Best Sports Tech Research Network Podcasts (2025)

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33. Is Optimism a Luxury Good? 38:43

4d ago38:43

38:43

Also: why is public speaking so terrifying? This episode originally aired on January 3, 2021.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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32. Which Gets You Further: Talent or Effort? 33:42

11d ago33:42

33:42

Also: where is the line between acronyms, initialisms, and gibberish? This episode originally aired on December 20, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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31. How Much Do Your Friends Affect Your Future? 36:40

18d ago36:40

36:40

Also: which professions have the happiest people? This episode originally aired on December 13, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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30. Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar? 35:25

25d ago35:25

35:25

Also: is a little knowledge truly a dangerous thing? This episode originally aired on December 6, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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29. How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit? 31:43

1M ago31:43

31:43

Also: why is it so hard to predict success? This episode originally aired on November 29, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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28. Why Do We Hoard? 29:14

1M ago29:14

29:14

Also: do you spend more time thinking about the past, the present, or the future? This episode originally aired on November 22, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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27. How Should You Ask for Forgiveness? 37:45

2M ago37:45

37:45

Also: why is behavior change so darn hard? This episode originally aired on November 15, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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26. Do Checklists Make People Stupid? 34:19

2M ago34:19

34:19

Also: what’s so great about New York City anyway? This episode originally aired on November 8, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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Stephen Witt on the cult of Nvidia and its charismatic founder, Jensen Huang 38:24

2M ago38:24

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Few people have had more access to Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s charismatic founder, than Stephen Witt. In his book "The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip", Witt traces the company’s three-decade journey under the leadership of a man he describes as sometimes “neurotic”, a founder who, despite being at the top…

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25. Is Hedonism Better Than Self-Control? 30:45

2M ago30:45

30:45

Also: is it wrong to feel inured to the pandemic? This episode originally aired on November 1, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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Richard Overy on why humans go to war 38:24

2M ago38:24

38:24

Why do humans go to war? Is peace ever truly possible? In this podcast historian of the Second World War and expert on totalitarian regimes and military conflict joins us to talk about his latest book, "Why War?". Drawing on decades of research, Prof Overy talks about organized violence from prehistoric times to modern state conflicts. He explains …

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24. Why Do We Forget So Much of What We’ve Read? 34:01

2M ago34:01

34:01

Also: do we overestimate or underestimate our significance in other people’s lives? This episode originally aired on October 25, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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Charlie English on the CIA's quietest operation 38:24

2M ago38:24

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Charlie English is the author of "The CIA Book Club: The Best Kept Secret of the Cold War". In this episode he talks about a little-known chapter in Cold War history where the CIA smuggled banned books into the Eastern Bloc in an effort to challenge communist ideology. Charlie shares how the CIA ran this literary operation for over three decades, w…

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23. Is It Wrong to Crave Praise? 38:41

2M ago38:41

38:41

Also: should everyone have their own trauma score? This episode originally aired on October 18, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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Carl Zimmer breaks down what’s really in the air 50:07

3M ago50:07

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Carl Zimmer, acclaimed science writer and author of "Airborne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe", joins the show to explore the unseen world within the air around us. He talks about what most of us never think about: the air we breathe. He explains how scientists slowly uncovered the truth about airborne diseases, why it took decades for b…

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Beyond Silicon Valley: Ludwig Siegele on China’s quiet AI revolution 30:13

3M ago30:13

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Ludwig Siegele, senior editor AI Initiatives at The Economist talks about how Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek and Alibaba are disrupting the status quo. They are building high-performing models at lower costs and releasing some of them as open source. How did they manage to pull this off and what does this mean for the global AI race? Ludwig joi…

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22. Why Do We Buy Things We’ll Never Use? 31:35

3M ago31:35

31:35

Also: how is social media like a knife? This episode originally aired on October 11, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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21. How Can You Identify Hidden Talent? With Eric Schmidt. 35:14

3M ago35:14

35:14

Also: is there a downside to billionaire philanthropy? This episode originally aired on October 4, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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Presenting “Smart Girl Dumb Questions” 47:32

3M ago47:32

47:32

Nayeema Raza describes her podcast as “a curiosity party.” In this episode of Smart Girl Dumb Questions, she asks chef and food writer J. Kenji López-Alt whether cooking is an art or a science — and whether brunch is a scam.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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20. Should We Separate the Art From the Artist? 32:44

3M ago32:44

32:44

Also: what is the meaning of life? This episode originally aired on September 27, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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19. Is There Such a Thing as Good Estrangement? 34:31

3M ago34:31

34:31

Also: how do you know if you have a “bad personality”? This episode originally aired on September 20, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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Charles Piller on the broken science behind Alzheimer’s research 52:45

3M ago52:45

52:45

Investigative journalist Charles Piller unravels one of the biggest scientific scandals in recent history. Drawing from his book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's", Charles reveals how falsified data propped up a dominant theory in Alzheimer’s research, diverting billions in funding and delaying real progress…

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Clive Oppenheimer on volcanoes and a life at the crater's edge 45:50

3M ago45:50

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Volcanologist, author and filmmaker Clive Oppenheimer's career has taken him to the edge. From dodging lava bombs at Stromboli to facing AK-47s in the Danakil Depression, Clive shares gripping stories from his fieldwork and the unexpected human side of volcanoes. We explore his acclaimed book, "Mountains of Fire: The Secret Lives of Volcanoes" and …

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Mike Brearley: On cricket, captaincy, character and the mind 52:50

3M ago52:50

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In this episode, legendary cricketer and former England captain, Mike Brearley talks about his rich childhood memories, early influences, the art of leadership and the life of a cricketer. With wisdom, humor and trademark humility, Mike reflects on Test cricket's timeless charm, the spirit of the game, his experience as a psychoanalyst and life les…

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18. How Do You Raise a “Likable” Kid? 29:39

4M ago29:39

29:39

Also: what’s so great about friendship? This episode originally aired on September 13, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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17. How Can We Get More Virtue and Less ‘Virtue Signaling’? 32:31

4M ago32:31

32:31

Also: is it better to be a thinker, a doer, or a charmer? This episode originally aired on September 6, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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16. What’s the Downside to Being Goal-Oriented? 31:42

4M ago31:42

31:42

Also: how does a cook become a chef? With Gabrielle Hamilton. This episode originally aired on August 30, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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15. How Much of Your Life Do You Actually Control? 36:37

4M ago36:37

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Also: why do we procrastinate? This episode originally aired on August 23, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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John Dykes unplugged: mastering the art of storytelling and performance 59:00

5M ago59:00

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John Dykes has worn many hats: from features writer to one of the world’s most sought-after sports presenters. In this podcast, he shares insights and anecdotes from his three-decade career, helping individuals and organisations to master storytelling, craft compelling pitches, create high-performance teams and manage crises in his new innings as a…

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14. Are You a Maximizer or a Satisficer? 24:12

5M ago24:12

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Also: what is the best question you’ve ever been asked in a job interview? This episode originally aired on August 16, 2020.By Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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