''Freakonomics Radio'' is an American public radio program which discusses
socioeconomic issues for a general audience. The show is a
spin-off
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of the 2005 book ''
Freakonomics''. Journalist
Stephen Dubner
Stephen Joseph Dubner (born August 26, 1963) is an American author, journalist, and podcast and radio host. He is co-author of the popular ''Freakonomics'' book series: ''Freakonomics'',Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of ...
hosts the show, with economist
Steven Levitt
Steven David Levitt (born May 29, 1967) is an American economist and co-author of the best-selling book ''Freakonomics'' and its sequels (along with Stephen J. Dubner). Levitt was the winner of the 2003 John Bates Clark Medal for his work in the ...
as a regular guest. The show is also distributed as a
podcast, and is among the most popular on iTunes. Created in September 2010,
it is a weekly podcast.
From July 2018, production moved from
WNYC to
Stitcher Radio; 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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,
Spotify,
Google Play, 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
Angela Duckworth.
*''Sudhir Breaks the Internet'', with
Sudhir Venkatesh.
*''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''Tell Me Something I Don't Know'' is no longer active.
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