Brain Food Dude #63

Brain Food Dude #63 is now available. Listen here, or subscribe on itunes.

Perspective Matters

Rory Sutherland discusses the importance of perspective...

Amarillo Slim

The Economist did an obituary for poker legend Amarillo Slim. Read the article here.

On the Media discusses why the myth that vaccines cause autism persists. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 5/10/12.

History of the Ball

On Point interviews John Fox, an expert in sports and why we play ball. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 5/14/12.

Retirement Kills

Retire and die. That's what the freakonomics dudes have concluded. Learn more on this week's episode of Martetplace. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 5/16/12.

Episode #62 of the Brain Food Dude Podcast is now available. Listen here, or subscribe on itunes.

Malcolm Gladwell Revisited

A great new podcast called the TED Radio Hour kicked off their series by taking a new look at Malcolm Gladwell's classic TED Talk about spaghetti sauce. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 5/4/12.

Food of the Future

What will food be like in 2035? Find out on this episode of On Point. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 5/7/12.

Lyndon Johnson

This week on the New York Times Book Review, an interview with Robert Caro, author of The Passage to Power: The Lyndon Johnson Years. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 5/3/12.

Escape From Dubai

Last week on the Snap Judgement Podcast, a crazy tale from Hevre Jaubert, author of Escape From Dubai. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 4/27/12.

Episode #61 of the Brain Food Dude Podcast is now available. Listen here, or subscribe on itunes.

The Death of Facts

Learn about the death of facts in an age of 'truthiness' on All Things Considered. Listen here.

Money Can Buy You Happiness

Turns out money can buy you happiness, if you spend it on others...

This week on Econ Talk, Tyler Cowen discusses his book An Economist Gets Lunch. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 4/23/12.

The State We're In did a show called "street fights," with a great segment at the end about how a man used evolutionary biology to improve his own city. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 4/20/12.

Garbage

Learn more about trash, on this episode of Fresh Air. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 4/26/12.

After Dark

This week on the 3rd Coast International Audio Festival Podcast, a show about what happens after the sun goes down, including a great clip about the birth of hip hop in New York during a 1977 power outage. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 4/27/12.

One Square Meter of Forest

David Haskell spent one year examining one square meter of forest. Learn about what he saw on this episode of To the Best of Our Knowledge. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 4/28/12.