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Podcast: Freakonomics Radio
Episode: EXTRA: In Praise of Maintenance (Update) | Freakonomics Radio
Published on September 16, 2024
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave
The name of my book is 'More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from The Open Hearth to the Microwave'.
In this segment, historian Ruth Schwarz Cowan discusses her book 'More Work for Mother,' exploring how household technology impacts housework. She argues that while these technologies may change the nature of domestic labor, they often do not alleviate the workload and can even increase it.
The Innovators
Buy The Innovators by Walter Isaacson on Amazon
Then Walter Isaacson published a book called 'The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution'.
In this episode, Steven Dubner highlights Walter Isaacson's book, 'The Innovators,' discussing its significance in relation to the theme of innovation.