487. Is It Okay to Have a Party Yet?

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🗓️ 23 December 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode of Freakonomics, M.D., host Bapu Jena looks at data from birthday parties, March Madness parties, and a Freakonomics Radio holiday party to help us all manage our risk of Covid-19 exposure.

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner.
0:09.8	Earlier this year, we added a new show to the Freakonomics Radio family.
0:13.4	It's called Freakonomics MD and it's hosted by Bapu Jena.
0:17.4	He is a medical doctor and an economist who does a lot of fascinating research so you
0:22.1	can see why that's a good fit for us.
0:24.6	You can get Freakonomics MD wherever you get Freakonomics Radio and I'd suggest you
0:28.5	go do that right now.
0:30.8	Just in case you need a little convincing, today I'd like to play you an episode of Freakonomics
0:36.1	MD.
0:37.1	This one is about COVID-19 and what you might call the birthday effect.
0:41.8	It is based on a paper that Bapu co-authored and was published by JAMA Internal Medicine.
0:47.7	But before we get to the episode, I wanted to check in with Bapu on a related matter.
0:54.7	Bapu, how are you today?
0:55.7	I'm doing well yourself.
0:57.5	Good thanks.
0:58.5	I'm calling because I wanted to pick your doctor brain for a minute.
1:03.4	I'm sure you've got friends and family always asking you medical questions but if you don't
1:07.8	mind, I have one more.
1:09.4	Can I bill you in church for this or no?
1:11.3	No, okay.
1:12.3	Go ahead.
1:13.3	That's fun.
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