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People I (Mostly) Admire

People I (Mostly) Admire

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

243 episodesEN-US

Show overview

People I (Mostly) Admire has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 243 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 6 days ago, with 34 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2021, with 50 episodes published. Published by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher.

Episodes
243
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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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

25. Sam Harris: “Spirituality Is a Loaded Term.”

Jun 6, 202642 min

24. Are We Under Threat from a New Kind of Terror? (Replay Ep. 24)

May 30, 202644 min

23. Greg Norman & Mark Broadie: Why Golf Beats an Orgasm and Why Data Beats Everything

May 23, 202642 min

22. Sal Khan: “If It Works for 15 Cousins, It Could Work for a Billion People.”

May 16, 202643 min

21. Pete Docter: “What If Monsters Really Do Exist?”

May 9, 202643 min

20. John Donohue: “I'm Frequently Called a Treasonous Enemy of the Constitution.”

May 2, 202636 min

19. Marina Nitze: “If You Googled ‘Business Efficiency Consultant,’ I Was the Only Result.”

Apr 25, 202637 min

18. Robert Sapolsky: “I Don’t Think We Have Any Free Will Whatsoever.”

Apr 18, 202641 min

17. Emily Oster: “I Am a Woman Who Is Prominently Discussing Vaginas.”

Apr 11, 202641 min
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