No Stupid Questions
Freakonomics Radio
No Stupid Questions
Freakonomics Radio
Stephen Dubner (co-author of the Freakonomics book series) and research psychologist Angela Duckworth (author of Grit) really like to ask people questions, and came to believe there’s no such thing as a stupid one. So they made a podcast where they can ask each other as many “stupid questions” as they want. New episodes each week. No Stupid Questions is a production of the Freakonomics Radio Network.
Sunday 21 February 2021 : Also: is it better to be right or “not wrong”?
Sunday 14 February 2021 : Also, what's better: to learn new skills or go deep on what you're good at?
Sunday 07 February 2021 : Also: how can you stop ruminating?
Sunday 31 January 2021 : Also: do self-help books really help?
Sunday 24 January 2021 : Also: does wisdom really come with age?
Sunday 17 January 2021 : Also: how many “selves” is it OK to have?
Sunday 10 January 2021 : Also: how can you become a more curious person?
Sunday 03 January 2021 : Also: why is public speaking so terrifying?
Sunday 27 December 2020 : Also: why do we procrastinate?
Sunday 20 December 2020 : Also: where is the line between acronyms, initialisms, and gibberish?
Sunday 13 December 2020 : Also: which professions have the happiest people?
Sunday 06 December 2020 : Also: is a little knowledge truly a dangerous thing?
Sunday 29 November 2020 : Also: why is it so hard to predict success?
Sunday 22 November 2020 : Also: do you spend more time thinking about the past, the present, or the future?
Sunday 15 November 2020 : Also: why is behavior change so darn hard?
Sunday 08 November 2020 : Also: what’s so great about New York City anyway?
Sunday 01 November 2020 : Also: is it wrong to feel inured to the pandemic?
Sunday 25 October 2020 : Also: do we overestimate or underestimate our significance in other people’s lives?
Sunday 18 October 2020 : Also: should everyone have their own trauma score?
Sunday 11 October 2020 : Also: how is social media like a knife?
Sunday 04 October 2020 : Also: is there a downside to billionaire philanthropy?
Sunday 27 September 2020 : Also: what is the meaning of life?
Sunday 20 September 2020 : Also: how do you know if you have a “bad personality”?
Sunday 13 September 2020 : Also: what’s so great about friendship?
Sunday 06 September 2020 : Also: is it better to be a thinker, a doer, or a charmer?
No Stupid Questions
Freakonomics Radio
40. Have We All Lost Our Ability to Compromise?
Also: is it better to be right or “not wrong”?
39. Is Everybody Cheating These Days?
Also, what's better: to learn new skills or go deep on what you're good at?
38. What Does It Mean to Be a “Good” Man?
Also: how can you stop ruminating?
37. How Do You Know if People Don’t Like You?
Also: do self-help books really help?
36. Which Matters More, a First or Last Impression?
Also: does wisdom really come with age?
35. Does Psychotherapy Actually Work?
Also: how many “selves” is it OK to have?
34. Are Humans Smarter or Stupider Than We Used to Be?
Also: how can you become a more curious person?
33. Is Optimism a Luxury Good?
Also: why is public speaking so terrifying?
How Much of Your Life Do You Actually Control? (Ep. 15 Rebroadcast)
Also: why do we procrastinate?
32. Which Gets You Further: Talent or Effort?
Also: where is the line between acronyms, initialisms, and gibberish?
31. How Much Do Your Friends Affect Your Future?
Also: which professions have the happiest people?
30. Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar?
Also: is a little knowledge truly a dangerous thing?
29. How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit?
Also: why is it so hard to predict success?
28. Why Do We Hoard?
Also: do you spend more time thinking about the past, the present, or the future?
27. How Should You Ask for Forgiveness?
Also: why is behavior change so darn hard?
26. Do Checklists Make People Stupid?
Also: what’s so great about New York City anyway?
25. Is Hedonism Better Than Self-Control?
Also: is it wrong to feel inured to the pandemic?
24. Why Do We Forget So Much of What We’ve Read?
Also: do we overestimate or underestimate our significance in other people’s lives?
23. Is It Wrong to Crave Praise?
Also: should everyone have their own trauma score?
22. Why Do We Buy Things We’ll Never Use?
Also: how is social media like a knife?
21. How Can You Identify Hidden Talent? With Eric Schmidt.
Also: is there a downside to billionaire philanthropy?
20. Should We Separate the Art From the Artist?
Also: what is the meaning of life?
19. Is There Such a Thing as Good Estrangement?
Also: how do you know if you have a “bad personality”?
18. How Do You Raise a “Likable” Kid?
Also: what’s so great about friendship?
17. How Can We Get More Virtue and Less ‘Virtue Signaling’?
Also: is it better to be a thinker, a doer, or a charmer?
