25. Is Hedonism Better Than Self-Control?
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Stephen Dubner, the host of Freakonomics Radio , and Angela Duckworth, the psychologist and author of Grit , explore the weird and wonderful ways in which humans behave. In each episode, they take turns asking each other questions, with conversations ranging from friendship and parenting to immortality and whether dogs are better than people. No Stupid Questions premieres May 18th. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of perso...