People I (Mostly) Admire
4.5
(221)
2025
Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join Levitt as he goes through the most interesting midlife crisis you’ve ever heard — and learn how a renegade sheriff is transforming Chicago's jail, how a biologist is finding the secrets of evolution in the Arctic tundra, and how a trivia champion memorized 160,000 flashcards.
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Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
Track Count
182
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Release Date
4/12/2025
Explicitness
Clean
Country
USA
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