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.

What Does the President Actually Do?

This week on Freakonomics Radio, more on what the President of the United States actually does, and does not do.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 3/28/12.

The President Doesn't Matter

According to the good fellows at Freakonomics, it the president doesn't have as much power as we think.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 3/7/12.

The Super Bowl

Nothing I love more than going to a Super Bowl party armed with some good statistics. Listen to this week's episode of Freakonomics to learn more.

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Turkey

You will never look at turkeys the same, after you hear this episode of freakonomics.

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Predicting the future

People have been predicting the future for as long as we know, but how accurate have they been? From fortune tellers to wall street bankers to sports forecasters, I think it's safe to say one thing: it's very difficult to know what is going to happen in the future. Learn more on this episode of Freakonomics Radio.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 9/14/11.

History of Anheuser Busch

Freakonomics Radio did an entire show about family businesses, and the success rate of passing them from one generation to the next. Within that show they give a great history of the anheuser busch corporation.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 8/3/11.

World Cup & Freakanomics

I once asked an NFL player about his thoughts on home field advantage, and his answer was "It doesn't make any difference...well, maybe it helps to know where the sprinkler heads are, but other than that it doesn't matter."

The good fellows at Freakanomics Radio beg to differ. Listen to why they believe home field advantage exists.

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