The world has changed a good bit since Freakonomics was first published. In this live anniversary episode, Stephen Dubner tells Geoff Bennett of PBS NewsHour everything he has learned since then. Happy birthday, Freakonomics. <ul><li>SOURCES:<ul><li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/geoff-bennett">Geoff Bennett</a>, co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>RESOURCES:<ul><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4nMhL3G">Freakonomics Twentieth Anniversary Edition: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything</a>, by Stephen Dubner and Steve Levitt (2025).</li></ul></li></ul> Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

653. Does Horse Racing Have a Future?

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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