# Freakonomics Radio

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Freakonomics Radio and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for interesting, well-made episodes that examine society and public issues through an economic lens.

## Why people recommend it

- Interesting, fascinating episodes (4 comments): "It's a very interesting lens through which to view both societies, worth a listen!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45802125)) "Freakonomics recently did an episode on this that I thought was pretty good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48299038)) "Great new Freakonomics podcast about why we do poorly under pressure" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48867882))
- Economic lens on society (2 comments): "It's a very interesting lens through which to view both societies, worth a listen!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45802125)) "China being run by engineers and America being run by lawyers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47145026))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Freakonomics Radio", https://hackerapproved.com/p/freakonomics-radio-podcast/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).