Show overview
The Economics of Everyday Things has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 194 episodes, alongside 4 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 55 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 16 min and 19 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 months ago, with 51 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Freakonomics Network.
From the publisher
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. 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.