Which podcast hosted by Stephen Dubner applies economic thinking to everyday life?

The podcast hosted by Stephen Dubner that applies economic thinking to everyday life is Freakonomics Radio.

Dubner created Freakonomics Radio as an audio extension of the Freakonomics project he developed with economist Steven D. Levitt. The show uses economics, incentives, data, and social science to investigate questions that may initially seem unrelated to economics, such as decision-making, markets, education, health, work, and the hidden effects of ordinary choices.

The podcast grew out of the success of the 2005 book Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, co-written by Dubner and Levitt. Dubner serves as the principal host and interviewer, while Levitt has remained an important recurring voice rather than the show’s sole host.

Listeners sometimes confuse Freakonomics Radio with Planet Money or Marketplace because all three discuss economics and public life. They are separate programs with different hosts and formats. Freakonomics Radio is especially associated with applying economic reasoning to surprising questions and explaining the incentives behind familiar behavior.