Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2023-01-10
Books mentioned on The One Thing Stephen Dubner Hasn't Quit | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 95
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Freakonomics
Freakonomics by Steven D.
Discussed“especially in first book for economics because we talked through a lot of that before”
Where to get it
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Moneyball
Moneyball by Michael Lewis is a bestselling non-fiction book that chronicles how the Oakland Athletics baseball team used advanced analytics and statistical data to build a competitive roster on a budget.
Discussed“we were talking about Moneyball it's the 20th anniversary of Moneyball”
Where to get it
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Superfreakonomics
Superfreakonomics by Steven D.
Discussed“Have you ever gone back and read just chunks of Freakonomics or Super Freakonomics?”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Freakonomics
“You no doubt know Stephen as the co-author of the Freakonomics books and the creator and host of Freakonomics Radio.”
Own book Freakonomics
“I think you're selling yourself short on how much you participate, especially in the first book Freakonomics because we talked through a lot of that before I would write—sometimes in person, sometimes on the phone—and I always took a lot of notes.”
Own book Freakonomics
“This was like the beginning of our starting to write Freakonomics in your office.”
Own book Freakonomics
“So anyway, this night of the World Series game, sleeping on the couch in your house, and I was up pretty late for the game, and then I couldn't sleep because I wasn't feeling well; I just stayed up all night, and I wrote a version of what's the opening, the intro, the prelude of Freakonomics.”
Own book Freakonomics
“My single favorite story about us is what happened when it came time to negotiate how we'd split the payments over Freakonomics because we had gotten this big advance to write a book together, but we'd never actually talked about who would get what share.”
Own book Freakonomics
“Because we got offered a bunch of money to write the book that would become Freakonomics, right?”
Passing Freakonomics
“Love it, and this conversation with Stephen Dubner, after this short break, they'll return to talk about what would have happened if they'd never written Freakonomics.”