That’s a Great Question! (Ep. 192 Rebroadcast)

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🗓️ 30 September 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Verbal tic or strategic rejoinder? Whatever the case: it’s rare to come across an interview these days where at least one question isn’t a “great” one.

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner.
0:04.2	Some of the Freakin' Numbers radio episodes we make have an agenda.
0:07.8	That's the case with the one you were about to hear.
0:10.3	We made it back in 2015 because I had noticed a disturbing trend in the interviews we do
0:16.1	for this show, but also throughout the media, academia, politics, you name it.
0:22.7	I was hoping this episode would not only call attention to the problem, but help solve
0:27.2	it.
0:28.2	Well, dear listener, we failed.
0:32.0	We did not solve this problem at all, at least as evidenced by how often I still encounter
0:37.2	it.
0:38.2	So maybe this time around, it'll work.
0:41.3	Hope, they say, springs eternal.
0:44.6	And if there's anything I have in abundance, it's hope.
0:48.6	This is a nice short episode, by the way.
0:50.6	Thanks for listening, and let us know what you think.
0:53.2	We are at RadioAtFreakinomics.com.
1:05.5	We've been doing the show for a while now, and I've noticed a trend.
1:09.4	Yeah, that's a great question.
1:11.1	So, that's a good question.
1:12.5	That's a very good question.
1:13.9	So, it's a great question.
1:16.8	Well, come get to be honest with you.
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