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The Economics of Everyday Things

Who decides which snacks are in your office’s vending machine? How much is a suburban elm tree worth, and to whom? How did Girl Scout Cookies become a billion-dollar business? In bite-sized episodes, journalist Zachary Crockett looks at quotidian things and finds amazing stories. 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.
126 episodes

Episodes

105. Light Bulbs

00:18:479/8/2025

EXTRA: Emoji and the Law

00:19:579/4/2025

Home Staging (Replay)

00:19:559/1/2025

104. Private Investigators

00:19:038/25/2025

103. Satellites

00:22:378/18/2025

102. “The Starry Night”

00:20:548/11/2025

101. Street Performers

00:15:428/4/2025

Mobile Home Parks (Replay)

00:19:097/28/2025

100. Podcasts

00:27:077/21/2025

99. Emoji

00:18:207/14/2025