The tomato guy? I listen to a lot of podcasts. Hours every day. The tomato episode made me want to never listen to another podcast. You guys need to work harder on good topics, good guests and good ideas. This was way below your typical episode. The dude was a self-important self-serious bore. Just terrible. Please, find better material. You’re slipping

Keep up the great work! Loved the self check out episode. I personally love self check out and bag my own purchases.

Great show

This show is the best. Succinct, funny, insightful - I look forward to every new episode

This podcast is interesting and well-written. The title is just not appropriate for the content. Most episodes are about rare or niche things, definitely not everyday things.

This podcast is so general that it is worthless. You THINK you are getting some nugget of wisdom but it is another airball. On the episode about animal urine there wasn’t much discussion of the conditions for the animals whose urine was collected. This is unconscionable and tacitly supports inhumane treatment of animals. I have to come down hard against this podcast. We don’t have a grudge against the host, Zachary Crockett, but we do object to Dubner’s churn—killing perfectly fine shows and hosts (and sometimes superior ones like Bapu Jena), just to show Leavitt that he can quit things, too. Maybe it is time for the Freakonomics management to step in to prevent Dubner from emulating Musk. After listening to the most recent episode, it seems that just when the information is getting deep enough and interesting, the show abruptly ends.

Love this podcast! It succinctly answers many of the questions that have quickly passed through my mind during my day-to-day life, and it also answers so many of the questions I’ve never even thought to ask. Highly recommend!

This is my dream podcast. Succinct and meaningful answers to questions I never thought to ask! Highly recommend!

I really enjoyed learning about prosthetics. Ali Schuback

i question if trex skeletons and superhot chili peppers are everyday things but for the most part this is very interesting

This is one of my favorite podcasts. Only complaint is that I wish the episodes were longer and came out more often! I learn so much every time I listen.

I wish there was a new episode daily. Zachary does a great job! More please

Love this podcast. Funny segments about products and businesses you’d never think about. Wish it was a twice a week show.

Zachary is a great host, I love the topics he covers and the questions he asks. I appreciate that he tells the listener when an ad is coming instead of doing the ad abruptly like other podcasts. The shows are the perfect length as well. I get so excited when I see a new episode.

Interesting topics and a fun light hearted approach to economic topics you typically don’t think of. Always excited when a new episode drops!

Love the topics, love format, love length! I always wanted to know how private labels worked!

I’m really enjoying learning the behind the scenes info about these topics. I also like the 20-30 minute episode length. Good stuff, keep going!!

Some are more sensationalist, such as the recent on on sex scenes. It was more gossip versus economics. Obviously a trade off for clicks.

The amount of entertaining and enlightening information packed into each short episode is unsurpassed by any other podcast that I’ve heard. I am looking forward to the next episode!! Matt

This show is the number 1 podcast that both my 11-year-old and 14-year-old would listen to on car rides. It’s fun and educational. The subjects are unusual and they are truly about “everyday things”. Please make an episode about the latest viral trend on Stanley cups!

Yes, this podcast is the best. Besides being entertaining, and educating at the same time, the subjects are so wacky and fun!

So happy they brought this pod back. Thank you.

Fun, informational, and full of surprises.

Loving this show! So interesting to learn about the economic behind every day things. Fun and thought provoking!

Interesting show but most of the topics are not everyday at all. Should be called the the economics of obscure things. As such the rules of economics are pretty warped.

Interesting topic. However one thing ticked me off. You used Elon Musk as an example for using private jet. The guy runs several successful companies. Nothing about Bill Gates, John Kerry, all the ‘important’ people flying to Davos on private planes, to talk about ‘climate crisis’ and come with horrible solutions for the rest of us. You are so biased screaming liberal.

I have enjoyed this show in the past, but recently listened to an episode relating to an industry I work in. The episode did a terrible job of explaining the issues and was very inaccurate. Now when the show covers an industry I know nothing about, I have to assume they are also getting it wrong. If you want to be entertained, the show is great. Just don’t expect it to be accurate.

You never know what episode topic will be next. The subjects are so wide-ranging. They are sometime about curiosities, but more often about answers to questions we always wondered about. The stories are compact, but never sound like a simple Wikipedia style eplanation.

I’ve been wanting programs to accompany household chores, but not long-format. It doesn’t take two hours to do the dishes (thank goodness). This one has fresh and interesting topics, and a polished sound.

It’s short. It’s interesting. It’s well produced. It’s very similar to planet money (which I also enjoy), but with a slightly less newsy, slightly less technical vibe. I may actually like this show better. I was so disappointed to hear that no more are coming out in the immediate future. I very much hope they’ll bring the show back.

This podcast covers a variety of subjects that even if you aren’t initially interested in, you will be captivated by the fast pace and the subject expertise. There’s always something to learn on these podcasts, and it’s suitable for everyone in your vehicle from toddlers to grandmas.

well presented, fun, topics, and really interesting analysis. Another winner from the Freakonomics people. Wish the show had a better title because it’s much more lively than the title sounds.

Interesting and entertaining content in a shorter podcast. Sometimes you want a quick bite. So refreshing

The show is excellent. Very informative and entertaining. Look forward to every new episode.

So far I’ve really enjoyed this podcast. I like politics, but sometimes you just have to get away from it. I do hope that liberal mind viruses don’t infect the show. Please keep it anti-woke. Thank you..

Great show but the Del license plate show made Ill! 🤢! So many people in need vs a car tag! This is why we have to tax the rich ! They have no idea!! Especially generational wealth!!! How do they sleep at night ? Family $$ is the worst !!

The topics are interesting and varied. I’m learning about the economy behind many “everyday things”. Worth your time.

Even subjects that I had never been interested in become very, very interesting.

I love this podcast! Zachary is an excellent host and I learn something new every episode!

One of the best podcasts out there! Can’t wait for a new episode to drop every time. This is the only thing I want to listen to - short but full of interesting facts.

Cool podcast; I’m learning about stuff I’d never would've thought about researching in my own. It’s awesome and short enough that I don’t even fast-forward through the commercials.

I really liked this one. I grew up with bowling, my dad watched it on tv, my parents were in leagues, they had custom balls and bags, my high school p.e. Class took us to the nearby alley for our bowling instruction and the art of manual scorekeeping. It was a great double date place and to meet the gang on Friday or Saturday night. It was safe and secure and all ages could enjoy. I hope everyone can get back into the fun of it.

So happy to have a once a week show that gets to the point and you learn something.

Economics and economics shows bore you? This show won’t. Dinosaur bones. Coyote pee. Girl Scout cookies. This show’s got it all. I cannot get enough. And, you just might learn something. Best sorta-economics show on the interwebs!

I learned of this podcast recently from another podcast. Your first episode quickly caught my attention, so I binged the rest of them! Please keep them coming! Also, I found it interesting how you went about collecting your information. I’m sure one learns more from “those who work in the trenches” than from supervisors or from people who THINK they know what they’re talking — nothing can make up for outright experience.

Truly a meh podcast if there ever was one with long commercials in the middle. The voice of the main speaker reeks of neo liberal entitlement, of someone for who ‘podcasting’ is a job and would do a Ted talk on its importance, in a self fellating manner.

Wonderful new podcast. Well told and interesting stories. I binged everyone to date.

Great interviews, awesome subjects, super editing and a quick pace. Love it!

Love this podcast! Perfect length, taking the mundane to the brilliant, and wanting more. ‘For your edification!’

I’m so happy this little gem is back! Far from boring economics, these entertaining nuggets are an excellent window into the hows and whys of modern life. Well written and engaging. Thank you!!!