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Books by Stephen J. Dubner mentioned on podcasts

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8 books across 89 episodes on 15 podcasts.

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  1. Freakonomics

    91 mentions · People I (Mostly) Admire, Freakonomics Radio, My First Million

    Freakonomics by Steven D.

    Discussed
    “Freakonomics has actually been a book that I really enjoyed because it is saturated.”
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  2. Superfreakonomics

    25 mentions · Freakonomics Radio, People I (Mostly) Admire, No Stupid Questions

    SuperFreakonomics by Steven D.

    Discussed
    “If that isn't enough, the freconomics universe expanded with the subsequent publication of Super Freconomics in 2009,”
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  3. Think Like a Freak

    17 mentions · Freakonomics Radio, People I (Mostly) Admire, No Stupid Questions

    Think Like a Freak by Steven D.

    Discussed
    “Think Like a Freak in 2014, and When to Rob a Bank in 2015.”
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  4. SuperFreakonomics LP

    4 mentions · Freakonomics Radio, No Stupid Questions, StarTalk Radio

    SuperFreakonomics by Steven D.

    Discussed
    “In Super Freakonomics, one of the books I wrote with economist Steve Levitt, we performed a rough calculation showing that if a Major League Baseball player has a son, that boy is about 800 times more likely than a random boy to also make the majors.”
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  5. Turbulent Souls:

    2 mentions · No Stupid Questions

    Turbulent Souls by Stephen J.

    Discussed
    “the first book that I wrote I think we've talked about this a little bit in the past on this show is about my parents both of whom were first generation Brooklyn Jews who each before they met each other converted to Catholicism”
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  6. When to Rob a Bank

    5 mentions · Freakonomics Radio

    When to Rob a Bank by Steven D.

    Discussed
    “Think Like a Freak in 2014, and When to Rob a Bank in 2015.”
    Where to get it
  7. Choosing My Religion

    1 mention · No Stupid Questions

    Choosing My Religion by Stephen J.

    Discussed
    “in Stephen's 1998 Memoir turbulent Souls which was later republished under a new title Choosing My Religion”
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  8. Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper

    1 mention · Freakonomics Radio

    Discussed
    “In in your book about the experience, Confessions of a Hero worshipper, you write, "I came looking for a savior, but what I found was a man."”
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