591. Signs of Progress, One Year at a Time | Freakonomics Radio
Every December, a British man named Tom Whitwell publishes a list of 52 things he’s learned that year. These fascinating facts reveal the spectrum of human behavior, from fraud and hypocrisy to Whitwell’s steadfast belief in progress. Should we also believe? ABOUT FREAKONOMICS RADIO: Discover the hidden side of everything with host Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of the Freakonomics books. Each week, Dubner speaks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, intellectuals and entrepreneurs, and various other underachievers to uncover things you always thought you knew (but didn’t) and things you never thought you wanted to know (but do) — from the economics of sleep to the future of education, from markets for marriage to the surprising utility of wolves. SUBSCRIBE TO FREAKONOMICS RADIO: YouTube: https://freak.ws/3yIl6dl Stitcher: https://freak.ws/3gbLru9 Apple Podcasts: https://freak.ws/3SWjW6d Spotify: https://freak.ws/3TsdCmV ABOUT FREAKONOMICS RADIO NETWORK: Freakonomics began as a book, which led to a blog, a documentary film, more books, a pair of pants, and in 2010, a podcast called Freakonomics Radio. Hosted by Stephen J. Dubner, it’s one of the most popular podcasts in the world, with a reputation for storytelling that is both rigorous and entertaining. Its archive of more than 500 episodes is available, for free, on any podcast app, and the show airs weekly on NPR stations. Freakonomics Radio is now the flagship show of the Freakonomics Radio Network, which includes the podcasts No Stupid Questions (est. 2020), People I (Mostly) Admire (2020), and Freakonomics, M.D. (2021). FREAKONOMICS RADIO NETWORK PODCASTS: Freakonomics Radio: https://freakonomics.com/series/freakonomics-radio No Stupid Questions: https://freakonomics.com/series/nsq/ People I (Mostly) Admire: https://freakonomics.com/series/people-i-mostly-admire/ Freakonomics, M.D.: https://freakonomics.com/series/bapu/ Special series: https://freakonomics.com/topics/ CONNECT WITH US: https://twitter.com/freakonomics https://www.facebook.com/freakonomics/ https://freakonomics.com/podcasts/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://freak.ws/3CzOVhw Email us: radio@freakonomics.com