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People I (Mostly) Admire

Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join Levitt as he goes through the most interesting midlife crisis you’ve ever heard — and learn how a renegade sheriff is transforming Chicago's jail, how a biologist is finding the secrets of evolution in the Arctic tundra, and how a trivia champion memorized 160,000 flashcards. 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.
207 episodes

Episodes

172. A New Kind of University

00:51:5812/6/2025

171. Measuring Pollution on Parallel Earths

00:56:0111/22/2025

Suleika Jaouad’s Survival Mechanisms (Replay)

00:58:4611/15/2025

170. Finding the God Particle

00:59:1011/8/2025

169. Decoding the World’s First Writing

00:49:3510/25/2025

Is There a Fair Way to Divide Us? (Update)

01:00:0610/18/2025

168. Chemistry, Evolved

00:56:5310/11/2025

167. The Secret of Humanity? It’s Common Knowledge.

00:58:459/27/2025

How to Have Great Conversations (Update)

00:44:249/20/2025

166. The World’s Most Effective Public Health Intervention Is Under Attack

01:01:479/13/2025