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Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett
The Economics of Everyday Things
Who decides which snacks are in your office’s vending machine? How much is a suburban elm tree worth, and to whom? How did Girl Scout Cookies become a billion-dollar business? In bite-sized episodes, journalist Zachary Crockett looks at quotidian things and finds amazing stories.
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4.8 stars from 1,524 ratings
“I can’t say anymore except I will forward to everyone I know and I’ll also share… these are wonderful titles that we alll could be curious bout at sometime.. but this is informative and short enough to get the main points totally entertained, Smarter of course but smile and and feel good after my...”Read full review »
Star LeBlanc via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/12/24
Great podcast!
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“Glad I found this through Freakonomics. Every show is a great short insight into some great topics. I would like to suggest stagehands for a future topic. Personally I’m an entertainment rigger and stagehand. Would be a fun topic. Keep up the great work!”
BillV15 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/29/24
Often Smarmy
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“Some interesting content usually overshadowed by the narrator’s smugness. This show really loves it’s intros an outros. It’s really just a base line, so it’s not nearly as clever as the pod producers think it is.”
rdcu8mbdt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/28/24
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Published 11/18/24
Published 11/18/24
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