No Stupid Questions

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Research psychologist Angela Duckworth (author of "Grit") and tech and sports executive Mike Maughan really like to ask people questions, and they believe there’s no such thing as a stupid one. So they have a podcast where they can ask each other as many “stupid questions” as they want. New episodes each week. "No Stupid Questions" is a production of the Freakonomics Radio Network.To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

25. Is Hedonism Better Than Self-Control?
Jun 8, 2025 – 00:30:45
24. Why Do We Forget So Much of What We’ve Read?
Jun 1, 2025 – 00:34:01
23. Is It Wrong to Crave Praise?
May 25, 2025 – 00:38:41
22. Why Do We Buy Things We’ll Never Use?
May 18, 2025 – 00:31:35
21. How Can You Identify Hidden Talent? With Eric Schmidt.
May 11, 2025 – 00:35:14
Presenting “Smart Girl Dumb Questions”
May 7, 2025 – 00:47:32
20. Should We Separate the Art From the Artist?
May 4, 2025 – 00:32:44
19. Is There Such a Thing as Good Estrangement?
Apr 27, 2025 – 00:34:31
18. How Do You Raise a “Likable” Kid?
Apr 20, 2025 – 00:29:39
17. How Can We Get More Virtue and Less ‘Virtue Signaling’?
Apr 13, 2025 – 00:32:31
16. What’s the Downside to Being Goal-Oriented?
Apr 6, 2025 – 00:31:42
15. How Much of Your Life Do You Actually Control?
Mar 30, 2025 – 00:36:37
14. Are You a Maximizer or a Satisficer?
Mar 23, 2025 – 00:24:12
13. How Can You Stop Comparing Yourself With Other People?
Mar 16, 2025 – 00:33:57
12. Does “As If” Thinking Really Work?
Mar 9, 2025 – 00:32:57
11. Are Ambitious People Inherently Selfish?
Mar 2, 2025 – 00:36:03
10. Why Are Stories Stickier Than Statistics?
Feb 23, 2025 – 00:30:28
9. Why Is It So Hard to Be Alone With Our Thoughts?
Feb 16, 2025 – 00:33:40
8. Wouldn’t It Be Better to Hear Your Eulogy Before You’re Dead?
Feb 9, 2025 – 00:36:58
7. How Do You Handle Criticism?
Feb 2, 2025 – 00:30:27
6. Is Incompetence a Form of Dishonesty?
Jan 26, 2025 – 00:39:19
5. What Do Tom Sawyer and the Founder of Duolingo Have in Common?
Jan 19, 2025 – 00:29:34
4. Does All Creativity Come From Pain?
Jan 12, 2025 – 00:31:50
3. What Does It Mean to Be a “Hard Worker”?
Jan 5, 2025 – 00:26:34
2. What is the Optimal Way to Be Angry?
Dec 29, 2024 – 00:34:54
1. Did Covid-19 Kill the Handshake?
Dec 22, 2024 – 00:39:20
223. What About All the Questions We Haven’t Answered?
Dec 15, 2024 – 00:44:06
222. What Makes an Idea Interesting?
Dec 8, 2024 – 00:34:38
Is It Weird for Adults to Have Imaginary Friends? (Replay)
Dec 1, 2024 – 00:36:27
221. Why Are We So Pessimistic?
Nov 24, 2024 – 00:39:08
220. Is Your Attention Span Shrinking?
Nov 17, 2024 – 00:37:11
219. How Do You Identify a Narcissist?
Nov 10, 2024 – 00:40:48
How Can You Give Better Gifts? (Replay)
Nov 7, 2024 – 00:38:06
218. Why Do Parents Overshare on Social Media?
Nov 3, 2024 – 00:34:37
217. What Happens When You Put on a Costume?
Oct 27, 2024 – 00:40:45
216. Why Do We Make Excuses?
Oct 20, 2024 – 00:37:58
215. Is It Okay to Do the Right Thing for the Wrong Reason?
Oct 13, 2024 – 00:35:02
214. What Does It Take to Survive a Scandal?
Oct 6, 2024 – 00:38:09
Why Do People Love Horror Movies? (Replay)
Oct 3, 2024 – 00:33:10
213. What Is Evil?
Sep 29, 2024 – 00:39:15
212. When Do You Become an Adult?
Sep 22, 2024 – 00:38:56
211. Why Do We Listen to Sad Songs?
Sep 15, 2024 – 00:36:44
210. What Makes a Good Sense of Humor?
Sep 8, 2024 – 00:38:14
Why Are Stories Stickier Than Statistics? (Replay)
Sep 6, 2024 – 00:31:02
209. Why Do We Settle?
Sep 1, 2024 – 00:35:02
208. Can A.I. Companions Replace Human Connection?
Aug 25, 2024 – 00:35:31
207. How Clearly Do You See Yourself?
Aug 18, 2024 – 00:36:23
Why Do People Get Scammed? (Replay)
Aug 11, 2024 – 00:35:23
206. When Is It Time to Step Aside?
Aug 4, 2024 – 00:38:26
205. Where Do Values Come From?
Jul 28, 2024 – 00:41:47