Freakonomics Radio
Shares rank 16 of 42 podcasts by recommenders
People recommend it for interesting, well-made episodes that examine society and public issues through an economic lens.
People recommend it for interesting, well-made episodes that examine society and public issues through an economic lens.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 90%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Interesting, fascinating episodes
“It's a very interesting lens through which to view both societies, worth a listen!”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 on Hacker News “Freakonomics recently did an episode on this that I thought was pretty good”
Comment from 27 May 2026 in “Private Equity Bought America's Essential Services” “Great new Freakonomics podcast about why we do poorly under pressure”
Comment from 11 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: 18 Words” - Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “How Alberta Eradicated Rats”
Economic lens on society
“It's a very interesting lens through which to view both societies, worth a listen!”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 on Hacker News “China being run by engineers and America being run by lawyers”
Comment from 24 Feb 2026 in “Mac mini will be made at a new facility in Houston”
Other podcasts people recommend
The four most recommended other podcasts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarkesh Podcast | 29 | 8 | 78% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Oxide and Friends | 26 | 3 | 90% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Acquired podcast | 25 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Behind the Bastards podcast | 18 | 1 | 95% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Freakonomics RadioThis page | 9 | 1 | 90% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Great new Freakonomics podcast about why we do poorly under pressure”
“dental "insurance" has little in common with insurance in general”
“it was really fascinating, I'd recommend it”
“Freakonomics recently did an episode on this that I thought was pretty good”
“China being run by engineers and America being run by lawyers”
“It's a very interesting lens through which to view both societies, worth a listen!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.