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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177. Regulate This!
Who Runs the Internet? (Rebroadcast)
Parking Is Hell (Rebroadcast)
What Do Medieval Nuns and Bo Jackson Have in Common? (Rebroadcast)
Should Tipping be Banned? (Rebroadcast)
How Much Does Your Name Matter? (Rebroadcast)
176. Does Religion Make You Happy?
175. Why You Should Bribe Your Kids
174. What Do King Solomon and David Lee Roth Have in Common?
173. A Better Way to Eat
172. How to Screen Job Applicants, Act Your Age, and Get Your Brain Off Autopilot
171. There’s No Such Thing as a Free Appetizer
170. Why America Doesn’t Love Soccer (Yet)
169. Failure Is Your Friend
The Upside of Quitting (Rebroadcast )
168. Think Like a Child
167. The Three Hardest Words in the English Language
166. How to Think Like a Freak -- and Other FREAK-quently Asked Questions
165. The Perfect Crime
164. Which Came First, the Chicken or the Avocado?
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