<p>Thanks to decades of work by airlines and regulators, plane crashes are nearly a thing of the past. Can we do the same for cars? (Part 2 of “<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/freakonomics-radio-takes-to-the-skies/">Freakonomics Radio Takes to the Skies</a>.”)</p>

536. Is Your Plane Ticket Too Expensive — or Too Cheap?

Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior.

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