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Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join Levitt as he goes through the most interesting midlife crisis you’ve ever heard — and learn how a renegade sheriff is transforming Chicago's jail, how a biologist is finding the secrets of evolution in the Arctic tundra, and how a trivia champion memorized 160,000 flashcards.
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4.7 stars from 2,481 ratings
An Important Podcast/An Important Topic
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“If the spoke word is supposed to lead to more careful and mindful thinking, then this is the podcast that has achieved that objective. My spouse and I have listened to it thrice, and still we know that we are not fully comprehending ALL the major points. We are now fans of this podcasts (just...”Read full review »
danteangelo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/02/24
“As a math teacher, yip, there ARE stupid questions”
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06/23/24
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“Some of them are really good. Some isn’t so much economics. Like the new Maths podcast”
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Great Britain ·
06/22/24
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