character-richard-p-feynman/8737624?ean=9780393355628\">\u003ci>Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1985).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024912/\">The Pleasure of Finding Things Out\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>Horizon\u003c/i> S18.E9, 1981).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY-u1qyRM5w\">Los Alamos From Below\u003c/a>,\" by Richard Feynman (UC Santa Barbara lecture, 1975).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNhlNSLQAFE\">The World from Another Point of View\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>PBS Nova, \u003c/i>1973).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/exploring-physics-from-eggshells-to-oceans/\">Exploring Physics, from Eggshells to Oceans\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"From the Manhattan Project to the Challenger investigation, the physicist Richard Feynman loved to shoot down what he called “lousy ideas.” Today, the world is awash in lousy ideas — so maybe it’s time to get some more Feynman in our lives? (Part one of a three-part series.)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nHelen Czerski, physicist and oceanographer at University College London.\nMichelle Feynman, photographer and daughter of Richard Feynman.\nRalph Leighton, biographer and film producer.\nCharles Mann, science journalist and author.\nJohn Preskill, professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology.\nStephen Wolfram, founder and C.E.O. of Wolfram Research; creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"How Legendary Physicist Richard Feynman Helped Crack the Case on the Challenger Disaster,\" by Kevin Cook (Literary Hub, 2021).\nChallenger: The Final Flight, docuseries (2020).\nPerfectly Reasonable Deviations From the Beaten Track: Selected Letters of Richard P. Feynman, edited by Michelle Feynman (2005).\nThe Pleasure of Finding Things Out, by Richard Feynman (1999).\nGenius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman, by James Gleick (1992).\n“What Do You Care What Other People Think?” by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1988).\n\"Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington,\" by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (Engineering & Science, 1987).\nThe Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-century Physics, by Robert Crease and Charles Mann (1986).\nSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1985).\n\"The Pleasure of Finding Things Out,\" (Horizon S18.E9, 1981).\n\"Los Alamos From Below,\" by Richard Feynman (UC Santa Barbara lecture, 1975).\n\"The World from Another Point of View,\" (PBS Nova, 1973).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Exploring Physics, from Eggshells to Oceans,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/83ad096e-e904-42a9-bb79-255f2dbaad20/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=83ad096e-e904-42a9-bb79-255f2dbaad20&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3742000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>From the Manhattan Project to the Challenger investigation, the physicist Richard Feynman loved to shoot down what he called “lousy ideas.” Today, the world is awash in lousy ideas — so maybe it’s time to get some more Feynman in our lives? (Part one of a three-part series.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.helenczerski.net/about-helen\">Helen Czerski\u003c/a>, physicist and oceanographer at University College London.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.tedxcaltech.com/content/michelle-feynman.html\">Michelle Feynman\u003c/a>, photographer and daughter of Richard Feynman.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/search?keywords=Ralph+Leighton\">Ralph Leighton\u003c/a>, biographer and film producer.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/60291/charles-c-mann/\">Charles Mann\u003c/a>, science journalist and author.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://theory.caltech.edu/~preskill/bio.html\">John Preskill\u003c/a>, professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stephenwolfram.com/\">Stephen Wolfram\u003c/a>, founder and C.E.O. of Wolfram Research; creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://lithub.com/how-legendary-physicist-richard-feynman-helped-crack-the-case-on-the-challenger-disaster/\">How Legendary Physicist Richard Feynman Helped Crack the Case on the Challenger Disaster\u003c/a>,\" by Kevin Cook (\u003ci>Literary Hub, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/watch/81012174?trackId=255824129&tctx=0%2C0%2Cd665a67a-45cf-47bf-9dd7-d2309dc5b791-416051258%2Cd665a67a-45cf-47bf-9dd7-d2309dc5b791-416051258%7C2%2Cunknown%2C%2C%2CtitlesResults%2C81012137%2CVideo%3A81012174%2CdetailsPageEpisodePlayButton\">\u003ci>Challenger: The Final Flight\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, docuseries (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3SGq3Ov\">\u003ci>Perfectly Reasonable Deviations From the Beaten Track: Selected Letters of Richard P. Feynman\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>edited by Michelle Feynman (2005).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3vZ1nI0\">\u003ci>The Pleasure of Finding Things Out\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Feynman (1999).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3UtXMf0\">\u003ci>Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by James Gleick (1992).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-do-you-care-what-other-people-think-further-adventures-of-a-curious-character-richard-p-feynman/10049716?ean=9780393355642\">\u003ci>“What Do You Care What Other People Think?” \u003c/i>\u003c/a>by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1988).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://calteches.library.caltech.edu/3570/1/Feynman.pdf\">Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington\u003c/a>,\" by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton \u003ci>(Engineering & Science,\u003c/i> 1987).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/48dJ933\">\u003ci>The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-century Physics\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Robert Crease and Charles Mann (1986).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/surely-you-re-joking-mr-feynman-adventures-of-a-curious-character-richard-p-feynman/8737624?ean=9780393355628\">\u003ci>Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1985).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024912/\">The Pleasure of Finding Things Out\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>Horizon\u003c/i> S18.E9, 1981).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY-u1qyRM5w\">Los Alamos From Below\u003c/a>,\" by Richard Feynman (UC Santa Barbara lecture, 1975).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNhlNSLQAFE\">The World from Another Point of View\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>PBS Nova, \u003c/i>1973).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/exploring-physics-from-eggshells-to-oceans/\">Exploring Physics, from Eggshells to Oceans\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_119292605726":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_119292605726","meta":{"site":"audio","id":119292605726},"title":"574. “A Low Moment in Higher Education”","publishDate":1706155200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Michael Roth of Wesleyan University doesn’t hang out with other university presidents. He also thinks some of them have failed a basic test of good sense and decency. It’s time for a conversation about college, and courage. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wesleyan.edu/president/biography/\">Michael S. Roth\u003c/a>, president of Wesleyan University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-12-11/antisemitism-upenn-liz-magill-resigns-genocide-campus-speech\">Opinion: College Presidents Are Supposed to Be Moral Leaders, Not Evasive Bureaucrats\u003c/a>,\" by Michael S. Roth (\u003ci>Los Angeles Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://rollcall.com/2023/12/13/transcript-what-harvard-mit-and-penn-presidents-said-at-antisemitism-hearing/\">Transcript: What Harvard, MIT and Penn Presidents Said at Antisemitism Hearing\u003c/a>,\" by CQ Roll Call Staff (\u003ci>Roll Call, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/us/politics/congress-testimony-harvard-penn.html\">To Testify or Not to Testify in Congress? Your Job Could Hang in the Balance\u003c/a>,\" by Annie Karni (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.chronicle.com/article/you-could-not-pay-me-enough-to-be-a-college-president?sra=true\">You Could Not Pay Me Enough to Be a College President\u003c/a>,\" by Daniel W. Drezner (\u003ci>The Chronicle of Higher Education, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-case-for-college-promising-solutions-to-reverse-college-enrollment-declines/\">The Case for College: Promising Solutions to Reverse College Enrollment Declines\u003c/a>,\" by Katharine Meyer (\u003ci>Brookings, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/arab-funding-of-american-universities-donors-recipients-and-impact-2023\">Arab Funding of American Universities: Donors, Recipients, and Impact\u003c/a>,\" by Mitchell G. Bard (\u003ci>American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/us/politics/elise-stefanik-replacement-theory.html\">Racist Attack Spotlights Stefanik’s Echo of Replacement Theory\u003c/a>,\" by Annie Karni (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/magazine/saudi-arabia-american-universities.html\">Why Is There So Much Saudi Money in American Universities?\u003c/a>\" by Michael Sokolove (\u003ci>The New York Times Magazine, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/427Sbgx\">\u003ci>Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Michael S. Roth (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-opening-of-the-liberal-mind-1494515186\">The Opening of the Liberal Mind\u003c/a>,\" by Michael S. Roth (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/academic-fraud/\">Academic Fraud\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/\">\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> Goes Back to School\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Michael Roth of Wesleyan University doesn’t hang out with other university presidents. He also thinks some of them have failed a basic test of good sense and decency. It’s time for a conversation about college, and courage. \n \n\nSOURCE:\nMichael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Opinion: College Presidents Are Supposed to Be Moral Leaders, Not Evasive Bureaucrats,\" by Michael S. Roth (Los Angeles Times, 2023).\n\"Transcript: What Harvard, MIT and Penn Presidents Said at Antisemitism Hearing,\" by CQ Roll Call Staff (Roll Call, 2023).\n\"To Testify or Not to Testify in Congress? Your Job Could Hang in the Balance,\" by Annie Karni (The New York Times, 2023).\n\"You Could Not Pay Me Enough to Be a College President,\" by Daniel W. Drezner (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2023).\n\"The Case for College: Promising Solutions to Reverse College Enrollment Declines,\" by Katharine Meyer (Brookings, 2023).\n\"Arab Funding of American Universities: Donors, Recipients, and Impact,\" by Mitchell G. Bard (American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, 2023).\n\"Racist Attack Spotlights Stefanik’s Echo of Replacement Theory,\" by Annie Karni (The New York Times, 2022).\n\"Why Is There So Much Saudi Money in American Universities?\" by Michael Sokolove (The New York Times Magazine, 2019).\nSafe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses, by Michael S. Roth (2019).\n\"The Opening of the Liberal Mind,\" by Michael S. Roth (The Wall Street Journal, 2017).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Academic Fraud,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n\"Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2022).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/fc3c389b-3d24-47a5-9692-9d650156a857/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=fc3c389b-3d24-47a5-9692-9d650156a857&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2811000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Michael Roth of Wesleyan University doesn’t hang out with other university presidents. He also thinks some of them have failed a basic test of good sense and decency. It’s time for a conversation about college, and courage. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wesleyan.edu/president/biography/\">Michael S. Roth\u003c/a>, president of Wesleyan University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-12-11/antisemitism-upenn-liz-magill-resigns-genocide-campus-speech\">Opinion: College Presidents Are Supposed to Be Moral Leaders, Not Evasive Bureaucrats\u003c/a>,\" by Michael S. Roth (\u003ci>Los Angeles Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://rollcall.com/2023/12/13/transcript-what-harvard-mit-and-penn-presidents-said-at-antisemitism-hearing/\">Transcript: What Harvard, MIT and Penn Presidents Said at Antisemitism Hearing\u003c/a>,\" by CQ Roll Call Staff (\u003ci>Roll Call, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/us/politics/congress-testimony-harvard-penn.html\">To Testify or Not to Testify in Congress? Your Job Could Hang in the Balance\u003c/a>,\" by Annie Karni (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.chronicle.com/article/you-could-not-pay-me-enough-to-be-a-college-president?sra=true\">You Could Not Pay Me Enough to Be a College President\u003c/a>,\" by Daniel W. Drezner (\u003ci>The Chronicle of Higher Education, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-case-for-college-promising-solutions-to-reverse-college-enrollment-declines/\">The Case for College: Promising Solutions to Reverse College Enrollment Declines\u003c/a>,\" by Katharine Meyer (\u003ci>Brookings, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/arab-funding-of-american-universities-donors-recipients-and-impact-2023\">Arab Funding of American Universities: Donors, Recipients, and Impact\u003c/a>,\" by Mitchell G. Bard (\u003ci>American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/us/politics/elise-stefanik-replacement-theory.html\">Racist Attack Spotlights Stefanik’s Echo of Replacement Theory\u003c/a>,\" by Annie Karni (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/magazine/saudi-arabia-american-universities.html\">Why Is There So Much Saudi Money in American Universities?\u003c/a>\" by Michael Sokolove (\u003ci>The New York Times Magazine, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/427Sbgx\">\u003ci>Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Michael S. Roth (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-opening-of-the-liberal-mind-1494515186\">The Opening of the Liberal Mind\u003c/a>,\" by Michael S. Roth (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/academic-fraud/\">Academic Fraud\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/\">\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> Goes Back to School\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1582118617118":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1582118617118","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1582118617118},"title":"5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Replay)","publishDate":1705899900,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>We all like to throw around terms that describe human behavior — “bystander apathy” and “steep learning curve” and “hard-wired.” Most of the time, they don’t actually mean what we think they mean. But don’t worry — the experts are getting it wrong, too.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.statnews.com/staff/sharon-begley/\">Sharon Begley\u003c/a>, senior science writer for \u003ci>Stat\u003c/i> at \u003ci>The Boston Globe\u003c/i>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/jerome-kagan\">Jerome Kagan\u003c/a>, emeritus professor of psychology at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibb_Latan%C3%A9\">Bibb Latané\u003c/a>, social psychologist and senior fellow at the Center for Human Science.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://psychology.emory.edu/home/people/faculty/lilienfeld-scott.html\">Scott Lilienfeld\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at Emory University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003833/\">James Solomon\u003c/a>, director and producer of \u003ci>The Witness\u003c/i>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/tech-metaphors-are-holding-back-brain-research/\">Tech Metaphors Are Holding Back Brain Research\u003c/a>,” by Anna Vlasits (\u003ci>Wired\u003c/i>, 2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476725829/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1476725829&linkId=dcf037ebea54dc24df39167ce36de203\">\u003ci>Can’t Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Sharon Begley (2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LG6HERI/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01LG6HERI&linkId=2175b334c4679a4ae80322cbb2ef72cf\">\u003ci>The Witness\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, film by James Solomon (2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01100/full\">Fifty Psychological and Psychiatric Terms to Avoid: a List of Inaccurate, Misleading, Misused, Ambiguous, and Logically Confused Words and Phrases\u003c/a>,” by Scott Lilienfeld, Katheryn Sauvigne, Steven Jay Lynn, Robin Cautin, Robert Latzman, and Irwin Waldman (\u003ci>Frontiers in Psychology\u003c/i>, 2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060889586/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0060889586&linkId=765c0850793f50bade3f43cb9820ddfd\">\u003ci>SuperFreakonomics\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1405131128/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1405131128&linkId=a39cd969faef0b9ed7c6df03d38ad418\">\u003ci>Fifty Great Myths of Popular Psychology\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Scott Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Ruscio, and Barry Beyerstein (2009).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WJVMJM/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000WJVMJM&linkId=ef6f171f8b4fb037462055663670e8d1\">\u003ci>Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Sharon Begley (2007).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/08/nyregion/kitty-40-years-later.html\">Kitty, 40 Years Later\u003c/a>,” by Jim Rasenberger \u003ci>(The New York Times,\u003c/i> 2004).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/27/37-who-saw-murder-didnt-call-the-police.html\">37 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police\u003c/a>,” by Martin Gansberg (\u003ci>The New York Times\u003c/i>, 1964).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/academic-fraud/\">Academic Fraud\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"http://freakonomics.com/podcast/this-idea-must-die-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/\">This Idea Must Die\u003c/a>,”\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"We all like to throw around terms that describe human behavior — “bystander apathy” and “steep learning curve” and “hard-wired.” Most of the time, they don’t actually mean what we think they mean. But don’t worry — the experts are getting it wrong, too.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nSharon Begley, senior science writer for Stat at The Boston Globe.\nJerome Kagan, emeritus professor of psychology at Harvard University.\nBibb Latané, social psychologist and senior fellow at the Center for Human Science.\nScott Lilienfeld, professor of psychology at Emory University.\nJames Solomon, director and producer of The Witness.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n“Tech Metaphors Are Holding Back Brain Research,” by Anna Vlasits (Wired, 2017).\nCan’t Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions, by Sharon Begley (2017).\nThe Witness, film by James Solomon (2016).\n“Fifty Psychological and Psychiatric Terms to Avoid: a List of Inaccurate, Misleading, Misused, Ambiguous, and Logically Confused Words and Phrases,” by Scott Lilienfeld, Katheryn Sauvigne, Steven Jay Lynn, Robin Cautin, Robert Latzman, and Irwin Waldman (Frontiers in Psychology, 2015).\nSuperFreakonomics, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner (2011).\nFifty Great Myths of Popular Psychology, by Scott Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Ruscio, and Barry Beyerstein (2009).\nTrain Your Mind, Change Your Brain, by Sharon Begley (2007).\n“Kitty, 40 Years Later,” by Jim Rasenberger (The New York Times, 2004).\n“37 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police,” by Martin Gansberg (The New York Times, 1964).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Academic Fraud,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n“This Idea Must Die,”Freakonomics Radio (2015).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/d6e930a2-2b5c-4b40-b97a-c1379e5d54ae/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=d6e930a2-2b5c-4b40-b97a-c1379e5d54ae&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2952000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>We all like to throw around terms that describe human behavior — “bystander apathy” and “steep learning curve” and “hard-wired.” Most of the time, they don’t actually mean what we think they mean. But don’t worry — the experts are getting it wrong, too.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.statnews.com/staff/sharon-begley/\">Sharon Begley\u003c/a>, senior science writer for \u003ci>Stat\u003c/i> at \u003ci>The Boston Globe\u003c/i>.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/jerome-kagan\">Jerome Kagan\u003c/a>, emeritus professor of psychology at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibb_Latan%C3%A9\">Bibb Latané\u003c/a>, social psychologist and senior fellow at the Center for Human Science.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://psychology.emory.edu/home/people/faculty/lilienfeld-scott.html\">Scott Lilienfeld\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at Emory University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003833/\">James Solomon\u003c/a>, director and producer of \u003ci>The Witness\u003c/i>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/tech-metaphors-are-holding-back-brain-research/\">Tech Metaphors Are Holding Back Brain Research\u003c/a>,” by Anna Vlasits (\u003ci>Wired\u003c/i>, 2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476725829/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1476725829&linkId=dcf037ebea54dc24df39167ce36de203\">\u003ci>Can’t Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Sharon Begley (2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LG6HERI/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01LG6HERI&linkId=2175b334c4679a4ae80322cbb2ef72cf\">\u003ci>The Witness\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, film by James Solomon (2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01100/full\">Fifty Psychological and Psychiatric Terms to Avoid: a List of Inaccurate, Misleading, Misused, Ambiguous, and Logically Confused Words and Phrases\u003c/a>,” by Scott Lilienfeld, Katheryn Sauvigne, Steven Jay Lynn, Robin Cautin, Robert Latzman, and Irwin Waldman (\u003ci>Frontiers in Psychology\u003c/i>, 2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060889586/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0060889586&linkId=765c0850793f50bade3f43cb9820ddfd\">\u003ci>SuperFreakonomics\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1405131128/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1405131128&linkId=a39cd969faef0b9ed7c6df03d38ad418\">\u003ci>Fifty Great Myths of Popular Psychology\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Scott Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Ruscio, and Barry Beyerstein (2009).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WJVMJM/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000WJVMJM&linkId=ef6f171f8b4fb037462055663670e8d1\">\u003ci>Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Sharon Begley (2007).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/08/nyregion/kitty-40-years-later.html\">Kitty, 40 Years Later\u003c/a>,” by Jim Rasenberger \u003ci>(The New York Times,\u003c/i> 2004).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/27/37-who-saw-murder-didnt-call-the-police.html\">37 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police\u003c/a>,” by Martin Gansberg (\u003ci>The New York Times\u003c/i>, 1964).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/academic-fraud/\">Academic Fraud\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"http://freakonomics.com/podcast/this-idea-must-die-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/\">This Idea Must Die\u003c/a>,”\u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2015).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_739012355608":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_739012355608","meta":{"site":"audio","id":739012355608},"title":"573. Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped?","publishDate":1705550400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Probably not — the incentives are too strong. Scholarly publishing is a $28 billion global industry, with misconduct at every level. But a few reformers are gaining ground. (Part 2 of 2)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6420\">Max Bazerman\u003c/a>, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/nelson-leif/\">Leif Nelson\u003c/a>, professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cos.io/team/brian-nosek\">Brian Nosek\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and executive director at the Center for Open Science.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanoransky/\">Ivan Oransky\u003c/a>, distinguished journalist-in-residence at New York University, editor-in-chief of \u003ci>The Transmitter\u003c/i>, and co-founder of \u003ci>Retraction Watch.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://oid.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/jsimmo/\">Joseph Simmons\u003c/a>, professor of applied statistics and operations, information, and decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.esade.edu/faculty/uri.simonsohn\">Uri Simonsohn\u003c/a>, professor of behavioral science at Esade Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.simine.com/\">Simine Vazire\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne and editor-in-chief of \u003ci>Psychological Science.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/business/the-harvard-professor-and-the-bloggers.html\">The Harvard Professor and the Bloggers\u003c/a>,\" by Noam Scheiber (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/09/they-studied-dishonesty-was-their-work-a-lie\">They Studied Dishonesty. Was Their Work a Lie?\u003c/a>\" by Gideon Lewis-Kraus (\u003ci>The New Yorker, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.23.568476v1.full.pdf\">Evolving Patterns of Extremely Productive Publishing Behavior Across Science\u003c/a>,\" by John P.A. Ioannidis, Thomas A. Collins, and Jeroen Baas (\u003ci>bioRxiv, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://retractionwatch.com/2023/12/19/hindawi-reveals-process-for-retracting-more-than-8000-paper-mill-articles/\">Hindawi Reveals Process for Retracting More Than 8,000 Paper Mill Articles\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>Retraction Watch, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://retractionwatch.com/2019/07/18/exclusive-russian-site-says-it-has-brokered-authorships-for-more-than-10000-researchers/\">Exclusive: Russian Site Says It Has Brokered Authorships for More Than 10,000 Researchers\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>Retraction Watch, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0005738\">How Many Scientists Fabricate and Falsify Research? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survey Data\u003c/a>,\" by Daniele Fanelli (\u003ci>PLOS One, \u003c/i>2009).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-there-so-much-fraud-in-academia/\">Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/freakonomics-goes-to-college-part-1/\">Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 1\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2012).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Probably not — the incentives are too strong. Scholarly publishing is a $28 billion global industry, with misconduct at every level. But a few reformers are gaining ground. (Part 2 of 2)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nMax Bazerman, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.\nLeif Nelson, professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.\nBrian Nosek, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and executive director at the Center for Open Science.\nIvan Oransky, distinguished journalist-in-residence at New York University, editor-in-chief of The Transmitter, and co-founder of Retraction Watch.\nJoseph Simmons, professor of applied statistics and operations, information, and decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\nUri Simonsohn, professor of behavioral science at Esade Business School.\nSimine Vazire, professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne and editor-in-chief of Psychological Science.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"The Harvard Professor and the Bloggers,\" by Noam Scheiber (The New York Times, 2023).\n\"They Studied Dishonesty. Was Their Work a Lie?\" by Gideon Lewis-Kraus (The New Yorker, 2023).\n\"Evolving Patterns of Extremely Productive Publishing Behavior Across Science,\" by John P.A. Ioannidis, Thomas A. Collins, and Jeroen Baas (bioRxiv, 2023).\n\"Hindawi Reveals Process for Retracting More Than 8,000 Paper Mill Articles,\" (Retraction Watch, 2023).\n\"Exclusive: Russian Site Says It Has Brokered Authorships for More Than 10,000 Researchers,\" (Retraction Watch, 2019).\n\"How Many Scientists Fabricate and Falsify Research? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survey Data,\" by Daniele Fanelli (PLOS One, 2009).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).\n\"Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 1,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2012).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/ba896677-7262-4a37-8bc2-6d08fc7aa94d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=ba896677-7262-4a37-8bc2-6d08fc7aa94d&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3752000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Probably not — the incentives are too strong. Scholarly publishing is a $28 billion global industry, with misconduct at every level. But a few reformers are gaining ground. (Part 2 of 2)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6420\">Max Bazerman\u003c/a>, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/nelson-leif/\">Leif Nelson\u003c/a>, professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cos.io/team/brian-nosek\">Brian Nosek\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and executive director at the Center for Open Science.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanoransky/\">Ivan Oransky\u003c/a>, distinguished journalist-in-residence at New York University, editor-in-chief of \u003ci>The Transmitter\u003c/i>, and co-founder of \u003ci>Retraction Watch.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://oid.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/jsimmo/\">Joseph Simmons\u003c/a>, professor of applied statistics and operations, information, and decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.esade.edu/faculty/uri.simonsohn\">Uri Simonsohn\u003c/a>, professor of behavioral science at Esade Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.simine.com/\">Simine Vazire\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne and editor-in-chief of \u003ci>Psychological Science.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/business/the-harvard-professor-and-the-bloggers.html\">The Harvard Professor and the Bloggers\u003c/a>,\" by Noam Scheiber (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/09/they-studied-dishonesty-was-their-work-a-lie\">They Studied Dishonesty. Was Their Work a Lie?\u003c/a>\" by Gideon Lewis-Kraus (\u003ci>The New Yorker, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.23.568476v1.full.pdf\">Evolving Patterns of Extremely Productive Publishing Behavior Across Science\u003c/a>,\" by John P.A. Ioannidis, Thomas A. Collins, and Jeroen Baas (\u003ci>bioRxiv, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://retractionwatch.com/2023/12/19/hindawi-reveals-process-for-retracting-more-than-8000-paper-mill-articles/\">Hindawi Reveals Process for Retracting More Than 8,000 Paper Mill Articles\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>Retraction Watch, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://retractionwatch.com/2019/07/18/exclusive-russian-site-says-it-has-brokered-authorships-for-more-than-10000-researchers/\">Exclusive: Russian Site Says It Has Brokered Authorships for More Than 10,000 Researchers\u003c/a>,\" (\u003ci>Retraction Watch, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0005738\">How Many Scientists Fabricate and Falsify Research? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survey Data\u003c/a>,\" by Daniele Fanelli (\u003ci>PLOS One, \u003c/i>2009).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-there-so-much-fraud-in-academia/\">Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2024).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/freakonomics-goes-to-college-part-1/\">Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 1\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2012).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_564343633554":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_564343633554","meta":{"site":"audio","id":564343633554},"title":"572. Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia?","publishDate":1704945600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Some of the biggest names in behavioral science stand accused of faking their results. Last year, an astonishing 10,000 research papers were retracted. We talk to whistleblowers, reformers, and a co-author who got caught up in the chaos. (Part 1 of 2)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6420\">Max Bazerman\u003c/a>, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/nelson-leif/\">Leif Nelson\u003c/a>, professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://med.virginia.edu/faculty/faculty-listing/ban2b/\">Brian Nosek\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and executive director at the Center for Open Science.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://oid.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/jsimmo/\">Joseph Simmons\u003c/a>, professor of applied statistics and operations, information, and decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.esade.edu/faculty/uri.simonsohn\">Uri Simonsohn\u003c/a>, professor of behavioral science at Esade Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.simine.com/\">Simine Vazire\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne and editor-in-chief of \u003ci>Psychological Science.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03974-8\">More Than 10,000 Research Papers Were Retracted in 2023 — a New Record\u003c/a>,\" by Richard Van Noorden (\u003ci>Nature, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://datacolada.org/109\">Data Falsificada (Part 1): 'Clusterfake\u003c/a>,'\" by Joseph Simmons, Leif Nelson, and Uri Simonsohn (\u003ci>Data Colada, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190568472/dan-ariely-francesca-gino-harvard-dishonesty-fabricated-data\">Fabricated Data in Research About Honesty. You Can't Make This Stuff Up. Or, Can You?\u003c/a>\" by Nick Fountain, Jeff Guo, Keith Romer, and Emma Peaslee (\u003ci>Planet Money, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/48RGBZ7\">\u003ci>Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Max Bazerman (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://datacolada.org/98\">Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Field Experiment About Dishonesty\u003c/a>,\" by Joseph Simmons, Leif Nelson, and Uri Simonsohn (\u003ci>Data Colada, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797611417632\">False-Positive Psychology: Undisclosed Flexibility in Data Collection and Analysis Allows Presenting Anything as Significant\u003c/a>,\" by Joseph Simmons, Leif Nelson, and Uri Simonsohn (\u003ci>Psychological Science, \u003c/i>2011).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-do-we-cheat-and-why-shouldnt-we/\">Why Do We Cheat, and Why Shouldn’t We?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-everybody-cheating-these-days/\">Is Everybody Cheating These Days?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Some of the biggest names in behavioral science stand accused of faking their results. Last year, an astonishing 10,000 research papers were retracted. We talk to whistleblowers, reformers, and a co-author who got caught up in the chaos. (Part 1 of 2)\n \n\nSOURCES:\nMax Bazerman, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.\nLeif Nelson, professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.\nBrian Nosek, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and executive director at the Center for Open Science.\nJoseph Simmons, professor of applied statistics and operations, information, and decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\nUri Simonsohn, professor of behavioral science at Esade Business School.\nSimine Vazire, professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne and editor-in-chief of Psychological Science.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"More Than 10,000 Research Papers Were Retracted in 2023 — a New Record,\" by Richard Van Noorden (Nature, 2023).\n\"Data Falsificada (Part 1): 'Clusterfake,'\" by Joseph Simmons, Leif Nelson, and Uri Simonsohn (Data Colada, 2023).\n\"Fabricated Data in Research About Honesty. You Can't Make This Stuff Up. Or, Can You?\" by Nick Fountain, Jeff Guo, Keith Romer, and Emma Peaslee (Planet Money, 2023).\nComplicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop, by Max Bazerman (2022).\n\"Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Field Experiment About Dishonesty,\" by Joseph Simmons, Leif Nelson, and Uri Simonsohn (Data Colada, 2021).\n\"False-Positive Psychology: Undisclosed Flexibility in Data Collection and Analysis Allows Presenting Anything as Significant,\" by Joseph Simmons, Leif Nelson, and Uri Simonsohn (Psychological Science, 2011).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Why Do We Cheat, and Why Shouldn’t We?\" by No Stupid Questions (2023).\n\"Is Everybody Cheating These Days?\" by No Stupid Questions (2021).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/515a721e-5f35-4344-9e97-314729d6516f/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=515a721e-5f35-4344-9e97-314729d6516f&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":4446000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Some of the biggest names in behavioral science stand accused of faking their results. Last year, an astonishing 10,000 research papers were retracted. We talk to whistleblowers, reformers, and a co-author who got caught up in the chaos. (Part 1 of 2)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6420\">Max Bazerman\u003c/a>, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/nelson-leif/\">Leif Nelson\u003c/a>, professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://med.virginia.edu/faculty/faculty-listing/ban2b/\">Brian Nosek\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and executive director at the Center for Open Science.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://oid.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/jsimmo/\">Joseph Simmons\u003c/a>, professor of applied statistics and operations, information, and decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.esade.edu/faculty/uri.simonsohn\">Uri Simonsohn\u003c/a>, professor of behavioral science at Esade Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.simine.com/\">Simine Vazire\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne and editor-in-chief of \u003ci>Psychological Science.\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03974-8\">More Than 10,000 Research Papers Were Retracted in 2023 — a New Record\u003c/a>,\" by Richard Van Noorden (\u003ci>Nature, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://datacolada.org/109\">Data Falsificada (Part 1): 'Clusterfake\u003c/a>,'\" by Joseph Simmons, Leif Nelson, and Uri Simonsohn (\u003ci>Data Colada, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190568472/dan-ariely-francesca-gino-harvard-dishonesty-fabricated-data\">Fabricated Data in Research About Honesty. You Can't Make This Stuff Up. Or, Can You?\u003c/a>\" by Nick Fountain, Jeff Guo, Keith Romer, and Emma Peaslee (\u003ci>Planet Money, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/48RGBZ7\">\u003ci>Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Max Bazerman (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://datacolada.org/98\">Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Field Experiment About Dishonesty\u003c/a>,\" by Joseph Simmons, Leif Nelson, and Uri Simonsohn (\u003ci>Data Colada, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797611417632\">False-Positive Psychology: Undisclosed Flexibility in Data Collection and Analysis Allows Presenting Anything as Significant\u003c/a>,\" by Joseph Simmons, Leif Nelson, and Uri Simonsohn (\u003ci>Psychological Science, \u003c/i>2011).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-do-we-cheat-and-why-shouldnt-we/\">Why Do We Cheat, and Why Shouldn’t We?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-everybody-cheating-these-days/\">Is Everybody Cheating These Days?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_71000407135":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_71000407135","meta":{"site":"audio","id":71000407135},"title":"571. Greeting Cards, Pizza Boxes, and Personal Injury Lawyers","publishDate":1704340800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>In a special episode of \u003ci>The Economics of Everyday Things, \u003c/i>host Zachary Crockett explains what millennials do to show they care, how corrugated cardboard keeps your food warm, and why every city has a billboard for a guy who calls himself “The Hammer.”\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hupy.com/bio/jason-f--abraham.cfm\">Jason Abraham\u003c/a>, managing partner of Hupy & Abraham.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://law.stanford.edu/directory/nora-freeman-engstrom/\">Nora Engstrom\u003c/a>, professor at Stanford Law School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pmpmg.com/staff/kyle-hebenstreit/\">Kyle Hebenstreit\u003c/a>, C.E.O. of Practice Made Perfect.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.westrock.com/company#:~:text=and%20Digital%20Officer-,Patrick%20Kivits,-President%2C%20Corrugated%20Packaging\">Patrick Kivits\u003c/a>, president of corrugated packaging at WestRock.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/miamercadowrites/\">Mia Mercado\u003c/a>, writer and former editor at Hallmark.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/enelso/\">Eric Nelson\u003c/a>, green business program manager for Johnson County, Kansas.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.scottspizzatours.com/about-us/#:~:text=Read%20More-,Scott%20Wiener,-SPT%27s%20founder%20is\">Scott Wiener\u003c/a>, founder of Scott's Pizza Tours.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://alumni.duke.edu/magazine/articles/george-white-iii-84\">George White\u003c/a>, president of Up With Paper and former president of the American Greeting Card Association.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://louieawards.awardsplatform.com/gallery/oMXkWYnx\">34th Louie Awards - Finalists & Winners\u003c/a>, (2022-2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/personal-injury/personal-injury-settlement-amounts/\">Personal Injury Settlement Amounts Examples (2024 Guide)\u003c/a>,\" by Jeffrey Johnson (\u003ci>Forbes Advisor, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97WRq1tFQyI\">Who Is the Fastest Pizza Box Folder?! World Pizza Games 2021\u003c/a>,\" video by The Laughing Lion (2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a34212191/greeting-cards-millennials-gen-z/\">Season’s (and Other...) Greetings\u003c/a>,\" by Maria Ricapito (\u003ci>Marie Claire, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.seriouseats.com/a-brief-history-of-the-pizza-box\">Scott's Pizza Chronicles: A Brief History of the Pizza Box\u003c/a>,\" by Scott Wiener (\u003ci>Serious Eats, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/16/15646154/apple-pizza-box-patent-come-on\">Apple Patented a Pizza Box, for Pizzas\u003c/a>,\" by Jacob Kastrenakes (\u003ci>The Verge, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/08/hallmark-greeting-cards-have-adjusted-to-the-digital-revolution.html\">Hallmark Greeting Cards Have Adjusted to the Digital Revolution\u003c/a>,\" by Trent Gillies (\u003ci>CNBC, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/01/20/we-eat-100-acres-of-pizza-a-day-in-the-u-s/\">We Eat 100 Acres of Pizza a Day in the U.S.\u003c/a>,\" by Lenny Bernstein (\u003ci>The Washington Post, \u003c/i>2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://consumerfed.org/pdfs/Studies.ComputerClaims06-04-12.pdf\">Low Ball: An Insider’s Look at How Some Insurers Can Manipulate Computerized Systems to Broadly Underpay Injury Claims\u003c/a>,\" by Mark Romano and J. Robert Hunter (\u003ci>Consumer Federation of America, \u003c/i>2012).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=236491\">A Century of Change in Personal Injury Law\u003c/a>,\" by Stephen D. Sugarman (\u003ci>UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper,\u003c/i> 2000).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/48MmIU7\">\u003ci>Pizza Tiger\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Thomas Monaghan (1986).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oyez.org/cases/1976/76-316\">\u003ci>Bates v. State Bar of Arizona\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, in the Supreme Court of Arizona (1977).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"In a special episode of The Economics of Everyday Things, host Zachary Crockett explains what millennials do to show they care, how corrugated cardboard keeps your food warm, and why every city has a billboard for a guy who calls himself “The Hammer.”\n \n\nSOURCES:\nJason Abraham, managing partner of Hupy & Abraham.\nNora Engstrom, professor at Stanford Law School.\nKyle Hebenstreit, C.E.O. of Practice Made Perfect.\nPatrick Kivits, president of corrugated packaging at WestRock.\nMia Mercado, writer and former editor at Hallmark.\nEric Nelson, green business program manager for Johnson County, Kansas.\nScott Wiener, founder of Scott's Pizza Tours.\nGeorge White, president of Up With Paper and former president of the American Greeting Card Association.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n34th Louie Awards - Finalists & Winners, (2022-2023).\n\"Personal Injury Settlement Amounts Examples (2024 Guide),\" by Jeffrey Johnson (Forbes Advisor, 2022).\n\"Who Is the Fastest Pizza Box Folder?! World Pizza Games 2021,\" video by The Laughing Lion (2021).\n\"Season’s (and Other...) Greetings,\" by Maria Ricapito (Marie Claire, 2020).\n\"Scott's Pizza Chronicles: A Brief History of the Pizza Box,\" by Scott Wiener (Serious Eats, 2018).\n\"Apple Patented a Pizza Box, for Pizzas,\" by Jacob Kastrenakes (The Verge, 2017).\n\"Hallmark Greeting Cards Have Adjusted to the Digital Revolution,\" by Trent Gillies (CNBC, 2017).\n\"We Eat 100 Acres of Pizza a Day in the U.S.,\" by Lenny Bernstein (The Washington Post, 2015).\n\"Low Ball: An Insider’s Look at How Some Insurers Can Manipulate Computerized Systems to Broadly Underpay Injury Claims,\" by Mark Romano and J. Robert Hunter (Consumer Federation of America, 2012).\n\"A Century of Change in Personal Injury Law,\" by Stephen D. Sugarman (UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper, 2000).\nPizza Tiger, by Thomas Monaghan (1986).\nBates v. State Bar of Arizona, in the Supreme Court of Arizona (1977).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/ff626843-cf78-4aed-8cf1-2ac9bd21b720/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=ff626843-cf78-4aed-8cf1-2ac9bd21b720&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2965000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In a special episode of \u003ci>The Economics of Everyday Things, \u003c/i>host Zachary Crockett explains what millennials do to show they care, how corrugated cardboard keeps your food warm, and why every city has a billboard for a guy who calls himself “The Hammer.”\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hupy.com/bio/jason-f--abraham.cfm\">Jason Abraham\u003c/a>, managing partner of Hupy & Abraham.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://law.stanford.edu/directory/nora-freeman-engstrom/\">Nora Engstrom\u003c/a>, professor at Stanford Law School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pmpmg.com/staff/kyle-hebenstreit/\">Kyle Hebenstreit\u003c/a>, C.E.O. of Practice Made Perfect.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.westrock.com/company#:~:text=and%20Digital%20Officer-,Patrick%20Kivits,-President%2C%20Corrugated%20Packaging\">Patrick Kivits\u003c/a>, president of corrugated packaging at WestRock.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/miamercadowrites/\">Mia Mercado\u003c/a>, writer and former editor at Hallmark.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/enelso/\">Eric Nelson\u003c/a>, green business program manager for Johnson County, Kansas.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.scottspizzatours.com/about-us/#:~:text=Read%20More-,Scott%20Wiener,-SPT%27s%20founder%20is\">Scott Wiener\u003c/a>, founder of Scott's Pizza Tours.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://alumni.duke.edu/magazine/articles/george-white-iii-84\">George White\u003c/a>, president of Up With Paper and former president of the American Greeting Card Association.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://louieawards.awardsplatform.com/gallery/oMXkWYnx\">34th Louie Awards - Finalists & Winners\u003c/a>, (2022-2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/personal-injury/personal-injury-settlement-amounts/\">Personal Injury Settlement Amounts Examples (2024 Guide)\u003c/a>,\" by Jeffrey Johnson (\u003ci>Forbes Advisor, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97WRq1tFQyI\">Who Is the Fastest Pizza Box Folder?! World Pizza Games 2021\u003c/a>,\" video by The Laughing Lion (2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a34212191/greeting-cards-millennials-gen-z/\">Season’s (and Other...) Greetings\u003c/a>,\" by Maria Ricapito (\u003ci>Marie Claire, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.seriouseats.com/a-brief-history-of-the-pizza-box\">Scott's Pizza Chronicles: A Brief History of the Pizza Box\u003c/a>,\" by Scott Wiener (\u003ci>Serious Eats, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/16/15646154/apple-pizza-box-patent-come-on\">Apple Patented a Pizza Box, for Pizzas\u003c/a>,\" by Jacob Kastrenakes (\u003ci>The Verge, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/08/hallmark-greeting-cards-have-adjusted-to-the-digital-revolution.html\">Hallmark Greeting Cards Have Adjusted to the Digital Revolution\u003c/a>,\" by Trent Gillies (\u003ci>CNBC, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/01/20/we-eat-100-acres-of-pizza-a-day-in-the-u-s/\">We Eat 100 Acres of Pizza a Day in the U.S.\u003c/a>,\" by Lenny Bernstein (\u003ci>The Washington Post, \u003c/i>2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://consumerfed.org/pdfs/Studies.ComputerClaims06-04-12.pdf\">Low Ball: An Insider’s Look at How Some Insurers Can Manipulate Computerized Systems to Broadly Underpay Injury Claims\u003c/a>,\" by Mark Romano and J. Robert Hunter (\u003ci>Consumer Federation of America, \u003c/i>2012).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=236491\">A Century of Change in Personal Injury Law\u003c/a>,\" by Stephen D. Sugarman (\u003ci>UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper,\u003c/i> 2000).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/48MmIU7\">\u003ci>Pizza Tiger\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Thomas Monaghan (1986).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oyez.org/cases/1976/76-316\">\u003ci>Bates v. State Bar of Arizona\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, in the Supreme Court of Arizona (1977).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1434572441890":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1434572441890","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1434572441890},"title":"570. Is Gynecology the Best Innovation Ever?","publishDate":1703736000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>In a special episode of \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire, \u003c/i>Steve Levitt talks to Cat Bohannon about her new book \u003ci>Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/175987/cat-bohannon/\">Cat Bohannon\u003c/a>, researcher and author.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Ru84u5\">\u003ci>Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Cat Bohannon (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq7487\">Genomic Inference of a Severe Human Bottleneck During the Early to Middle Pleistocene Transition\u003c/a>,\" by Wangjie Hu, Ziqian Hao, Pengyuan Du, Fabio Di Vincenzo, Giorgio Manzi, Jialong Cui, Yun-Xin Fu, Yi-Hsuan, and Haipeng Li (\u003ci>Science, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/10/gynecology-human-ancestors-eve-bohannon/675526/\">The Greatest Invention in the History of Humanity\u003c/a>,\" by Cat Bohannon (\u003ci>The Atlantic, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28983906/\">A Newborn Infant Chimpanzee Snatched and Cannibalized Immediately After Birth: Implications for 'Maternity Leave' in Wild Chimpanzee\u003c/a>,\" by Hitonaru Nishie and Michio Nakamura (\u003ci>American Journal of Biological Anthropology, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://aeon.co/essays/why-pregnancy-is-a-biological-war-between-mother-and-baby\">War in the Womb\u003c/a>,\" by Suzanne Sadedin (\u003ci>Aeon, \u003c/i>2014).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/timing-of-childbirth-evolved-to-match-womens-energy-limits-18018563/\">Timing of Childbirth Evolved to Match Women’s Energy Limits\u003c/a>,\" by Erin Wayman (\u003ci>Smithsonian Magazine, \u003c/i>2012).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bonobo-sex-and-society-2006-06/\">Bonobo Sex and Society\u003c/a>,\" by Frans B. M. de Waal (\u003ci>Scientific American, \u003c/i>2006).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/yuval-noah-harari-thinks-life-is-meaningless-and-amazing/\">Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life Is Meaningless and Amazing\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/jared-diamond-on-the-downfall-of-civilizations-and-his-optimism-for-ours/\">Jared Diamond on the Downfall of Civilizations — and His Optimism for Ours\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"In a special episode of People I (Mostly) Admire, Steve Levitt talks to Cat Bohannon about her new book Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution.\n \n\nSOURCE:\nCat Bohannon, researcher and author.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\nEve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution, by Cat Bohannon (2023).\n\"Genomic Inference of a Severe Human Bottleneck During the Early to Middle Pleistocene Transition,\" by Wangjie Hu, Ziqian Hao, Pengyuan Du, Fabio Di Vincenzo, Giorgio Manzi, Jialong Cui, Yun-Xin Fu, Yi-Hsuan, and Haipeng Li (Science, 2023).\n\"The Greatest Invention in the History of Humanity,\" by Cat Bohannon (The Atlantic, 2023).\n\"A Newborn Infant Chimpanzee Snatched and Cannibalized Immediately After Birth: Implications for 'Maternity Leave' in Wild Chimpanzee,\" by Hitonaru Nishie and Michio Nakamura (American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 2018).\n\"War in the Womb,\" by Suzanne Sadedin (Aeon, 2014).\n\"Timing of Childbirth Evolved to Match Women’s Energy Limits,\" by Erin Wayman (Smithsonian Magazine, 2012).\n\"Bonobo Sex and Society,\" by Frans B. M. de Waal (Scientific American, 2006).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life Is Meaningless and Amazing,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).\n\"Jared Diamond on the Downfall of Civilizations — and His Optimism for Ours,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/d3179b50-4246-462f-a80d-1b63d61f4705/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=d3179b50-4246-462f-a80d-1b63d61f4705&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2762000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In a special episode of \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire, \u003c/i>Steve Levitt talks to Cat Bohannon about her new book \u003ci>Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCE:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/175987/cat-bohannon/\">Cat Bohannon\u003c/a>, researcher and author.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Ru84u5\">\u003ci>Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Cat Bohannon (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq7487\">Genomic Inference of a Severe Human Bottleneck During the Early to Middle Pleistocene Transition\u003c/a>,\" by Wangjie Hu, Ziqian Hao, Pengyuan Du, Fabio Di Vincenzo, Giorgio Manzi, Jialong Cui, Yun-Xin Fu, Yi-Hsuan, and Haipeng Li (\u003ci>Science, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/10/gynecology-human-ancestors-eve-bohannon/675526/\">The Greatest Invention in the History of Humanity\u003c/a>,\" by Cat Bohannon (\u003ci>The Atlantic, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28983906/\">A Newborn Infant Chimpanzee Snatched and Cannibalized Immediately After Birth: Implications for 'Maternity Leave' in Wild Chimpanzee\u003c/a>,\" by Hitonaru Nishie and Michio Nakamura (\u003ci>American Journal of Biological Anthropology, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://aeon.co/essays/why-pregnancy-is-a-biological-war-between-mother-and-baby\">War in the Womb\u003c/a>,\" by Suzanne Sadedin (\u003ci>Aeon, \u003c/i>2014).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/timing-of-childbirth-evolved-to-match-womens-energy-limits-18018563/\">Timing of Childbirth Evolved to Match Women’s Energy Limits\u003c/a>,\" by Erin Wayman (\u003ci>Smithsonian Magazine, \u003c/i>2012).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bonobo-sex-and-society-2006-06/\">Bonobo Sex and Society\u003c/a>,\" by Frans B. M. de Waal (\u003ci>Scientific American, \u003c/i>2006).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/yuval-noah-harari-thinks-life-is-meaningless-and-amazing/\">Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life Is Meaningless and Amazing\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/jared-diamond-on-the-downfall-of-civilizations-and-his-optimism-for-ours/\">Jared Diamond on the Downfall of Civilizations — and His Optimism for Ours\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1451192921299":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1451192921299","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1451192921299},"title":"569. Do You Need Closure?","publishDate":1703131200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>In a special episode of No Stupid Questions, Angela Duckworth and Mike Maughan talk about unfinished tasks, recurring arguments, and Irish goodbyes.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://roybaumeister.com/\">Roy Baumeister\u003c/a>, social psychologist and visiting scholar at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/daniel-gilbert\">Daniel Gilbert\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gottman.com/about/john-julie-gottman/\">John Gottman\u003c/a>, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://practicalpie.com/kurt-lewin/\">Kurt Lewin\u003c/a>, 20th-century German-American psychologist.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://psychology.wfu.edu/e-j-masicampo/\">E. J. Masicampo\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at Wake Forest University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://psychology.as.virginia.edu/wilson-0\">Timothy Wilson\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://feministvoices.com/profiles/bluma-zeigarnik\">Bluma Zeigarnik\u003c/a>, 20th-century Soviet psychologist.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://nah.sen.es/vmfiles/vol6/NAHV6N32018116_124_EN.pdf\">Life and Work of the Psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik\u003c/a>,\" by M. Marco (\u003ci>Neurosciences and History, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/why-we-need-answers\">Why We Need Answers\u003c/a>,\" by Maria Konnikova (\u003ci>The New Yorker, \u003c/i>2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21688924/\">Consider It Done! Plan Making Can Eliminate the Cognitive Effects of Unfulfilled Goals\u003c/a>,\" by E. J. Masicampo and Roy Baumeister (\u003ci>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, \u003c/i>2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4arxkbH\">\u003ci>The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by John Gottman (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/86710/1/09-098.pdf\">'Let Me Dream On!' Anticipatory Emotions and Preference for Timing in Lotteries\u003c/a>,\" by Martin Kocher, Michal Krawczyk, and Frans van Winden (\u003ci>Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper, \u003c/i>2009).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111/j.1745-6924.2008.00085.x\">Explaining Away: A Model of Affective Adaptation\u003c/a>,\" by Timothy Wilson and Daniel Gilbert (\u003ci>Perspectives on Psychological Science, \u003c/i>2008).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-10344-025\">On Finished and Unfinished Tasks\u003c/a>,\" by Bluma Zeigarnik (\u003ci>A Source Book of Gestalt Psychology, \u003c/i>1938).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/can-we-disagree-better/\">Can We Disagree Better?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/would-you-be-happier-if-you-were-more-creative/\">Would You Be Happier if You Were More Creative?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-can-you-be-kinder-to-yourself/\">\"How Can You Be Kinder to Yourself?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/whats-wrong-with-holding-a-grudge/\">What’s Wrong With Holding a Grudge?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Rzs6Cd\">\u003ci>Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Eileen Spinelli (1991).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"In a special episode of No Stupid Questions, Angela Duckworth and Mike Maughan talk about unfinished tasks, recurring arguments, and Irish goodbyes.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nRoy Baumeister, social psychologist and visiting scholar at Harvard University.\nDaniel Gilbert, professor of psychology at Harvard University.\nJohn Gottman, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington.\nKurt Lewin, 20th-century German-American psychologist.\nE. J. Masicampo, professor of psychology at Wake Forest University.\nTimothy Wilson, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia.\nBluma Zeigarnik, 20th-century Soviet psychologist.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Life and Work of the Psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik,\" by M. Marco (Neurosciences and History, 2018).\n\"Why We Need Answers,\" by Maria Konnikova (The New Yorker, 2013).\n\"Consider It Done! Plan Making Can Eliminate the Cognitive Effects of Unfulfilled Goals,\" by E. J. Masicampo and Roy Baumeister (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2011).\nThe Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples, by John Gottman (2011).\n\"'Let Me Dream On!' Anticipatory Emotions and Preference for Timing in Lotteries,\" by Martin Kocher, Michal Krawczyk, and Frans van Winden (Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper, 2009).\n\"Explaining Away: A Model of Affective Adaptation,\" by Timothy Wilson and Daniel Gilbert (Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2008).\n\"On Finished and Unfinished Tasks,\" by Bluma Zeigarnik (A Source Book of Gestalt Psychology, 1938).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Can We Disagree Better?\" by No Stupid Questions (2023).\n\"Would You Be Happier if You Were More Creative?\" by No Stupid Questions (2023).\n\"How Can You Be Kinder to Yourself?\" by No Stupid Questions (2023).\n\"What’s Wrong With Holding a Grudge?\" by No Stupid Questions (2022).\nSomebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch, by Eileen Spinelli (1991).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/0d8ab9a9-43a8-4fc9-aba2-d742bce372b0/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=0d8ab9a9-43a8-4fc9-aba2-d742bce372b0&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2374000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In a special episode of No Stupid Questions, Angela Duckworth and Mike Maughan talk about unfinished tasks, recurring arguments, and Irish goodbyes.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://roybaumeister.com/\">Roy Baumeister\u003c/a>, social psychologist and visiting scholar at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/daniel-gilbert\">Daniel Gilbert\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gottman.com/about/john-julie-gottman/\">John Gottman\u003c/a>, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://practicalpie.com/kurt-lewin/\">Kurt Lewin\u003c/a>, 20th-century German-American psychologist.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://psychology.wfu.edu/e-j-masicampo/\">E. J. Masicampo\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at Wake Forest University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://psychology.as.virginia.edu/wilson-0\">Timothy Wilson\u003c/a>, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://feministvoices.com/profiles/bluma-zeigarnik\">Bluma Zeigarnik\u003c/a>, 20th-century Soviet psychologist.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://nah.sen.es/vmfiles/vol6/NAHV6N32018116_124_EN.pdf\">Life and Work of the Psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik\u003c/a>,\" by M. Marco (\u003ci>Neurosciences and History, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/why-we-need-answers\">Why We Need Answers\u003c/a>,\" by Maria Konnikova (\u003ci>The New Yorker, \u003c/i>2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21688924/\">Consider It Done! Plan Making Can Eliminate the Cognitive Effects of Unfulfilled Goals\u003c/a>,\" by E. J. Masicampo and Roy Baumeister (\u003ci>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, \u003c/i>2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/4arxkbH\">\u003ci>The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by John Gottman (2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/86710/1/09-098.pdf\">'Let Me Dream On!' Anticipatory Emotions and Preference for Timing in Lotteries\u003c/a>,\" by Martin Kocher, Michal Krawczyk, and Frans van Winden (\u003ci>Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper, \u003c/i>2009).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111/j.1745-6924.2008.00085.x\">Explaining Away: A Model of Affective Adaptation\u003c/a>,\" by Timothy Wilson and Daniel Gilbert (\u003ci>Perspectives on Psychological Science, \u003c/i>2008).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-10344-025\">On Finished and Unfinished Tasks\u003c/a>,\" by Bluma Zeigarnik (\u003ci>A Source Book of Gestalt Psychology, \u003c/i>1938).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/can-we-disagree-better/\">Can We Disagree Better?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/would-you-be-happier-if-you-were-more-creative/\">Would You Be Happier if You Were More Creative?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-can-you-be-kinder-to-yourself/\">\"How Can You Be Kinder to Yourself?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/whats-wrong-with-holding-a-grudge/\">What’s Wrong With Holding a Grudge?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3Rzs6Cd\">\u003ci>Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Eileen Spinelli (1991).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_708478617458":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_708478617458","meta":{"site":"audio","id":708478617458},"title":"568. Why Are People So Mad at Michael Lewis?","publishDate":1702526400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Lewis got incredible access to Sam Bankman-Fried, the billionaire behind the spectacular FTX fraud. His book is a bestseller, but some critics say he went too easy on S.B.F. Lewis tells us why the critics are wrong — and what it’s like to watch your book get turned into a courtroom drama.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.michaellewiswrites.com/\">Michael Lewis\u003c/a>, author.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/46Xs24N\">\u003ci>Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Michael Lewis (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-10-02/two-new-books-cover-the-bankman-fried-crypto-scam-one-tells-the-true-story-the-other-is-by-michael-lewis\">Column: In Michael Lewis, Sam Bankman-Fried Found His Last and Most Willing Victim\u003c/a>,\" by Michael Hiltzik (\u003ci>Los Angeles Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/books/review/going-infinite-michael-lewis.html\">Even Michael Lewis Can’t Make a Hero Out of Sam Bankman-Fried\u003c/a>,\" by Jennifer Szalai (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/10/03/michael-lewis-sam-bankman-fried/\">Michael Lewis Goes Close on Sam Bankman-Fried — Maybe Too Close\u003c/a>,\" by James Ledbetter (\u003ci>The Washington Post, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-10-03/what-you-wont-learn-from-michael-lewis-book-on-ftx-could-fill-another-book\">What You Won’t Learn From Michael Lewis’ Book on FTX Could Fill Another Book\u003c/a>,\" by Julia M. Klein (\u003ci>Los Angeles Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/michael-lewiss-big-contrarian-bet\">Michael Lewis’s Big Contrarian Bet\u003c/a>,\" by Gideon Lewis-Kraus (\u003ci>The New Yorker, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/n21/john-lanchester/he-said-they-said\">He-Said, They-Said\u003c/a>,\" by John Lanchester (\u003ci>London Review of Books, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/going-infinite-sam-bankman-fried-michael-lewis-book-review-jesse-armstrong/\">Downfall of the Crypto King\u003c/a>,\" by Jesse Armstrong (\u003ci>The Times Literary Supplement, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.deb.188450/gov.uscourts.deb.188450.2642.0.pdf\">FTX Debtors vs. Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried\u003c/a>,\" in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.justice.gov/criminal/file/1029066/download\">\u003ci>Federal Prosecution of Election Offenses: Eighth Edition\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Richard C. Pilger (2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-06-22/pay-candidates-to-drop-out-that-should-be-legal\">Pay Candidates to Drop Out? That Should Be Legal\u003c/a>,\" by Stephen L. Carter (\u003ci>Bloomberg, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/9a7xMXoSiQs3EYPA2/the-history-of-the-term-effective-altruism\">The History of the Term 'Effective Altruism\u003c/a>,'\" by William MacAskill (\u003ci>Effective Altruism Forum, \u003c/i>2014).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-this-the-worst-job-in-corporate-america-or-maybe-the-best/\">Is This 'The Worst Job in Corporate America' — or Maybe the Best?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/a-million-year-view-on-morality/\">A Million-Year View on Morality\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/did-michael-lewis-just-get-lucky-with-moneyball/\">Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with 'Moneyball'?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Lewis got incredible access to Sam Bankman-Fried, the billionaire behind the spectacular FTX fraud. His book is a bestseller, but some critics say he went too easy on S.B.F. Lewis tells us why the critics are wrong — and what it’s like to watch your book get turned into a courtroom drama.\n \n\nSOURCES:\nMichael Lewis, author.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\nGoing Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon, by Michael Lewis (2023).\n\"Column: In Michael Lewis, Sam Bankman-Fried Found His Last and Most Willing Victim,\" by Michael Hiltzik (Los Angeles Times, 2023).\n\"Even Michael Lewis Can’t Make a Hero Out of Sam Bankman-Fried,\" by Jennifer Szalai (The New York Times, 2023).\n\"Michael Lewis Goes Close on Sam Bankman-Fried — Maybe Too Close,\" by James Ledbetter (The Washington Post, 2023).\n\"What You Won’t Learn From Michael Lewis’ Book on FTX Could Fill Another Book,\" by Julia M. Klein (Los Angeles Times, 2023).\n\"Michael Lewis’s Big Contrarian Bet,\" by Gideon Lewis-Kraus (The New Yorker, 2023).\n\"He-Said, They-Said,\" by John Lanchester (London Review of Books, 2023).\n\"Downfall of the Crypto King,\" by Jesse Armstrong (The Times Literary Supplement, 2023).\n\"FTX Debtors vs. Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried,\" in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (2023).\nFederal Prosecution of Election Offenses: Eighth Edition, by Richard C. Pilger (2017).\n\"Pay Candidates to Drop Out? That Should Be Legal,\" by Stephen L. Carter (Bloomberg, 2016).\n\"The History of the Term 'Effective Altruism,'\" by William MacAskill (Effective Altruism Forum, 2014).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Is This 'The Worst Job in Corporate America' — or Maybe the Best?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"A Million-Year View on Morality,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).\n“Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with 'Moneyball'?” by Freakonomics Radio (2022).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/15f30c43-0174-4126-8b24-17fbce6b45d1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=15f30c43-0174-4126-8b24-17fbce6b45d1&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3636000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Lewis got incredible access to Sam Bankman-Fried, the billionaire behind the spectacular FTX fraud. His book is a bestseller, but some critics say he went too easy on S.B.F. Lewis tells us why the critics are wrong — and what it’s like to watch your book get turned into a courtroom drama.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.michaellewiswrites.com/\">Michael Lewis\u003c/a>, author.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/46Xs24N\">\u003ci>Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Michael Lewis (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-10-02/two-new-books-cover-the-bankman-fried-crypto-scam-one-tells-the-true-story-the-other-is-by-michael-lewis\">Column: In Michael Lewis, Sam Bankman-Fried Found His Last and Most Willing Victim\u003c/a>,\" by Michael Hiltzik (\u003ci>Los Angeles Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/books/review/going-infinite-michael-lewis.html\">Even Michael Lewis Can’t Make a Hero Out of Sam Bankman-Fried\u003c/a>,\" by Jennifer Szalai (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/10/03/michael-lewis-sam-bankman-fried/\">Michael Lewis Goes Close on Sam Bankman-Fried — Maybe Too Close\u003c/a>,\" by James Ledbetter (\u003ci>The Washington Post, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-10-03/what-you-wont-learn-from-michael-lewis-book-on-ftx-could-fill-another-book\">What You Won’t Learn From Michael Lewis’ Book on FTX Could Fill Another Book\u003c/a>,\" by Julia M. Klein (\u003ci>Los Angeles Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/michael-lewiss-big-contrarian-bet\">Michael Lewis’s Big Contrarian Bet\u003c/a>,\" by Gideon Lewis-Kraus (\u003ci>The New Yorker, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/n21/john-lanchester/he-said-they-said\">He-Said, They-Said\u003c/a>,\" by John Lanchester (\u003ci>London Review of Books, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/going-infinite-sam-bankman-fried-michael-lewis-book-review-jesse-armstrong/\">Downfall of the Crypto King\u003c/a>,\" by Jesse Armstrong (\u003ci>The Times Literary Supplement, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.deb.188450/gov.uscourts.deb.188450.2642.0.pdf\">FTX Debtors vs. Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried\u003c/a>,\" in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.justice.gov/criminal/file/1029066/download\">\u003ci>Federal Prosecution of Election Offenses: Eighth Edition\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Richard C. Pilger (2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-06-22/pay-candidates-to-drop-out-that-should-be-legal\">Pay Candidates to Drop Out? That Should Be Legal\u003c/a>,\" by Stephen L. Carter (\u003ci>Bloomberg, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/9a7xMXoSiQs3EYPA2/the-history-of-the-term-effective-altruism\">The History of the Term 'Effective Altruism\u003c/a>,'\" by William MacAskill (\u003ci>Effective Altruism Forum, \u003c/i>2014).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-this-the-worst-job-in-corporate-america-or-maybe-the-best/\">Is This 'The Worst Job in Corporate America' — or Maybe the Best?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/a-million-year-view-on-morality/\">A Million-Year View on Morality\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/did-michael-lewis-just-get-lucky-with-moneyball/\">Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with 'Moneyball'?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_116998427511":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_116998427511","meta":{"site":"audio","id":116998427511},"title":"567. Do the Police Have a Management Problem?","publishDate":1701921600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>In policing, as in most vocations, the best employees are often promoted into leadership without much training. One economist thinks he can address this problem — and, with it, America’s gun violence.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/news/p00064/nypd-commissioner-chief-department-kenneth-e-corey-will-retire\">Kenneth Corey\u003c/a>, director of outreach and engagement for the Policing Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago and retired chief of department for the New York Police Department.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/chief/staff.cfm#:~:text=of%20North%20District-,Stephanie%20Drescher,-Executive%20Section%20/\">Stephanie Drescher\u003c/a>, operations captain in the City of Madison Police Department.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.maxkapustin.com/\">Max Kapustin\u003c/a>, assistant professor of economics and public policy at Cornell University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://harris.uchicago.edu/directory/jens-ludwig\">Jens Ludwig\u003c/a>, economist and director of the Crime Lab at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-jo-macarthur-ma-psyd-95b643139/\">Sandy Jo MacArthur\u003c/a>, curriculum design director for the Policing Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-malinowski-ph-d-963291124\">Sean Malinowski\u003c/a>, D.O.J. strategic site liaison for the Philadelphia Police Department and retired chief of detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sindyanna-paul-noel-626539119/\">Sindyanna Paul-Noel\u003c/a>, lieutenant with the City of Miami Police Department.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-wolley-ii-msm-ab440961/\">Michael Wolley\u003c/a>, deputy chief of operations with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://crimelab.uchicago.edu/2023/10/plagrad/\">Policing Leadership Academy (PLA) Graduation of Inaugural Cohort\u003c/a>,\" by the University of Chicago Crime Lab (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w29851\">Policing and Management\u003c/a>,\" by Max Kapustin, Terrence Neumann, and Jens Ludwig (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/getting-more-out-policing-us\">Getting More Out of Policing in the U.S.\u003c/a>,\" by Jens Ludwig, Terrence Neumann, and Max Kapustin (\u003ci>VoxEU, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://crimelab.uchicago.edu/2022/05/launch-of-the-university-of-chicago-community-safety-leadership-academies/\">University of Chicago Crime Lab Launches National Policing and Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academies\u003c/a>,\" by the University of Chicago Crime Lab (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w23300\">What Drives Differences in Management?\u003c/a>\" by Nicholas Bloom, Erik Brynjolfsson, Lucia Foster, Ron S. Jarmin, Megha Patnaik, Itay Saporta-Eksten, and John Van Reenen (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w22327\">Management as a Technology?\u003c/a>\" by Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w12216\">Measuring and Explaining Management Practices Across Firms and Countries\u003c/a>,\" by Nick Bloom and John Van Reenen (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2006).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=10304\">Crime, Urban Flight, and the Consequences for Cities\u003c/a>,\" by Julie Berry Cullen and Steven D. Levitt (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>1997).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-are-there-so-many-bad-bosses/\">Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-are-the-police-for-anyway/\">What Are the Police for, Anyway?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"In policing, as in most vocations, the best employees are often promoted into leadership without much training. One economist thinks he can address this problem — and, with it, America’s gun violence.\n \n\nSOURCES\nKenneth Corey, director of outreach and engagement for the Policing Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago and retired chief of department for the New York Police Department.\nStephanie Drescher, operations captain in the City of Madison Police Department.\nMax Kapustin, assistant professor of economics and public policy at Cornell University.\nJens Ludwig, economist and director of the Crime Lab at the University of Chicago.\nSandy Jo MacArthur, curriculum design director for the Policing Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago.\nSean Malinowski, D.O.J. strategic site liaison for the Philadelphia Police Department and retired chief of detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department.\nSindyanna Paul-Noel, lieutenant with the City of Miami Police Department.\nMichael Wolley, deputy chief of operations with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.\n\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\"Policing Leadership Academy (PLA) Graduation of Inaugural Cohort,\" by the University of Chicago Crime Lab (2023).\n\"Policing and Management,\" by Max Kapustin, Terrence Neumann, and Jens Ludwig (NBER Working Paper, 2022).\n\"Getting More Out of Policing in the U.S.,\" by Jens Ludwig, Terrence Neumann, and Max Kapustin (VoxEU, 2022).\n\"University of Chicago Crime Lab Launches National Policing and Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academies,\" by the University of Chicago Crime Lab (2022).\n\"What Drives Differences in Management?\" by Nicholas Bloom, Erik Brynjolfsson, Lucia Foster, Ron S. Jarmin, Megha Patnaik, Itay Saporta-Eksten, and John Van Reenen (NBER Working Paper, 2017).\n\"Management as a Technology?\" by Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen (NBER Working Paper, 2017).\n\"Measuring and Explaining Management Practices Across Firms and Countries,\" by Nick Bloom and John Van Reenen (NBER Working Paper, 2006).\n\"Crime, Urban Flight, and the Consequences for Cities,\" by Julie Berry Cullen and Steven D. Levitt (SSRN, 1997).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2022).\n\"What Are the Police for, Anyway?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2021).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/6e3657f6-3194-4050-859b-dab48a0cc99a/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=6e3657f6-3194-4050-859b-dab48a0cc99a&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2859000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In policing, as in most vocations, the best employees are often promoted into leadership without much training. One economist thinks he can address this problem — and, with it, America’s gun violence.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/news/p00064/nypd-commissioner-chief-department-kenneth-e-corey-will-retire\">Kenneth Corey\u003c/a>, director of outreach and engagement for the Policing Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago and retired chief of department for the New York Police Department.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/chief/staff.cfm#:~:text=of%20North%20District-,Stephanie%20Drescher,-Executive%20Section%20/\">Stephanie Drescher\u003c/a>, operations captain in the City of Madison Police Department.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.maxkapustin.com/\">Max Kapustin\u003c/a>, assistant professor of economics and public policy at Cornell University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://harris.uchicago.edu/directory/jens-ludwig\">Jens Ludwig\u003c/a>, economist and director of the Crime Lab at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-jo-macarthur-ma-psyd-95b643139/\">Sandy Jo MacArthur\u003c/a>, curriculum design director for the Policing Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-malinowski-ph-d-963291124\">Sean Malinowski\u003c/a>, D.O.J. strategic site liaison for the Philadelphia Police Department and retired chief of detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sindyanna-paul-noel-626539119/\">Sindyanna Paul-Noel\u003c/a>, lieutenant with the City of Miami Police Department.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-wolley-ii-msm-ab440961/\">Michael Wolley\u003c/a>, deputy chief of operations with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://crimelab.uchicago.edu/2023/10/plagrad/\">Policing Leadership Academy (PLA) Graduation of Inaugural Cohort\u003c/a>,\" by the University of Chicago Crime Lab (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w29851\">Policing and Management\u003c/a>,\" by Max Kapustin, Terrence Neumann, and Jens Ludwig (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/getting-more-out-policing-us\">Getting More Out of Policing in the U.S.\u003c/a>,\" by Jens Ludwig, Terrence Neumann, and Max Kapustin (\u003ci>VoxEU, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://crimelab.uchicago.edu/2022/05/launch-of-the-university-of-chicago-community-safety-leadership-academies/\">University of Chicago Crime Lab Launches National Policing and Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academies\u003c/a>,\" by the University of Chicago Crime Lab (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w23300\">What Drives Differences in Management?\u003c/a>\" by Nicholas Bloom, Erik Brynjolfsson, Lucia Foster, Ron S. Jarmin, Megha Patnaik, Itay Saporta-Eksten, and John Van Reenen (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w22327\">Management as a Technology?\u003c/a>\" by Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w12216\">Measuring and Explaining Management Practices Across Firms and Countries\u003c/a>,\" by Nick Bloom and John Van Reenen (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2006).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=10304\">Crime, Urban Flight, and the Consequences for Cities\u003c/a>,\" by Julie Berry Cullen and Steven D. Levitt (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>1997).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-are-there-so-many-bad-bosses/\">Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-are-the-police-for-anyway/\">What Are the Police for, Anyway?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1230503496164":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1230503496164","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1230503496164},"title":"513. Should Public Transit Be Free? (Update)","publishDate":1701316800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>It boosts economic opportunity and social mobility. It’s good for the environment. So why do we charge people to use it? The short answer: it’s complicated. Also: We talk to the man who gets half the nation’s mass-transit riders where they want to go (most of the time). \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-finbom-4b450014a/\">Marcus Finbom\u003c/a>, traffic planner in Stockholm, Sweden.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbie-makinen-829534249/\">Robbie Makinen\u003c/a>, former president and C.E.O. of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://new.mta.info/people/janno-lieber\">Janno Lieber\u003c/a>, chair and C.E.O. of the M.T.A. in New York City.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://luskin.ucla.edu/person/brian-d-taylor\">Brian Taylor\u003c/a>, professor of urban planning and public policy and director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at U.C.L.A.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.centreforlondon.org/person/shashi-verma/\">Shashi Verma\u003c/a>, director of strategy and C.T.O. at Transport for London.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.boston.gov/departments/mayors-office/michelle-wu\">Michelle Wu\u003c/a>, mayor of Boston.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/nyregion/free-bus-nyc.html\">Free Bus Service Starts Sunday on 5 Routes in New York City\u003c/a>,\" by Ana Ley (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11116-021-10245-w\">Vehicle Access and Falling Transit Ridership: Evidence From Southern California\u003c/a>,” by Michael Manville, Brian D. Taylor, Evelyn Blumenberg, and Andrew Schouten (\u003ci>Transportation, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2022/03/Route28_Report_FINAL.pdf\">Route-28 Fare-Free Pilot Evaluation: Summary Findings\u003c/a>,” by the City of Boston Transportation (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2019/01/31/opinion-michelle-forget-fare-hikes-make-free/vJpKVu6Rft2C4Esi50mB5M/story.html\">Forget Fare Hikes — Make the T Free\u003c/a>,” by Michelle Wu (\u003ci>The Boston Globe, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3PSihMC\">\u003ci>Traffic Power Structure\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Planka.nu (2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"http://www.equality-of-opportunity.org/images/nbhds_exec_summary.pdf\">The Impacts of Neighborhoods on Intergenerational Mobility: Childhood Exposure Effects and County-Level Estimates\u003c/a>,\" by Raj Chetty and Nathaniel Hendren (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.worldtransitresearch.info/research/2553/\">Fare, Free, or Something in Between?\u003c/a>\" by Jennifer S. Perone and Joel M. Volinski (\u003ci>World Transit Research, \u003c/i>2003).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://planka.nu/eng/\">Planka.Nu\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-the-u-s-so-good-at-killing-pedestrians/\">Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/should-public-transit-be-free/\">Should Public Transit Be Free?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/should-traffic-lights-be-abolished-ep-454/\">Should Traffic Lights Be Abolished?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-perfect-crime-2/\">The Perfect Crime\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2014).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/parking-is-hell/\">Parking Is Hell\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2013).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"It boosts economic opportunity and social mobility. It’s good for the environment. So why do we charge people to use it? The short answer: it’s complicated. Also: We talk to the man who gets half the nation’s mass-transit riders where they want to go (most of the time). \n \nSOURCES:\n\nMarcus Finbom, traffic planner in Stockholm, Sweden.\nRobbie Makinen, former president and C.E.O. of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.\nJanno Lieber, chair and C.E.O. of the M.T.A. in New York City.\nBrian Taylor, professor of urban planning and public policy and director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at U.C.L.A.\nShashi Verma, director of strategy and C.T.O. at Transport for London.\nMichelle Wu, mayor of Boston.\n\n \nRESOURCES:\n\n\"Free Bus Service Starts Sunday on 5 Routes in New York City,\" by Ana Ley (The New York Times, 2023).\n“Vehicle Access and Falling Transit Ridership: Evidence From Southern California,” by Michael Manville, Brian D. Taylor, Evelyn Blumenberg, and Andrew Schouten (Transportation, 2023).\n“Route-28 Fare-Free Pilot Evaluation: Summary Findings,” by the City of Boston Transportation (2022).\n“Forget Fare Hikes — Make the T Free,” by Michelle Wu (The Boston Globe, 2019).\nTraffic Power Structure, by Planka.nu (2016).\n\"The Impacts of Neighborhoods on Intergenerational Mobility: Childhood Exposure Effects and County-Level Estimates,\" by Raj Chetty and Nathaniel Hendren (NBER Working Paper, 2015).\n\"Fare, Free, or Something in Between?\" by Jennifer S. Perone and Joel M. Volinski (World Transit Research, 2003).\nPlanka.Nu.\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\n\"Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"Should Public Transit Be Free?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2022).\n“Should Traffic Lights Be Abolished?” by Freakonomics Radio (2021).\n“The Perfect Crime,” by Freakonomics Radio (2014).\n“Parking Is Hell,” by Freakonomics Radio (2013).","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/1fc55b5c-725f-44f7-98ec-05d87d774aae/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=1fc55b5c-725f-44f7-98ec-05d87d774aae&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3370000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It boosts economic opportunity and social mobility. It’s good for the environment. So why do we charge people to use it? The short answer: it’s complicated. Also: We talk to the man who gets half the nation’s mass-transit riders where they want to go (most of the time). \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-finbom-4b450014a/\">Marcus Finbom\u003c/a>, traffic planner in Stockholm, Sweden.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbie-makinen-829534249/\">Robbie Makinen\u003c/a>, former president and C.E.O. of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://new.mta.info/people/janno-lieber\">Janno Lieber\u003c/a>, chair and C.E.O. of the M.T.A. in New York City.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://luskin.ucla.edu/person/brian-d-taylor\">Brian Taylor\u003c/a>, professor of urban planning and public policy and director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at U.C.L.A.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.centreforlondon.org/person/shashi-verma/\">Shashi Verma\u003c/a>, director of strategy and C.T.O. at Transport for London.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.boston.gov/departments/mayors-office/michelle-wu\">Michelle Wu\u003c/a>, mayor of Boston.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/nyregion/free-bus-nyc.html\">Free Bus Service Starts Sunday on 5 Routes in New York City\u003c/a>,\" by Ana Ley (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11116-021-10245-w\">Vehicle Access and Falling Transit Ridership: Evidence From Southern California\u003c/a>,” by Michael Manville, Brian D. Taylor, Evelyn Blumenberg, and Andrew Schouten (\u003ci>Transportation, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2022/03/Route28_Report_FINAL.pdf\">Route-28 Fare-Free Pilot Evaluation: Summary Findings\u003c/a>,” by the City of Boston Transportation (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2019/01/31/opinion-michelle-forget-fare-hikes-make-free/vJpKVu6Rft2C4Esi50mB5M/story.html\">Forget Fare Hikes — Make the T Free\u003c/a>,” by Michelle Wu (\u003ci>The Boston Globe, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3PSihMC\">\u003ci>Traffic Power Structure\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Planka.nu (2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"http://www.equality-of-opportunity.org/images/nbhds_exec_summary.pdf\">The Impacts of Neighborhoods on Intergenerational Mobility: Childhood Exposure Effects and County-Level Estimates\u003c/a>,\" by Raj Chetty and Nathaniel Hendren (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2015).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.worldtransitresearch.info/research/2553/\">Fare, Free, or Something in Between?\u003c/a>\" by Jennifer S. Perone and Joel M. Volinski (\u003ci>World Transit Research, \u003c/i>2003).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://planka.nu/eng/\">Planka.Nu\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-the-u-s-so-good-at-killing-pedestrians/\">Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/should-public-transit-be-free/\">Should Public Transit Be Free?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/should-traffic-lights-be-abolished-ep-454/\">Should Traffic Lights Be Abolished?\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-perfect-crime-2/\">The Perfect Crime\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2014).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/parking-is-hell/\">Parking Is Hell\u003c/a>,” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2013).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1542848933744":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1542848933744","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1542848933744},"title":"566. Why Is It So Hard (and Expensive) to Build Anything in America?","publishDate":1700712000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Most industries have become more productive over time. But not construction! We identify the causes — and possible solutions. (Can you say ... “prefab”?)\u003cbr /> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/the-strange-and-awful-path-of-productivity-in-the-u-s-construction-sector/\">The Strange and Awful Path of Productivity in the US Construction Sector\u003c/a>,\" by Austan Goolsbee and Chad Syverson (\u003ci>BFI Working Paper, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3428675\">Infrastructure Costs\u003c/a>,\" by Leah Brooks and Zachary D. Liscow (\u003ci>American Economic Journal: Applied, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/business/land-purchases-solano-county.html\">The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch\u003c/a>,\" by Conor Dougherty and Erin Griffith (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/A-Decent-Home-the-Report.pdf\">A Decent Home\u003c/a>,\" report by the President's Committee on Urban Housing (1968).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/edward-glaeser-explains-why-some-cities-thrive-while-others-fade-away/\">Edward Glaeser Explains Why Some Cities Thrive While Others Fade Away\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-are-cities-still-so-expensive-ep-435/\">Why Are Cities (Still) So Expensive?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/vbuckley/\">Vaughan Buckley\u003c/a>, founder and C.E.O. of the Volumetric Building Companies.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cm.be.uw.edu/people/carrie-dossick/\">Carrie Sturts Dossick\u003c/a>, professor of construction management at the University of Washington.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://scholar.harvard.edu/glaeser/home\">Ed Glaeser\u003c/a>, professor of economics and chair the economics department at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/houghmichael/?originalSubdomain=ie\">Michael Hough\u003c/a>, director of MJH Structural Engineers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://camd.northeastern.edu/faculty/ivan-rupnik/\">Ivan Rupnik\u003c/a>, professor of architecture at Northeastern University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/s/chad-syverson\">Chad Syverson\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Most industries have become more productive over time. But not construction! We identify the causes — and possible solutions. (Can you say ... “prefab”?)\n \nRESOURCES:\n\n\"The Strange and Awful Path of Productivity in the US Construction Sector,\" by Austan Goolsbee and Chad Syverson (BFI Working Paper, 2023).\n\"Infrastructure Costs,\" by Leah Brooks and Zachary D. Liscow (American Economic Journal: Applied, 2023).\n\"The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch,\" by Conor Dougherty and Erin Griffith (The New York Times, 2023).\n\"A Decent Home,\" report by the President's Committee on Urban Housing (1968).\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\n\"Edward Glaeser Explains Why Some Cities Thrive While Others Fade Away,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).\n\"Why Are Cities (Still) So Expensive?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2020).\n\n \nSOURCES:\n\nVaughan Buckley, founder and C.E.O. of the Volumetric Building Companies.\nCarrie Sturts Dossick, professor of construction management at the University of Washington.\nEd Glaeser, professor of economics and chair the economics department at Harvard University.\nMichael Hough, director of MJH Structural Engineers.\nIvan Rupnik, professor of architecture at Northeastern University.\nChad Syverson, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/587e8cf4-3201-4bb7-b316-bf35264f9907/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=587e8cf4-3201-4bb7-b316-bf35264f9907&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3285000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Most industries have become more productive over time. But not construction! We identify the causes — and possible solutions. (Can you say ... “prefab”?)\u003cbr /> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/the-strange-and-awful-path-of-productivity-in-the-u-s-construction-sector/\">The Strange and Awful Path of Productivity in the US Construction Sector\u003c/a>,\" by Austan Goolsbee and Chad Syverson (\u003ci>BFI Working Paper, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3428675\">Infrastructure Costs\u003c/a>,\" by Leah Brooks and Zachary D. Liscow (\u003ci>American Economic Journal: Applied, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/business/land-purchases-solano-county.html\">The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch\u003c/a>,\" by Conor Dougherty and Erin Griffith (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/A-Decent-Home-the-Report.pdf\">A Decent Home\u003c/a>,\" report by the President's Committee on Urban Housing (1968).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/edward-glaeser-explains-why-some-cities-thrive-while-others-fade-away/\">Edward Glaeser Explains Why Some Cities Thrive While Others Fade Away\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-are-cities-still-so-expensive-ep-435/\">Why Are Cities (Still) So Expensive?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/vbuckley/\">Vaughan Buckley\u003c/a>, founder and C.E.O. of the Volumetric Building Companies.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cm.be.uw.edu/people/carrie-dossick/\">Carrie Sturts Dossick\u003c/a>, professor of construction management at the University of Washington.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://scholar.harvard.edu/glaeser/home\">Ed Glaeser\u003c/a>, professor of economics and chair the economics department at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/houghmichael/?originalSubdomain=ie\">Michael Hough\u003c/a>, director of MJH Structural Engineers.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://camd.northeastern.edu/faculty/ivan-rupnik/\">Ivan Rupnik\u003c/a>, professor of architecture at Northeastern University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/s/chad-syverson\">Chad Syverson\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1242753952425":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1242753952425","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1242753952425},"title":"Extra: Jason Kelce Hates to Lose","publishDate":1700370300,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Pro footballer and star podcaster Jason Kelce is ubiquitous right now (almost as ubiquitous as his brother and co-host Travis, who's been in the limelight for his relationship with Taylor Swift). After you hear this wide-ranging interview, you might want even more Kelce in your life. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://nflpa.com/nfl-player-team-report-cards\">N.F.L. Player Team Report Cards\u003c/a>,” by the National Football League Players Association (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3sZL8bZ\">\u003ci>Kelce\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>documentary (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-heights-with-jason-and-travis-kelce/id1643745036\">\u003ci>New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>,\u003c/i> (produced by Wave Sports + Entertainment).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/when-is-a-superstar-just-another-employee/\">When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14124/jason-kelce\">Jason Kelce\u003c/a>, center for the Philadelphia Eagles.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Pro footballer and star podcaster Jason Kelce is ubiquitous right now (almost as ubiquitous as his brother and co-host Travis, who's been in the limelight for his relationship with Taylor Swift). After you hear this wide-ranging interview, you might want even more Kelce in your life. \n \nRESOURCES:\n\n“N.F.L. Player Team Report Cards,” by the National Football League Players Association (2023).\nKelce, documentary (2023).\nNew Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, (produced by Wave Sports + Entertainment).\n\nEXTRAS:\n\n\"When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\nSOURCES:\n\nJason Kelce, center for the Philadelphia Eagles.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/fba80869-2654-4003-ac52-66ffdcd49fed/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=fba80869-2654-4003-ac52-66ffdcd49fed&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3399000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Pro footballer and star podcaster Jason Kelce is ubiquitous right now (almost as ubiquitous as his brother and co-host Travis, who's been in the limelight for his relationship with Taylor Swift). After you hear this wide-ranging interview, you might want even more Kelce in your life. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://nflpa.com/nfl-player-team-report-cards\">N.F.L. Player Team Report Cards\u003c/a>,” by the National Football League Players Association (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3sZL8bZ\">\u003ci>Kelce\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>documentary (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-heights-with-jason-and-travis-kelce/id1643745036\">\u003ci>New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>,\u003c/i> (produced by Wave Sports + Entertainment).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/when-is-a-superstar-just-another-employee/\">When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14124/jason-kelce\">Jason Kelce\u003c/a>, center for the Philadelphia Eagles.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_877346870193":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_877346870193","meta":{"site":"audio","id":877346870193},"title":"565. Are Private Equity Firms Plundering the U.S. Economy?","publishDate":1700107200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>They say they make companies more efficient through savvy management. Critics say they bend the rules to enrich themselves at the expense of consumers and employees. Can they both be right? (Probably not.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3SJapSL\">\u003ci>Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Brendan Ballou (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3SM83m3\">\u003ci>Two and Twenty: How the Masters of Private Equity Always Win\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Sachin Khajuria (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w29743\">Local Journalism under Private Equity Ownership\u003c/a>,\" by Michael Ewens, Arpit Gupta, and Sabrina T. Howell (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w28474\">Owner Incentives and Performance in Healthcare: Private Equity Investment in Nursing Homes\u003c/a>,” by Atul Gupta, Sabrina T. Howell, Constantine Yannelis, and Abhinav Gupta (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1544612320301549\">Leveraged Buyouts and Financial Distress\u003c/a>,” by Brian Ayash and Mahdi Rastad (\u003ci>Finance Research Letters, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3682892\">Have Private Equity Owned Nursing Homes Fared Worse Under COVID-19?\u003c/a>” by Ashvin Gandhi, YoungJun Song, and Prabhava Upadrashta (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://academic.oup.com/rfs/article-abstract/33/9/4024/5602331?redirectedFrom=fulltext\">When Investor Incentives and Consumer Interests Diverge: Private Equity in Higher Education\u003c/a>,” by Charlie Eaton, Sabrina T. Howell, and Constantine Yannelis (\u003ci>The Review of Financial Studies, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3465723\">The Economic Effects of Private Equity Buyouts\u003c/a>,” by Steven J. Davis, John Haltiwanger, Kyle Handley, Ben Lipsius, Josh Lerner, and Javier Miranda (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/135/1/221/5607794\">How Acquisitions Affect Firm Behavior and Performance: Evidence from the Dialysis Industry\u003c/a>,” by Paul J. Eliason, Benjamin Heebsh, Ryan C. McDevitt, and James W. Roberts (\u003ci>The Quarterly Journal of Economics, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-silicon-valley-mobile-homes-20170504-htmlstory.html\">In Silicon Valley, Even Mobile Homes Are Getting Too Pricey for Longtime Residents\u003c/a>,\" by Tracy Lien (\u003ci>Los Angeles Times, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2336672\">The Operational Consequences of Private Equity Buyouts: Evidence from the Restaurant Industry\u003c/a>,” by Shai Bernstein and Albert Sheen (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w17399\">Private Equity and Employment\u003c/a>,\" by Steven J. Davis, John C. Haltiwanger, Ron S. Jarmin, Josh Lerner, and Javier Miranda (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2011).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/should-you-trust-private-equity-to-take-care-of-your-dog/\">Should You Trust Private Equity to Take Care of Your Dog?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/do-you-know-who-owns-your-vet/\">Do You Know Who Owns Your Vet?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/mobile-home-parks/\">Mobile Home Parks\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>The Economics of Everyday Things \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-secret-life-of-c-e-o-s/\">The Secret Life of a C.E.O.\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/extra-david-rubenstein-full-interview/\">Extra: David Rubenstein Full Interview\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2018).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-ballou-2546801b7/\">Brendan Ballou\u003c/a>, special counsel at the Department of Justice.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-glickberg-b539476a/\">Dan Glickberg\u003c/a>, venture-capital investor.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://hannahhoward.nyc/\">Hannah Howard\u003c/a>, food writer.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachinkhajuria/\">Sachin Khajuria\u003c/a>, investor.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"They say they make companies more efficient through savvy management. Critics say they bend the rules to enrich themselves at the expense of consumers and employees. Can they both be right? (Probably not.)\n \nRESOURCES:\n\nPlunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America, by Brendan Ballou (2023).\nTwo and Twenty: How the Masters of Private Equity Always Win, by Sachin Khajuria (2022).\n\"Local Journalism under Private Equity Ownership,\" by Michael Ewens, Arpit Gupta, and Sabrina T. Howell (NBER Working Paper, 2022).\n“Owner Incentives and Performance in Healthcare: Private Equity Investment in Nursing Homes,” by Atul Gupta, Sabrina T. Howell, Constantine Yannelis, and Abhinav Gupta (NBER Working Paper, 2021).\n“Leveraged Buyouts and Financial Distress,” by Brian Ayash and Mahdi Rastad (Finance Research Letters, 2021).\n“Have Private Equity Owned Nursing Homes Fared Worse Under COVID-19?” by Ashvin Gandhi, YoungJun Song, and Prabhava Upadrashta (SSRN, 2020).\n“When Investor Incentives and Consumer Interests Diverge: Private Equity in Higher Education,” by Charlie Eaton, Sabrina T. Howell, and Constantine Yannelis (The Review of Financial Studies, 2020).\n“The Economic Effects of Private Equity Buyouts,” by Steven J. Davis, John Haltiwanger, Kyle Handley, Ben Lipsius, Josh Lerner, and Javier Miranda (SSRN, 2019).\n“How Acquisitions Affect Firm Behavior and Performance: Evidence from the Dialysis Industry,” by Paul J. Eliason, Benjamin Heebsh, Ryan C. McDevitt, and James W. Roberts (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019).\n\"In Silicon Valley, Even Mobile Homes Are Getting Too Pricey for Longtime Residents,\" by Tracy Lien (Los Angeles Times, 2017).\n“The Operational Consequences of Private Equity Buyouts: Evidence from the Restaurant Industry,” by Shai Bernstein and Albert Sheen (SSRN, 2013).\n\"Private Equity and Employment,\" by Steven J. Davis, John C. Haltiwanger, Ron S. Jarmin, Josh Lerner, and Javier Miranda (NBER Working Paper, 2011).\n\nEXTRAS:\n\n\"Should You Trust Private Equity to Take Care of Your Dog?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"Do You Know Who Owns Your Vet?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"Mobile Home Parks,\" by The Economics of Everyday Things (2023).\n\"The Secret Life of a C.E.O.,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2018).\n\"Extra: David Rubenstein Full Interview,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2018).\n\nSOURCES:\n\nBrendan Ballou, special counsel at the Department of Justice.\nDan Glickberg, venture-capital investor.\nHannah Howard, food writer.\nSachin Khajuria, investor.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/fdc05ed0-1dff-47b9-89cc-1680488eb491/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=fdc05ed0-1dff-47b9-89cc-1680488eb491&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3077000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>They say they make companies more efficient through savvy management. Critics say they bend the rules to enrich themselves at the expense of consumers and employees. Can they both be right? (Probably not.)\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3SJapSL\">\u003ci>Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Brendan Ballou (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3SM83m3\">\u003ci>Two and Twenty: How the Masters of Private Equity Always Win\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Sachin Khajuria (2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w29743\">Local Journalism under Private Equity Ownership\u003c/a>,\" by Michael Ewens, Arpit Gupta, and Sabrina T. Howell (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w28474\">Owner Incentives and Performance in Healthcare: Private Equity Investment in Nursing Homes\u003c/a>,” by Atul Gupta, Sabrina T. Howell, Constantine Yannelis, and Abhinav Gupta (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1544612320301549\">Leveraged Buyouts and Financial Distress\u003c/a>,” by Brian Ayash and Mahdi Rastad (\u003ci>Finance Research Letters, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3682892\">Have Private Equity Owned Nursing Homes Fared Worse Under COVID-19?\u003c/a>” by Ashvin Gandhi, YoungJun Song, and Prabhava Upadrashta (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://academic.oup.com/rfs/article-abstract/33/9/4024/5602331?redirectedFrom=fulltext\">When Investor Incentives and Consumer Interests Diverge: Private Equity in Higher Education\u003c/a>,” by Charlie Eaton, Sabrina T. Howell, and Constantine Yannelis (\u003ci>The Review of Financial Studies, \u003c/i>2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3465723\">The Economic Effects of Private Equity Buyouts\u003c/a>,” by Steven J. Davis, John Haltiwanger, Kyle Handley, Ben Lipsius, Josh Lerner, and Javier Miranda (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/135/1/221/5607794\">How Acquisitions Affect Firm Behavior and Performance: Evidence from the Dialysis Industry\u003c/a>,” by Paul J. Eliason, Benjamin Heebsh, Ryan C. McDevitt, and James W. Roberts (\u003ci>The Quarterly Journal of Economics, \u003c/i>2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-silicon-valley-mobile-homes-20170504-htmlstory.html\">In Silicon Valley, Even Mobile Homes Are Getting Too Pricey for Longtime Residents\u003c/a>,\" by Tracy Lien (\u003ci>Los Angeles Times, \u003c/i>2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2336672\">The Operational Consequences of Private Equity Buyouts: Evidence from the Restaurant Industry\u003c/a>,” by Shai Bernstein and Albert Sheen (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w17399\">Private Equity and Employment\u003c/a>,\" by Steven J. Davis, John C. Haltiwanger, Ron S. Jarmin, Josh Lerner, and Javier Miranda (\u003ci>NBER Working Paper, \u003c/i>2011).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/should-you-trust-private-equity-to-take-care-of-your-dog/\">Should You Trust Private Equity to Take Care of Your Dog?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/do-you-know-who-owns-your-vet/\">Do You Know Who Owns Your Vet?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/mobile-home-parks/\">Mobile Home Parks\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>The Economics of Everyday Things \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-secret-life-of-c-e-o-s/\">The Secret Life of a C.E.O.\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2018).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/extra-david-rubenstein-full-interview/\">Extra: David Rubenstein Full Interview\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2018).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-ballou-2546801b7/\">Brendan Ballou\u003c/a>, special counsel at the Department of Justice.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-glickberg-b539476a/\">Dan Glickberg\u003c/a>, venture-capital investor.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://hannahhoward.nyc/\">Hannah Howard\u003c/a>, food writer.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachinkhajuria/\">Sachin Khajuria\u003c/a>, investor.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1633414840480":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1633414840480","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1633414840480},"title":"480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy? (Replay)","publishDate":1699502400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Evidence from Nazi Germany and 1940’s America (and pretty much everywhere else) shows that discrimination is incredibly costly — to the victims, of course, but also the perpetrators. One modern solution is to invoke a diversity mandate. But new research shows that’s not necessarily the answer.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/714994?af=R\">Discrimination, Managers, and Firm Performance: Evidence from 'Aryanizations' in Nazi Germany\u003c/a>,\" by Kilian Huber, Volker Lindenthal, and Fabian Waldinger (\u003ci>Journal of Political Economy,\u003c/i> 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3908020\">Diversity and Performance in Entrepreneurial Teams\u003c/a>,\" by Sophie Calder-Wang, Paul A. Gompers, and Kevin Huang (\u003ci>SSRN,\u003c/i> 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w29053\">Systemic Discrimination Among Large U.S. Employers\u003c/a>,\" by Patrick M. Kline, Evan K. Rose, and Christopher R. Walters (\u003ci>NBER Working Papers, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1620974428/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1620974428&linkId=2c56227bca27a9e0a96f0302e13fa635\">\u003ci>City of Champions: A History of Triumph and Defeat in Detroit\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Silke-Maria Weineck and Stefan Szymanski (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.3982/ECTA11427\">The Allocation of Talent and U.S. Economic Growth\u003c/a>,\" by Chang-Tai Hsieh, Erik Hurst, Charles I. Jones, and Peter J. Klenow (\u003ci>Econometrica,\u003c/i> 2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Y3T1KVF/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B07Y3T1KVF&linkId=1a220d53013bdcf66c843e21aa18a8cb\">\u003ci>Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Norman Lebrecht (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w23454\">And the Children Shall Lead: Gender Diversity and Performance in Venture Capital\u003c/a>,\" by Paul A. Gompers and Sophie Q. Wang (\u003ci>NBER Working Papers,\u003c/i> 2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.jstor.org/stable/25098731\">The Political Economy of Hatred\u003c/a>,\" by Edward Glaeser (\u003ci>The Quarterly Journal of Economics, \u003c/i>2005).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/~gwallace/Papers/Aigner%20and%20Cain%20(1977).pdf\">Statistical Theories of Discrimination in Labor Markets\u003c/a>,\" by Dennis J. Aigner and Glen G. Cain (\u003ci>Industrial and Labor Relations Review,\u003c/i> 1977).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0226041166/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0226041166&linkId=8e5331de144abc6b8e970bc6de341ffb\">\u003ci>The Economics of Discrimination\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Gary S. Becker (1957).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/a-new-nobel-laureate-explains-the-gender-pay-gap-replay/\">A New Nobel Laureate Explains the Gender Pay Gap (Replay)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/edward-glaeser-explains-why-some-cities-thrive-while-others-fade-away/\">Edward Glaeser Explains Why Some Cities Thrive While Others Fade Away\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/secrets-german-economy-steal/\">What Are the Secrets of the German Economy — and Should We Steal Them?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> (2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sites.google.com/site/kilianhuberecon/\">Kilian Huber\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://lsa.umich.edu/german/people/faculty/smwei.html\">Silke-Maria Weineck\u003c/a>, professor of German studies and comparative literature at the University of Michigan.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sophiecalderwang.com/\">Sophie Calder-Wang\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Evidence from Nazi Germany and 1940’s America (and pretty much everywhere else) shows that discrimination is incredibly costly — to the victims, of course, but also the perpetrators. One modern solution is to invoke a diversity mandate. But new research shows that’s not necessarily the answer.\n \nRESOURCES:\n\n\"Discrimination, Managers, and Firm Performance: Evidence from 'Aryanizations' in Nazi Germany,\" by Kilian Huber, Volker Lindenthal, and Fabian Waldinger (Journal of Political Economy, 2021).\n\"Diversity and Performance in Entrepreneurial Teams,\" by Sophie Calder-Wang, Paul A. Gompers, and Kevin Huang (SSRN, 2021).\n\"Systemic Discrimination Among Large U.S. Employers,\" by Patrick M. Kline, Evan K. Rose, and Christopher R. Walters (NBER Working Papers, 2021).\nCity of Champions: A History of Triumph and Defeat in Detroit, by Silke-Maria Weineck and Stefan Szymanski (2020).\n\"The Allocation of Talent and U.S. Economic Growth,\" by Chang-Tai Hsieh, Erik Hurst, Charles I. Jones, and Peter J. Klenow (Econometrica, 2019).\nGenius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947, by Norman Lebrecht (2019).\n\"And the Children Shall Lead: Gender Diversity and Performance in Venture Capital,\" by Paul A. Gompers and Sophie Q. Wang (NBER Working Papers, 2017).\n\"The Political Economy of Hatred,\" by Edward Glaeser (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2005).\n\"Statistical Theories of Discrimination in Labor Markets,\" by Dennis J. Aigner and Glen G. Cain (Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1977).\nThe Economics of Discrimination, by Gary S. Becker (1957).\n\nEXTRAS:\n\n\"A New Nobel Laureate Explains the Gender Pay Gap (Replay),\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"Edward Glaeser Explains Why Some Cities Thrive While Others Fade Away,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).\n\"What Are the Secrets of the German Economy — and Should We Steal Them?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2017).\n\nSOURCES:\n\nKilian Huber, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.\nSilke-Maria Weineck, professor of German studies and comparative literature at the University of Michigan.\nSophie Calder-Wang, professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/9bd6dfce-3d7e-4226-9646-4aa43b0d8a1b/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=9bd6dfce-3d7e-4226-9646-4aa43b0d8a1b&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3470000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Evidence from Nazi Germany and 1940’s America (and pretty much everywhere else) shows that discrimination is incredibly costly — to the victims, of course, but also the perpetrators. One modern solution is to invoke a diversity mandate. But new research shows that’s not necessarily the answer.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/714994?af=R\">Discrimination, Managers, and Firm Performance: Evidence from 'Aryanizations' in Nazi Germany\u003c/a>,\" by Kilian Huber, Volker Lindenthal, and Fabian Waldinger (\u003ci>Journal of Political Economy,\u003c/i> 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3908020\">Diversity and Performance in Entrepreneurial Teams\u003c/a>,\" by Sophie Calder-Wang, Paul A. Gompers, and Kevin Huang (\u003ci>SSRN,\u003c/i> 2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w29053\">Systemic Discrimination Among Large U.S. Employers\u003c/a>,\" by Patrick M. Kline, Evan K. Rose, and Christopher R. Walters (\u003ci>NBER Working Papers, \u003c/i>2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1620974428/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1620974428&linkId=2c56227bca27a9e0a96f0302e13fa635\">\u003ci>City of Champions: A History of Triumph and Defeat in Detroit\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Silke-Maria Weineck and Stefan Szymanski (2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.3982/ECTA11427\">The Allocation of Talent and U.S. Economic Growth\u003c/a>,\" by Chang-Tai Hsieh, Erik Hurst, Charles I. Jones, and Peter J. Klenow (\u003ci>Econometrica,\u003c/i> 2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Y3T1KVF/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B07Y3T1KVF&linkId=1a220d53013bdcf66c843e21aa18a8cb\">\u003ci>Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Norman Lebrecht (2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nber.org/papers/w23454\">And the Children Shall Lead: Gender Diversity and Performance in Venture Capital\u003c/a>,\" by Paul A. Gompers and Sophie Q. Wang (\u003ci>NBER Working Papers,\u003c/i> 2017).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.jstor.org/stable/25098731\">The Political Economy of Hatred\u003c/a>,\" by Edward Glaeser (\u003ci>The Quarterly Journal of Economics, \u003c/i>2005).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/~gwallace/Papers/Aigner%20and%20Cain%20(1977).pdf\">Statistical Theories of Discrimination in Labor Markets\u003c/a>,\" by Dennis J. Aigner and Glen G. Cain (\u003ci>Industrial and Labor Relations Review,\u003c/i> 1977).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0226041166/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freakonomic08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0226041166&linkId=8e5331de144abc6b8e970bc6de341ffb\">\u003ci>The Economics of Discrimination\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, by Gary S. Becker (1957).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/a-new-nobel-laureate-explains-the-gender-pay-gap-replay/\">A New Nobel Laureate Explains the Gender Pay Gap (Replay)\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/edward-glaeser-explains-why-some-cities-thrive-while-others-fade-away/\">Edward Glaeser Explains Why Some Cities Thrive While Others Fade Away\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/secrets-german-economy-steal/\">What Are the Secrets of the German Economy — and Should We Steal Them?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio\u003c/i> (2017).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sites.google.com/site/kilianhuberecon/\">Kilian Huber\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://lsa.umich.edu/german/people/faculty/smwei.html\">Silke-Maria Weineck\u003c/a>, professor of German studies and comparative literature at the University of Michigan.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sophiecalderwang.com/\">Sophie Calder-Wang\u003c/a>, professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_881099365739":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_881099365739","meta":{"site":"audio","id":881099365739},"title":"564. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 4: Extreme Resiliency","publishDate":1698894000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Everyone makes mistakes. How do you learn from them? Lessons from the classroom, the Air Force, and the world’s deadliest infectious disease.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/45mpkoA\">\u003ci>Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Amy Edmondson (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/17456916211059817\">You Think Failure Is Hard? So Is Learning From It\u003c/a>,\" by Lauren Eskreis-Winkler and Ayelet Fishbach (\u003ci>Perspectives on Psychological Science, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1547268\">The Market for R&D Failures\u003c/a>,\" by Manuel Trajtenberg and Roy Shalem (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>2010).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://cltr.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Pre-Mortem-HBR-Gary-Klein.pdf\">Performing a Project \u003ci>Pre\u003c/i>mortem\u003c/a>,\" by Gary Klein (\u003ci>Harvard Business Review, \u003c/i>2007).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/how-to-succeed-at-failing/\">How to Succeed at Failing\u003c/a>,” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/moncef-slaoui-its-unfortunate-that-it-takes-a-crisis-for-this-to-happen/\">Moncef Slaoui: 'It’s Unfortunate That It Takes a Crisis for This to Happen\u003c/a>,'\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-coleman/\">Will Coleman\u003c/a>, founder and C.E.O. of Alto.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6451\">Amy Edmondson\u003c/a>, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://tb.ucsf.edu/people/babak-javid-mb-phd\">Babak Javid\u003c/a>, physician-scientist and associate director of the University of California, San Francisco Center for Tuberculosis.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gary-klein.com/welcome\">Gary Klein\u003c/a>, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://theresamacphail.com/\">Theresa MacPhail\u003c/a>, medical anthropologist and associate professor of science & technology studies at the Stevens Institute of Technology.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://english.tau.ac.il/profile/shalemro\">Roy Shalem\u003c/a>, lecturer at Tel Aviv University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://samuelwest.org/\">Samuel West\u003c/a>, curator and founder of The Museum of Failure.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Everyone makes mistakes. How do you learn from them? Lessons from the classroom, the Air Force, and the world’s deadliest infectious disease.\n \nRESOURCES:\n\nRight Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well, by Amy Edmondson (2023).\n\"You Think Failure Is Hard? So Is Learning From It,\" by Lauren Eskreis-Winkler and Ayelet Fishbach (Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2022).\n\"The Market for R&D Failures,\" by Manuel Trajtenberg and Roy Shalem (SSRN, 2010).\n\"Performing a Project Premortem,\" by Gary Klein (Harvard Business Review, 2007).\n\nEXTRAS:\n\n“How to Succeed at Failing,” series by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"Moncef Slaoui: 'It’s Unfortunate That It Takes a Crisis for This to Happen,'\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2020).\n\nSOURCES:\n\nWill Coleman, founder and C.E.O. of Alto.\nAmy Edmondson, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.\nBabak Javid, physician-scientist and associate director of the University of California, San Francisco Center for Tuberculosis.\nGary Klein, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.\nTheresa MacPhail, medical anthropologist and associate professor of science & technology studies at the Stevens Institute of Technology.\nRoy Shalem, lecturer at Tel Aviv University.\nSamuel West, curator and founder of The Museum of Failure.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/f3403287-ea85-4fdc-a6e5-db1376ce8f5c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=f3403287-ea85-4fdc-a6e5-db1376ce8f5c&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3120000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Everyone makes mistakes. How do you learn from them? Lessons from the classroom, the Air Force, and the world’s deadliest infectious disease.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/45mpkoA\">\u003ci>Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Amy Edmondson (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/17456916211059817\">You Think Failure Is Hard? So Is Learning From It\u003c/a>,\" by Lauren Eskreis-Winkler and Ayelet Fishbach (\u003ci>Perspectives on Psychological Science, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1547268\">The Market for R&D Failures\u003c/a>,\" by Manuel Trajtenberg and Roy Shalem (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>2010).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://cltr.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Pre-Mortem-HBR-Gary-Klein.pdf\">Performing a Project \u003ci>Pre\u003c/i>mortem\u003c/a>,\" by Gary Klein (\u003ci>Harvard Business Review, \u003c/i>2007).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/how-to-succeed-at-failing/\">How to Succeed at Failing\u003c/a>,” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/moncef-slaoui-its-unfortunate-that-it-takes-a-crisis-for-this-to-happen/\">Moncef Slaoui: 'It’s Unfortunate That It Takes a Crisis for This to Happen\u003c/a>,'\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-coleman/\">Will Coleman\u003c/a>, founder and C.E.O. of Alto.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6451\">Amy Edmondson\u003c/a>, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://tb.ucsf.edu/people/babak-javid-mb-phd\">Babak Javid\u003c/a>, physician-scientist and associate director of the University of California, San Francisco Center for Tuberculosis.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gary-klein.com/welcome\">Gary Klein\u003c/a>, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://theresamacphail.com/\">Theresa MacPhail\u003c/a>, medical anthropologist and associate professor of science & technology studies at the Stevens Institute of Technology.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://english.tau.ac.il/profile/shalemro\">Roy Shalem\u003c/a>, lecturer at Tel Aviv University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://samuelwest.org/\">Samuel West\u003c/a>, curator and founder of The Museum of Failure.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_962774945346":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_962774945346","meta":{"site":"audio","id":962774945346},"title":"563. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. Quit","publishDate":1698289200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Giving up can be painful. That's why we need to talk about it. Today: stories about glitchy apps, leaky paint cans, broken sculptures — and a quest for the perfect bowl of ramen. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.aaup.org/sites/default/files/AAUP%20Data%20Snapshot.pdf\">Data Snapshot: Tenure and Contingency in US Higher Education\u003c/a>,\" by Glenn Colby (\u003ci>American Association of University Professors\u003c/i>, 2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3SejjaI\">\u003ci>Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Angela Duckworth (2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.bls.gov/bdm/entrepreneurship/bdm_chart3.htm\">Entrepreneurship and the U.S. Economy\u003c/a>,\" by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/nj7322-467a\">A CV of Failures\u003c/a>,\" by Melanie Stefan (\u003ci>Nature, \u003c/i>2010).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/how-to-succeed-at-failing/\">How to Succeed at Failing\u003c/a>,” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/annie-duke-thinks-you-should-quit/\">Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-quit-nsq-ep-29/\">How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/honey-i-grew-the-economy/\">Honey, I Grew the Economy,\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-upside-of-quitting-3/\">The Upside of Quitting\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1644339685/the-ramen-now-rapid-desktop-cooking-for-delicious-meals?ref=discovery&term=ramen%20now\">The Ramen Now - Rapid Desktop Cooking for Delicious Meals\u003c/a>,\" Kickstarter campaign by Travis Thul.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://applegatellc.com/john/\">John Boykin\u003c/a>, website designer and failed paint can re-inventor.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://angeladuckworth.com/\">Angela Duckworth\u003c/a>, host of \u003ci>No Stupid Questions\u003c/i>, co-founder of Character Lab, and professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6451\">Amy Edmondson\u003c/a>, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://helenfisher.com/\">Helen Fisher\u003c/a>, senior research fellow at The Kinsey Institute and chief science advisor to Match.com.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://evhippel.mit.edu/\">Eric von Hippel,\u003c/a> professor of technological innovation at M.I.T.’s Sloan School of Management.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillrutanhoffman/\">Jill Hoffman\u003c/a>, founder and C.E.O. of Path 2 Flight.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gary-klein.com/welcome\">Gary Klein\u003c/a>, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/about/the-hosts/#:~:text=New%20York%20City.-,STEVEN%20D.%20LEVITT,-Steve%20is%20the\">Steve Levitt\u003c/a>, host of \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire\u003c/i>, co-author of the \u003ci>Freakonomics\u003c/i> books, and professor of economics at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.josephoconnell.art/\">Joseph O’Connell\u003c/a>, artist.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-ridgeman-211428248\">Mike Ridgeman\u003c/a>, advocacy manager at Trek Bicycles and former professor.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://melaniestefan.net/\">Melanie Stefan\u003c/a>, professor of physiology at Medical School Berlin.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cse.umn.edu/tli/travis-thul-d-eng-pe\">Travis Thul\u003c/a>, director of operations and senior fellow at the University of Minnesota Technological Leadership Institute.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Giving up can be painful. That's why we need to talk about it. Today: stories about glitchy apps, leaky paint cans, broken sculptures — and a quest for the perfect bowl of ramen. \n \nRESOURCES\n\n\"Data Snapshot: Tenure and Contingency in US Higher Education,\" by Glenn Colby (American Association of University Professors, 2023).\nGrit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, by Angela Duckworth (2016).\n\"Entrepreneurship and the U.S. Economy,\" by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2016).\n\"A CV of Failures,\" by Melanie Stefan (Nature, 2010).\n\nEXTRAS\n\n“How to Succeed at Failing,” series by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit,\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).\n\"How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit?\" by No Stupid Questions (2020).\n“Honey, I Grew the Economy,” by Freakonomics Radio (2019).\n“The Upside of Quitting,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2011).\n\"The Ramen Now - Rapid Desktop Cooking for Delicious Meals,\" Kickstarter campaign by Travis Thul.\n\nSOURCES:\n\nJohn Boykin, website designer and failed paint can re-inventor.\nAngela Duckworth, host of No Stupid Questions, co-founder of Character Lab, and professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.\nAmy Edmondson, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.\nHelen Fisher, senior research fellow at The Kinsey Institute and chief science advisor to Match.com.\nEric von Hippel, professor of technological innovation at M.I.T.’s Sloan School of Management.\nJill Hoffman, founder and C.E.O. of Path 2 Flight.\nGary Klein, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.\nSteve Levitt, host of People I (Mostly) Admire, co-author of the Freakonomics books, and professor of economics at the University of Chicago.\nJoseph O’Connell, artist.\nMike Ridgeman, advocacy manager at Trek Bicycles and former professor.\nMelanie Stefan, professor of physiology at Medical School Berlin.\nTravis Thul, director of operations and senior fellow at the University of Minnesota Technological Leadership Institute.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/d6c2036f-0d18-4e3e-af86-db8c57d521be/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=d6c2036f-0d18-4e3e-af86-db8c57d521be&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3817000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Giving up can be painful. That's why we need to talk about it. Today: stories about glitchy apps, leaky paint cans, broken sculptures — and a quest for the perfect bowl of ramen. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.aaup.org/sites/default/files/AAUP%20Data%20Snapshot.pdf\">Data Snapshot: Tenure and Contingency in US Higher Education\u003c/a>,\" by Glenn Colby (\u003ci>American Association of University Professors\u003c/i>, 2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3SejjaI\">\u003ci>Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Angela Duckworth (2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.bls.gov/bdm/entrepreneurship/bdm_chart3.htm\">Entrepreneurship and the U.S. Economy\u003c/a>,\" by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/nj7322-467a\">A CV of Failures\u003c/a>,\" by Melanie Stefan (\u003ci>Nature, \u003c/i>2010).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/how-to-succeed-at-failing/\">How to Succeed at Failing\u003c/a>,” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/annie-duke-thinks-you-should-quit/\">Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-quit-nsq-ep-29/\">How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/honey-i-grew-the-economy/\">Honey, I Grew the Economy,\u003c/a>” by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-upside-of-quitting-3/\">The Upside of Quitting\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2011).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1644339685/the-ramen-now-rapid-desktop-cooking-for-delicious-meals?ref=discovery&term=ramen%20now\">The Ramen Now - Rapid Desktop Cooking for Delicious Meals\u003c/a>,\" Kickstarter campaign by Travis Thul.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://applegatellc.com/john/\">John Boykin\u003c/a>, website designer and failed paint can re-inventor.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://angeladuckworth.com/\">Angela Duckworth\u003c/a>, host of \u003ci>No Stupid Questions\u003c/i>, co-founder of Character Lab, and professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6451\">Amy Edmondson\u003c/a>, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://helenfisher.com/\">Helen Fisher\u003c/a>, senior research fellow at The Kinsey Institute and chief science advisor to Match.com.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://evhippel.mit.edu/\">Eric von Hippel,\u003c/a> professor of technological innovation at M.I.T.’s Sloan School of Management.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillrutanhoffman/\">Jill Hoffman\u003c/a>, founder and C.E.O. of Path 2 Flight.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gary-klein.com/welcome\">Gary Klein\u003c/a>, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/about/the-hosts/#:~:text=New%20York%20City.-,STEVEN%20D.%20LEVITT,-Steve%20is%20the\">Steve Levitt\u003c/a>, host of \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire\u003c/i>, co-author of the \u003ci>Freakonomics\u003c/i> books, and professor of economics at the University of Chicago.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.josephoconnell.art/\">Joseph O’Connell\u003c/a>, artist.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-ridgeman-211428248\">Mike Ridgeman\u003c/a>, advocacy manager at Trek Bicycles and former professor.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://melaniestefan.net/\">Melanie Stefan\u003c/a>, professor of physiology at Medical School Berlin.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cse.umn.edu/tli/travis-thul-d-eng-pe\">Travis Thul\u003c/a>, director of operations and senior fellow at the University of Minnesota Technological Leadership Institute.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1296452079645":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1296452079645","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1296452079645},"title":"562. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 2: Life and Death","publishDate":1697684400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>In medicine, failure can be catastrophic. It can also produce discoveries that save millions of lives. Tales from the front line, the lab, and the I.T. department.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/45mpkoA\">\u003ci>Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Amy Edmondson (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9724400/\">Reconsidering the Application of Systems Thinking in Healthcare: The RaDonda Vaught Case\u003c/a>,\" by Connor Lusk, Elise DeForest, Gabriel Segarra, David M. Neyens, James H. Abernathy III, and Ken Catchpole (\u003ci>British Journal of Anaesthesia, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2776873\">Dispelling the Myth That Organizations Learn From Failure\u003c/a>,\" by Jeffrey Ray (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://journals.lww.com/journalpatientsafety/Fulltext/2013/09000/A_New,_Evidence_based_Estimate_of_Patient_Harms.2.aspx\">A New, Evidence-Based Estimate of Patient Harms Associated With Hospital Care\u003c/a>,\" by John T. James (\u003ci>Journal of Patient Safety, \u003c/i>2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25077248/\">\u003ci>To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by the National Academy of Sciences (1999).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/263797a0\">Polymers for the Sustained Release of Proteins and Other Macromolecules\u003c/a>,\" by Robert Langer and Judah Folkman (\u003ci>Nature, \u003c/i>1976).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/how-to-succeed-at-failing/\">How to Succeed at Failing\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/will-a-covid-19-vaccine-change-the-future-of-medical-research-ep-430/\">Will a Covid-19 Vaccine Change the Future of Medical Research?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/bad-medicine-part-3-death-by-diagnosis/\">Bad Medicine, Part 3: Death by Diagnosis\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2016).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6451\">Amy Edmondson\u003c/a>, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.medstarhealth.org/innovation-and-research/institute-for-quality-and-safety/about-us/iqs-team/carole-hemmelgarn\">Carole Hemmelgarn\u003c/a>, co-founder of Patients for Patient Safety U.S. and director of the Clinical Quality, Safety & Leadership Master’s program at Georgetown University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gary-klein.com/welcome\">Gary Klein\u003c/a>, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://langerlab.mit.edu/langer-bio/\">Robert Langer\u003c/a>, institute professor and head of the Langer Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.lse.ac.uk/economics/people/faculty/john-van-reenen\">John Van Reenen\u003c/a>, professor at the London School of Economics.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"In medicine, failure can be catastrophic. It can also produce discoveries that save millions of lives. Tales from the front line, the lab, and the I.T. department.\n \nRESOURCES:\n\nRight Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well, by Amy Edmondson (2023).\n\"Reconsidering the Application of Systems Thinking in Healthcare: The RaDonda Vaught Case,\" by Connor Lusk, Elise DeForest, Gabriel Segarra, David M. Neyens, James H. Abernathy III, and Ken Catchpole (British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2022).\n\"Dispelling the Myth That Organizations Learn From Failure,\" by Jeffrey Ray (SSRN, 2016).\n\"A New, Evidence-Based Estimate of Patient Harms Associated With Hospital Care,\" by John T. James (Journal of Patient Safety, 2013).\nTo Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, by the National Academy of Sciences (1999).\n\"Polymers for the Sustained Release of Proteins and Other Macromolecules,\" by Robert Langer and Judah Folkman (Nature, 1976).\n\nEXTRAS:\n\n\"How to Succeed at Failing,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"Will a Covid-19 Vaccine Change the Future of Medical Research?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2020).\n\"Bad Medicine, Part 3: Death by Diagnosis,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2016).\n\nSOURCES:\n\nAmy Edmondson, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.\nCarole Hemmelgarn, co-founder of Patients for Patient Safety U.S. and director of the Clinical Quality, Safety & Leadership Master’s program at Georgetown University.\nGary Klein, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.\nRobert Langer, institute professor and head of the Langer Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\nJohn Van Reenen, professor at the London School of Economics.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/fe2aeb4e-df53-4740-823f-b7cdcd64044c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=fe2aeb4e-df53-4740-823f-b7cdcd64044c&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3243000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In medicine, failure can be catastrophic. It can also produce discoveries that save millions of lives. Tales from the front line, the lab, and the I.T. department.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/45mpkoA\">\u003ci>Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Amy Edmondson (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9724400/\">Reconsidering the Application of Systems Thinking in Healthcare: The RaDonda Vaught Case\u003c/a>,\" by Connor Lusk, Elise DeForest, Gabriel Segarra, David M. Neyens, James H. Abernathy III, and Ken Catchpole (\u003ci>British Journal of Anaesthesia, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2776873\">Dispelling the Myth That Organizations Learn From Failure\u003c/a>,\" by Jeffrey Ray (\u003ci>SSRN, \u003c/i>2016).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://journals.lww.com/journalpatientsafety/Fulltext/2013/09000/A_New,_Evidence_based_Estimate_of_Patient_Harms.2.aspx\">A New, Evidence-Based Estimate of Patient Harms Associated With Hospital Care\u003c/a>,\" by John T. James (\u003ci>Journal of Patient Safety, \u003c/i>2013).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25077248/\">\u003ci>To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by the National Academy of Sciences (1999).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/263797a0\">Polymers for the Sustained Release of Proteins and Other Macromolecules\u003c/a>,\" by Robert Langer and Judah Folkman (\u003ci>Nature, \u003c/i>1976).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/how-to-succeed-at-failing/\">How to Succeed at Failing\u003c/a>,\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/will-a-covid-19-vaccine-change-the-future-of-medical-research-ep-430/\">Will a Covid-19 Vaccine Change the Future of Medical Research?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2020).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/bad-medicine-part-3-death-by-diagnosis/\">Bad Medicine, Part 3: Death by Diagnosis\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2016).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6451\">Amy Edmondson\u003c/a>, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.medstarhealth.org/innovation-and-research/institute-for-quality-and-safety/about-us/iqs-team/carole-hemmelgarn\">Carole Hemmelgarn\u003c/a>, co-founder of Patients for Patient Safety U.S. and director of the Clinical Quality, Safety & Leadership Master’s program at Georgetown University.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gary-klein.com/welcome\">Gary Klein\u003c/a>, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://langerlab.mit.edu/langer-bio/\">Robert Langer\u003c/a>, institute professor and head of the Langer Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.lse.ac.uk/economics/people/faculty/john-van-reenen\">John Van Reenen\u003c/a>, professor at the London School of Economics.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_775319988977":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_775319988977","meta":{"site":"audio","id":775319988977},"title":"561. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 1: The Chain of Events","publishDate":1697079600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>We tend to think of tragedies as a single terrible moment, rather than the result of multiple bad decisions. Can this pattern be reversed? We try — with stories about wildfires, school shootings, and love.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/45mpkoA\">\u003ci>Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Amy Edmondson (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/us/ethan-crumbley-sentence-life-without-parole.html\">Michigan School Shooter Is Found Eligible for Life Sentence Without Parole\u003c/a>,\" by Stephanie Saul and Dana Goldstein (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/us/hawaii-maui-lahaina-fire.html\">How Fire Turned Lahaina Into a Death Trap\u003c/a>,\" by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Serge F. Kovaleski, Shawn Hubler, and Riley Mellen (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3rF24EF\">\u003ci>The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Jillian Peterson and James Densley (2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azRl1dI-Cts\">I Was Almost A School Shooter\u003c/a>,\" by Aaron Stark (\u003ci>TEDxBoulder, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-perfectionism-ruining-your-life/\">Is Perfectionism Ruining Your Life?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-did-you-marry-that-person/\">Why Did You Marry That Person?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-do-we-really-learn-from-failure/\">What Do We Really Learn From Failure?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-fail-like-a-pro/\">How to Fail Like a Pro\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/failure-is-your-friend-2/\">Failure Is Your Friend\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2014).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6451\">Amy Edmondson\u003c/a>, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://helenfisher.com/\">Helen Fisher\u003c/a>, senior research fellow at The Kinsey Institute and chief science advisor to Match.com.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gre.ac.uk/people/rep/faculty-of-engineering-and-science/ed-galea\">Ed Galea\u003c/a>, founding director of the Fire Safety Engineering Group at the University of Greenwich.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gary-klein.com/welcome\">Gary Klein\u003c/a>, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-riedman/\">David Riedman\u003c/a>, founder of the K-12 School Shooting Database.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Stark\">Aaron Stark\u003c/a>, assistant manager at Kum & Go and keynote speaker.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.lse.ac.uk/economics/people/faculty/john-van-reenen\">John Van Reenen\u003c/a>, professor at the London School of Economics.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"We tend to think of tragedies as a single terrible moment, rather than the result of multiple bad decisions. Can this pattern be reversed? We try — with stories about wildfires, school shootings, and love.\n \nRESOURCES\n\nRight Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well, by Amy Edmondson (2023).\n\"Michigan School Shooter Is Found Eligible for Life Sentence Without Parole,\" by Stephanie Saul and Dana Goldstein (The New York Times, 2023).\n\"How Fire Turned Lahaina Into a Death Trap,\" by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Serge F. Kovaleski, Shawn Hubler, and Riley Mellen (The New York Times, 2023).\nThe Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic, by Jillian Peterson and James Densley (2021).\n\"I Was Almost A School Shooter,\" by Aaron Stark (TEDxBoulder, 2018).\n\nEXTRAS \n\n\"Is Perfectionism Ruining Your Life?\" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023).\n\"Why Did You Marry That Person?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2022).\n\"What Do We Really Learn From Failure?\" by No Stupid Questions (2021).\n\"How to Fail Like a Pro,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2019).\n\"Failure Is Your Friend,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2014).\n\nSOURCES:\n\nAmy Edmondson, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.\nHelen Fisher, senior research fellow at The Kinsey Institute and chief science advisor to Match.com.\nEd Galea, founding director of the Fire Safety Engineering Group at the University of Greenwich.\nGary Klein, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.\nDavid Riedman, founder of the K-12 School Shooting Database.\nAaron Stark, assistant manager at Kum & Go and keynote speaker.\nJohn Van Reenen, professor at the London School of Economics.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/cac53573-9e99-4511-8ada-117945430ef1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=cac53573-9e99-4511-8ada-117945430ef1&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3318000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>We tend to think of tragedies as a single terrible moment, rather than the result of multiple bad decisions. Can this pattern be reversed? We try — with stories about wildfires, school shootings, and love.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/45mpkoA\">\u003ci>Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Amy Edmondson (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/us/ethan-crumbley-sentence-life-without-parole.html\">Michigan School Shooter Is Found Eligible for Life Sentence Without Parole\u003c/a>,\" by Stephanie Saul and Dana Goldstein (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/us/hawaii-maui-lahaina-fire.html\">How Fire Turned Lahaina Into a Death Trap\u003c/a>,\" by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Serge F. Kovaleski, Shawn Hubler, and Riley Mellen (\u003ci>The New York Times, \u003c/i>2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/3rF24EF\">\u003ci>The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, \u003c/i>by Jillian Peterson and James Densley (2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azRl1dI-Cts\">I Was Almost A School Shooter\u003c/a>,\" by Aaron Stark (\u003ci>TEDxBoulder, \u003c/i>2018).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-perfectionism-ruining-your-life/\">Is Perfectionism Ruining Your Life?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>People I (Mostly) Admire \u003c/i>(2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-did-you-marry-that-person/\">Why Did You Marry That Person?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-do-we-really-learn-from-failure/\">What Do We Really Learn From Failure?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>No Stupid Questions \u003c/i>(2021).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-fail-like-a-pro/\">How to Fail Like a Pro\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2019).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/failure-is-your-friend-2/\">Failure Is Your Friend\u003c/a>,\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2014).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6451\">Amy Edmondson\u003c/a>, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://helenfisher.com/\">Helen Fisher\u003c/a>, senior research fellow at The Kinsey Institute and chief science advisor to Match.com.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gre.ac.uk/people/rep/faculty-of-engineering-and-science/ed-galea\">Ed Galea\u003c/a>, founding director of the Fire Safety Engineering Group at the University of Greenwich.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gary-klein.com/welcome\">Gary Klein\u003c/a>, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-riedman/\">David Riedman\u003c/a>, founder of the K-12 School Shooting Database.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Stark\">Aaron Stark\u003c/a>, assistant manager at Kum & Go and keynote speaker.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.lse.ac.uk/economics/people/faculty/john-van-reenen\">John Van Reenen\u003c/a>, professor at the London School of Economics.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1362190183679":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1362190183679","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1362190183679},"title":"232. A New Nobel Laureate Explains the Gender Pay Gap (Replay)","publishDate":1696901858,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Claudia Goldin is the newest winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. We spoke with her in 2016 about why women earn so much less than men — and how it’s not all explained by discrimination. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://scholar.harvard.edu/goldin/home\">Claudia Goldin\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"Claudia Goldin is the newest winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. We spoke with her in 2016 about why women earn so much less than men — and how it’s not all explained by discrimination. \n \nSOURCES:\n\nClaudia Goldin, professor of economics at Harvard University.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/e38de03e-0f8f-481f-b0fe-8de1417ffd1f/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=e38de03e-0f8f-481f-b0fe-8de1417ffd1f&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2673000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Claudia Goldin is the newest winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. We spoke with her in 2016 about why women earn so much less than men — and how it’s not all explained by discrimination. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://scholar.harvard.edu/goldin/home\">Claudia Goldin\u003c/a>, professor of economics at Harvard University.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_799915021023":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_799915021023","meta":{"site":"audio","id":799915021023},"title":"560. Is This “the Worst Job in Corporate America” — or Maybe the Best?","publishDate":1696474800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>John Ray is an emergency C.E.O., a bankruptcy expert who takes over companies that have succumbed to failure or fraud. He’s currently cleaning up the mess left by alleged crypto scammer Sam Bankman-Fried. And he loves it.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940.202.0.pdf\">United States of America v. Samuel Bankman-Fried, a/k/a 'SBF,'\u003c/a>\" by the United States District Court Southern District of New York (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftx-john-ray-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-crypto-11671049903\">Does FTX’s New CEO Have the Worst Job in Corporate America?\u003c/a>\" by Ben Cohen (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/john-ray-iii-ftx-ceo-pittsfield-massachusetts-cryptocurrency-collapse-ryan-salame/article_1ebadaf6-6cf4-11ed-93b5-0f91b29ee575.html\">John J. Ray III, a St. Joseph’s Grad From Pittsfield, Is Earning $1,300 an Hour to Sort Out the Remains of the FTX Cryptocurrency Collapse\u003c/a>,\" by Larry Parnass (\u003ci>The Berkshire Eagle, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2007-11-04-0711030650-story.html\">'Pit Bull' Fights to Pick Up Enron's Pieces\u003c/a>,\" by Ameet Sachdev (\u003ci>Chicago Tribune, \u003c/i>2007).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-secret-life-of-c-e-o-s/\">The Secret Life of a C.E.O.\u003c/a>,” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2018-2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/did-michael-lewis-just-get-lucky-with-moneyball/\">Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with \u003ci>Moneyball\u003c/i>?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-the-crypto-crash-mean-the-blockchain-is-over/\">Does the Crypto Crash Mean the Blockchain Is Over?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/what-can-blockchain-do-for-you/\">What Can Blockchain Do for You?\u003c/a>\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Ray_III\">John Ray\u003c/a>, C.E.O. of FTX.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"John Ray is an emergency C.E.O., a bankruptcy expert who takes over companies that have succumbed to failure or fraud. He’s currently cleaning up the mess left by alleged crypto scammer Sam Bankman-Fried. And he loves it.\n \nRESOURCES:\n\n\"United States of America v. Samuel Bankman-Fried, a/k/a 'SBF,'\" by the United States District Court Southern District of New York (2023).\n\"Does FTX’s New CEO Have the Worst Job in Corporate America?\" by Ben Cohen (The Wall Street Journal, 2022).\n\"John J. Ray III, a St. Joseph’s Grad From Pittsfield, Is Earning $1,300 an Hour to Sort Out the Remains of the FTX Cryptocurrency Collapse,\" by Larry Parnass (The Berkshire Eagle, 2022).\n\"'Pit Bull' Fights to Pick Up Enron's Pieces,\" by Ameet Sachdev (Chicago Tribune, 2007).\n\nEXTRAS:\n\n“The Secret Life of a C.E.O.,” series by Freakonomics Radio (2018-2023).\n\"Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with Moneyball?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2022).\n\"Does the Crypto Crash Mean the Blockchain Is Over?\" by Freakonomics Radio (2022).\n\"What Can Blockchain Do for You?\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2022).\n\nSOURCES:\n\nJohn Ray, C.E.O. of FTX.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/98a94472-cda6-47b9-91a3-8eccc32bcaed/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=98a94472-cda6-47b9-91a3-8eccc32bcaed&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2407000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>John Ray is an emergency C.E.O., a bankruptcy expert who takes over companies that have succumbed to failure or fraud. He’s currently cleaning up the mess left by alleged crypto scammer Sam Bankman-Fried. And he loves it.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>RESOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940.202.0.pdf\">United States of America v. Samuel Bankman-Fried, a/k/a 'SBF,'\u003c/a>\" by the United States District Court Southern District of New York (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftx-john-ray-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-crypto-11671049903\">Does FTX’s New CEO Have the Worst Job in Corporate America?\u003c/a>\" by Ben Cohen (\u003ci>The Wall Street Journal, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/john-ray-iii-ftx-ceo-pittsfield-massachusetts-cryptocurrency-collapse-ryan-salame/article_1ebadaf6-6cf4-11ed-93b5-0f91b29ee575.html\">John J. Ray III, a St. Joseph’s Grad From Pittsfield, Is Earning $1,300 an Hour to Sort Out the Remains of the FTX Cryptocurrency Collapse\u003c/a>,\" by Larry Parnass (\u003ci>The Berkshire Eagle, \u003c/i>2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2007-11-04-0711030650-story.html\">'Pit Bull' Fights to Pick Up Enron's Pieces\u003c/a>,\" by Ameet Sachdev (\u003ci>Chicago Tribune, \u003c/i>2007).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>EXTRAS:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>“\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-secret-life-of-c-e-o-s/\">The Secret Life of a C.E.O.\u003c/a>,” series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2018-2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/did-michael-lewis-just-get-lucky-with-moneyball/\">Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with \u003ci>Moneyball\u003c/i>?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-the-crypto-crash-mean-the-blockchain-is-over/\">Does the Crypto Crash Mean the Blockchain Is Over?\u003c/a>\" by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/what-can-blockchain-do-for-you/\">What Can Blockchain Do for You?\u003c/a>\" series by \u003ci>Freakonomics Radio \u003c/i>(2022).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>SOURCES:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Ray_III\">John Ray\u003c/a>, C.E.O. of FTX.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_827374558016":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_827374558016","meta":{"site":"audio","id":827374558016},"title":"559. Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One?","publishDate":1695870000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>If two parents can run a family, why shouldn’t two executives run a company? We dig into the research and hear firsthand stories of both triumph and disaster. Also: lessons from computer programmers, Simon and Garfunkel, and bears versus alligators.\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-allbirds-lost-its-way-a44d5415\">How Allbirds Lost Its Way\u003c/a>,\" by Suzanne Kapner (The Wall Street Journal, 2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://hbr.org/2022/07/is-it-time-to-consider-co-ceos\">Is It Time to Consider Co-C.E.O.s?\u003c/a>\" by Marc A. Feigen, Michael Jenkins, and Anton Warendh (Harvard Business Review, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://collaboration.csc.ncsu.edu/laurie/Papers/XPSardinia.PDF\">The Costs and Benefits of Pair Programming,\u003c/a>\" by Alistair Cockburn and Laurie Williams (2000).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/854064\">Strengthening the Case for Pair Programming,\u003c/a>\" by Laurie Williams, Robert R. Kessler, Ward Cunningham, and Ron Jeffries (IEEE Software, 2000).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/when-did-marriage-become-a-luxury-good/\">The Facts Are In: Two Parents Are Better Than One\u003c/a>,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-secret-life-of-c-e-o-s/\">The Secret Life of a C.E.O.\u003c/a>,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2018-2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Balsillie\">Jim Balsillie\u003c/a>, retired chairman and co-C.E.O. of Research In Motion.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcannonbrookes/?originalSubdomain=au\">Mike Cannon-Brookes\u003c/a>, co-founder and co-C.E.O. of Atlassian.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottfarquhar/?originalSubdomain=au\">Scott Farquhar\u003c/a>, co-founder and co-C.E.O. of Atlassian.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://feigenadvisors.com/team/profile/marc-a-feigen/\">Marc Feigen\u003c/a>, C.E.O. advisor.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://som.yale.edu/faculty-research/faculty-directory/jeffrey-sonnenfeld\">Jeffrey Sonnenfeld\u003c/a>, professor of management studies and senior associate dean at the Yale School of Management and founding president of the Chief Executive Leadership Institute.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://collaboration.csc.ncsu.edu/laurie/index.html\">Laurie Williams\u003c/a>, professor of computer science at North Carolina State University...\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n","excerpt":"If two parents can run a family, why shouldn’t two executives run a company? We dig into the research and hear firsthand stories of both triumph and disaster. Also: lessons from computer programmers, Simon and Garfunkel, and bears versus alligators.\n\nRESOURCES:\n\"How Allbirds Lost Its Way,\" by Suzanne Kapner (The Wall Street Journal, 2023).\n\"Is It Time to Consider Co-C.E.O.s?\" by Marc A. Feigen, Michael Jenkins, and Anton Warendh (Harvard Business Review, 2022).\n\"The Costs and Benefits of Pair Programming,\" by Alistair Cockburn and Laurie Williams (2000).\n\"Strengthening the Case for Pair Programming,\" by Laurie Williams, Robert R. Kessler, Ward Cunningham, and Ron Jeffries (IEEE Software, 2000).\n\n\n \nEXTRAS:\n\"The Facts Are In: Two Parents Are Better Than One,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\n\"The Secret Life of a C.E.O.,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2018-2023).\n\n\n \nSOURCES:\nJim Balsillie, retired chairman and co-C.E.O. of Research In Motion.\nMike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder and co-C.E.O. of Atlassian.\nScott Farquhar, co-founder and co-C.E.O. of Atlassian.\nMarc Feigen, C.E.O. advisor.\nJeffrey Sonnenfeld, professor of management studies and senior associate dean at the Yale School of Management and founding president of the Chief Executive Leadership Institute.\nLaurie Williams, professor of computer science at North Carolina State University...","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/629032b6-579b-47ae-b510-27c0e71b0805/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=629032b6-579b-47ae-b510-27c0e71b0805&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3035000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>If two parents can run a family, why shouldn’t two executives run a company? We dig into the research and hear firsthand stories of both triumph and disaster. Also: lessons from computer programmers, Simon and Garfunkel, and bears versus alligators.\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>RESOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-allbirds-lost-its-way-a44d5415\">How Allbirds Lost Its Way\u003c/a>,\" by Suzanne Kapner (The Wall Street Journal, 2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://hbr.org/2022/07/is-it-time-to-consider-co-ceos\">Is It Time to Consider Co-C.E.O.s?\u003c/a>\" by Marc A. Feigen, Michael Jenkins, and Anton Warendh (Harvard Business Review, 2022).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://collaboration.csc.ncsu.edu/laurie/Papers/XPSardinia.PDF\">The Costs and Benefits of Pair Programming,\u003c/a>\" by Alistair Cockburn and Laurie Williams (2000).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/854064\">Strengthening the Case for Pair Programming,\u003c/a>\" by Laurie Williams, Robert R. Kessler, Ward Cunningham, and Ron Jeffries (IEEE Software, 2000).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>EXTRAS:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/when-did-marriage-become-a-luxury-good/\">The Facts Are In: Two Parents Are Better Than One\u003c/a>,\" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).\u003c/li>\u003cli>\"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-secret-life-of-c-e-o-s/\">The Secret Life of a C.E.O.\u003c/a>,\" series by Freakonomics Radio (2018-2023).\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SOURCES:\u003c/strong>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Balsillie\">Jim Balsillie\u003c/a>, retired chairman and co-C.E.O. of Research In Motion.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcannonbrookes/?originalSubdomain=au\">Mike Cannon-Brookes\u003c/a>, co-founder and co-C.E.O. of Atlassian.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottfarquhar/?originalSubdomain=au\">Scott Farquhar\u003c/a>, co-founder and co-C.E.O. of Atlassian.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://feigenadvisors.com/team/profile/marc-a-feigen/\">Marc Feigen\u003c/a>, C.E.O. advisor.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://som.yale.edu/faculty-research/faculty-directory/jeffrey-sonnenfeld\">Jeffrey Sonnenfeld\u003c/a>, professor of management studies and senior associate dean at the Yale School of Management and founding president of the Chief Executive Leadership Institute.\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://collaboration.csc.ncsu.edu/laurie/index.html\">Laurie Williams\u003c/a>, professor of computer science at North Carolina State University...\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_297757449489":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_297757449489","meta":{"site":"audio","id":297757449489},"title":"558. The Facts Are In: Two Parents Are Better Than One","publishDate":1695265200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>In her new book \u003ci>The Two-Parent Privilege\u003c/i>, the economist Melissa Kearney says it’s time for liberals to face the facts: U.S. marriage rates have plummeted but the babies keep coming, and the U.S. now leads the world in single-parent households. Plus: our friends at \u003ci>Atlas Obscura\u003c/i> explore just how many parents a kid can have.\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"In her new book The Two-Parent Privilege, the economist Melissa Kearney says it’s time for liberals to face the facts: U.S. marriage rates have plummeted but the babies keep coming, and the U.S. now leads the world in single-parent households. Plus: our friends at Atlas Obscura explore just how many parents a kid can have.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/3110363c-50cb-46b4-85cf-7ab7482006c1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=3110363c-50cb-46b4-85cf-7ab7482006c1&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3847000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In her new book \u003ci>The Two-Parent Privilege\u003c/i>, the economist Melissa Kearney says it’s time for liberals to face the facts: U.S. marriage rates have plummeted but the babies keep coming, and the U.S. now leads the world in single-parent households. Plus: our friends at \u003ci>Atlas Obscura\u003c/i> explore just how many parents a kid can have.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1531565216663":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1531565216663","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1531565216663},"title":"557. When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?","publishDate":1694660400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>The union that represents N.F.L. players conducted their first-ever survey of workplace conditions, and issued a report card to all 32 teams. What did the survey reveal? 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(Part 3 of \"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/how-to-think-about-a-i/\">How to Think About A.I.\"\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"For all the speculation about the future, A.I. tools can be useful right now. Adam Davidson discovers what they can help us do, how we can get the most from them — and why the things that make them helpful also make them dangerous. (Part 3 of \"How to Think About A.I.\")","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/e98b9bac-293d-4b7f-ba37-79005491cc55/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=e98b9bac-293d-4b7f-ba37-79005491cc55&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2914000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>For all the speculation about the future, A.I. tools can be useful right now. 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(Part 2 of \"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/how-to-think-about-a-i/\">How to Think About A.I.\u003c/a>\")\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"Guest host Adam Davidson looks at what might happen to your job in a world of human-level artificial intelligence, and asks when it might be time to worry that the machines have become too powerful. (Part 2 of \"How to Think About A.I.\")","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/292b159b-4d5b-405d-9abf-d766a3f5c71e/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=292b159b-4d5b-405d-9abf-d766a3f5c71e&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2853000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Guest host Adam Davidson looks at what might happen to your job in a world of human-level artificial intelligence, and asks when it might be time to worry that the machines have become too powerful. (Part 2 of \"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/how-to-think-about-a-i/\">How to Think About A.I.\u003c/a>\")\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1586569360987":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1586569360987","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1586569360987},"title":"554. Can A.I. Take a Joke?","publishDate":1692846000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Artificial intelligence, we’ve been told, will destroy humankind. No, wait — it will usher in a new age of human flourishing! Guest host Adam Davidson (co-founder of \u003ci>Planet Money\u003c/i>) sorts through the big claims about A.I.'s future by exploring its past and present — and whether it has a sense of humor. (Part 1 of \"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/how-to-think-about-a-i/\">How to Think About A.I.\u003c/a>\")\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"Artificial intelligence, we’ve been told, will destroy humankind. 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But don’t worry: When it comes to China, he’s every bit as combative as you’d expect.\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"The famously profane politician and operative is now U.S. ambassador to Japan, where he’s trying to rewrite the rules of diplomacy. But don’t worry: When it comes to China, he’s every bit as combative as you’d expect.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/d7812958-225a-4e13-ba66-9e8021690b40/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=d7812958-225a-4e13-ba66-9e8021690b40&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3381000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The famously profane politician and operative is now U.S. ambassador to Japan, where he’s trying to rewrite the rules of diplomacy. 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Is it time to embrace the lowly, lovely roundabout?","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/ea9a9ca8-be05-4a3e-9768-9a6c5768fc72/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=ea9a9ca8-be05-4a3e-9768-9a6c5768fc72&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2808000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Americans are so accustomed to the standard intersection that we rarely consider how dangerous it can be — as well as costly, time-wasting, and polluting. Is it time to embrace the lowly, lovely roundabout?\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_944538292104":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_944538292104","meta":{"site":"audio","id":944538292104},"title":"Extra: A Modern Whaler Speaks Up","publishDate":1691355600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Bjorn Andersen killed 111 minke whales this season. He tells us how he does it, why he does it, and what he thinks would happen if whale-hunting ever stopped. (This bonus episode is a follow-up to our series “\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/everything-you-never-knew-about-whaling/\">Everything You Never Knew About Whaling\u003c/a>.\")\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"Bjorn Andersen killed 111 minke whales this season. He tells us how he does it, why he does it, and what he thinks would happen if whale-hunting ever stopped. (This bonus episode is a follow-up to our series “Everything You Never Knew About Whaling.\")","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/5db96cab-b7d2-43c1-882d-5655a9c9cab8/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=5db96cab-b7d2-43c1-882d-5655a9c9cab8&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":1602000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Bjorn Andersen killed 111 minke whales this season. He tells us how he does it, why he does it, and what he thinks would happen if whale-hunting ever stopped. (This bonus episode is a follow-up to our series “\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/everything-you-never-knew-about-whaling/\">Everything You Never Knew About Whaling\u003c/a>.\")\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_121823067563":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_121823067563","meta":{"site":"audio","id":121823067563},"title":"552. Freakonomics Radio Presents: The Economics of Everyday Things","publishDate":1691031600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>In three stories from our newest podcast, host Zachary Crockett digs into sports mascots, cashmere sweaters, and dinosaur skeletons. \u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"In three stories from our newest podcast, host Zachary Crockett digs into sports mascots, cashmere sweaters, and dinosaur skeletons.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/c2f97474-de5e-4cee-aeae-849e2463481d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=c2f97474-de5e-4cee-aeae-849e2463481d&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2837000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In three stories from our newest podcast, host Zachary Crockett digs into sports mascots, cashmere sweaters, and dinosaur skeletons. \u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1610554509319":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1610554509319","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1610554509319},"title":"551. What Can Whales Teach Us About Clean Energy, Workplace Harmony, and Living the Good Life?","publishDate":1690426800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>In the final episode of our whale series, we learn about fecal plumes, shipping noise, and why \"Moby-Dick\" is still worth reading. (Part 3 of \"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/everything-you-never-knew-about-whaling/\">Everything You Never Knew About Whaling\u003c/a>.\")\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"In the final episode of our whale series, we learn about fecal plumes, shipping noise, and why \"Moby-Dick\" is still worth reading. (Part 3 of \"Everything You Never Knew About Whaling.\")","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/4c515172-2b30-4a0a-b188-917a58548ba8/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=4c515172-2b30-4a0a-b188-917a58548ba8&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2865000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In the final episode of our whale series, we learn about fecal plumes, shipping noise, and why \"Moby-Dick\" is still worth reading. (Part 3 of \"\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/everything-you-never-knew-about-whaling/\">Everything You Never Knew About Whaling\u003c/a>.\")\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1362167743228":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1362167743228","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1362167743228},"title":"550. Why Do People Still Hunt Whales?","publishDate":1689822000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>For years, whale oil was used as lighting fuel, industrial lubricant, and the main ingredient in (yum!) margarine. Whale meat was also on a few menus. But today, demand for whale products is at a historic low. And yet some countries still have a whaling industry. We find out why. (Part 2 of “\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/everything-you-never-knew-about-whaling/\">Everything You Never Knew About Whaling\u003c/a>.”)\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"For years, whale oil was used as lighting fuel, industrial lubricant, and the main ingredient in (yum!) margarine. Whale meat was also on a few menus. But today, demand for whale products is at a historic low. And yet some countries still have a whaling industry. We find out why. (Part 2 of “Everything You Never Knew About Whaling.”)","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/fa0e7742-9df5-47a7-bbab-bbf3fbc04f5d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=fa0e7742-9df5-47a7-bbab-bbf3fbc04f5d&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2231000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>For years, whale oil was used as lighting fuel, industrial lubricant, and the main ingredient in (yum!) margarine. Whale meat was also on a few menus. But today, demand for whale products is at a historic low. And yet some countries still have a whaling industry. We find out why. (Part 2 of “\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/everything-you-never-knew-about-whaling/\">Everything You Never Knew About Whaling\u003c/a>.”)\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_160423860954":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_160423860954","meta":{"site":"audio","id":160423860954},"title":"549. The First Great American Industry","publishDate":1689217200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Whaling was, in the words of one scholar, “early capitalism unleashed on the high seas.” How did the U.S. come to dominate the whale market? Why did whale hunting die out here — and continue to grow elsewhere? And is that whale vomit in your perfume? (Part 1 of “Everything You Never Knew About Whaling.”)\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"Whaling was, in the words of one scholar, “early capitalism unleashed on the high seas.” How did the U.S. come to dominate the whale market? Why did whale hunting die out here — and continue to grow elsewhere? And is that whale vomit in your perfume? (Part 1 of “Everything You Never Knew About Whaling.”)","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/c92fe943-3e1d-4a70-a0b2-2f0a6f787fca/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=c92fe943-3e1d-4a70-a0b2-2f0a6f787fca&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2631000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Whaling was, in the words of one scholar, “early capitalism unleashed on the high seas.” How did the U.S. come to dominate the whale market? Why did whale hunting die out here — and continue to grow elsewhere? And is that whale vomit in your perfume? 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Also: why can’t you buy divorce insurance?","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/fd88a910-cb26-4900-b28f-ac82d48d667a/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=fd88a910-cb26-4900-b28f-ac82d48d667a&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3152000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In this installment of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, the economist Amy Finkelstein explains why insurance markets are broken and how to fix them. Also: why can’t you buy divorce insurance?\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_283051095948":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_283051095948","meta":{"site":"audio","id":283051095948},"title":"Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses? 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Is Your Plane Ticket Too Expensive — or Too Cheap?","publishDate":1678334400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Most travelers want the cheapest flight they can find. Airlines, meanwhile, need to manage volatile fuel costs, a pricey workforce, and complex logistics. So how do they make money — and how did America’s grubbiest airport suddenly turn into a palace? (Part 3 of “\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/freakonomics-radio-takes-to-the-skies/\">Freakonomics Radio Takes to the Skies\u003c/a>.”)\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"Most travelers want the cheapest flight they can find. Airlines, meanwhile, need to manage volatile fuel costs, a pricey workforce, and complex logistics. So how do they make money — and how did America’s grubbiest airport suddenly turn into a palace? 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(Part 2 of “Freakonomics Radio Takes to the Skies.”)","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/037bdca7-6dc1-4dda-88d0-7af86a6b4a6b/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=037bdca7-6dc1-4dda-88d0-7af86a6b4a6b&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3380000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Thanks to decades of work by airlines and regulators, plane crashes are nearly a thing of the past. Can we do the same for cars? (Part 2 of “\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/freakonomics-radio-takes-to-the-skies/\">Freakonomics Radio Takes to the Skies\u003c/a>.”)\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1183401396892":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1183401396892","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1183401396892},"title":"534. 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When You Pray to God Online, Who Else Is Listening?","publishDate":1663210800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>The pandemic moved a lot of religious activity onto the internet. With faith-based apps, Silicon Valley is turning virtual prayers into earthly rewards. Does this mean sharing user data? Dear God, let’s hope not …\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"The pandemic moved a lot of religious activity onto the internet. With faith-based apps, Silicon Valley is turning virtual prayers into earthly rewards. Does this mean sharing user data? 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But then … Washington happened.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/7dd98ce5-b7b4-4e86-8caf-81b915547463/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=7dd98ce5-b7b4-4e86-8caf-81b915547463&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3220000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Among O.E.C.D. nations, the U.S. has one of the highest rates of child poverty. Until recently, it looked as if Washington was about to change that. But then … Washington happened.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_880474447780":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_880474447780","meta":{"site":"audio","id":880474447780},"title":"493. 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Just in time for the Super Bowl, here’s everything there is to know about a job that didn’t used to exist.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/5de24efd-4b30-4f5f-8c0f-b359fb2bc216/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=5de24efd-4b30-4f5f-8c0f-b359fb2bc216&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3048000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Adam Smith famously argued that specialization is the key to prosperity. In the N.F.L., the long snapper is proof of that argument. 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Is Frisco nothing more than a suburb on steroids — or is it the future of the American city?","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/d2797f1d-e2ea-43d7-8ed8-ffa609b5ddd3/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=d2797f1d-e2ea-43d7-8ed8-ffa609b5ddd3&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2359000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Frisco used to be just another sleepy bedroom community outside of Dallas. Now it’s got corporate headquarters, billions of investment dollars, and a bunch of Democrats in a place that used to be deep red. 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Despite getting stood up by the mayor, nearly drowning on a highway, and eating way too much barbecue, he came away impressed. (Part 1 of 2 — because even podcasts are bigger in Texas.)","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/c73db5bd-bcff-4863-a02c-3a40a1eabf41/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=c73db5bd-bcff-4863-a02c-3a40a1eabf41&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2907000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When Stephen Dubner learned that Dallas–Fort Worth will soon overtake Chicago as the third-biggest metro area in the U.S., he got on a plane to find out why. Despite getting stood up by the mayor, nearly drowning on a highway, and eating way too much barbecue, he came away impressed. 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Is “Toxic Positivity” a Thing?","publishDate":1641441600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp> In this special episode of \u003ci>No Stupid Questions\u003c/i>, Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth discuss the consequences of seeing every glass as at least half-full. \u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"In this special episode of No Stupid Questions, Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth discuss the consequences of seeing every glass as at least half-full.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/92b315f7-9be3-4f27-b5e1-4143bc2b7d4d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=92b315f7-9be3-4f27-b5e1-4143bc2b7d4d&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2179000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp> In this special episode of \u003ci>No Stupid Questions\u003c/i>, Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth discuss the consequences of seeing every glass as at least half-full. \u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1460956882760":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1460956882760","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1460956882760},"title":"488. 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And does the rest of society need more compassion too?","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/fb2c117d-eee3-4aec-a9ca-d91e8ea0f595/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=fb2c117d-eee3-4aec-a9ca-d91e8ea0f595&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3060000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Patients in the U.S. healthcare system often feel they’re treated with a lack of empathy. Doctors and nurses have tragically high levels of burnout. Could fixing the first problem solve the second? And does the rest of society need more compassion too?\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_185902690682":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_185902690682","meta":{"site":"audio","id":185902690682},"title":"483. 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Time for some interesting conversations!","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/33bcc818-74b7-44e5-82bb-4aa8cde837d9/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=33bcc818-74b7-44e5-82bb-4aa8cde837d9&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2564000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Most of us are are afraid to ask sensitive questions about money, sex, politics, etc. New research shows this fear is largely unfounded. Time for some interesting conversations!\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1353702794058":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1353702794058","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1353702794058},"title":"450. 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But now it may be keeping us from pursuing strategies that would improve the environment, the economy, even our own health. So is it time to dial down our disgust reflex? You can help fix things — as Stephen Dubner does in this episode — by chowing down on some delicious insects.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/009412e2-500b-4b46-a583-67b4b58c3217/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=009412e2-500b-4b46-a583-67b4b58c3217&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2739000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It’s a powerful biological response that has preserved our species for millennia. But now it may be keeping us from pursuing strategies that would improve the environment, the economy, even our own health. So is it time to dial down our disgust reflex? 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Consider the car seat: parents hate it, the safety data are unconvincing, and new evidence suggests an unintended consequence that is as anti-child as it gets.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/05d97815-f3bf-4a22-b9e7-c03c4c75c8cb/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=05d97815-f3bf-4a22-b9e7-c03c4c75c8cb&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2865000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>They can’t vote or hire lobbyists. The policies we create to help them aren’t always so helpful. 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Can This Man Stop a Trade War?","publishDate":1538622000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>The World Trade Organization is the referee for 164 trading partners, each with their own political and economic agendas. Lately, those agendas have gotten more complicated — especially with President Trump’s tariff blitz. Roberto Azevêdo, head of the W.T.O., tells us why it’s so hard to balance protectionism and globalism; what’s really behind the loss of jobs; and what he’d say to Trump (if he ever gets the chance).\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"The World Trade Organization is the referee for 164 trading partners, each with their own political and economic agendas. Lately, those agendas have gotten more complicated — especially with President Trump’s tariff blitz. 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(Ep. 3 of “The Hidden Side of Sports” series.)","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/cc4bba14-704d-40d5-ad5f-07a75000ad1e/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=cc4bba14-704d-40d5-ad5f-07a75000ad1e&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":4063000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>There are a lot of factors that go into greatness, many of which are not obvious. A variety of Olympic and professional athletes tell us how they made it and what they sacrificed to get there. And if you can identify the sport most likely to get a kid into a top college — well then, touché! 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To find out, we speak with the team’s owner, head coach, general manager, and star players, including their new $137.5 million quarterback. (Ep. 2 of “The Hidden Side of Sports” series.)","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/9a443869-5261-4727-bae2-88f47d900387/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=9a443869-5261-4727-bae2-88f47d900387&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3648000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The San Francisco 49ers, one of the most valuable sports franchises in the world, also used to be one of the best. But they’ve been losing lately — a lot — and one of their players launched a controversy by taking a knee during the national anthem. So why is everyone there so optimistic? 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Because it reflects — and often amplifies — just about every political, economic, and social issue of the day. Introducing a new series, “The Hidden Side of Sports.”","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/c811ed94-3f77-46aa-9edf-f1c1501fd4ab/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=c811ed94-3f77-46aa-9edf-f1c1501fd4ab&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3126000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Dollar-wise, the sports industry is surprisingly small, about the same size as the cardboard-box industry. So why does it make so much noise? Because it reflects — and often amplifies — just about every political, economic, and social issue of the day. Introducing a new series, “The Hidden Side of Sports.”\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_934813162925":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_934813162925","meta":{"site":"audio","id":934813162925},"title":"348. Is the Government More Entrepreneurial Than You Think?","publishDate":1536202800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>We all know the standard story: our economy would be more dynamic if only the government would get out of the way. The economist Mariana Mazzucato says we’ve got that story backward. She argues that the government, by funding so much early-stage research, is hugely responsible for big successes in tech, pharma, energy, and more. But the government also does a terrible job in claiming credit — and, more important, getting a return on its investment.\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"We all know the standard story: our economy would be more dynamic if only the government would get out of the way. The economist Mariana Mazzucato says we’ve got that story backward. She argues that the government, by funding so much early-stage research, is hugely responsible for big successes in tech, pharma, energy, and more. But the government also does a terrible job in claiming credit — and, more important, getting a return on its investment.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/a06153ad-f27d-4473-ae19-424b0024d8c8/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=a06153ad-f27d-4473-ae19-424b0024d8c8&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2083000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>We all know the standard story: our economy would be more dynamic if only the government would get out of the way. The economist Mariana Mazzucato says we’ve got that story backward. 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Then he dared to start his own restaurant — and discovered problems that even science can’t solve.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/8526c7f9-32f3-461a-9004-dba0960e62ce/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=8526c7f9-32f3-461a-9004-dba0960e62ce&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2237000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Kenji Lopez-Alt became a rock star of the food world by bringing science into the kitchen in a way that everyday cooks can appreciate. Then he dared to start his own restaurant — and discovered problems that even science can’t solve.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1195378253238":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1195378253238","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1195378253238},"title":"346. 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How to Be Happy","publishDate":1534388400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>The U.N.’s World Happiness Report — created to curtail our unhealthy obsession with G.D.P. — is dominated every year by the Nordic countries. We head to Denmark to learn the secrets of this happiness epidemic (and to see if we should steal them).\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"The U.N.’s World Happiness Report — created to curtail our unhealthy obsession with G.D.P. — is dominated every year by the Nordic countries. 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We head to Denmark to learn the secrets of this happiness epidemic (and to see if we should steal them).\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_613333819425":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_613333819425","meta":{"site":"audio","id":613333819425},"title":"344. Who Decides How Much a Life Is Worth?","publishDate":1533783600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>After every mass shooting or terrorist attack, victims and survivors receive a huge outpouring of support — including a massive pool of compensation money. How should that money be allocated? We speak with the man who’s done that job after many tragedies, including 9/11. The hard part, it turns out, isn’t attaching a dollar figure to each victim; the hard part is acknowledging that dollars can’t heal the pain.\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"After every mass shooting or terrorist attack, victims and survivors receive a huge outpouring of support — including a massive pool of compensation money. How should that money be allocated? We speak with the man who’s done that job after many tragedies, including 9/11. The hard part, it turns out, isn’t attaching a dollar figure to each victim; the hard part is acknowledging that dollars can’t heal the pain.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/e28160cf-5c54-40c4-bb0f-86cf568caf22/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=e28160cf-5c54-40c4-bb0f-86cf568caf22&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2290000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>After every mass shooting or terrorist attack, victims and survivors receive a huge outpouring of support — including a massive pool of compensation money. How should that money be allocated? We speak with the man who’s done that job after many tragedies, including 9/11. The hard part, it turns out, isn’t attaching a dollar figure to each victim; the hard part is acknowledging that dollars can’t heal the pain.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_521742923557":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_521742923557","meta":{"site":"audio","id":521742923557},"title":"A Conversation With PepsiCo C.E.O. Indra Nooyi (Ep. 316 Update)","publishDate":1533610800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>One of the world’s biggest and best-known companies just announced that its C.E.O. would be stepping down in the fall. We interviewed her as part of our series “The Secret Life of a C.E.O.,\" and we thought you might like to hear that episode again, or for the first time if you missed it back then.\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"One of the world’s biggest and best-known companies just announced that its C.E.O. would be stepping down in the fall. We interviewed her as part of our series “The Secret Life of a C.E.O.,\" and we thought you might like to hear that episode again, or for the first time if you missed it back then.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/6408f4c4-8ba0-400c-a29b-72eb6e8f92b7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=6408f4c4-8ba0-400c-a29b-72eb6e8f92b7&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2745000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>One of the world’s biggest and best-known companies just announced that its C.E.O. would be stepping down in the fall. 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A new study, using data from over a million Uber drivers, finds the story isn't so simple.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/be17206b-5640-4878-b62a-bfe4048824f5/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=be17206b-5640-4878-b62a-bfe4048824f5&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2552000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The gig economy offers the ultimate flexibility to set your own hours. That's why economists thought it would help eliminate the gender pay gap. 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She also had a portfolio full of junk food just as the world decided that junk food is borderline toxic. Here's the story of how she overhauled that portfolio, stared down activist investors, and learned to "leave the crown in the garage." (Part 3 of a special series, "The Secret Life of C.E.O.'s")\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"Indra Nooyi became C.E.O. of PepsiCo just in time for a global financial meltdown. She also had a portfolio full of junk food just as the world decided that junk food is borderline toxic. 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And don't worry, Freakonomics Radio isn't going anywhere -- this is just a special bonus episode of Dubner's new side gig.\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"\"Tell Me Something I Don't Know\" is a live game show hosted by Stephen J. Dubner of \"Freakonomics Radio.\" He has always had a mission: to tell you the things you thought you knew but didn't, and things you never thought you wanted to know, but do. Now, with \"TMSIDK,\" he has a new way of doing just that. This new show is still journalism, still factual -- but disguised in the most entertaining, unexpected, and occasionally ridiculous conversation you're likely to hear.\nAudience contestants come on stage and try to wow a panel of experts with a fascinating fact, a historical wrinkle, a new line of research -- anything, really, as long as it's interesting, useful and true (or at least true-ish). The panel -- an ever-changing mix of comedians, brainiacs, and other high achievers -- poke and prod the contestants, and ultimately choose a winner. And there's a real-time, human fact-checker on hand to filter out the bull.\nThis debut episode features Barnard College president Debora Spar, New York Public Library president Tony Marx, and comedian Andy Zaltzman; Jody Avirgan from FiveThirtyEight handles the fact-checking. You can subscribe now on iTunes. 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What can we do to fix it?","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/89bf1de0-950a-491a-b666-f9bc5569984a/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=89bf1de0-950a-491a-b666-f9bc5569984a&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":1662000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Societies where people trust one another are healthier and wealthier. In the U.S. (and the U.K. and elsewhere), social trust has been falling for decades -- in part because our populations are more diverse. What can we do to fix it?\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1651887903150":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1651887903150","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1651887903150},"title":"How Much Does the President Really Matter? 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We look at what the data have to say about measuring leadership, and its impact on the economy and the country.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/dcc538cc-536a-46fb-99e9-ff9042736800/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=dcc538cc-536a-46fb-99e9-ff9042736800&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2006000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The U.S. president is often called the "leader of free world." But if you ask an economist or a Constitutional scholar how much the occupant of the Oval Office matters, they won't say much. 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But after a series of early victories -- and a helpful executive order from President Obama -- they are well on their way.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/21a09601-4bf3-4a17-b1b9-970e7fe7640c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=21a09601-4bf3-4a17-b1b9-970e7fe7640c&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2538000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A tiny behavioral-sciences startup is trying to improve the way federal agencies do their work. Considering the size (and habits) of most federal agencies, this isn't so simple. 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In a world where everyone is looking for the next moonshot, we shouldn't ignore the power of incrementalism.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/7801810e-4c03-4253-9b37-5280282517d1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=7801810e-4c03-4253-9b37-5280282517d1&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2913000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>What do Renaissance painting, civil-rights movements, and Olympic cycling have in common? In each case, huge breakthroughs came from taking tiny steps. 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In Praise of Maintenance","publishDate":1476932400,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Has our culture's obsession with innovation led us to neglect the fact that things also need to be taken care of?\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"Has our culture's obsession with innovation led us to neglect the fact that things also need to be taken care of?","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/b2145546-8f4b-4fdc-8cc3-2b247248d9a1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=b2145546-8f4b-4fdc-8cc3-2b247248d9a1&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2504000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Has our culture's obsession with innovation led us to neglect the fact that things also need to be taken care of?\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_586132573831":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_586132573831","meta":{"site":"audio","id":586132573831},"title":"262. This Is Your Brain on Podcasts","publishDate":1476327600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Neuroscientists still have a great deal to learn about the human brain. One recent MRI study sheds some light, finding that a certain kind of storytelling stimulates enormous activity across broad swaths of the brain. The takeaway is obvious: you should be listening to even more podcasts.\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"Neuroscientists still have a great deal to learn about the human brain. One recent MRI study sheds some light, finding that a certain kind of storytelling stimulates enormous activity across broad swaths of the brain. The takeaway is obvious: you should be listening to even more podcasts.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/bf527e72-2719-499e-b311-e5f65e78238a/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=bf527e72-2719-499e-b311-e5f65e78238a&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2723000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Neuroscientists still have a great deal to learn about the human brain. One recent MRI study sheds some light, finding that a certain kind of storytelling stimulates enormous activity across broad swaths of the brain. The takeaway is obvious: you should be listening to even more podcasts.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1616662866681":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1616662866681","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1616662866681},"title":"How To Win A Nobel Prize (Rebroadcast)","publishDate":1475722800,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>The process is famously secretive (and conducted in Swedish!) but we pry the lid off at least a little bit.\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"The process is famously secretive (and conducted in Swedish!) but we pry the lid off at least a little bit.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/78e5248c-1929-438c-abcd-b8814cdf3853/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=78e5248c-1929-438c-abcd-b8814cdf3853&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2671000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The process is famously secretive (and conducted in Swedish!) but we pry the lid off at least a little bit.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_1144668810351":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_1144668810351","meta":{"site":"audio","id":1144668810351},"title":"261. Why Are We Still Using Cash?","publishDate":1475118000,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>It facilitates crime, bribery, and tax evasion -- and yet some governments (including ours) are printing more cash than ever. Other countries, meanwhile, are ditching cash entirely. And if Star Trek is right, we won't have money of any sort in the 24th century.\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"It facilitates crime, bribery, and tax evasion -- and yet some governments (including ours) are printing more cash than ever. Other countries, meanwhile, are ditching cash entirely. And if Star Trek is right, we won't have money of any sort in the 24th century.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/9bf6ff81-ee01-4d26-be48-38437e67052c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=9bf6ff81-ee01-4d26-be48-38437e67052c&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2578000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It facilitates crime, bribery, and tax evasion -- and yet some governments (including ours) are printing more cash than ever. Other countries, meanwhile, are ditching cash entirely. And if Star Trek is right, we won't have money of any sort in the 24th century.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_952598584718":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_952598584718","meta":{"site":"audio","id":952598584718},"title":"260. Has the U.S. Presidency Become a Dictatorship?","publishDate":1474513200,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>Sure, we all pay lip service to the Madisonian system of checks and balances. But as one legal scholar argues, presidents have been running roughshod over the system for decades. The result? An accumulation of power that's turned the presidency into a position the founders wouldn't have recognized.\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"Sure, we all pay lip service to the Madisonian system of checks and balances. But as one legal scholar argues, presidents have been running roughshod over the system for decades. The result? An accumulation of power that's turned the presidency into a position the founders wouldn't have recognized.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/49955a45-0661-41d1-be31-0f305b889ffe/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=49955a45-0661-41d1-be31-0f305b889ffe&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2867000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Sure, we all pay lip service to the Madisonian system of checks and balances. But as one legal scholar argues, presidents have been running roughshod over the system for decades. The result? 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So why can't Libertarians (and other third parties) gain more political traction?","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/694d1103-b42d-41a9-a377-742aac7ac00c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=694d1103-b42d-41a9-a377-742aac7ac00c&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":3042000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate, likes to say that most Americans are libertarians but don't know it yet. So why can't Libertarians (and other third parties) gain more political traction?\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_673387100171":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_673387100171","meta":{"site":"audio","id":673387100171},"title":"258. Why Uber Is an Economist’s Dream","publishDate":1473303600,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>To you, it's just a ride-sharing app that gets you where you're going. But to an economist, Uber is a massive repository of moment-by-moment data that is helping answer some of the field's most elusive questions.\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"To you, it's just a ride-sharing app that gets you where you're going. But to an economist, Uber is a massive repository of moment-by-moment data that is helping answer some of the field's most elusive questions.","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/5e8dac76-5011-4cf1-b6cb-861e9659df29/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=5e8dac76-5011-4cf1-b6cb-861e9659df29&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":2308000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>To you, it's just a ride-sharing app that gets you where you're going. 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Trashed","publishDate":1294884240,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>How economics -- and emotion -- have turned our garbage into such a mess\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"How economics -- and emotion -- have turned our garbage into such a mess","audioUrl":"https://chtbl.com/track/736CG3/pdst.fm/e/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e/episodes/48c8e07e-2c1b-42dd-b352-1a1dae258cdf/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2be48404-a43c-4fa8-a32c-760a3216272e&awEpisodeId=48c8e07e-2c1b-42dd-b352-1a1dae258cdf&feed=Y8lFbOT4","audioDuration":1287000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>How economics -- and emotion -- have turned our garbage into such a mess\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}]},"freakonomics-radio_98009771075":{"type":"posts","id":"freakonomics-radio_98009771075","meta":{"site":"audio","id":98009771075},"title":"16. 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Is America Ready for a \"No-Lose Lottery\"?","publishDate":1290034620,"format":"standard","content":"\u003cp>For the most part, Americans don't like the simple, boring act of putting money in a savings account. We do, however, love to play the lottery. So what if you combined the two, creating a new kind of savings account with a lottery payout?\u003c/p>\n","excerpt":"For the most part, Americans don't like the simple, boring act of putting money in a savings account. We do, however, love to play the lottery. 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