The Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan
Society & Culture
Freakonomics Radio
by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
Today: #16 in Society & Culture on our combined chart.
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| Date | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pocket Casts |
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| Oct 1 | #19 | #19 | #17 |
About the show
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.
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