Hey there, Steven Dubner.

About six months ago, we put out an episode that was a pilot for a spin-off show.

It featured the research psychologist Angela Duckworth and me asking each other questions

and trying to answer them.

We asked if you thought this would be a worthwhile spin-off and your response was overwhelmingly

positive, so we took your advice.

And we've launched this new weekly podcast called No Stupid Questions.

There's a new episode every Sunday evening, Eastern Time.

You can subscribe wherever you get Freakinomics Radio and I seriously hope you do subscribe.

No stupid questions seems to be catching on.

It's already got more than half a million downloads and we've been working hard to keep making

it better and to make it appealing for people who like Freakinomics Radio but also like

a more conversational and personal take on topics like friendship and immortality and whether

dogs are better than people.

So today on Freakinomics Radio, we are bringing you a special episode of No Stupid Questions.

Hope you enjoy and again, I hope you subscribe.

Thanks.

Hey!

I'm Angela Duckworth.

And I'm Steven Dubner.

I'm a psychologist at Penn and I run an education.

I'm a student at Penn.

...