Talk:Freakonomics Radio

Proposed Changes

Specific text to be changed: No. of episodes 402 (as of 20 January 2020). There are now 536 episodes.

• Reason for the change: Total No. of episodes has changed as Freakonomics Radio has published more.
• References supporting change: https://freakonomics.com/series/freakonomics-radio/

2601:C6:C300:90B0:D569:AF49:C9F1:A080 (talk) 16:40, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Seems like a no-brainer to me. I'll change it. This page could really use some work, so feel free to tag me on future requests. --FeldBum (talk) 22:20, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

FYI, you should (a) create a username and (b) Freakonomics.com is generally not a good source for a page about Freakonomics; we need third-party citations. --FeldBum (talk) 22:24, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Proposed Changes

• Specific text to be added or removed: Freakonomics Radio is an American public radio program
• Reason for the change: Freakonomics Radio is primarily a podcast that is also distributed on public radio.
• References supporting change: https://freakonomics.com/podcasts/

2601:C6:C300:90B0:D569:AF49:C9F1:A080 (talk) 16:46, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

I found a bunch of real sources for this change, so I'll make it as well. --FeldBum (talk) 02:46, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Proposed Change

• Specific text to be added or removed: Alison Craiglow is the Executive Producer. The staff of Freakonomics Radio includes Greg Rippin and Harry Huggins.
• Reason for the change: Alison Craiglow and Harry Huggins are no longer on staff. Current staff is Greg Rippin, Zack Lapinski, Morgan Levey, Ryan Kelly, Katherine Moncure, Alina Kulman, Rebecca Lee Douglas, Julie Kanfer, Eleanor Osborne, Jasmin Klinger, Daria Klenert, Emma Tyrrell, Lyric Bowditch, and Elsa Hernandez. The executive team is Neal Carruth, Gabriel Roth, and Stephen Dubner.
• References supporting change: Episode transcript -- https://freakonomics.com/podcast/will-the-democrats-make-america-great-again/

2601:C6:C300:90B0:D569:AF49:C9F1:A080 (talk) 16:53, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Changes made as requested. BruceThomson (talk) 10:16, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Proposed Change

• Specific text to be added or removed: As of 2021, the radio hosts the following shows:

Freakonomics, with Stephen Dubner. People I (Mostly) Admire, with Steven Levitt. No Stupid Questions, with Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth. Sudhir Breaks the Internet, with Sudhir Venkatesh. Footy for Two, with Stephen Dubner and his son Solomon. Question of the Day, with Stephen Dubner and James Altucher. Tell Me Something I Don't Know is no longer active.

• Reason for the change: Freakonomics Radio Network hosts the listed shows. Sudhir Breaks the Internet, with Sudhir Venkatesh, Footy for Two, with Stephen Dubner and his son Solomon, and Question of the Day, with Stephen Dubner and James Altucher are no longer active. Also, Freakonomics, M.D. should be added to the list of current shows.
• References supporting change: https://freakonomics.com/series/bapu/

2601:C6:C300:90B0:D569:AF49:C9F1:A080 (talk) 17:05, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

I'm looking into these, but we need third-party sources, not Freakonomics. I keep adding real cites as I edit. --FeldBum (talk) 14:27, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

I found and made some other edits too. -- FeldBum (talk) 15:44, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

Proposed Change

• Specific text to be added or removed: You can find the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and on their website.
• Reason for the change: Google Play is now Google Podcasts and iTunes is now Apple Podcasts
• References supporting change: https://www.apple.com/apple-podcasts/, https://podcasts.google.com/

2601:C6:C300:90B0:D569:AF49:C9F1:A080 (talk) 17:42, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

That was an easy one - done. -- FeldBum (talk) 15:46, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

Proposed Change

• Specific text to be added or removed: Journalist Stephen Dubner hosts the show, with economist Steven Levitt as a regular guest.
• Reason for the change: Steven Levitt is no longer a regular guest. Stephen Dubner now hosts Freakonomics solo.
• References supporting change: https://freakonomics.com/series/freakonomics-radio/

2601:C6:C300:90B0:D569:AF49:C9F1:A080 (talk) 17:44, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

This doesn't say Levitt isn't a frequent guest. If you can find a source that lists that, I'll make the change. -- FeldBum (talk) 15:47, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

I'm going to close this. Reopen if you have a better source. FeldBum (talk) 17:04, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

I'm just an innocent bystander here, but doesn't it seem that requiring reliable, independent secondary sources every time we remove obsolete information from a page is going to result in a lot of wrong pages? BruceThomson (talk) 01:07, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

I do hear that, but at the risk of being a clich, it's a slippery slope. We can't allow original research in one place and then forbid it in another. Someone has to have a report on Levitt leaving the show before I can add. --FeldBum (talk) 13:39, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

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  The Freakonomics weekly podcast was created in September 2010.[5] Starting in July 2018, production moved from WNYC to Stitcher Radio;[6] Freakonomics is released at 11 p.m. on Wednesday each week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and on the Freakonomics website.[7]

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  Freakonomics Radio is a weekly podcast that was created in September 2010.[5] Starting in July 2018, production moved from NPR Member station WNYC to Stitcher Radio;[6] Freakonomics Radio is released at 11 p.m. every Wednesday on all major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, as well as on the Freakonomics website.[7]

• Reason for the change: awkward syntax
• References supporting change: https://freakonomics.com/

2601:C6:C300:90B0:54D8:99B6:5FBD:B303 (talk) 14:04, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

 Partly done: PK650 (talk) 07:22, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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  Freakonomics Radio is an American public radio program and podcast network which discusses socioeconomic issues for a general audience. While the network, as of 2023, includes five programs, the primary podcast is also named Freakonomics and is a spin-off of the 2005 book Freakonomics. Journalist Stephen Dubner hosts the show, with economist Steven Levitt as a regular guest, both of whom co-wrote the book of the same name. The show is primarily distributed as a podcast, and is among the most popular on iTunes.

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  Freakonomics Radio is an American podcast and public radio program which discusses socioeconomic issues for a general audience. Freakonomics Radio is the flagship show of the Freakonomics Radio Network. The network, as of 2023, includes four programs. Freakonomics Radio is a spin-off of the bestselling 2005 book Freakonomics, written by Stephen Dubner and Steve Levitt. Journalist Stephen Dubner hosts the show. Freakonomics Radio is is among the most popular on Apple Podcasts.

• Reason for the change: Freakonomics Radio is primarily a podcast.
• References supporting change: https://freakonomics.com/

2601:C6:C300:90B0:54D8:99B6:5FBD:B303 (talk) 14:20, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Reply 27-JUN-2023

  Edit request declined  

• The request contains a claim ("bestselling book") which is not substantiated by the provided reference.  Spintendo  00:13, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

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  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 Dubner and a panel of three celebrity judges. The winner of the episode was a 12-year-old who competed alongside former New York governor David Patterson. That episodes turned into the Tell Me Something I Don't Know podcast in November 2016. The debut episode featured president of Barnard College Debora Spar, president of New York Public Library Anthony Marx and comedian Andy Zaltzman.

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  From November 16, 2016 until November 12, 2017, Freakonomics Radio produced episodes of “live journalism wrapped in a game show” called Tell Me Something I Don’t Know.

• Reason for the change: Tell Me Something I Don't Know is now defunct.
• References supporting change: https://freakonomics.com/series/tell-me-something-i-dont-know/

2601:C6:C300:90B0:54D8:99B6:5FBD:B303 (talk) 14:26, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Reply 27-JUN-2023

  Edit request implemented    Spintendo  00:13, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

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In November 2022, the Freakonomics podcast looked at whether Google searches were getting worse. The episode featured former Google executive Marissa Mayer. In February 2023, Freakonomics Radio signed a deal with YouTube to brings its podcasts to the video platform.

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In February 2023,the Freakonomics Radio Network announced a deal with YouTube to bring its podcasts to the video platform.

• Reason for the change: Freakonomics Radio should be specifically referred to Freakonomics Radio Network.
• References supporting change: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXjf7anLJA4NqUv8kPFIJWA

2601:C6:C300:90B0:54D8:99B6:5FBD:B303 (talk) 14:30, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Reply 27-JUN-2023

  Edit request implemented    Spintendo  00:13, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

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As of 2023, the radio hosts the following shows: Freakonomics, with Dubner. People I (Mostly) Admire, with Levitt. No Stupid Questions, with Dubner and Angela Duckworth. The Economics of Everyday Things, with journalist Zachary Crockett Freakonomics, M.D. Former programs include: Tell Me Something I Don't Know Sudhir Breaks the Internet, with sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh. Footy for Two, with Dubner and his son Solomon. Question of the Day, with Dubner and James Altucher.

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As of 2023, the Freakonomics Radio Network produces the following podcasts: Freakonomics Radio, with Dubner. People I (Mostly) Admire, with Levitt. No Stupid Questions, with Dubner and Angela Duckworth. The Economics of Everyday Things, with journalist Zachary Crockett Former programs include: Freakonomics, M.D., with Bapu Jena Tell Me Something I Don't Know, with Dubner Sudhir Breaks the Internet, with sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh. Footy for Two, with Dubner and his son Solomon. Question of the Day, with Dubner and James Altucher.

• Reason for the change: Freakonomics Radio Network has recently changed it's show lineup.
• References supporting change: https://freakonomics.com/podcasts/

2601:C6:C300:90B0:54D8:99B6:5FBD:B303 (talk) 14:36, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Reply 27-JUN-2023

  Already done  

• The former shows are already listed.  Spintendo  00:13, 28 June 2023 (UTC)