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.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 1/25/12.

Turkey

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

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 11/16/11.

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.

How to be a good parent

This week on Freakonomics Radio they discuss how to be a good parent...according to economists. I love it!

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 8/16/11.

Why cities rock, on Freakonomics Radio

The good fellows at Freakonomics did an interesting show about cities. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 2/16/11.

What are your top 3 favorite cities in the United States? How about the world?

New episode of Brain Food Dude podcast now available

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This episode showcases clips from the following podcasts:

Fresh Air interview with stuntman Hal Needham. Listen now, or download from itunes. The itunes release date was 2/7/11.

Being podcast about nuclear testing in Nevada & Utah. Listen now.

To the Best of Our Knowledge interview with artist Chuck Close. Listen now, or download from itunes. The itunes release date was 2/4/11.

Freakanomics Radio about the origins of canned food. Listen now, or download from itunes. The itunes release date was 2/2/11.

This American Life about The Onion. Listen now, or download from itunes. The itunes release date was 2/6/11.

Fine Wine & Crappy Wine

Is good wine really that good? Do you think you could even tell the difference between an expensive wine and a cheap wine? This episode of Freakonomics suggests it may not be so easy. I listened to this last night, then went to dinner and proudly ordered the cheapest glass of wine on the menu.

Listen now, or download this episode on itunes. The itunes release date was 12/15/10.

Baseball Freakonomics

I love freakonomics, and on their most recent podcast they had a great bit on statistics and baseball.

Listen now, or download it on itunes. The itunes release date was 10/7/10.

World Cup

Here's two short but interesting podcasts about the world cup, each is less than 10 minutes.

The first is from The Economist, and discusses how France's football woes are somewhat of a microcosm for the rest of the issues they are currently faced with. You can listen now, or download it from itunes. The itunes release date was 6/23/10.

The second is from Freakonomics Radio, and gives some statistical analysis about penalty shots and home field advantage. Listen now, or download it from itunes. The itunes release date of this episode was 6/10/10.