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No Stupid Questions

How Can You Give Better Gifts? (Replay)

No Stupid Questions

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Society & Culture

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

How many bottles of wine are regifted? What’s wrong with giving cash? And should Angela give her husband a subscription to the Sausage of the Month Club?

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, NSQ listeners.

0:04.8

If you've been following us for a while, you know that Stephen Dubner used to co-host the show.

0:10.0

Since the holiday season is right around the corner, we thought you might enjoy this classic episode in which he and Angela discuss gift giving.

0:17.8

On Saturday, we'll be back with a brand new episode featuring Mike and Angela.

0:25.0

I've always wanted a one-eyed doll. I'm Angela Duckworth. I'm Stephen Dubner. And you're listening to

0:31.5

no stupid questions. Today on the show, how can you improve your gift-giving game?

0:38.6

I love getting wine so that I can then give it to someone else.

0:41.9

How many bottles of wine are re-gifted?

0:44.5

I think it's got to be over 100%.

0:46.9

Angela, a question today from one Juliana Bonner, who writes to say that she is a senior

1:02.6

economics major at Lehigh University.

1:05.3

Which is close to my hometown here, Philadelphia, that is?

1:08.7

She writes at her dad, whose name is Neil Bonner, is who, quote, got me into your podcast.

1:14.4

She writes that her dad has undergraduate and master's degrees in economics.

1:19.1

He also has an MBA, and he now works for Nielsen.

1:22.0

She writes, he inspired me to read all the Freakonomics books, and he was the reason I wanted to major in economics.

1:27.9

But then she says, don't worry, Angela. I am also minoring in psychology.

1:32.0

I get the silver medal.

1:33.2

Juliana continues, my dad and I FaceTime every other week to talk about your show.

1:37.8

And it is one of the things I look forward to the most.

1:40.2

Unfortunately, so that was all great news up till there.

1:43.0

But now, unfortunately, he might be the hardest person to shop for during the holidays.

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