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Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2025-09-12

Books mentioned on 646. An Air Traffic Controller Walks Into a Radio Studio ...

2 books · With Kenneth Levvin, Dorothy Robyn, Ed Bastian, Ed Bolen, John Strong, Olivia Grace, Polly Trottenberg, David Strayer · Listen · Watch on YouTube

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Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Breakneck

    Dan Wang · at 59:18

    Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future by Dan Wang is a non-fiction book that examines the political economy, industrial system, and technological ambitions of China compared to the United States.

    Recommended
    “Dan Wong has written a book called Breakneck. China's quest to engineer the future.”
    Stephen Dubner 646. An Air Traffic Controller Walks Into a Radio Studio ... 2025-09-12 Listen at 59:18
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Freakonomics

    Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner · at 1:00:36

    Freakonomics by Steven D.

    Discussed
    “He throws your book down freconomics. So I read it and I've been in ever since.”
    Kenneth Levvin 646. An Air Traffic Controller Walks Into a Radio Studio ... 2025-09-12 Listen at 1:00:36
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible
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Own book Freakonomics
“By the way, we will soon be celebrating the 20th anniversary of our book Freconomics and the 15th anniversary of Freconomics Radio, which means I will be doing a few live events.”
Stephen Dubner 646. An Air Traffic Controller Walks Into a Radio Studio ... 2025-09-12 Listen at 33:31