Episodes from the “Freakonomics Radio” series by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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623. Can New York City Win Its War on Rats?

The Show That Never Happened

622. Why Does Everyone Hate Rats?

621. Is Professional Licensing a Racket?

When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee? (Update)

620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

619. How to Poison the A.I. Machine

Is San Francisco a Failed State? (And Other Questions You Shouldn’t Ask the Mayor)

618. Are Realtors Having an Existential Crisis?

617. Are You Really Allergic to Penicillin?

Highway Signs and Prison Labor

Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped? (Update)

Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia? (Update)

Your Brain Doesn’t Work the Way You Think

616. How to Make Something from Nothing

615. Is Ozempic as Magical as It Sounds?

How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Update)

614. Is the U.S. Sleeping on Threats from Russia and China?

613. Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard.

612. Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Its Most Valuable Asset?