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Jun 19, 2024 · You Can Make a Killing, but Not a Living. Broadway operates on a winner-take-most business model. A runaway hit like Stereophonic — which just won five Tony Awards — will create a few big winners. But even the stars of the show will have to go elsewhere to make real money. (Part two of a two-part series.)
- Ghostwriters - Freakonomics
For the Freakonomics Radio Network, this is The Economics of...
- Why Don't We Have Better Candidates for President? - Freakonomics
There’s a 15 percent approval rating for U.S. Congress...
- Ghostwriters - Freakonomics
3 days ago · There’s a 15 percent approval rating for U.S. Congress today, and a 94 percent reelect rate for incumbent House members. So the fiction we’ve been sold is, our leaders have to make 51 percent of us happy to stay in office. That’s actually not true for 9 out of 10 seats.
Jun 19, 2024 · "The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: 'We've Addicted an Entire Generation,'" by Freakonomics Radio (2020). "The Truth About the Vaping Crisis," by Freakonomics Radio (2019). EXTRA: The Opioid Tragedy...
6 days ago · For the Freakonomics Radio Network, this is The Economics of Everyday Things. I’m Zachary Crockett. Today: ghostwriters. * * * The practice of writing material for publication under someone else’s name goes back thousands of years. But the word “ghostwriter” took hold in the 1920s. It was used by sports agent Christy Walsh.
3 days ago · Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry?
Jun 19, 2024 · EXTRAS: "Roland Fryer Refuses to Lie to Black America," by Freakonomics Radio (2022). "How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy?" by Freakonomics Radio (2021).
Jun 20, 2024 · Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry?
