Freakonomics Radio

Freakonomics Radio
Running time Variable
Host(s) Steven Dubner
Creator(s) Steven Dubner and Stephen Levitt
Air dates since June 1, 2009 (2009-06-01)
No. of series 5 (as of September 2014)
No. of episodes 115 (as of 7 September 2014)
Website http://www.freakonomics.com/

Freakonomics Radio is a public radio show hosted by journalist Stephen Dubner, with economist Steven Levitt as a regular guest. The two had previously collaborated on the 2005 book Freakonomics. Freakonomics Radio occasionally hits No. 1 on iTunes, with 6 million downloads a month.[1] Created in September 2010,[2] it is a weekly podcast. Twice a year, a series of one-hour Freakonomics Radio specials air on public-radio stations around the country.[3]

Produced in partnership with WNYC, Suzie Lechtenberg is the Executive Producer. The staff of Freakonomics Radio includes Greg Rosalsky, Gretta Cohn, David Herman, Bourree Lam, and Chris Bannon.[4] Freakonomics is released at midnight on Wednesdays each week.

A gameshow episode "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" was broadcast on October 6, 2014. The show was hosted at The Greene Space in New York City. In the show, selected audience members presented their ideas to host Stephen Dubner and a panel of three celebrity judges. The winner of the episode was 12-year-old who competed alongside former New York Governor Patterson.[5]

References

  1. "freakonomics on Twitter". Twitter.
  2. "New Freakonomics Radio Podcast". NPR. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  3. "About Freakonomics Radio". Freakonomics Blog.
  4. "Our 100th Episode! A New Freakonomics Radio Podcast". Freakonomic Blog.
  5. "FREAKONOMICS RADIO PRESENTS: 'TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW'". The Greene Space. The Greene Space. October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

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