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The Economics of Everyday Things: Animal Urine

In the newest show from the Freakonomics Radio Network, host Zachary Crockett explores the hidden side of the things around us. This week: One creature’s trash is another’s cash.  (Or, how one man found profit in pee.)

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  Tom Brady, A.D.H.D., and a Really Bad Headache (Bonus)

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  78. Do Kids Cause Divorce?

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  77. They Make Minimum Wage. They Could Save Your Life.

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  76. Is a Spoonful of Sunlight the Best Medicine?

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  75. What Is Sugar Really Doing to You?

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  74. How Does Playing Football Affect Your Health?

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  73. Who Pays for Multimillion-Dollar Miracle Cures?

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  72. What’s Stopping Us From Curing Rare Diseases?

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  71. What Do COVID-19 and Cancer Have in Common?

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  70. Why Are There Still So Few Female Surgeons?

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  69. Home Sweet … Hospital?

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  68. The E.R. Doctor’s Dilemma

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  What Can We Do About the Hardest Patients? (Ep. 51 Replay)

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  67. Why Did This 60-Year-Old Man Collapse at the Supermarket?

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  66. Does Health Insurance Make You Healthier?