# The Economics of Everyday Things Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128.md RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/ob9OSBIN Official site: https://freakonomics.com Author: Freakonomics Network Episodes: 202 ## Resource 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. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128.md ## Episodes - [60. Money Laundering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/60-money-laundering) — 2026-07-27T00:00:00+00:00 - [59. Restaurant Reservations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/59-restaurant-reservations) — 2026-07-23T00:00:00+00:00 - [58. Firefighters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/58-firefighters) — 2026-07-20T00:00:00+00:00 - [57. Strippers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/57-strippers) — 2026-07-16T00:00:00+00:00 - [56. Snake Venom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/56-snake-venom) — 2026-07-13T00:00:00+00:00 - [55. Direct-to-Consumer Mattresses](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/55-direct-to-consumer-mattresses) — 2026-07-09T00:00:00+00:00 - [54. Ghostwriters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/54-ghostwriters) — 2026-07-06T00:00:00+00:00 - [53. Food Trucks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/53-food-trucks) — 2026-07-02T00:00:00+00:00 - [52. Little League](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/52-little-league) — 2026-06-29T00:00:00+00:00 - [51. Wine Corks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/51-wine-corks) — 2026-06-25T00:00:00+00:00 - [50. Self-Checkout](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/50-self-checkout) — 2026-06-22T00:00:00+00:00 - [49. Weather Forecasts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/49-weather-forecasts) — 2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00 - [48. College Fraternities](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/48-college-fraternities) — 2026-06-15T00:00:00+00:00 - [47. Bail Bonds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/47-bail-bonds) — 2026-06-11T00:00:00+00:00 - [46. Car Colors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/46-car-colors) — 2026-06-08T00:00:00+00:00 - [45. Storage Units](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/45-storage-units) — 2026-06-04T00:00:00+00:00 - [44. Movie Sound Effects](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/44-movie-sound-effects) — 2026-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 - [43. Top-Level Domains](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/43-top-level-domains) — 2026-05-28T00:00:00+00:00 - [42. Cemeteries](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/42-cemeteries) — 2026-05-25T00:00:00+00:00 - [41. Pet Movers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/41-pet-movers) — 2026-05-21T00:00:00+00:00 - [40. Prosthetic Limbs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/40-prosthetic-limbs) — 2026-05-18T00:00:00+00:00 - [39. Houseplants](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/39-houseplants) — 2026-05-14T00:00:00+00:00 - [38. Junk Mail](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/38-junk-mail) — 2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00 - [37. Personal Injury Lawyers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/37-personal-injury-lawyers) — 2026-05-07T00:00:00+00:00 - [36. ATMs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/36-atms) — 2026-05-04T00:00:00+00:00 - [35. Dental Insurance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/35-dental-insurance) — 2026-04-30T00:00:00+00:00 - [34. Store-Brand Products](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/34-store-brand-products) — 2026-04-27T00:00:00+00:00 - [33. Sex Scenes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/33-sex-scenes) — 2026-04-23T00:00:00+00:00 - [32. Used Golf Balls](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/32-used-golf-balls) — 2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00 - [31. Superhot Chili Peppers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/31-superhot-chili-peppers) — 2026-04-16T00:00:00+00:00 - [30. Card Counting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/30-card-counting) — 2026-04-13T00:00:00+00:00 - [29. Greeting Cards](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/29-greeting-cards) — 2026-04-09T00:00:00+00:00 - [28. Horseshoe Crab Blood](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/28-horseshoe-crab-blood) — 2026-04-06T00:00:00+00:00 - [27. Romance Novels](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/27-romance-novels) — 2026-04-02T00:00:00+00:00 - [26. Graffiti](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/26-graffiti) — 2026-03-30T00:00:00+00:00 - [25. Private Jets](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/25-private-jets) — 2026-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 - [24. Pistachios](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/24-pistachios) — 2026-03-23T00:00:00+00:00 - [23. Cadavers - Part 2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/23-cadavers-part-2) — 2026-03-19T00:00:00+00:00 - [22. Cadavers - Part 1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/22-cadavers-part-1) — 2026-03-16T00:00:00+00:00 - [21. Car Washes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/21-car-washes) — 2026-03-12T00:00:00+00:00 - [20. Tattoo Parlors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/20-tattoo-parlors) — 2026-03-09T01:00:00+00:00 - [19. Pizza Boxes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/19-pizza-boxes) — 2026-03-05T01:00:00+00:00 - [18. Mobile Home Parks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/18-mobile-home-parks) — 2026-03-02T01:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.