Freakonomics, M.D.

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Each week, physician and economist Dr. Bapu Jena will dig into a fascinating study at the intersection of economics and healthcare. He takes on questions like: Why do kids with summer birthdays get the flu more often? Can surviving a hurricane help you live longer? What do heart surgery and grocery-store pricing have in common?
Each week, physician and economist Dr. Bapu Jena will dig into a fascinating study at the ...Read More
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78. Do Kids Cause Divorce...

31 Mar 2023 | 18 mins 50 secs

78. Do Kids Cause Di...

31 Mar 2023 | 18 mins 50 secs

77. They Make Minimum Wag...

24 Mar 2023 | 18 mins 32 secs

77. They Make Minimu...

24 Mar 2023 | 18 mins 32 secs

76. Is a Spoonful of Sunl...

17 Mar 2023 | 17 mins 34 secs

76. Is a Spoonful of...

17 Mar 2023 | 17 mins 34 secs

75. What Is Sugar Really ...

10 Mar 2023 | 19 mins 47 secs

75. What Is Sugar Re...

10 Mar 2023 | 19 mins 47 secs

74. How Does Playing Foot...

03 Mar 2023 | 16 mins 48 secs

74. How Does Playing...

03 Mar 2023 | 16 mins 48 secs

73. Who Pays for Multimil...

17 Feb 2023 | 29 mins 28 secs

73. Who Pays for Mul...

17 Feb 2023 | 29 mins 28 secs

72. What’s Stopping Us Fr...

10 Feb 2023 | 31 mins 35 secs

72. What’s Stopping ...

10 Feb 2023 | 31 mins 35 secs

71. What Do COVID-19 and ...

03 Feb 2023 | 26 mins 56 secs

71. What Do COVID-19...

03 Feb 2023 | 26 mins 56 secs

70. Why Are There Still S...

27 Jan 2023 | 29 mins 25 secs

70. Why Are There St...

27 Jan 2023 | 29 mins 25 secs

69. Home Sweet … Hospital...

20 Jan 2023 | 26 mins 33 secs

69. Home Sweet … Hos...

20 Jan 2023 | 26 mins 33 secs

68. The E.R. Doctor’s Dil...

13 Jan 2023 | 29 mins 58 secs

68. The E.R. Doctor’...

13 Jan 2023 | 29 mins 58 secs

What Can We Do About the ...

06 Jan 2023 | 28 mins 39 secs

What Can We Do About...

06 Jan 2023 | 28 mins 39 secs

67. Why Did This 60-Year-...

30 Dec 2022 | 33 mins 40 secs

67. Why Did This 60-...

30 Dec 2022 | 33 mins 40 secs

66. Does Health Insurance...

23 Dec 2022 | 31 mins 26 secs

66. Does Health Insu...

23 Dec 2022 | 31 mins 26 secs

65. How Do Pandemics Chan...

16 Dec 2022 | 31 mins 24 secs

65. How Do Pandemics...

16 Dec 2022 | 31 mins 24 secs