Coming Soon: The Economics of Everyday Things

The Economics of Everyday Things

Freakonomics Network

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🗓️ 19 January 2023

⏱️ 1 minutes

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A new show is coming to the Freakonomics Radio Network. Stay tuned for The Economics of Everyday Things, hosted by Zachary Crockett.

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0:00.0	Who decides what snacks are in that vending machine in your office building?
0:04.2	How much is a 100 year old elm tree in the suburbs worth to taxpayers?
0:09.6	What makes Girl Scout cookies a billion dollar business? I'm Zachary Crockett, the host of a new show called
0:15.2	The Economics of Everyday Things. In each episode, we are going to explore the hidden side of the things
0:21.7	that surround us in daily life. No matter how banal an object
0:26.1	may seem to be, there's often a fascinating system of politics, competition, and chaos at play just beneath the surface. So check it out. That's the economics of everyday things. Coming soon to the Freakonomics radio network.

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