People I (Mostly) Admire
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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Latest Episode
2. Mayim Bialik: “I Started Crying When I Realized How Beautiful the Universe Is” (10.01.2026)
Previous Episodes
- 1. Steven Pinker: "I Manage My Controversy Portfolio Carefully”
- 173. Steve Levitt Says Goodbye to People I (Mostly) Admire
- Ninety-Eight Years of Economic Wisdom (Replay)
- 172. A New Kind of University
- 171. Measuring Pollution on Parallel Earths
- Suleika Jaouad’s Survival Mechanisms (Replay)
- 170. Finding the God Particle
- 169. Decoding the World’s First Writing
- Is There a Fair Way to Divide Us? (Update)
- 168. Chemistry, Evolved
- 167. The Secret of Humanity? It’s Common Knowledge.
- How to Have Great Conversations (Update)
- 166. The World’s Most Effective Public Health Intervention Is Under Attack
- 165. The Economist Who (Gasp!) Asks People What They Think
- Rick Rubin on How to Make Something Great (Update)
- 164. Unravelling the Universe, Again
- 163. The Data Sleuth Taking on Shoddy Science
- Arne Duncan Says All Kids Deserve a Chance — and Criminals Deserve a Second One (Update)
- 162. Will We Solve the Climate Problem?
- 161. How to Captivate an Audience
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