Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2022-12-30
Books mentioned on The Economist’s Guide to Parenting: 10 Years Later | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 479
Stephen Dubner discussed The Case against Education by Bryan Caplan.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Case against Education
Discussed“so Brian a few years ago you wrote a book called the case against education why the education system is a waste of time and money”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Freakonomics
“in the first Freakonomics book that Steve Levitt and I wrote there was one chapter called what makes a perfect parent”
Passing Think Like a Freak
“In the first Freakonomics book that Steve Levitt and I wrote, there was one chapter called "What Makes a Perfect Parent."”
Passing Think Like a Freak
“A few years after that first Freakonomics book, when I started this podcast, we did an episode called The Economist's Guide to Parenting.”
“he also wrote a book arguing in favor of open borders to boost the global economy as well as a book called selfish reasons to have more kids in that one he argues that parenting should be fun in that parents are less influential than most people think”
Passing Can I Ask You a Question?
“She has worked harder, writing her own book and being an entrepreneur and marketing that book and done it with a joy and a kindness to others, that like how could I be anything but incredibly proud of what she's doing?”