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Hey there, it's Steve Levit. I'm economist at the University of Chicago,

a co-author of the book Freakonomics, and also the host of the podcast,

People I Mostly Admire from the Freakonomics Radio Network.

I interview guests that range from Nobel laureates to magicians,

from bestselling authors to NBA referees.

People who are smart, reflective, and sometimes a little bit weird.

My guests include bestselling author John Green,

conservationist Jane Goodall, psychologist Danny Coniman,

and Jennifer Daoudna, the scientist behind the gene editing technology

CRISPR. I even interviewed my own daughters.

Listen and follow people I mostly admire wherever you get your podcasts.

You know, when you're on stage live, and there's that whole crowd out there,

there's a whole other adrenaline we're vibing off of.

We're playing with Dolly fucking parton at the Grammys.

You got to be in the moment, man. Linda Perry, if you don't immediately recognize the name,

you'll know her songs.

That last one was a huge hit in the 1990s for Linda's group,

Fornon Blonds. She's since become one of the most sought after songwriters

and one of the only women considered a go-to producer in the business.

She's worked with Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani, Selindion, Adele,

and she reinvented the careers of Pink and Christine Aguilera.

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