Freakonomics Radio is an American podcast and public radio program which covers the world through the lens of economics and social science. While the network, as of 2023, includes three programs, the primary podcast is also named Freakonomics Radio and is a spin-off of the 2005 book Freakonomics. Journalist Stephen Dubner hosts the show, with economist Steven Levitt as a regular guest as of 2015, both of whom co-wrote the book of the same name.[2] The show is primarily distributed as a podcast, and is among the most popular on Apple Podcasts, formerly iTunes.[3]
History
Freakonomics Radio was created in September 2010.[4] Starting in July 2018, production moved from WNYC to Stitcher Radio;[5] Freakonomics Radio is released at 11 p.m. on Wednesday each week on podcast aggregators such as