Steven Levitt hosts people I (Mostly) Admire, the unorthodox University of Chicago economist and co-author of the Freakonomics book series, who tracks down other high achievers and asks questions that only he would think to ask. Guests include all-time Jeopardy! Champion (and now host) Ken Jennings, YouTube C.E.O. Susan Wojcicki, W.N.B.A. champion Sue Bird, Operation Warp Speed chief Moncef Slaoui, and neuroscientist/actress (also now Jeopardy! host) Mayim Bialik. Winner of Adweek‘s 2021 Best Interview Podcast of the Year.
People I (Mostly) Admire
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Bright Lit Place Podcast
Jenny Staletovich struggled through the muck for six months. Jenny is WLRN’s award-winning environment reporter. She won an Edward R. Murrow award for her reporting on pythons overtaking the Everglades. Her reporting this time focused on decades-long efforts to restore the Everglades. With her wading boots on, Jenny slogged through the Everglades with Miccosukee elders […]
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AgTech Innovators Podcast
Agriculture Victoria Agriculture Victoria’s new podcast series shares real stories of farmer recovery and resilience, including how different industries are recovering. It features Peter Tuohey, Victoria’s Rural Assistance Commissioner. Chris Steele, farm business manager, reflects on flooding impacts to his emerging irrigated horticulture crops and how a realistic cash-flow budget helped navigate the crisis. Agriculture […]
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Rocking Chair (or, Settlement) is a new, narrative horror musical podcast.
Scantic River Productions presents Rocking Chair, a new original narrative musical podcast rooted in New England folklore. It tells the tale of characters lured into a haunted forest over the course of three centuries. Scantic River Productions is a non-profit theatre and production company rooted in New York City. We produce original pieces that are […]
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