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People I (Mostly) Admire

People I (Mostly) Admire

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

252 episodesEN-US

Show overview

People I (Mostly) Admire has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 252 episodes, alongside 4 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 200 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 43 min and 54 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Society & Culture show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 43 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher.

Episodes
252
Running
2020–2026 · 6y
Median length
48 min
Cadence
Fortnightly

From the publisher

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. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

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44. Edward Glaeser Explains Why Some Cities Thrive While Others Fade Away

Oct 17, 202645 min

43. Arne Duncan Says All Kids Deserve a Chance — and Criminals Deserve a Second One

Oct 10, 202645 min

42. America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up

Oct 3, 202642 min

41. Dr. Bapu Jena on Why Freakonomics Is the Best Medicine

Sep 26, 202640 min

How a Great Architect Thinks, with Bjarke Ingels | Better in Person

Sep 23, 202643 min

40. Harold Pollack on Why Managing Your Money is as Easy as Taking Out the Garbage

Sep 19, 202645 min

39. Aicha Evans Wants You to Take Your Eyes Off the Road

Sep 12, 202648 min

38. Sendhil Mullainathan Explains How to Generate an Idea a Minute (Part 2)

Sep 5, 202636 min

37. Sendhil Mullainathan Thinks Messing Around Is the Best Use of Your Time

Aug 29, 202650 min

36. How Rahm Emanuel Would Run the World

Aug 22, 202641 min

35. David Epstein Knows Something About Almost Everything

Aug 15, 202649 min

34. Maya Shankar Is Changing People’s Behavior — and Her Own

Aug 8, 202644 min

33. Travis Tygart Is Coming for Cheaters — Just Ask Lance Armstrong

Aug 1, 202645 min

32. Angela Duckworth Explains How to Manage Your Goal Hierarchy

Jul 25, 202650 min

31. Peter Leeson on Why Trial-by-Fire Wasn’t Barbaric and Why Pirates Were Democratic

Jul 18, 202645 min

30. Dambisa Moyo Says Foreign Aid Can’t Solve Problems, but Maybe Corporations Can

Jul 11, 202643 min

29. Bruce Friedrich Thinks There’s a Better Way to Eat Meat

Jul 4, 202645 min

28. Professor Carl Hart Argues All Drugs Should Be Legal — Can He Convince Steve?

Jun 27, 202644 min

27. Daniel Kahneman on Why Our Judgment is Flawed — and What to Do About It

Jun 20, 202644 min

26. Memory Champion Nelson Dellis Helps Steve Train His Brain

Jun 13, 202635 min
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