Audiobook Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt in the ListenBook app
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Book description
Stop everything. You've been listening to economics podcasts wrong. Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics isn't just a book-it's the audiobook that makes you lean closer to your phone like you're hearing gossip at the grocery store. Seriously. The moment the narrator drops that opening line-"Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool?"-you know this isn't your dad's Econ 101 lecture. It's a masterclass in turning boring data into something that feels like a secret you shouldn't know.
Levitt, the "rogue economist" who won a John Bates Clark Medal (yes, that's a real thing), doesn't just study crime or schoolteachers-he turns them into detective stories. You'll hear about how sumo wrestlers cheat (they do, and it's weirdly specific), why drug dealers live with their moms (it's not because they're nice), and why a crack gang's financial structure looks suspiciously like a pyramid scheme. The audiobook's genius? It never feels like homework. Dubner's conversational tone-like he's explaining it over coffee while you're on your commute-makes you forget you're actually learning about incentive theory. You're just nodding along, thinking, "Wait, so my neighbor's kid isn't actually drowning in the pool? That's why they're banned?"
The real magic? Levitt's thesis-that economics is about how things actually work, not how we wish they did-hits harder when you hear it. You'll catch yourself questioning your own life: Why do I still pay for cable? Why does my boss act like a sumo wrestler? The book's not perfect (it's a bit of a time capsule, and some data's been debated since 2005), but the audiobook version? It's pure, addictive storytelling. You'll finish it and immediately want to re-listen just to catch all the little details you missed while laughing at the part about KKK secrets (yes, really). It's the rare book that makes you feel smarter without ever saying, "You're stupid." It just shows you how much you've been missing. And honestly? That's the best kind of revelation. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go check if my swimming pool is actually more dangerous than my gun. (Spoiler: It is.)
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