Should America Be Run by … Trader Joe’s? (Update)

美国应由……Trader Joe’s来管理吗?(更新)

Freakonomics Radio

社会与文化

2025-03-21

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The quirky little grocery chain with California roots and German ownership has a lot to teach all of us about choice architecture, efficiency, frugality, collaboration, and team spirit.
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  • Foreign hey there,

  • it's Stephen Dubner and I wanted to say thanks for the overwhelming response to our most recent episode,

  • which was called 10 Myths about the US tax system.

  • There were a lot of good suggestions

  • for follow up episodes and we will certainly keep those in mind.

  • One of the joys of making this show is going after stories that simply seem interesting and worthwhile without any set agenda to follow.

  • And you never know which episodes are going to strike a chord like this one did today.

  • We have gone into the archive to play you another episode that struck a chord when it was first published.

  • It's called Should America be Run by Trader Joe's?

  • We have updated facts and figures as necessary.

  • I should note that Trader Joe's did not participate in the making of this episode.

  • Their executives don't tend to give interviews,

  • although we did receive a Note from then CEO Dan Bain after we first published this episode in 2018.

  • He wrote, you pose the question, should America be run by Trader Joe's?

  • We are pretty sure such work would likely require a coat and tie.

  • We like Hawaiian shirts, so we will pass.

  • Thanks.

  • Let me know what you think of this episode.

  • You can always leave a comment on your podcast app or send us an email to radio.

  • As always, thanks for listening.