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The Economics of Everyday Things

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Who decides which snacks are in your office’s vending machine? How much is a suburban elm tree worth, and to whom? How did Girl Scout Cookies become a billion-dollar business? In bite-sized episodes, journalist Zachary Crockett looks at quotidian things and finds amazing stories. Join the Freakonomics Radio Plus membership program for weekly member-only episodes of Freakonomics Radio. You’ll also get every show in our network without ads. To sign up, visit our show page on Apple Podcasts or go to freakonomics.com/plus.
Top 5.6% by pitch volume (Rank #2800 of 50,000)Data updated Feb 10, 2026

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Episodes
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Audience: 400K–1M / month
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Reply rate: Under 2%

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11. Cashmere

Thu Feb 05 2026

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Once a luxury good, the soft fiber is now everywhere — which has led to a goat boom in Mongolia. Zachary Crockett tugs at the thread. This episode was originally published on July 23rd, 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Top 5.6% by pitch volume (Rank #2800 of 50,000)
Average rating
4.8
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Reviews
188
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Publish cadence
Several times per week
Active weekly
Episode count
153
Data updated
Feb 10, 2026
Social followers
696.2K

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Country
United States
Language
English
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Several times per week
Latest episode date
Thu Feb 05 2026

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400K–1M / month
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30+ days
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What is The Economics of Everyday Things about?

Who decides which snacks are in your office’s vending machine? How much is a suburban elm tree worth, and to whom? How did Girl Scout Cookies become a billion-dollar business? In bite-sized episodes, journalist Zachary Crockett looks at quotidian things and finds amazing stories. Join the Freakonomics Radio Plus membership program for weekly member-only episodes of Freakonomics Radio. You’ll also get every show in our network without ads. To sign up, visit our show page on Apple Podcasts or go to freakonomics.com/plus.

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