Link: http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/01/13/freakonomics-radio-the-economics-of-trash/
Summary: Freakonomics radio sheds a bit of light on the insidious characteristics of the “economics of trash” and asks how incentives effect the level of trash produced by the average household.
Original Air Date: January, 12 2011
Length: 22 min
Link: http://www.freakonomics.com/2012/10/25/we-the-sheeple-a-new-freakonomics-podcast/
Summary: Freakonomics radio interviews Bryan Caplan, author of The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies in order to consider the relationships among the average American voter, their representatives and the democratic system formed in the process.
Original Air Date: October 25, 2012
Length: 23:24 min
Summary: To what extent would the world change if economists ran the world? The podcast interviews Estonian prime minister, Mart Laar, who revamped his economy based on the teachings of Milton Friedman; and Friedman’s grandson, Patri Friedman, who want to build cities in the middle of the ocean.
Original Air Date: March 24, 2010
Length: 20 min
Summary: The obesity crisis in America has economists, politicians and healthcare professionals debating the causes and hidden costs of overeating. This podcast considers the moral and political arguments surrounding this growing concern.
Original Air Date: February 26, 2010
Length: 22 minutes
Link: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/09/11/160959685/episode-401-four-in-one
Summary: NPR visit Manhattan New York, Brooklyn New York, Germany and the moon in this four-story podcast to consider: the effect of taxis on the infrastructure of a city; the craftsmanship of a bespoke tailor; the complicated aspects of the employment sector in the European Union; and the clever life insurance strategies of the Apollo 11 crew before their launch to the moon.
Original air date: September 11, 2012
Length: 22:21 min
Summary: NPR visits Southern Italy and a Barrila pasta plant in order to outline the importance of leadership and positive peer pressure in the workforce.
Original air date: September 07, 2012
Length: 26:15
Link: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/09/04/160555540/episode-279-the-failure-tour-of-new-york
Summary: Economist Tim Harford, senior columnist for the Financial Times, argues that failure is necessary for success and that economic growth is a product of learning from mistakes.
Original air date: September 04, 2012
Length: 14:22 min
Summary: NPR outlines the history of the U.S. national debt, from the first decision to create a government debt to the first and only time of paying off the complete debt, to the $16 trillion debt that the U.S. is currently facing.
Original air date: August 07, 2012
Length: 20:03 min
Summary: The podcast outlines the problems that small local businesses face when the state forces licensing restrictions on their practices. Jestina Clayton, a local hair braiding businesswomen in Centerville, Utah shares her experience with the limiting aspects that licensing places on the U.S. economy.
Original air date: June 22, 2012
Length: 12:53 min
Link: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/01/11/169150969/episode-429-the-price-of-things-we-love
Summary: Three short features highlight: (1) the impact on the publishing industry of the shift toward e-books; (2) why legos remain so popular and so expensive; and (3) the technological development and potential market implications of 3D printers.
Original air date: January 11, 2013
Length: 15:15
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