Freakonomics Radio
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| Running time | Variable |
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| Host(s) | Steven Dubner |
| Creator(s) | Steven Dubner and Stephen Levitt |
| Air dates | since June 1, 2009 |
| No. of series | 5 (as of September 2014[update]) |
| No. of episodes | 115 (as of 7 September 2014[update]) |
| 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, Arwa Gunja is the Executive Producer. The staff of Freakonomics Radio includes Greg Rosalsky, Jay Cowit, Merritt Jacob, Christopher Werth, Kasia Mychajlowycz, Alison Hockenberry, and Caroline English.[4] Freakonomics is released at 11pm on Wednesday 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]
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