2024-01-04
49 分钟In a special episode of The Economics of Everyday Things, host Zachary Crockett explains what millennials do to show they care, how corrugated cardboard keeps your food warm, and why every city has a billboard for a guy who calls himself “The Hammer.”
Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner.
Our annual tour of the Freakonomics Radio Network has reached our newest show, the economics of everyday things.
It is hosted by Zachary Crockett, a young journalist who has the remarkable ability to find a story anywhere.
In his first year making the show, he has looked at dinosaur skeletons, pistachios, used hotel soaps, cadavers, private jets, a hit single from 1979, and much more.
And he does it in episodes that are about one third the length of a regular freakonomics radio episode.
That's why in the special episode you are about to hear, there are three of his stories.
If you already follow the economics of everyday things, you may have heard the first couple stories already, but they are even better the second time through.
I say this from personal experience, and there is a brand new story waiting for you at the end.
If you don't already follow the show, why not do it right now?
Just look for the economics of everyday things in your podcast app.
Okay, here we go.
Hollywood has the Oscars.
The music industry has the Grammys, Broadway, the Tonys.
And then there's this first category.
We have birthday general, $5 and below, paper salad.
Great arrow grass graphics, fine moments, and hallmark cards.
And the winner is.
The winner is.
Paper salad.
This is the Louis Awards, where a panel of judges selects the year's best greeting cards.