Episode 689 · Freakonomics Radio
689. Here’s Why Your Hamburger Just Got So Pricey
2 Oct 2026 · 49 min
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An economist calls America’s beef industry a “miracle.” An antitrust scholar calls it “broken.” Maybe they’re both right?
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Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher · Society & Culture · English
Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without…
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