How Can You Give Better Gifts? (Replay)
No Stupid Questions
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🗓️ 7 November 2024
⏱️ 38 minutes
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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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