It boosts economic opportunity and social mobility. It’s good for the environment. So why do we charge people to use it? The short answer: it’s complicated. Also: We talk to the man who gets half the nation’s mass-transit riders where they want to go (most of the time).
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Hacking the World Bank (Update)
362. Why Is This Man Running for President?
How to Be Happy (Rebroadcast)
How to Win Games and Beat People (Rebroadcast)
People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Rebroadcast)
Freakonomics Radio Live: “We Thought of a Way to Manipulate Your Perception of Time.”
Freakonomics Radio Live: “Where Does Fear Live in the Brain?”
Freakonomics Radio Live: “The World’s a Mess. But Oysters, They Hold it Down.”
361. Freakonomics Radio Live: “Jesus Could Have Been a Pigeon.”
360. Is the Protestant Work Ethic Real?
359. Should America Be Run by … Trader Joe’s?
There’s a War on Sugar. Is It Justified? (Rebroadcast)
358. Yes, the Open Office Is Terrible — But It Doesn’t Have to Be
357. Can an Industrial Giant Become a Tech Darling?
356. America’s Hidden Duopoly
Extra: Elvis Costello Full Interview
355. Where Does Creativity Come From (and Why Do Schools Kill It Off)?
Extra: Jeremy Lin Full Interview
354. How to Be Creative
353. How to Optimize Your Apology
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