Podcast
Freakonomics Radio
https://freakonomics.com
Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior. 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.
908episodes
263guest appearances
193unique guests
Hosts
- Stephen J. Dubner host
Frequent Guests
| Guest | Appearances | Hours | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Levitt | 8 | 2026-02-20 | |
| Angela Duckworth | 7 | 2023-12-20 | |
| Kevin Kelly | 4 | 2022-06-15 | |
| Satya Nadella | 4 | 2023-06-21 | |
| Al Roth | 3 | 2023-05-24 | |
| Indra Nooyi | 3 | 2018-08-06 | |
| Jack Welch | 3 | 2018-03-18 | |
| Malcolm Gladwell | 3 | 2016-05-01 | |
| Maria Konnikova | 3 | 2025-07-08 | |
| Mark Zuckerberg | 3 | 2018-04-01 | |
| Richard Branson | 3 | 2018-02-25 | |
| Richard Thaler | 3 | 2019-06-19 | |
| Roland Fryer | 3 | 2025-01-31 | |
| Stephen Dubner | 3 | 2025-10-17 | |
| A.J. Jacobs | 2 | 2018-12-15 | |
| Alexandra Horowitz | 2 | 2022-05-25 | |
| Alexandra Petri | 2 | 2018-12-15 | |
| Ana Gasteyer | 2 | 2015-05-27 | |
| Anders Ericsson | 2 | 2016-12-28 | |
| Andy Zaltzman | 2 | 2019-11-13 | |
| Aziz Ansari | 2 | 2016-08-17 | |
| Carol Bartz | 2 | 2018-03-25 | |
| Charles Koch | 2 | 2017-06-22 | |
| Cory Booker | 2 | 2025-07-04 | |
| Danny Meyer | 2 | 2016-11-23 | |
| David Lang | 2 | 2026-05-08 | |
| David Paterson | 2 | 2015-05-27 | |
| David Rubenstein | 2 | 2018-03-04 | |
| Ellen Pao | 2 | 2018-02-07 | |
| Elvis Costello | 2 | 2018-10-27 | |
| Fareed Zakaria | 2 | 2024-11-13 | |
| Jack Farchy | 2 | 2026-03-04 | |
| Jason Kelce | 2 | 2025-02-04 | |
| Javier Blas | 2 | 2026-03-04 | |
| Jim Yong Kim | 2 | 2019-01-12 | |
| John List | 2 | 2022-02-23 | |
| Kate Raworth | 2 | 2023-02-01 | |
| Katy Milkman | 2 | 2019-06-19 | |
| Michèle Flournoy | 2 | 2021-08-25 | |
| PJ Vogt | 2 | 2024-09-04 | |
| Rahm Emanuel | 2 | 2023-08-16 | |
| Ray Dalio | 2 | 2018-04-08 | |
| Richard H. Thaler | 2 | 2024-07-14 | |
| Tim Ferriss | 2 | 2017-03-27 | |
| Tony Hsieh | 2 | 2020-12-06 | |
| Ai Weiwei | 1 | 2018-10-17 | |
| Ajit Pai | 1 | 2020-02-19 | |
| Alex Guarnaschelli | 1 | 2018-12-15 | |
| Alice Waters | 1 | 2011-01-26 | |
| Amy Finkelstein | 1 | 2023-03-22 | |
| Andrew Yang | 1 | 2019-12-18 | |
| Angus Deaton | 1 | 2017-04-12 | |
| Anne-Marie Slaughter | 1 | 2015-09-30 | |
| Anne Pasternak | 1 | 2017-03-27 | |
| Anne Wojcicki | 1 | 2019-05-15 | |
| Anthea Roberts | 1 | 2022-10-19 | |
| Ari Emanuel | 1 | 2023-05-31 | |
| Arthur Brooks | 1 | 2025-10-14 | |
| Atul Gawande | 1 | 2018-04-25 | |
| Austan Goolsbee | 1 | 2025-05-30 | |
| Ayelet Fishbach | 1 | 2017-09-30 | |
| Bari Weiss | 1 | 2018-08-01 | |
| Ben Bernanke | 1 | 2015-12-02 | |
| Ben Zhao | 1 | 2025-01-24 | |
| B.J. Miller | 1 | 2021-12-29 | |
| Bjorn Andersen | 1 | 2023-08-06 | |
| Bjørn Andersen | 1 | 2025-08-26 | |
| Boris Johnson | 1 | 2014-11-19 | |
| Bren Smith | 1 | 2021-06-23 | |
| Bridget Gainer | 1 | 2017-06-19 | |
| Caitlin Doughty | 1 | 2021-02-03 | |
| Cat Bohannon | 1 | 2023-12-27 | |
| Cecil Haney | 1 | 2021-08-25 | |
| Cecilia Rouse | 1 | 2021-06-16 | |
| Charles Blow | 1 | 2021-03-03 | |
| Chris Bosh | 1 | 2021-09-26 | |
| Chris Paxson | 1 | 2022-05-04 | |
| Christina Romer | 1 | 2020-07-08 | |
| Christine Lagarde | 1 | 2017-12-13 | |
| Chris Weld | 1 | 2024-10-30 | |
| Chuck Hagel | 1 | 2019-10-30 | |
| Claudia Goldin | 1 | 2023-10-09 | |
| Colin Camerer | 1 | 2017-09-30 | |
| Dan Doctoroff | 1 | 2018-06-06 | |
| Dan Schreiber | 1 | 2019-10-16 | |
| Dan Wang | 1 | 2025-09-19 | |
| David Adjmi | 1 | 2025-07-18 | |
| David Cameron | 1 | 2019-10-09 | |
| David Eagleman | 1 | 2024-12-22 | |
| David Laibson | 1 | 2017-09-30 | |
| Debora Spar | 1 | 2016-11-14 | |
| Domonique Foxworth | 1 | 2019-02-02 | |
| Elaine Chao | 1 | 2021-08-04 | |
| Emily Oster | 1 | 2019-05-01 | |
| Eric Garcetti | 1 | 2019-06-05 | |
| Eric Posner | 1 | 2024-10-09 | |
| Eugene Mirman | 1 | 2017-03-27 | |
| Ezekiel Emanuel | 1 | 2024-12-11 | |
| Flora Yukhnovich | 1 | 2022-04-06 | |
| Gary Cohn | 1 | 2019-03-13 |
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