Freakonomics Radio

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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 t...

#8 US · Society & Culture 939 recordings 80 h 2010 → today Weekly updated 2 days ago
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Latest episodes

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688. When Is a Bet Not a Bet? 51 min · Tarek Mansour, Stephen Dubner, Robin Hanson · 2 days ago
687. Are Prediction Markets the Best Forecasting Tool Ever — or Just Another Casino? 49 min · Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics Radio Network · 9 days ago
How to Be a Double Unicorn, with John Urschel | Better in Person 33 min · Stephen Dubner · 12 days ago
686. Why Is It So Hard to Find an NFL Quarterback? 58 min · Stephen Dubner · 16 days ago
Amazon Was Supposed to Kill the Bookstore. James Daunt Had Other Plans | Better in Person 32 min · Stephen Dubner · 19 days ago
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Charts

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#8 Society & Culture · United States

🇮🇩 #6 · 🇨🇦 #6 · 🇮🇳 #6 · 🇿🇦 #9 · 🇵🇭 #11 · 🇦🇷 #11 · 🇷🇺 #12 · 🇨🇴 #12 · 🇨🇱 #13 · 🇫🇮 #14 · +20 more

charted in 31 countriesFull rankings →

Activity

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7 episodes · last 30 days · avg 53 min

Fri 51Wed 24Tue 2

Episodes per week over the last six months.

About

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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 a...

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Rankings

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As of 2026-09-28, Freakonomics Radio ranks #112 on Apple Podcasts in the United States, and appears on charts in 9 countries.

Ranking over time

Overall chart position, last 90 days · lower is better

Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇺🇸 United States as of 2026-09-28

🇮🇩 Indonesia #64 🇮🇳 India #92 🇨🇦 Canada #104 🇺🇸 United States #112 🇿🇦 South Africa #112 🇳🇿 New Zealand #165 🇰🇷 South Korea #184 🇦🇺 Australia #198 🇵🇭 Philippines #199 Society & Culture #8 Apple
Chart records
First charted2025-02-07
Best ever#26 on Apple Podcasts (Philippines) · 2025-08-06
Days on chart527
Countries now9
CategoriesSociety & Culture

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