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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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Air Date: August 17, 2018

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Air Date: August 10, 2018

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Air Date: July 27, 2018

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Air Date: July 20, 2018

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Air Date: July 6, 2018

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Air Date: June 29, 2018

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The Many Foes of Roses

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