Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2012-03-28
Books mentioned on 68. The Power of the President -- and the Thumb
How much does the President of the United States really matter? And: where did all the hitchhikers go?
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Known and Unknown
“I'm Don Rumsfeld, and I've just written a book, Known and Unknown, a memoir.”
Passing Shock Value
“Jason Zinneman is a theater critic for the New York Times and he's the author of a book called Shock Value, which is about the horror films of the 1970s.”
Passing Popular Crime
“In retrospect, he says, hitchhiking took the blame for crime in general. That's another topic he likes writing about. His latest book is called Popular Crime.”
Passing Commuting in America
“This is Alan Pisarski. He's what you might call a scholar of transportation behavior. He used to work for the U.S. Department of Transportation, and he wrote a series of books called Commuting in America.”