Kai Ryssdal: Time now for a little Freakonomics Radio. It’s that moment every couple of weeks where we talk to Stephen Dubner, the co-author of the books and the blog of the same name. This time, ...

Those on the Supreme Court who voted to strike down Roe v. Wade apparently did not consider the long-term consequences of their decision on crime in this country. When Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973, ...

A “rogue” economist and a journalist wrote a unique book together exploring the possible answers to some of life’s most vexing questions. Why did the crime rate fall so dramatically in the mid ’90s?

Ed Gordon talks with Steven Levitt, author of The New York Times best-seller Freakonomics, which examines human motivations through an economic lens. Which is more dangerous? A gun or a swimming pool?