Stephen Dubner

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The Freakonomics Radio Network. The hidden side of everything.

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The Freakonomics Radio Network. The hidden side of everything.

This is Freakonomics Radio, the podcast that explores the hidden side of everything with your host, Stephen Dubner.

This is Freakonomics Radio, the podcast that explores the hidden side of everything with your host, Stephen Dubner.

This is Freakonomics Radio, the podcast that explores the hidden side of everything with your host, Stephen Dubner.

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We just could not stop it from leaking, and I was no longer willing to just keep pouring more and more of my money into it.

We just could not stop it from leaking, and I was no longer willing to just keep pouring more and more of my money into it.

We just could not stop it from leaking, and I was no longer willing to just keep pouring more and more of my money into it.

Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner. I'm sure you've heard people say that failure is a great teacher, but how? How does that work? What do we learn from failure that prevents more of the same? How do we not let fear of failure keep us from trying things? We tried to answer those questions and many more in a series we first published in 2023. I thought it was worth publishing again.

Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner. I'm sure you've heard people say that failure is a great teacher, but how? How does that work? What do we learn from failure that prevents more of the same? How do we not let fear of failure keep us from trying things? We tried to answer those questions and many more in a series we first published in 2023. I thought it was worth publishing again.

Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner. I'm sure you've heard people say that failure is a great teacher, but how? How does that work? What do we learn from failure that prevents more of the same? How do we not let fear of failure keep us from trying things? We tried to answer those questions and many more in a series we first published in 2023. I thought it was worth publishing again.

So today you will hear part one. We've updated facts and figures as necessary. As always, thanks for listening. In August of 2023, on a Monday morning, the National Weather Service issued a warning of high winds in Maui County, Hawaii. By the next morning, the wind was gusting at over 70 miles an hour. Here's how one resident described it.