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| Title | Date published | ||
| 35. Live From St. Paul! | 2011-06-22 | ||
| 34. Things Our Fathers Gave Us | 2011-06-08 | ||
| 33. To Catch a Fugitive | 2011-05-25 | ||
| 32. Growing Up Buffett | 2011-05-11 | ||
| 31. Gambling With Your Life | 2011-04-27 | ||
| 30. Does College Still Matter? And Other Freaky Questions Answered ... | 2011-04-13 | ||
| 29. Smarter Kids at 10 Bucks a Pop | 2011-04-06 | ||
| 28. Why Can’t We Predict Earthquakes? | 2011-03-30 | ||
| 27. Death by Fire? Probably Not | 2011-03-23 | ||
| 26. The Health of Nations | 2011-03-16 | ||
| 25. Is Twitter a Two-Way Street? | 2011-03-09 | ||
| 24. The Power of Poop | 2011-03-02 | ||
| 23. Millionaires vs. Billionaires | 2011-02-24 | ||
| 22. Why Cities Rock | 2011-02-17 | ||
| 21. Bring on the Pain! | 2011-02-09 | ||
| 20. Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 2) | 2011-02-02 | ||
| 19. Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 1) | 2011-01-26 | ||
| 18. Freakonomics FAQ, No. 1 | 2011-01-19 | ||
| 17. Trashed | 2011-01-13 | ||
| 16. Exit Interview: Schools Chancellor, NYC | 2011-01-05 |