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Does hosting the Olympics ever pay off?

Interview with
Stephen Dubner
Jul 25, 2012
Olympic host cities get a huge windfall of tax revenues and tourist dollars, right? Freakonomics looks at the effect the games really have on a host city.
Posted In: Olympics 2012, London Olympics, Olympics
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Bribing kids to do well in school

Interview by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 10, 2012
And not just promising them a reward. You have to give it to them upfront. Freakonomics' Steven Levitt on how that works.
Posted In: bribery, Education
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How the U.S. can fix its political infighting

Interview with
Stephen Dubner
Jun 26, 2012
By taking a note from our neighbors in Great Britain. Freakonomics' Stephen Dubner explains why he thinks U.S. Congress should borrow the U.K. tradition of the Prime Minister's Question Time.
Posted In: prime minister, politics, Congress
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Providing better customer service is good for business

Interview with
Stephen Dubner
Jun 13, 2012
Companies that offer higher wages for employees and more money for training turn out to be more profitable.
Posted In: customer service
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Why more athletes are choosing to sport eyewear

Interview with
Stephen Dubner
May 30, 2012
It turns out NBA players like LeBron James don't actually need the eyeglasses to see.
Posted In: NBA, LeBron James
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Why early retirement may not be good for your health

Interview with
Stephen Dubner
May 16, 2012
Freakonomics Radio explores the hidden side of early retirement.
Posted In: Retirement
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Don't buy your mom fresh flowers

Interview with
Stephen Dubner
May 2, 2012
As Mother's Day approaches, it's time to consider the hidden side of fresh flowers, and the carbon footprint they leave behind.
Posted In: carbon footprint, flowers
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Good corporate citizenship can pay off

Interview with
Stephen Dubner
Apr 18, 2012
Freakonomics Radio takes a look at whether having a high level of corporate social responsibility is good for business in the long run.
Posted In: corporate responsibility
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When burglar alarms don't work

Interview with
Stephen Dubner
Apr 3, 2012
Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner on the high costs of faulty home alarm systems.
Posted In: police, alarms, burglar
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Closing the gender gap in patent filing

Interview with
Stephen Dubner
Mar 22, 2012
Freakonomics' Stephen Dubner on one scientifically-proven way that helps women embrace risk.
Posted In: innovation, gender gap, patents, Science, engineering

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"Freakonomics" and "SuperFreakonomics," by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, are groundbreaking books that explore "the hidden side of everything." Now there's Freakonomics Radio, a project that includes a weekly podcast, regular segments on Marketplace, and one-hour specials to be broadcast on public-radio stations across the country. Prepare to be enlightened, engaged, perhaps enraged, and definitely surprised.

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Journalism: Practiced. Excellent interview. Thank you.

Annapolis57 | May 17, 2013
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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

jgrothues | May 16, 2013
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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Ryssdal's interview with Rumsfeld was breathtakingly inappropriate. "Marketplace?" If Ryssdal wants to promote his obvious biases...

rcd43 | May 16, 2013
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How World Finance makes a killing lending on the installment (loan) plan

There is something fundamentally wrong with predatory lending businesses, whether they are pay day loans or installment contracts. The business...

entropyman | May 15, 2013

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