Freakonomics Radio ferrets out connections between seemingly unrelated things. The program explores the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature—from cheating and crime to parenting and sports—using the tools of economics to explore real-world behavior.

Host Stephen J. Dubner discovers the hidden side of everything in interviews with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs—and with his “Freakonomics” co-author Steve Levitt.

Freakonomics began as a book, leading to a blog, a documentary film, more books, a pair of pants, and 2010 a radio show called Freakonomics Radio. It became and remains one of the most popular podcasts (and radio show) in the world, with a reputation for rigorous and entertaining storytelling.