173. Steve Levitt Says Goodbye to People I (Mostly) Admire

In the last episode of the podcast, Stephen Dubner turns the microphone on Steve Levitt. They talk about Levitt’s favorite — and least favorite — moments from the show’s five-year run, his quest to reform education, and his next podcasting gig.

SOURCES:Stephen Dubner • , host of Freakonomics Radio, • co-author of Freakonomics • books.

RESOURCES: • " How to Help Kids Succeed • ," by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2025). • " Feeling Sound and Hearing Color • ," by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2024). • " Richard Dawkins on God, Genes, and Murderous Baby Cuckoos • ," by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2024). • " Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Some Advice for You • ," by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2024). • " Werner Herzog Thinks His Films Are a Distraction • ," by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2023). • " Drawing from Life (and Death) • ," by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2023). • " Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life is Meaningless and Amazing • ," by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2022). • " Is This the Future of High School? • ," by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2022). • " Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence? • ," by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2022). • " Sal Khan: 'If It Works for 15 Cousins, It Could Work for a Billion People • .'" by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2021). • " Jared Diamond on the Downfall of Civilizations — and His Optimism for Ours • ," by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2021). • " Amanda & Lily Levitt Share What It’s Like to be Steve’s Daughters • ," by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2021). • " How Rahm Emanuel Would Run the World • ," by Freakonomics Radio • (2020). The Levitt Lab • .

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