''Freakonomics Radio'' is an American public radio program which discusses

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issues for a general audience. The show is a spin-off of the 2005 book ''

Freakonomics ''Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything'' is the debut non-fiction book by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and ''New York Times'' journalist Stephen J. Dubner. Published on April 12, 2005, by Will ...

''. Journalist Stephen Dubner hosts the show, with economist Steven Levitt as a regular guest. The show is also distributed as a

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, and is among the most popular on iTunes. Created in September 2010, it is a weekly podcast. From July 2018, production moved from

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; Alison Craiglow is the Executive Producer. The staff of ''Freakonomics Radio'' includes Greg Rippin and Harry Huggins. ''Freakonomics'' is released at 11 p.m. on Wednesday each week. You can find the podcast on iTunes,

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, and on their website. A gameshow episode "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" was broadcast on October 6, 2014. The show was hosted at The Greene Space in New York City. In the show, selected audience members presented their ideas to host Stephen Dubner and a panel of three celebrity judges. The winner of the episode was a 12-year-old who competed alongside former New York Governor Patterson. As of 2021, the radio hosts the following shows: *''Freakonomics'', with Stephen Dubner. *''People I (Mostly) Admire'', with Steven Levitt. *''No Stupid Questions'', with Stephen Dubner and

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. *''Sudhir Breaks the Internet'', with

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. *''Footy for Two'', with Stephen Dubner and his son Solomon. *''Question of the Day'', with Stephen Dubner and James Altucher. ''Tell Me Something I Don't Know'' is no longer active.

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