No Stupid Questions
Research psychologist Angela Duckworth (author of "Grit") and tech and sports executive Mike Maughan really like to ask people questions, and they believe there’s no such thing as a stupid one. So they have a podcast where they can ask each other as many “stupid questions” as they want. New episodes each week. "No Stupid Questions" is a production of the Freakonomics Radio Network. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
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Episodes (339)
92. Is Poor Nutrition a Supply Problem or a Demand Problem?
Sep 13, 2026
How Gary Gulman Turned Depression Into Comedy Gold | Better in Person
Sep 9, 2026
91. Do You Savor or Gobble?
Sep 6, 2026
90. If America Is a Train Wreck, Why Am I Doing Fine?
Aug 30, 2026
89. How Valuable Is Enthusiasm?
Aug 23, 2026
88. Is Self-Improvement Too Selfish?
Aug 16, 2026
87. What’s So Great About Retirement?
Aug 9, 2026
86. Should We All Be Taking More Long Shots?
Aug 2, 2026
85. Is Emotional Intelligence Really So Important?
Jul 26, 2026
84. Why Do We Find So Much Meaning in Meaningless Coincidences?
Jul 19, 2026
83. Can You Change Your Mind Without Losing Face?
Jul 12, 2026
82. Which Is More Powerful: Reward or Punishment?
Jul 5, 2026
81. Why Is It So Hard to Talk About Money?
Jun 28, 2026
80. Is a “Success Hangover” Real?
Jun 21, 2026
79. Why Do We Root for Underdogs?
Jun 14, 2026
78. Why Do We Put Things Off Until the Very Last Minute?
Jun 7, 2026
77. How Can You Avoid Boredom?
May 31, 2026
76. Why Can’t Baby Boomers and Millennials Just Get Along?
May 24, 2026
75. How Do You Deal With Intrusive Thoughts?
May 17, 2026
74. Does Reverse Psychology Really Work?
May 10, 2026
73. Is It Okay to Engage in “Social Loafing”?
May 3, 2026
72. If Everyone Hates Meetings, Why Do We Have So Many of Them?
Apr 26, 2026
71. Why Is Pig Milk the One Milk We Don’t Drink?
Apr 19, 2026
70. In a Job Interview, How Much Does Timing Matter?
Apr 12, 2026
69. How Can You Convince Someone They’re Wrong?
Apr 5, 2026
68. Why Do We Want What We Can’t Have?
Mar 29, 2026
67. How Can You Escape Binary Thinking?
Mar 22, 2026
65. What’s the Best Advice You’ve Ever Received?
Mar 15, 2026
64. Are Women Required to Be Nicer Than Men?
Mar 8, 2026
63. How Contagious Is Behavior? With Laurie Santos of “The Happiness Lab.” (Replay)
Mar 1, 2026
62. How Can You Escape a Drama Triangle?
Feb 22, 2026
61. Should We Just Ignore Our Weaknesses?
Feb 15, 2026
60. Why Do We Complain?
Feb 8, 2026
59. Do Dreams Actually Mean Anything?
Feb 1, 2026
58. What’s So Gratifying About Gossip?
Jan 25, 2026
57. Which Incentives Are Best at Boosting Vaccination, and Why?
Jan 18, 2026
56. Why Is Academic Writing So Bad?
Jan 11, 2026
55. What Changes Will Stick When the Pandemic Is Gone?
Jan 4, 2026
54. Do You Really Need a Muse to Be Creative?
Dec 28, 2025
53. What’s the Secret to Making a Great Prediction?
Dec 21, 2025
52. How Much Should We Be Able to Customize Our World?
Dec 14, 2025
51. What Separates Humans From Other Animals?
Dec 7, 2025
50. Are You as Observant as You Think?
Nov 30, 2025
49. How Does Facing Death Change Your Life?
Nov 23, 2025
48. Do Good Deeds Invite More Bad Ones?
Nov 16, 2025
47. Is Laziness Real?
Nov 9, 2025
46. How Can You Stop Feeling So Irritable?
Nov 2, 2025
45. How Much Better Do You Really Want to Be?
Oct 26, 2025
44. Is Empathy in Fact Immoral?
Oct 19, 2025
43. What Do We Really Learn From Failure?
Oct 12, 2025