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| Title | Date published | ||
| 133. A Burger a Day | 2013-07-11 | ||
| 132. Jane Austen, Game Theorist | 2013-07-03 | ||
| Legacy of a Jerk (Rebroadcast) | 2013-06-27 | ||
| 131. Do You Really Want to Know Your Future? | 2013-06-20 | ||
| 130. Why Family and Business Don’t Mix | 2013-06-12 | ||
| 129. Should Tipping be Banned? | 2013-06-03 | ||
| 128. Baby, You Can Program My Car | 2013-05-29 | ||
| 127. Can You Be Too Smart for Your Own Good? And Other FREAK-quently Asked Questions | 2013-05-23 | ||
| The Hidden Cost of False Alarms (Rebroadcast) | 2013-05-15 | ||
| 126. What Do Medieval Nuns and Bo Jackson Have in Common? | 2013-05-09 | ||
| 125. It’s Crowded at the Top | 2013-05-01 | ||
| 124. Running to Do Evil | 2013-04-25 | ||
| 123. Help Wanted. No Smokers Need Apply | 2013-04-17 | ||
| 122. How Much Does Your Name Matter? | 2013-04-08 | ||
| 121. The Tax Man Nudgeth | 2013-04-03 | ||
| 120. 100 Ways to Fight Obesity | 2013-03-27 | ||
| 119. How Money Is March Madness? | 2013-03-21 | ||
| 118. Parking Is Hell | 2013-03-13 | ||
| 117. When Is a Negative a Positive? | 2013-03-06 | ||
| 116. Women Are Not Men | 2013-02-24 |