One Freakish Disappointment
A fan of both Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics, I was very excited to discover this new podcast from the authors of the books. After several episodes, however, I sense absolutely NO spark in this podcast. It is not all that interesting, and certainly not thought-provoking. I think the only thing keeping this podcast alive at this point is its New York Times support. I have since unsubscribed, but I hope for future listeners that these guys learn to reproduce the same magic their books have. May check back in a few months and see where they've taken it.Read full review »
xrunxcx via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/28/10
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