372. Freakonomics Radio Live: “Would You Eat a Piece of Chocolate Shaped Like Dog Poop?”

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🗓️ 28 March 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

What your disgust level says about your politics, how Napoleon influenced opera, why New York City’s subways may finally run on time, and more. Five compelling guests tell Stephen Dubner, co-host Angela Duckworth, and fact-checker Jody Avirgan lots of things they didn’t know.

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0:00.0	Today's episode is a special live installment of Freakin' I'm X-Radio.
0:13.0	You'll hear about New York City's subway system and the man who's trying to fix it.
0:17.0	You'll hear about the relationship between Napoleon and music and the relationship between
0:21.4	politics and disgust, which is not as obvious as you might think.
0:26.0	If you'd like to attend a future taping of Freakin' I'm X-Radio Live, we would love to
0:30.2	have you.
0:31.2	We have upcoming shows in San Francisco on May 16th, Los Angeles May 18th, Philadelphia,
0:37.4	on June 6th, London on September 6th, and in Chicago on September 26th.
0:42.9	For details, visit Freakinomics.com slash live, and now here's our show.
0:53.2	Good evening, I'm Stephen Dubner, and this is Freakinomics.com, coming to you tonight
0:57.0	from City Winery in New York City.
1:03.2	As you know, Freakinomics Radio is typically a studio show based on lots of forethought
1:07.7	and research and extensive interviews.
1:10.1	In this live show, we throw all that out the window.
1:13.0	No forethought whatsoever.
1:15.1	Joining me tonight as co-host, would you please welcome the University of Pennsylvania,
1:19.8	Psychology Professor Angela Duckworth.
1:26.8	Angela, if you don't know, is the author of the longtime bestseller grit, the power of
1:32.9	passion and perseverance.
1:35.2	She's also CEO of Character Lab, and one of the founders of Behavior Change for Good.
1:40.0	Angela, what else are you up to?
1:42.9	Through Character Lab, I'm hoping to quadruple the amount of behavioral science that's done
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