The Economics of Everyday Things

Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett
freakonomics.com
Next episode on Monday.
Who decides which snacks are in your office’s vending machine? How much is a suburban elm tree worth, and to whom? How did Girl Scout Cookies become a billion-dollar business? In bite-sized episodes, journalist Zachary Crockett looks at quotidian things and finds amazing stories.

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63. Botox
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August 6
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62. Title Insurance
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August 3
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61. Pigeons
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July 30
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60. Money Laundering
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July 27
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59. Restaurant Reservations
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July 23
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58. Firefighters
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July 20
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57. Strippers
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July 16
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56. Snake Venom
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55. Direct-to-Consumer Mattresses
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July 9
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54. Ghostwriters
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July 6
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