Freakonomics Radio
Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network: Freakonomics Radio (August 17, 2019)
Research shows that having a distinctively black name doesn’t affect your economic future. But what is the day-to-day reality of living with such a name? Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck, a newly-minted...
Read moreHeartland Newsfeed Radio Network: Freakonomics Radio (August 3, 2019)
Aisle upon aisle of fresh produce, cheap meat, and sugary cereal — a delicious embodiment of free-market capitalism, right? Not quite. The supermarket was in fact the endpoint of the...
Read moreHeartland Newsfeed Radio Network: Freakonomics Radio (July 27, 2019)
We all know our political system is “broken” — but what if that’s not true? Some say the Republicans and Democrats constitute a wildly successful industry that has colluded to...
Read moreHeartland Newsfeed Radio Network: Freakonomics Radio (July 20, 2019)
They — along with a great many other high-achieving women — were all once Girl Scouts. So was Sylvia Acevedo. Raised in a poor, immigrant family, she was told that...
Read moreHeartland Newsfeed Radio Network: Freakonomics Radio (July 13, 2019)
The controversial theory linking Roe v. Wade to a massive crime drop is back in the spotlight as several states introduce abortion restrictions. Steve Levitt and John Donohue discuss their...
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