People I (Mostly) Admire
Een podcast door Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher - Zaterdagen
190 Afleveringen
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63. The Only Covid-19 Book Worth Reading
Gepubliceerd: 19-2-2022 -
62. How Does Historian Brad Gregory Make a Boring Topic So Mind-Blowing?
Gepubliceerd: 12-2-2022 -
61. Was Austan Goolsbee’s First Visit to the Oval Office Almost His Last?
Gepubliceerd: 5-2-2022 -
60. Cassandra Quave Thinks the Way Antibiotics Are Developed Might Kill Us
Gepubliceerd: 29-1-2022 -
Why Aren’t All Drugs Legal? (Replay Ep. 28)
Gepubliceerd: 22-1-2022 -
Are We Under Threat from a New Kind of Terror? (Replay Ep. 24)
Gepubliceerd: 15-1-2022 -
59. Who Gives the Worst Advice?
Gepubliceerd: 8-1-2022 -
58. Why Is Richard Thaler Such a ****ing Optimist?
Gepubliceerd: 1-1-2022 -
57. What Makes John Doerr Think He Can Save the Planet?
Gepubliceerd: 25-12-2021 -
56. Claudia Goldin: What’s “Greedy Work” and Why Is It a Problem?
Gepubliceerd: 18-12-2021 -
55. Jared Diamond on the Downfall of Civilizations — and His Optimism for Ours
Gepubliceerd: 11-12-2021 -
54. Andrew Yang Is Not Giving Up on Politics — or the U.S. — Yet
Gepubliceerd: 4-12-2021 -
53. The Simple Economics of Saving the Amazon Rainforest
Gepubliceerd: 27-11-2021 -
52. Max Tegmark on Why Superhuman Artificial Intelligence Won’t be Our Slave (Part 2)
Gepubliceerd: 20-11-2021 -
51. Max Tegmark on Why Treating Humanity Like a Child Will Save Us All
Gepubliceerd: 13-11-2021 -
50. Edward Miguel on Collecting Economic Data by Canoe and Correlating Conflict with Rainfall
Gepubliceerd: 6-11-2021 -
49. Mathematician Sarah Hart on Why Numbers are Music to Our Ears
Gepubliceerd: 30-10-2021 -
48. Marc Davis Can’t Stop Watching Basketball — But He Doesn’t Care Who Wins
Gepubliceerd: 23-10-2021 -
Ken Jennings on How a Midlife Crisis Led Him to Jeopardy! (People I (Mostly) Admire, Ep. 4 Replay)
Gepubliceerd: 16-10-2021 -
Mayim Bialik on the Surprising Risks of Academia and Stability of Show Biz (People I (Mostly) Admire, Ep. 2 Replay)
Gepubliceerd: 9-10-2021
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.
