177. How Do You Say Goodbye?
How do two friends say goodbye to each other? If you're Stephen Dubner and James Altucher, you do so by recording a podcast. Question of the Day has p...
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Question of the Day is the show for listeners who are short on time and long on curiosity. It is a fast-paced conversation between author and entrepreneur James Altucher and Freakonomics co-author Stephen Dubner: two smart, unconventional thinkers who have been talking together for years, often over a long-running backgammon match. Now they are letting you in on the game, too. You will quickly become addicted to their wonderful, wry observations as they ponder each Question of the Day. The answers await you every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
176. Friendships at Age 50
Why didn't Stephen invite James to his children's bar and bat mitzvahs? Did it have something to do with how James acted at Stephen's 50th birthday pa...
175. Who Sets the First Number in a Negotiation?
Is it more important to set an actual price when you're negotiating a deal, or to control the terms on which a price is to be set? When James was sell...
174. Would Politics Work Better If Everyone Was Informed and Voted?
Two questions in one day? Today, James and Stephen take on questions from two listeners who want to know if a more active and socially engaged elector...
173. Does Anyone Actually Like Donald Trump?
What's the greatest factor that lead to Donald Trump securing the Republican presidential nomination? If you're Stephen Dubner, you'll say that electo...
172. What Is the Right Amount of Lazy to Be?
You have to get uptown to your office for a meeting. You can hail an Uber and be there in 8 minutes, or you can walk and arrive in 24 minutes. Which o...
171. One Way Ticket To Mars
If NASA were to give the opportunity to leave everything behind and settle on Mars, with no return ticket, would you take them up on the offer? Some m...
170. What One Law Would You Get Rid Of?
Are Stephen and James recommending "The Purge"? No, but today they and QOD social media followers are chiming in on what single law they think should ...
169. What Can Marina Franklin Teach Us About Comedy?
What can James take away from having a comedian in the booth with him for four days? Today, on Marina Franklin's final guest co-hosting episode, James...
168. How Do You Handle Your Friends' Successes?
How do you when your podcast co-host sponsors the same English soccer team as you? What about when your comedian friend gets her own TV show and major...