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. @AndrewYang on why the U.S. needs a universal basic income: "We are the owners and shareholders of the most wealthy and advanced society in the history of the world. This is a dividend for us."

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. @AndrewYang on why he’s an atypical Democratic politician: “There's a mistrust of people in the Democratic Party that I frankly don't understand, because I feel like people are the point.”

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In this week’s episode, the head of the #YangGang tells us how he’s outlasted several U.S. Senators, governors, and Congresspeople.

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This week’s episode includes our Jan. 2019 interview with then-unknown presidential candidate @AndrewYang as well as a new interview with the leader of the #YangGang :

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"Theses" is the plural of "thesis," much like "snotty people" is the plural of "snotty person."

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As a candidate for president, @AndrewYang ran on a platform whose signature policy was a universal basic income ($1k/month for every adult). Covid-19, he says, has made U.B.I. a necessity, right now.

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As a candidate for president, @AndrewYang ran on a platform whose signature policy was a universal basic income ($1k/month for every adult). Covid-19, he says, has made U.B.I. a necessity, right now.

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Hey, just wondering, are there a lot of fans of Samin Nosrat ("Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat") out there among Freakonomics Radio Listeners?

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For 10+ years, we’ve been exploring the hidden side of everything, from the economics of sleep to the costs of noise, and everything in between. And starting tonight, every one of our nearly-450 episodes will be available on all podcast apps. Happy New Year!

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With a $21 trillion economy on the line, @AndrewYang says the biggest danger is not doing enough: “You’re looking at $4 or $5, $6 trillion over time to help dig us out of what could be another Great Depression.”

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Starting tomorrow night, our archive of nearly 450 episodes will be available for free on all podcast apps. 10+ years of upending conventional wisdom on just about everything — sports, politics, science, art, medicine and more.

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Mike Pence says: "Christianity now faces an exodus in the Middle East unrivaled since the days of Moses." But: Christianity came into existence roughly 1,500 years AFTER "the days of Moses." So: he's not technically wrong, quite. But a bit ahistorical, no?

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We're working on an episode about the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package: what do you most want to know about it?

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RIP David Bowie. Can we also RIP the "battle with cancer" cliche? Implies you've "lost" the battle, as if you didn't fight hard enough.

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So no, Trader Joe's wouldn't talk to us for our episode () but they did listen:

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COVID-19 is spurring so much behavior change (in hygiene, work habits, public gathering, etc.) that it will likely launch a million academic studies that use the outbreak as a natural experiment. Any predictions about what kind of results we'll see?

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For 10+ years we’ve been exploring the hidden side of everything, from the economics of sleep to the costs of noise, and everything in between. And starting Sunday, Jan. 17th, every one of our nearly-450 episodes will be available on all podcast apps. Happy New Year!

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Gosh, so sorry. We shall cease all production immediately.

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@Freakonomics your last podcast re: China and jobs. Didn't like it.

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A listener just wrote to tell us that he's started a podcast club, just like a book club, but instead of coming together once a month to talk about a book they've all read, they discuss a specific podcast episode. Nice idea! Have you all heard of this practice?

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We are thinking about a new podcast devoted to just books + author interviews: what think? Also: book suggestions? Also: suggestions for the name of this podcast?

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Hey @GovGaryJohnson , Freakonomics Radio wants to interview you as Libertarian prez candidate. What do you say? Listeners, you interested?

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Millions are out of work, with some jobs never coming back. We speak with four economists — and one former presidential candidate — about the best policy options and the lessons (good and bad) from the past.

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Just FYI, we did. That thingy at the end of our tweet is called a "link." If you "click" it, you will find out stuff. Good luck!

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“Do we think that what's been happening has been working? If you think it's been working great, I might not be the candidate that you want. But if you think that we could genuinely use a change, I think I'm a great bet.” — @AndrewYang on this week’s ep:

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Thought for the day: + Ignore things everyone else is obsessing over. + Obsess over things everyone else is ignoring. #BeLessStupid

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In the American Dream sweepstakes, @AndrewYang was a pretty big winner. But for every winner there are thousands of losers — a “war on normal people,” he calls it. So he decided to run for president and do something about it.

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Hey Freak Radio listeners: how interested would you be in hearing a series about the economics of the airline industry? What specifically would you like to learn? Thanks!

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Philip Thompson's sensitivity to vocal fry made it really difficult to read his tweet.

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Professor @JoBoaler says math curriculum needs an update. She says math teachers used to joke that “you’re never going to be walking around with a calculator in your hand.” And now? “Turns out everybody’s walking around with a calculator in their hand.”

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Students underestimated — by 64% — how long it would take to write their theses, according to a study. They're not alone. Stockbrokers, electrical engineers, doctors, holiday shoppers... we all fall prey to the “planning fallacy.”

Here’s Why All Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It - Freakonomics

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"If you paid for an expensive dessert and after 1 bite you were full, but you remember how much you paid for it — then you are failing to follow the economist’s advice of ignoring that $, because eating it doesn’t get the $ back." — @R_Thaler on sunk costs.

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Our full @AndrewYang interview is here:

Why Is This Man Running for President? - Freakonomics

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Dear Freakonomics Radio listeners: how interested would you be in hearing from the CEO of YouTube, and what would you most like to learn?

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Economist @DarrickHamilton says the racial wealth gap may have begun with slavery but is the result of compounding historical factors: “There was the Homestead Act. There was the GI Bill. There was a system of sharecropping. There’s a system of Jim Crow.”

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One of the best red flags ever: "I'm not much for conspiracy theories, but ..."

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I happen to know three people who recently left their main careers (all of them long and successful careers) to teach high school math. Is this a story worth exploring on Freakonomics Radio or is it just a small, bland coincidence?

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The Future of New York City Is in Question. Could Andrew Yang Be the Answer? This week on Freakonomics Radio:

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Well-educated people who consume a lot of information tend to hold disproportionately extreme views, apparently because they’re really good at seeking out information that confirms their position and ignoring information that might run counter.

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The U.S. had six Nobel winners this year. Guess what % of them are immigrants ... 100%.

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All six U.S. Nobel Prize winners this year are immigrants, the Wall Street Journal writes in an editorial.

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Thinking about making a series on sports, esp. the biz of sports but not exclusively. Yes/no? And ... ideas please! Thanks.

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Most high-school math classes are still preparing students for the Sputnik era. Steve Levitt wants to get rid of the “geometry sandwich” and instead have kids learn what they really need in the modern era: data fluency.

America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up - Freakonomics

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4 years

This week’s episode includes our Jan. 2019 interview with then-unknown presidential candidate @AndrewYang as well as a new interview with the leader of the #YangGang :

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You, sir, are a wonderful debater.

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How to fix U.S. politics? 1. Non-partisan, single-ballot primaries. 2. Ranked-choice voting. 3. Non-partisan redistricting (a.k.a.: no gerrymandering).

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After 8 years and more than 300 episodes, it was time to either 1) quit, or 2) make the show bigger and better. We voted for number 2. Here’s a peek behind the curtain and a preview of what you’ll be hearing next.

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~70% of Americans are financially illiterate. The important stuff fits on 1 index card, so be a financial superhero!

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Our latest episode: “Trevor Noah Has a Lot to Say.” A conversation with @TheDailyShow host. @Trevornoah

‎Freakonomics Radio on Apple Podcasts

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Turns out we don't love women's voices. Even girls start "gendered listening" by age 4.

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Can't believe Obama and Trump never met 'til today. Much easier to vilify someone if you've never sat knee to knee.

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~70% of Americans are financially illiterate. The important stuff fits on 1 index card, so be a financial superhero!

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Dear @GovGaryJohnson : can we interview you for Freakonomics Radio? Hey Freak fans, you like this idea?

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Passed along by a (German) reader who enjoyed our "Upside of Quitting" chapter in "Think Like a Freak": "Ein Ende mit Schrecken ist besser als Schrecken ohne Ende." Translation: "A dreadful end is better than endless dread."

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If regulators want to outlaw fantasy sports because it’s gambling, don’t they also need to outlaw stock markets?

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"Empathy is only developed through your life's experience. It is going to make you a more effective parent, a more effective colleague, and a more effective partner." — @satyanadella on the importance of empathy.

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A “rogue IT person” at @PennMedicine changed the default on electronic prescriptions to generic drugs, saving $32 million. That inspired the hospital to create @PennNudgeUnit , the world’s first behavioral-design team embedded in a healthcare institution.

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“London is a city that can vote for the son of an immigrant, with working-class parents, who is not just an ethnic minority but a Muslim, at a time of the greatest amount of Islamophobia the Western world has seen.” — Mayor @SadiqKhan

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. @AndrewYang wants America to “think harder” and has parlayed his quixotic presidential campaign into front-runner status in New York’s mayoral election. And he has some big plans.

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@thomas_tac Did read this one, and instantly regretted it.

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Nice to see that our first book, "Freakonomics" (now 10 years old) is still one of top books read by world's "most successful leaders."

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These are the books the most successful leaders in the world read last year

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"If you paid for an expensive dessert and after 1 bite you were full, but you remember how much you paid for it — then you are failing to follow the economist’s advice of ignoring that $, because eating it doesn’t get the $ back." — @R_Thaler on sunk costs.

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@AndrewYangVFA on why the U.S. needs a universal basic income of $1,000/month to each and every American adult 18–64: "We are the owners and shareholders of the most wealthy and advanced society in the history of the world. This is a dividend for us."

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An estimated 12 people die each day in the U.S. waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant. But there’s an abundant supply of spare kidneys. Find out how a Nobel Prize-winning economist has improved patients’ chances of getting one.

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Chit-chat at start of a meeting adds to productivity b/c it creates “psychological safety.”

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If 90% of all the world's data was created in the past two years, then why aren't we teaching data literacy in schools? Take a look at this video narrated by @StevenDLevitt about why America's math curriculum needs to change...and what it can look like.

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In the spirit of our recent series on the economics of whaling, a listener has suggested we do a series on the economic history of beer. Thumbs up or down? If up, what would you be most excited to learn, and who would you want to hear from? All story ideas welcome. Thanks!

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Study: Sleeping 1 extra hour per night on average increases wages by 16% — more boost than an added yr of education.

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Are we living in a kakistocracy? From Peggy Noonan's "Trump has really lost it" column in the WSJ:

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Happy 2021! In 2020, Freakonomics Radio had 100 million downloads. If you listened to one (or more), thank you! This will be an even bigger year for the Freakonomics Radio Network.

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Sometimes someone recognizes you by your voice in an elevator, and say hello, and then we take a pic, and it's fun!

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~70% of Americans are financially illiterate. The important stuff fits on one index card, so be a financial superhero!

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A million thanks (actually, 37 million) to everyone who listens to and helps create Freakonomics Radio. Our last quarter was our best ever, by a long shot:

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By age 4, poor kids have heard 30 million fewer words than affluent peers. It’s a huge setback.

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That should keep him busy for a while.

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I love my husband so much! Merry freakin’ Christmas! @Freakonomics @StevenDLevitt

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People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard.

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80% of #TraderJoes products are private-label (store brands), but but they often look and taste nearly identical to brand-name foods. Why? Because many are, in fact, made by the very same name brands.

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“People start out with an emotional commitment to a certain idea,” says @FukuyamaFrancis , “and then they use their formidable cognitive powers to organize facts to support what they want to believe anyhow.”

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Why schools don’t produce creative thinkers: “What we need to do is to focus more on trying to assess the things we value, rather than valuing the things that are most easily assessed.” — @mres .

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8.8 million people work in retail in the U.S., making ~$12/hour. This week, @AndrewYangVFA asks, when 30% of malls close in the next 4 years, what is their next opportunity going to be?

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Ideas to fix U.S. politics? 1. Non-partisan, single-ballot primaries. 2. Ranked-choice voting. 3. Non-partisan redistricting (a.k.a.: no gerrymandering).

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Tell us three things you've done during the lockdown that you've never done before (or at least not in a long time).

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What would you most like to know about blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and NFTs? (Also, would you like to learn all this in one episode, two, or even three?)

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In the American Dream sweepstakes, @AndrewYangVFA was a pretty big winner. But for every winner there are thousands upon thousands of losers — a “war on normal people,” he calls it. So he decided to do something about it.

Why Is This Man Running for President? - Freakonomics

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To a Brazilian cattle rancher, clearing a hectare of Amazon forest boosts its value — to about $1k. But preserving that land is worth $28k to the global economy, for the carbon it holds. And that’s not even putting a value on biodiversity or tourism.

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The stock market lately feels like San Diego weather: another morning, another sunny day. There will, of course, be a storm at some point.

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A study found that storytelling stimulates massive brain activity. So? You should listen to more #podcasts . Listen:

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The book "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion," by Robert Cialdini, is one of the most — well, influential, books of the modern era. A revised edition is about to be released. Whether you've read it or not, what's the one question you'd like to hear Cialdini answer?

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We are about to start producing a big new batch of Freakonomics Radio episodes and would love to hear your ideas. Anything goes. Thanks!

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Engineer James @Dyson made 5,127 prototypes of his vacuum before it was ready for market. That meant 5,126 failures. “It's almost slightly disappointing when it does work, because then you've got to get on to something else.”

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How to fix U.S. politics? 1. Non-partisan, single-ballot primaries. 2. Ranked-choice voting. 3. Non-partisan redistricting (a.k.a.: no gerrymandering).

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How to Become Great at Just About Anything. Sure, practice makes perfect, but HOW you practice matters a lot.

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Robert Cialdini, pioneer in the science of persuasion, just published an expanded edition of his classic 1984 book “Influence”. This week, he gives a master class in the 7 psychological levers that lead us to buy, behave, or believe without a 2nd thought.

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Please help us give away some money! In the spirit of the season, we're giving away five $100 charity gift cards Retweet this message between now and 2pm ET. We'll randomly pick 5 people to send a card, which can be applied to nearly any charity Wishing you peaceful holidays!

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Students underestimated — by 64% — how long it would take to write their theses, according to a study. They're not alone. Stockbrokers, electrical engineers, doctors, holiday shoppers... we all fall prey to the “planning fallacy.”

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The author of #Moneyball wrote a book on the fathers of #BehavioralEconomics , so of course we interviewed him.

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Replacing a mediocre teacher with a great one will increase future earnings of the class by $1.5M.

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Well-educated people who consume a lot of information tend to hold disproportionately extreme views, apparently because they’re really good at seeking out information that confirms their position and ignoring information that might run counter.

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Study: Sleeping 1 extra hour per night on average increases wages by 16% — more boost than an added yr of education.

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#MBA students tend to “get over-excited about the big-picture, sexy stuff of long-term strategy and skip over the small details [of operations], which turn out to be critically important."

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From the @CDCgov : birth rate for U.S. females aged 15–19 falls to lowest level ever recorded. Rates by race: