Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher|340 - 93. Does the Early Bird Really Catch the Worm? Or Could the Night Owl Get There First?
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Published20 Sep 2026
Duration30:03
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93. Does the Early Bird Really Catch the Worm? Or Could the Night Owl Get There First?
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90. If America Is a Train Wreck, Why Am I Doing Fine?
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89. How Valuable Is Enthusiasm?
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88. Is Self-Improvement Too Selfish?
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87. What’s So Great About Retirement?
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86. Should We All Be Taking More Long Shots?
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85. Is Emotional Intelligence Really So Important?
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84. Why Do We Find So Much Meaning in Meaningless Coincidences?
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83. Can You Change Your Mind Without Losing Face?
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82. Which Is More Powerful: Reward or Punishment?
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81. Why Is It So Hard to Talk About Money?
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80. Is a “Success Hangover” Real?
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79. Why Do We Root for Underdogs?
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78. Why Do We Put Things Off Until the Very Last Minute?
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77. How Can You Avoid Boredom?
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76. Why Can’t Baby Boomers and Millennials Just Get Along?
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75. How Do You Deal With Intrusive Thoughts?
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74. Does Reverse Psychology Really Work?
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73. Is It Okay to Engage in “Social Loafing”?
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72. If Everyone Hates Meetings, Why Do We Have So Many of Them?
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71. Why Is Pig Milk the One Milk We Don’t Drink?
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70. In a Job Interview, How Much Does Timing Matter?
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12 Apr 2026
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69. How Can You Convince Someone They’re Wrong?
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68. Why Do We Want What We Can’t Have?
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29 Mar 2026
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67. How Can You Escape Binary Thinking?
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65. What’s the Best Advice You’ve Ever Received?
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64. Are Women Required to Be Nicer Than Men?
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63. How Contagious Is Behavior? With Laurie Santos of “The Happiness Lab.” (Replay)
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62. How Can You Escape a Drama Triangle?
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61. Should We Just Ignore Our Weaknesses?
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60. Why Do We Complain?
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59. Do Dreams Actually Mean Anything?
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58. What’s So Gratifying About Gossip?
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57. Which Incentives Are Best at Boosting Vaccination, and Why?
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56. Why Is Academic Writing So Bad?
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11 Jan 2026
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55. What Changes Will Stick When the Pandemic Is Gone?
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54. Do You Really Need a Muse to Be Creative?
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53. What’s the Secret to Making a Great Prediction?
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52. How Much Should We Be Able to Customize Our World?