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The Economics of Everyday Things
The Economics of Everyday Things
Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett

Who decides which snacks are in your office’s vending machine? How much is a suburban elm tree worth, and to whom? ... more

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Episodes

57. Strippers

Performing at a strip club can be lucrative, but it requires financial and psychological savvy — and an eye for... more

22 Jul 2024 · 19 minutes
56. Snake Venom

Why does treating a venomous snake bite cost as much as a house? Zachary Crockett slithers over to North Carolina... more

15 Jul 2024 · 22 minutes
55. Direct-to-Consumer Mattresses

Online companies promised to bring transparency to the mattress-buying experience. Did that work out? Zachary Crockett takes a look under... more

08 Jul 2024 · 21 minutes
54. Ghostwriters

Channeling the voices of celebrities can be a lucrative career — one that requires empathy and discretion as well as... more

01 Jul 2024 · 20 minutes
53. Food Trucks

How did mobile kitchens become popular with hipster gourmands? And just how much money can a popular truck make from... more

24 Jun 2024 · 19 minutes
52. Little League

Youth baseball — long a widely accessible American pastime — has become overrun by $10,000-per-year, for-profit travel leagues. Zachary Crockett... more

17 Jun 2024 · 21 minutes
51. Wine Corks

Why do we use a specific kind of tree-bark tissue to seal up 70 percent of wine bottles? Zachary Crockett... more

10 Jun 2024 · 16 minutes
50. Self-Checkout

Grocery stores have turned shoppers into cashiers. Zachary Crockett runs two bags of chips and a Gatorade over the scanner.

03 Jun 2024 · 18 minutes
Carnival Games (Replay)

Does anyone ever win the giant teddy bear? Zachary Crockett steps right up.

27 May 2024 · 16 minutes
49. Weather Forecasts

With industries relying on them and profits to be made, weather forecasts are more precise and more popular than ever.... more

20 May 2024 · 13 minutes
The Economics of Everyday Things
57. Strippers
The Economics of Everyday Things