Hey podcast listeners, you are about to hear a brand new podcast, the tale of a great

American city.

At least some people think it's a great city that is in the midst of a most unlikely

urban renewal.

But first, I have something to tell you.

We have just published a new Frekenomics book.

It is called When to Rob a Bank and 131 more warped suggestions and well-intended rants.

It's a compilation of the best writing from 10 years of blogging at Frekenomics.com.

Here's what the critics are saying so far.

Publishers Weekly calls it an energetic, charming assortment of posts, thematically arranged,

on topics as varied as terrorism, restoration of the draft, getting rid of the penny, car

seat safety, obesity, the U.S. crackdown on internet poker, steroid use in the tour

de France and no gas day.

Library Journal says Levit and Dubner return with more of their signature humor and economic

perspective on everyday life and they predict that quote, this book will be a hit with fans

of Frekenomics.

That is you, by the way.

Here's one more review.

The best book published since the Bible.

That one was from...

Oh.

Okay, that was from Steve Levitt's mom.

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