Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner.

Before we get to the final episode in our series about airline travel, I want to ask

for your help on another series we are working on.

It's about something we all experience, but we don't like to discuss.

It's a series on failure.

Failure is embarrassing, it's painful, it can even be life-threatening.

We need to talk about it because there is a lot to be learned from failure.

And when failures are hidden away, as they usually are, that learning can't happen.

This is where you come in.

We are looking for fascinating stories of failure.

Maybe it's something you were involved in firsthand, maybe it's something you read about

and it just stuck with you.

Could be a failure in politics or war or business.

Could be a failed relationship or some other personal failure.

Maybe it's a failure in sports or the arts, a failure of invention or exploration.

If you have something, anything that could help, we would love to hear about it.

Send an email to radioactfreakonomics.com with the subject line failure.

With your help, maybe our series on failure will succeed.

So thanks.

I'm very excited about traveling.

I have always loved planes and airports and waking up at 3 a.m. to take a cab when everyone

knows this sleep being.

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