Stephen Dubner

When we were preparing to interview him, we kept misspelling his last name in our internal emails, so we came up with a mnemonic device to remember. M-A, as in Massachusetts, where Mahoney grew up, and then H-O-N-E-Y, Honey. And that's why Neil Mahoney is known around here as Massachusetts Honey Boy. I hope he doesn't mind. You don't even want to know what we call Richard Thaler.

Anyway, thanks to all of them. And special thanks to all our listeners who sent in their sludge tape. If you want to hear more about healthcare sludge, check out an episode we made a while back, number 456, called How to Fix the Hot Mess of U.S. Healthcare. And we will be back next week with Sludge Part 2. Until then, take care of yourself. And if you can, someone else too.

Anyway, thanks to all of them. And special thanks to all our listeners who sent in their sludge tape. If you want to hear more about healthcare sludge, check out an episode we made a while back, number 456, called How to Fix the Hot Mess of U.S. Healthcare. And we will be back next week with Sludge Part 2. Until then, take care of yourself. And if you can, someone else too.

Anyway, thanks to all of them. And special thanks to all our listeners who sent in their sludge tape. If you want to hear more about healthcare sludge, check out an episode we made a while back, number 456, called How to Fix the Hot Mess of U.S. Healthcare. And we will be back next week with Sludge Part 2. Until then, take care of yourself. And if you can, someone else too.

Freakonomics Radio is produced by Stitcher and Renbud Radio. You can find our entire archive on any podcast app, also at Freakonomics.com, where we publish transcripts and show notes. This episode was produced by Augusta Chapman.

Freakonomics Radio is produced by Stitcher and Renbud Radio. You can find our entire archive on any podcast app, also at Freakonomics.com, where we publish transcripts and show notes. This episode was produced by Augusta Chapman.

Freakonomics Radio is produced by Stitcher and Renbud Radio. You can find our entire archive on any podcast app, also at Freakonomics.com, where we publish transcripts and show notes. This episode was produced by Augusta Chapman.

The Freakonomics Radio network staff includes Alina Kullman, Dalvin Abawaji, Eleanor Osborne, Ellen Frankman, Elsa Hernandez, Gabriel Roth, Greg Rippin, Jasmine Klinger, Jeremy Johnston, John Schnarz, Morgan Levy, Neil Carruth, Sarah Lilly, Tao Jacobs, and Zach Lipinski. Our theme song is Mr. Fortune by the Hitchhikers, and our composer is Luis Guerra. As always, thanks for listening.

The Freakonomics Radio network staff includes Alina Kullman, Dalvin Abawaji, Eleanor Osborne, Ellen Frankman, Elsa Hernandez, Gabriel Roth, Greg Rippin, Jasmine Klinger, Jeremy Johnston, John Schnarz, Morgan Levy, Neil Carruth, Sarah Lilly, Tao Jacobs, and Zach Lipinski. Our theme song is Mr. Fortune by the Hitchhikers, and our composer is Luis Guerra. As always, thanks for listening.

The Freakonomics Radio network staff includes Alina Kullman, Dalvin Abawaji, Eleanor Osborne, Ellen Frankman, Elsa Hernandez, Gabriel Roth, Greg Rippin, Jasmine Klinger, Jeremy Johnston, John Schnarz, Morgan Levy, Neil Carruth, Sarah Lilly, Tao Jacobs, and Zach Lipinski. Our theme song is Mr. Fortune by the Hitchhikers, and our composer is Luis Guerra. As always, thanks for listening.

I'd like to hear you talk about your parents a little bit. I mean, I read a little bit about what they do, but I'm just curious how... Goodness, you've been stalking me.

I'd like to hear you talk about your parents a little bit. I mean, I read a little bit about what they do, but I'm just curious how... Goodness, you've been stalking me.

I'd like to hear you talk about your parents a little bit. I mean, I read a little bit about what they do, but I'm just curious how... Goodness, you've been stalking me.

Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner, and I wanted to say thanks for the overwhelming response to our most recent episode, which was called 10 Myths About the U.S. Tax System. There were a lot of good suggestions for follow-up episodes, and we will certainly keep those in mind.

Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner, and I wanted to say thanks for the overwhelming response to our most recent episode, which was called 10 Myths About the U.S. Tax System. There were a lot of good suggestions for follow-up episodes, and we will certainly keep those in mind.

Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner, and I wanted to say thanks for the overwhelming response to our most recent episode, which was called 10 Myths About the U.S. Tax System. There were a lot of good suggestions for follow-up episodes, and we will certainly keep those in mind.

One of the joys of making this show is going after stories that simply seem interesting and worthwhile without any set agenda to follow. And you never know which episodes are going to strike a chord like this one did. Today, we have gone into the archive to play you another episode that struck a chord when it was first published. It's called Should America Be Run by Trader Joe's?

One of the joys of making this show is going after stories that simply seem interesting and worthwhile without any set agenda to follow. And you never know which episodes are going to strike a chord like this one did. Today, we have gone into the archive to play you another episode that struck a chord when it was first published. It's called Should America Be Run by Trader Joe's?

One of the joys of making this show is going after stories that simply seem interesting and worthwhile without any set agenda to follow. And you never know which episodes are going to strike a chord like this one did. Today, we have gone into the archive to play you another episode that struck a chord when it was first published. It's called Should America Be Run by Trader Joe's?

We've updated facts and figures as necessary. I should note that Trader Joe's did not participate in the making of this episode. Their executives don't tend to give interviews. Although we did receive a note from then-CEO Dan Bain after we first published this episode in 2018. He wrote, you pose the question, should America be run by Trader Joe's?