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588. Confessions of a Black Conservative | Freakonomics Radio
The economist and social critic Glenn Loury has led a remarkably turbulent life, both professionally and personally. In a new memoir, he has chosen to reveal just about everything. Why?
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Discover the hidden side of everything with host Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of the Freakonomics books. Each week, Dubner speaks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, intellectuals and entrepreneurs, and various other underachievers to uncover things you always thought you knew (but didn’t) and things you never thought you wanted to know (but do) - from the economics of sleep to the future of education, from markets for marriage to the surprising utility of wolves.
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48. College Fraternities | The Economics of Everyday Things
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A fraternity’s budget includes broken windows, liability insurance, chili dog breakfasts, and the occasional $40,000 DJ. Zachary Crockett crashes the party. ABOUT THE ECONOMICS OF EVERYDAY THINGS: Zachary Crockett uncovers the hidden side of the things that surround us. Who decides what snacks are in your office’s vending machine? How much is a 100-year-old elm tree on a suburban block worth - ...
195. Can You Be Too Nice? | No Stupid Questions
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Where is the line between a good guy and a doormat? Do people with sharp elbows make more money? And why did Angela’s mother give away her birthday present? Take the Big Five inventory: freakonomics.com/bigfive SUBSCRIBE TO NO STUPID QUESTIONS: UA-cam: freak.ws/3yIl6dl Stitcher: freak.ws/3Vwxib5 Apple Podcasts: freak.ws/3ELhWJR Spotify: freak.ws/3Tb7Gir ABOUT FREAKONOMICS RADIO NETWORK: Freakon...
131. Getting Old, Adventurously | People I (Mostly) Admire
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Caroline Paul is a thrill-seeker and writer who is on a quest to encourage women to get outside and embrace adventure as they age. She and Steve talk about fighting fires, walking on airplane wings, and finding awe in birdwatching. ABOUT PEOPLE I (MOSTLY) ADMIRE: People I (Mostly) Admire is hosted by Steven Levitt, the unorthodox University of Chicago economist and co-author of the Freakonomics...
587. Should Companies Be Owned by Their Workers? | Freakonomics Radio
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The employee ownership movement is growing, and one of its biggest champions is also a private equity heavyweight. Is this meaningful change, or just window dressing? ABOUT FREAKONOMICS RADIO: Discover the hidden side of everything with host Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of the Freakonomics books. Each week, Dubner speaks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, intellectuals and entrepreneurs, an...
194. Is It Okay to Be an Introvert? | No Stupid Questions
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What’s the difference between being introverted and being shy? What are extroverts so cheerful about? And does Angela’s social battery ever run out? Take the Big Five inventory: freakonomics.com/bigfive SUBSCRIBE TO NO STUPID QUESTIONS: UA-cam: freak.ws/3yIl6dl Stitcher: freak.ws/3Vwxib5 Apple Podcasts: freak.ws/3ELhWJR Spotify: freak.ws/3Tb7Gir ABOUT FREAKONOMICS RADIO NETWORK: Freakonomics be...
47. Bail Bonds | The Economics of Everyday Things
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How does bail work - and who's really paying? Zachary Crockett follows the money. ABOUT THE ECONOMICS OF EVERYDAY THINGS: Zachary Crockett uncovers the hidden side of the things that surround us. Who decides what snacks are in your office’s vending machine? How much is a 100-year-old elm tree on a suburban block worth - and to whom? And what makes Girl Scout Cookies a billion-dollar business? S...
UPDATE: What It’s Like to Be Steve Levitt’s Daughters | People I (Mostly) Admire
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Steve shows a different side of himself in very personal interviews with his two oldest daughters. Amanda talks about growing up with social anxiety and her decision not to go to college, while Lily speaks candidly about her battle with anorexia and the conversation she had with Steve that led her to seek treatment. ABOUT PEOPLE I (MOSTLY) ADMIRE: People I (Mostly) Admire is hosted by Steven Le...
586. How Does the Lost World of Vienna Still Shape Our Lives? | Freakonomics Radio
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From politics and economics to psychology and the arts, many of the modern ideas we take for granted emerged a century ago from a single European capital. In this episode of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, the historian Richard Cockett explores all those ideas - and how the arrival of fascism can ruin in a few years what took generations to build. ABOUT FREAKONOMICS RADIO: Discover the hidden...
Extra: Why Is 23andMe Going Under? (Update) | Freakonomics Radio
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Five years ago, we published an episode about the boom in home DNA testing kits, focusing on the high-flying firm 23andMe and its C.E.O. Anne Wojcicki. Their flight has been extremely bumpy since then. This update includes an additional interview with the Wall Street Journal reporter who has been investigating the firm’s collapse. ABOUT FREAKONOMICS RADIO: Discover the hidden side of everything...
46. Car Colors | The Economics of Everyday Things
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So many vehicles on the road today are white, black, or gray - but automotive designers find that consumer preferences may be changing lanes. Zachary Crockett surveys the lot. ABOUT THE ECONOMICS OF EVERYDAY THINGS: Zachary Crockett uncovers the hidden side of the things that surround us. Who decides what snacks are in your office’s vending machine? How much is a 100-year-old elm tree on a subu...
193. Are You as Conscientious as You Think You Are? | No Stupid Questions
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Is it really that important to make your bed? What’s the benefit of hiring a lazy person? And how many cups of spinach can Mike fit in a red Solo cup? Take the Big Five inventory: freakonomics.com/bigfive SUBSCRIBE TO NO STUPID QUESTIONS: UA-cam: freak.ws/3yIl6dl Stitcher: freak.ws/3Vwxib5 Apple Podcasts: freak.ws/3ELhWJR Spotify: freak.ws/3Tb7Gir ABOUT FREAKONOMICS RADIO NETWORK: Freakonomics ...
130. Is Our Concept of Freedom All Wrong? | People I (Mostly) Admire
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The economist Joseph Stiglitz has devoted his life to exposing the limits of markets. He tells Steve about winning an argument with fellow Nobel laureate Milton Friedman, why small governments don’t lead to more freedom, and why he’s not afraid to be an advocate. ABOUT PEOPLE I (MOSTLY) ADMIRE: People I (Mostly) Admire is hosted by Steven Levitt, the unorthodox University of Chicago economist a...
18. How Do You Raise a “Likable” Kid? | No Stupid Questions
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Also: what’s so great about friendship? SUBSCRIBE TO NO STUPID QUESTIONS: UA-cam: freak.ws/3yIl6dl Stitcher: freak.ws/3Vwxib5 Apple Podcasts: freak.ws/3ELhWJR Spotify: freak.ws/3Tb7Gir ABOUT FREAKONOMICS RADIO NETWORK: Freakonomics began as a book, which led to a blog, a documentary film, more books, a pair of pants, and in 2010, a podcast called Freakonomics Radio. Hosted by Stephen J. Dubner,...
17. How Can We Get More Virtue and Less ‘Virtue Signaling’? | No Stupid Questions
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Also: is it better to be a thinker, a doer, or a charmer? SUBSCRIBE TO NO STUPID QUESTIONS: UA-cam: freak.ws/3yIl6dl Stitcher: freak.ws/3Vwxib5 Apple Podcasts: freak.ws/3ELhWJR Spotify: freak.ws/3Tb7Gir ABOUT FREAKONOMICS RADIO NETWORK: Freakonomics began as a book, which led to a blog, a documentary film, more books, a pair of pants, and in 2010, a podcast called Freakonomics Radio. Hosted by ...
16. What’s the Downside to Being Goal-Oriented? | No Stupid Questions
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16. What’s the Downside to Being Goal-Oriented? | No Stupid Questions
14. Are You a Maximizer or a Satisficer? | No Stupid Questions
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14. Are You a Maximizer or a Satisficer? | No Stupid Questions
12. Does “As If” Thinking Really Work? | No Stupid Questions
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12. Does “As If” Thinking Really Work? | No Stupid Questions
11. Are Ambitious People Inherently Selfish? | No Stupid Questions
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11. Are Ambitious People Inherently Selfish? | No Stupid Questions
10. Why Are Stories Stickier Than Statistics? | No Stupid Questions
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10. Why Are Stories Stickier Than Statistics? | No Stupid Questions
9. Why Is It So Hard to Be Alone With Our Thoughts? | No Stupid Questions
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9. Why Is It So Hard to Be Alone With Our Thoughts? | No Stupid Questions
8. Wouldn’t It Be Better to Hear Your Eulogy Before You’re Dead? | No Stupid Questions
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8. Wouldn’t It Be Better to Hear Your Eulogy Before You’re Dead? | No Stupid Questions
7. How Do You Handle Criticism? | No Stupid Questions
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7. How Do You Handle Criticism? | No Stupid Questions
6. Is Incompetence a Form of Dishonesty? | No Stupid Questions
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6. Is Incompetence a Form of Dishonesty? | No Stupid Questions
5. What Do Tom Sawyer and the Founder of Duolingo Have in Common? | No Stupid Questions
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5. What Do Tom Sawyer and the Founder of Duolingo Have in Common? | No Stupid Questions
4. Does All Creativity Come From Pain? | No Stupid Questions
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4. Does All Creativity Come From Pain? | No Stupid Questions
3. What Does It Mean to Be a “Hard Worker”? | No Stupid Questions
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3. What Does It Mean to Be a “Hard Worker”? | No Stupid Questions
2. What is the Optimal Way to Be Angry? | No Stupid Questions
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2. What is the Optimal Way to Be Angry? | No Stupid Questions
585. A Social Activist in Prime Minister’s Clothing | Freakonomics Radio
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585. A Social Activist in Prime Minister’s Clothing | Freakonomics Radio
1. Did Covid-19 Kill the Handshake? | No Stupid Questions
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1. Did Covid-19 Kill the Handshake? | No Stupid Questions

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  • @AndrewBrown-my8hy
    @AndrewBrown-my8hy 20 годин тому

    What a trash interview. Zero pushback or hard questions. His whole argument boils down to “it used to be worse for Black people so they should stop complaining” and “affirmative action was good and necessary when it benefited me, but now we’ve solved racism so fuck these lazy kids”. Giving this clown an uncritical platform to spew bullshit that only gives cover for racists to hide behind is irresponsible and unethical. Long time listener unsubscribing

  • @kirktuss4819
    @kirktuss4819 День тому

    Whhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt? Black people can be conservative??????? DDDDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

  • @JeffreyAllen-qv3lk
    @JeffreyAllen-qv3lk День тому

    Wow guys I been listening to your podcast last three years now on tablet in the clink n just saw ya visual for first time. Dubnah I got close to guessing n yet Levitt shocked me completely. Thought he looked like Phil Coulson SHIELD agent from Marvel Avengers movies n yet he looks all GQ like Johnny from Karate Kid movie original ya shocked totally hahaha. First day back on www in four years now n worth it rock that howse Freaks!!!!!

  • @asafh04
    @asafh04 2 дні тому

    I'm a liberal, and I agree with almost everything he advocates for. Except for the trans bit, why is it anyone's business??

    • @hanh3000
      @hanh3000 День тому

      It’s nobody’s business. But the trans make it into a business. When they insist biological male can compete in female sports or saying things like there’s no difference between men and women, they are making it every one’s business. I am all for people’s self expression and I am happy to support anyone’s right to express. But when you intruding onto other people’s domain because of your own pursuit of happiness, other people will have a reaction.

  • @airmasterk5337
    @airmasterk5337 2 дні тому

    I have agreements and disagreements with many of his beliefs. I do not know much about Loury but based on this interview i have ascertained that his beliefs are genuine. He's the most raw and honest person you have interviewed. We are all bad people it's just some are better at hiding it than others. Just because you do not or did not abide by your own beliefs does not mean that truth exists. We cannot deny reality because it solves our cognitive dissonance. Make changes or deal with guilt and shame. The past is the past.

    • @cjr1382
      @cjr1382 День тому

      if everybody is bad, what even is bad? Is "bad" really a bad/evil/undesirable thing if its seemingly present in everyone?

  • @dliv1687
    @dliv1687 2 дні тому

    I dont believe most of what he said

    • @cjr1382
      @cjr1382 День тому

      not trying to offend or provoke you but just curious: could you be more specific? What are some of the things you dont believe and if possible why dont you believe them? Its just that I dont think he said anything all that crazy here

  • @esquala1
    @esquala1 2 дні тому

    I find the older I get, the more I'm willing to set healthy boundaries, something I was taught never to do. And thank you for mentioning the alternative ending to The Giving Tree, I'm a teacher and looking forward to sharing this with everyone!

  • @56edave
    @56edave 2 дні тому

    Maybe . . .MAYBE, we could use data to prevent the media from aggrandizing and sensationalizing every incident they can find to create greater division and more ignorance in the advancement of racial prejudice

  • @TheWiscoKid
    @TheWiscoKid 3 дні тому

    Awesome episode! Thank you

  • @johnskrb
    @johnskrb 3 дні тому

    I’m not crying, nope….it’s just my allergies

  • @stephenboyington630
    @stephenboyington630 4 дні тому

    Is #4 toothpaste manufacturer in all of Kazakhstan!

  • @stephenboyington630
    @stephenboyington630 4 дні тому

    Mmmmm. Serviceable beans.

  • @JimHeil
    @JimHeil 4 дні тому

    That’s the only fact check?? smh

  • @nobodyhere5745
    @nobodyhere5745 4 дні тому

    Total money scam as fare as I concern. They didn't even pick up on my Indian ancestor. i spent almost $250 only to asked for more money. Wow

  • @RickSpicer
    @RickSpicer 5 днів тому

    Just Found You . Most Interesting Approach . Nice . I LIKE Knowledge . Enjoy Your Day . Thank You , I'll Listen To More

  • @2010hyundaielantra
    @2010hyundaielantra 6 днів тому

    Racist

  • @robertsemenoff4970
    @robertsemenoff4970 6 днів тому

    Wow, best episode. Should be an independent government inquiry from the sounds of it. I know first hand about the stresses over ownership from my parents who had their own business. It takes more than just showing up for work on time to make a business work.

  • @luck484
    @luck484 7 днів тому

    I see a metaphor. A business without a workable business model will not survive. I am guessing that is true for an industry. There is or at least may be an information marketplace, or ecosystem, or economy, I am not sure how to express the thought. It's something like the food industry making cows and wheat believe they as individuals are experiencing benefit by the existence of the marketplace. In the information economy, my stupid little ass, my Gestalt, is the thing that will be processed into parts that have value and waste.

  • @hyacinthlynch843
    @hyacinthlynch843 8 днів тому

    I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Mr. Fryer is Thomas Sowell's heir apparent.

  • @davegubbins4428
    @davegubbins4428 8 днів тому

    excellent. thanks.

  • @davegubbins4428
    @davegubbins4428 8 днів тому

    'industrial democracy' Ricardo Semler's (owner of Brazilian firm SEMCO) book 'Maverick' 1992 is an highly accessible intro into this area. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Semler

  • @random_user_profile
    @random_user_profile 8 днів тому

    I just read the thumbnail, short answer No. Why? Because common sense.

  • @WNH3
    @WNH3 8 днів тому

    Is there some reason you keep re-posting the same episodes?

  • @dougcane4059
    @dougcane4059 8 днів тому

    NO - our lives are NOT longer as those in the past - Americans are living SHORTER lives than the generation before - because of Crony capitalism that literally sucks the life out of the people.

  • @dougcane4059
    @dougcane4059 8 днів тому

    Steven Pinker is yet another Zionist supporter of the war-mongering profiteers - the Palestinians have suffered decades of abuse and apartheid on their own land which is being stolen from them. Any intellectual who is not a socialist is in fact a tool of the vicious corporate profiteers and a traitor to the vast majority of people. He and other pseudo-intellectuals like Thomas Sowell spent their careers convincing you why the rich and powerful should get even more power and money while everyone else lose. Don't buy it - get rid of the corporate shill infesting our educational institutions.

  • @jpjames8044
    @jpjames8044 9 днів тому

    The suggestion is that to improve Healthspan, the factors for genomic instability, telomere dysfunction, epigenetic alterations, loss of proteostasis, compromise of autophagy, mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence, stem cell exhaustion, altered intercellular communication and deregulated nutrient sensing should be targeted. So how do we prioritize the many supplements some charismatic influencers with impressive qualifications has urged us to take? The Science. Astaxanthin Maritime pine Matcha NAC Nattokinase Resveratrol Taurine Creatine Berberine Magnesium Potassium Omega 3s Silybin Amla Glycine GTF Chromium alpha-lipoic acid Benfotiamine NAD+ L-citrulline NMN NMNH Nitric oxide Flaxseed Pomegranate Hibiscus Cranberry Beetroot Betaine anhydrous Metformin Rapamycin Vitamin K2 Fisetin Sodium butyrate forskolin Alpha Ketoglutarate Spermidine urolithin A DHEA Rhodeola L-theanine

  • @ASMatthew
    @ASMatthew 9 днів тому

    Hey Americans . . It's not always about the $$$$. I, for one am glad to hear in the summary that she's still at least trying to be true to her initial goals, regardless of the $tock market value of her business

  • @richardlgambrell1144
    @richardlgambrell1144 9 днів тому

    Everything is not a short cut. Let's be careful with language.

  • @jong8427
    @jong8427 9 днів тому

    Yuval Harari is a top advisor to WEF and Klaus Scwab. DYOR on what the implications are and will be for you before you jump on this wagon.

  • @tahutira480
    @tahutira480 9 днів тому

    She's to PC to really get to the bottom of this important issue. We need a unapologetic approach to this subject backed by data, and no bias.

  • @hazeljeans4085
    @hazeljeans4085 10 днів тому

    Feel good analysis on this one. Very misleading for the vague explanation to the numbers and its distribution. This doesn’t lie but it is evasive and holographic about the truth. These cookies are bot sympathetically by everyone. We all have a warm feeling of empowering little girls to economy and self empowerment. They could have that taste of self empowerment but if doing it again, would probably feel the sharp sting of exploitation. This is a criminal racket for using child labor. If the revenues had even 49% to its specific troop, I would shut my face. Your troop is getting no more than 9% of these wildly overpriced cookies.

  • @diabetewater
    @diabetewater 10 днів тому

    YOU STOLE OUR NAME

  • @alyx1715
    @alyx1715 12 днів тому

    I have never hated anyone so deeply in my whole life. I hope he gets investigated after leaving office. 🖕

  • @DanHowardMtl
    @DanHowardMtl 12 днів тому

    Son of Castro.

  • @DanHowardMtl
    @DanHowardMtl 12 днів тому

    Trudeau should be in prison.

  • @danielle9825
    @danielle9825 13 днів тому

    After a decade, there is no logical way of denying that the liberal policies have failed us. I do not think people realize how bad things have gotten in Canada in every single portfolio managed by this government. I wish the interviewer had done some research into Canada and been more informed before this interview, we could have maybe gotten some clarity as to why the PM still pushes policies that have directly made our lives worse.

  • @clementevillasenor6528
    @clementevillasenor6528 13 днів тому

    Indeed Mr Harari is a brilliant mind. I have read some of his work nevertheless I couldn’t disagree more with him because life has great meaning it’s wonderfully magnificent! Just look at all the great civilizations that have walked this earth 🌍 life it’s amazing y will like for mr harari to come to Mexico 🇲🇽 and see wonderful magical and amazing things!

  • @joanhuffman2166
    @joanhuffman2166 13 днів тому

    Women still want less overtime than men. We want a life and time away from work more than men.

  • @mikhailfranco
    @mikhailfranco 15 днів тому

    Come on, they were _all_ Jewish. Every single name you mention was Jewish (except Schumpeter - Catholic, and maybe Klimt). You even name New York as a second Vienna: NY is the biggest Jewish city on earth. They both had/have a minority % of Jews, which completely dominate(d) all valuable and creative industries. Up to 12% in Vienna, but 15% (2023) - 25% (1950) in New York, yet they comprise(d) 30-40-50-60% of doctors, lawyers, bankers, ... had almost total control over many creative industries (music, theatre, art, writing, publishing,...) as well as various academic disciplines (economics, philosophy, math, ...) You mention Dichter for marketing, but not Bernays (Freud's nephew), who invented PR and propaganda. The _Vienna Circle_ of philosophers originated with Frank, Neurath and Hahn, but encompassed Wittgenstein, Popper, Tarski, Feigl, Bergmann, Menger, Kaufmann, Kraft, Waismann, Rand, Schächter, Zilsel and 'the other' von Mises. The Vienna Circle was contemporary with the _Frankfurt School._ I'm not saying it's bad, it is (was) certainly a bright flourishing of the intellect, and very positive for the US when many of them emigrated from Vienna. But the fact they were _all_ Jewish is a curious question that needs addressing, rather than avoiding. A second question might be what benefit did the US gain from all European migration caused by WWII, including pre-war exiles and post-war recruitment, like Werner von Braun. It might be tricky, but interesting, to disentangle the migration of the persecuted, motivated and gifted, from the pure economic expansion of the war effort, destruction of almost all other industry on the planet, and far-sighted polices like the Marshall Plan and the GI Bill. Then, perhaps compare WWII period with today - are the East and South Asian migrants as productive? (my hunch is enormously beneficial for the US, but not quite as significant as the WWII period). Finally, what would happen if that migration benefit was ever switched off (by US policy or foreign preferences) - hard to imagine at the current moment, but still interesting. Does the US actually have a dynamic population, _sans_ immigration? (e.g. some large % of startups have at least one foreign-born founder, and many more 2nd generation immigrants). Meanwhile, Austria ducks out of the defense of western civilization, as a free-rider, enclosed by, but not in, NATO. No wonder they are rich. Can you name a world-dominating Austrian company??? No, but they bank all their gains while the rest of us defend their perimeter.

  • @Diegoogle
    @Diegoogle 15 днів тому

    I love that book

  • @fireballfitness170
    @fireballfitness170 15 днів тому

    19:00 to 22:40 ... horrifying 32:35... trade off between speakers and listeners... 34:20 the ability to think in the absence of words...

  • @languagepool-germanusingli9902
    @languagepool-germanusingli9902 16 днів тому

    This is a super interesting podcast. I can highly represent Stefan Zweig's autobiography. Equally tomorrow I will buy Richard's book. I'm excited to read it. During covid I rode my bicycle from Berlin to Vienna in search of what I might find there. In fact, the place was deserted and what is left is only an echo of the past. If I could go back in time I would go to Vienna in 1905 and experience it for myself. Indeed amazing how for a flicker of time a city may emerge as a beacon of enlightenment surrounded by a deeply conservative, rule bound, fascist land. Thank you so much for this.

  • @wrldcurious
    @wrldcurious 16 днів тому

    Yes! 👍🏽

  • @philipwong895
    @philipwong895 16 днів тому

    Politics determines how wealth is distributed within a country, while wars and diplomacy determine how wealth is distributed between countries. These are not good outcomes of US government policies for US citizens: Economic inequality, inflation, stagnant real wages for the last fifty years, costly healthcare, an expensive education system, student loan debt totaling $1.7 trillion with an average balance of $38,000, poor public transportation systems, racial inequality, mass incarceration, the militarization of police, deteriorating infrastructure, housing affordability, homelessness, the opioid epidemic, and gun violence. The Chinese population does not enjoy any of the above issues. The IPSOS 2023 Global Happiness Level Report lists China at number one position with the happiest people in the world at 91%, with Saudi Arabia second at 86%. In the US, the wealthy dictate (lobbying, political donations, and pork-barrelling are legalized) government policies. In China, the wealthy have no special say in government policies. In China, the people cannot change their government, but they can change the government policies. In the West, the people can change their government, but they cannot change the government policies.

  • @TheGruntski
    @TheGruntski 17 днів тому

    I do have to laugh at how gormless the gang at Freakonomics Radio appear to be. So Justin batted his blue eyes at you and you went weak in the knees? LMAO. Let me explain just a few of Trudeau's immense blunders: Trudeau ran immigration at 1.1% of total population for years when other nations felt 0.3% of population per year was possible excessive. As a result Canada is 4.5million family residences in arrears, in a country with about 14.5million residences. Now Trudeau claims he will instantly ramp from the national average of 200k homes built per year to 650k homes built per year. Multiply the number of construction workers in Canada by 3.2 and you get pretty much the entire male workforce. Is Trudeau going to pull a Pol Pot and empty the offices and hand out hammers? How gormless. Trudeau has refused to sell LNG to nations that want to get off coal. This has included Germany and Japan. Trudeau has refused to sell LNG to either nation. Trudeau has refused to sell LNG to Greece with is acting as a gateway for LNG sales to coal burning countries in the EU. Don't you sad folks at Freakonomics know that coal emits 50% more CO2 per kilwatt-hour of energy produced that LNG? How gormless. Charmed by Trudeau, the guy who tried to obtain a science degree twice and and who dropped out twice....LMAO

  • @maryjoan4128
    @maryjoan4128 17 днів тому

    Its important for your listeners to realize that he is a a drama teacher and an actor..by profession...not a leader, not a great academic, lawyer etc. today.. Canadians poverty levels r the highest they have ever been .. bravo what a performance

  • @BlackKittyKat
    @BlackKittyKat 17 днів тому

    An interview revealing the outcome when grandiose magical thinking, narcissism and Marxist ideology run a G7 country. You just let him run off his WEF approved talking points.

  • @BlackKittyKat
    @BlackKittyKat 17 днів тому

    Please invite the Canadian Leader of the Opposition Pierre Polievre to get to see both sides regarding what Canada is dealing with. Canadians know to only trust Statistics Canada for an understanding of what is actually happening in our country.

  • @Mistletoeaglow
    @Mistletoeaglow 18 днів тому

    I often will pick lower rated restaurants to have a unique experience, to meet interesting people, and to stay away from the status crowds.

  • @Mistletoeaglow
    @Mistletoeaglow 18 днів тому

    Maximizers waste a lot of time. They ruin a lot of fun. And it cuts into being creative and curious. I don’t trust other people’s opinions and I prefer my own tastes. Further I don’t care what other people do or think. I mean no offense to Angela, but her book was so stressful and sad to me. I’m definitely a Satisficer. There is beauty in the ordinary, adequate plain, simple things. Being satisfied with life creates wonderful free time for enjoyment and peace.