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The Economics of Everyday Things

De: Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett
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  • Who decides which snacks are in your office’s vending machine? How much is a suburban elm tree worth, and to whom? How did Girl Scout Cookies become a billion-dollar business? In bite-sized episodes, journalist Zachary Crockett looks at quotidian things and finds amazing stories. Join the Freakonomics Radio Plus membership program for weekly member-only episodes of Freakonomics Radio. You’ll also get every show in our network without ads. To sign up, visit our show page on Apple Podcasts or go to freakonomics.com/plus.
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  • 54. Ghostwriters
    Jul 1 2024

    Channeling the voices of celebrities can be a lucrative career — one that requires empathy and discretion as well as literary chops. Zachary Crockett checks the acknowledgements.

    • SOURCES:
      • Valerie Frankel, ghostwriter.
      • Madeleine Morel, President and Lead Agent of 2M Communications.
      • Daniel Paisner, ghostwriter.

    • RESOURCES:
      • "Ghostwriting History: Churchill, Kennedy and the Authenticity of Authorship," by Andrew Mumford (The International History Review, 2024).
      • "Column: How many ways can a political memoir backfire? Ask Kristi Noem," by Robin Abcarian (Los Angeles Times, 2024).
      • "Notes from Prince Harry’s Ghostwriter," by J. R. Moehringer (The New Yorker, 2023).
      • "Confessions of a Celebrity Ghostwriter," by Dina Gachman (Texas Monthly, 2022).
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    20 m
  • 53. Food Trucks
    Jun 24 2024

    How did mobile kitchens become popular with hipster gourmands? And just how much money can a popular truck make from a lunch shift? Zachary Crocket drops some napkins.

    • SOURCES:
      • Mariel-Leona Edwards, senior operations manager for Señor Sisig.
      • Matthew Geller, founding president of the National Food Truck Association and C.E.O. of the Southern California Mobile Food Vendors Association.
      • Evan Kidera, C.E.O. and co-owner of Señor Sisig.

    • RESOURCES:
      • "Seed Planted in SF State MBA Program Grows Into Mini-Filipino Food Empire," by Jamie Oppenheim (SF State News, 2022).
      • "Inside Señor Sisig, the First Restaurant for a Pioneer of Filipino-American Cuisine," by Luke Tsai (Eater, 2019).
      • "Tamales, L.A.’s Original Street Food," by Gustavo Arellano (Los Angeles Times, 2011).

    • EXTRAS:
      • "Why You Shouldn’t Open a Restaurant (Update)," by Freakonomics Radio (2019).
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    19 m
  • 52. Little League
    Jun 17 2024

    Youth baseball — long a widely accessible American pastime — has become overrun by $10,000-per-year, for-profit travel leagues. Zachary Crockett peers inside the dugout.

    • SOURCES:
      • Linda Flanagan, author.
      • Nick Mackenzie, future New York Yankees shortstop.
      • R.J. Mackenzie, physical education teacher and baseball dad.
      • John Miller, journalist and baseball coach.

    • RESOURCES:
      • "The Cost of Youth Baseball Is Getting Absurd," by Adam Minter (Bloomberg, 2024).
      • "Perfect Game Sees Prosperity Thanks To New Investments In Youth Sports," by Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr. (Forbes, 2024).
      • "How America Sold Out Little League Baseball," by John W. Miller (America Magazine, 2022).
      • "In Youth Sports, Talent Helps but Money Rules," by Roman Stubbs (The Washington Post, 2022).
      • Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids Sports and Why It Matters, by Linda Flanagan (2022).
      • "State of Youth Sports: Parents, Policymakers Better Appreciate Physical Activity, Face Barriers to Help Kids Play," by Jon Solomon (The Aspen Institute, 2022).

    • EXTRA:
      • Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids Sports and Why It Matters, by Linda Flanagan (2022).
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    21 m

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