People I (Mostly) Admire
By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join Levitt as he goes through the most interesting midlife crisis you’ve ever heard — and learn how a renegade sheriff is transforming Chicago's jail, how a biologist is finding the secrets of evolution in the Arctic tundra, and how a trivia champion memorized 160,000 flashcards.To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
Episodes (8)
16. Joshua Jay: “Humans Are So, So Easy to Fool.”
17. Emily Oster: “I Am a Woman Who Is Prominently Discussing Vaginas.”
18. Robert Sapolsky: “I Don’t Think We Have Any Free Will Whatsoever.”
19. Marina Nitze: “If You Googled ‘Business Efficiency Consultant,’ I Was the Only Result.”
20. John Donohue: “I'm Frequently Called a Treasonous Enemy of the Constitution.”
21. Pete Docter: “What If Monsters Really Do Exist?”
22. Sal Khan: “If It Works for 15 Cousins, It Could Work for a Billion People.”
23. Greg Norman & Mark Broadie: Why Golf Beats an Orgasm and Why Data Beats Everything
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