Favorite EconTalk Episodes of 2019 Question Title * 1. Your Five Favorite Episodes of 2019 (no more than five, sorry!) Kimberly Clausing on Open and the Progressive Case for Free Trade Joe Posnanski on the Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini Binyamin Appelbaum on the Economists’ Hour Terry Moe on Educational Reform, Katrina, and Hidden Power Gerd Gigerenzer on Gut Feelings Susan Mayer on What Money Can’t Buy Keith Smith on Free Market Health Care Rory Sutherland on Alchemy Venkatesh Rao on Waldenponding Michele Gelfand on Rule Makers, Rule Breakers Susan Houseman on Manufacturing Andrew McAfee on More from Less Ryan Holiday on Stillness Is the Key Sabine Hossenfelder on Physics, Reality, and Lost in Math Dani Rodrik on Neoliberalism George Will on the Conservative Sensibility Daron Acemoglu on Shared Prosperity and Good Jobs David Deppner on Leadership, Confidence, and Humility Andrew Roberts on Churchill and the Craft of Biography Tyler Cowen on Big Business Arthur Diamond on Openness to Creative Destruction Andy Matuschak on Books and Learning Shoshana Zuboff on Surveillance Capitalism Chris Arnade on Dignity Michael Brendan Dougherty on My Father Left Me Ireland Arthur Brooks on Love Your Enemies Adam Cifu on the Case for Being a Medical Conservative Eric Topol on Deep Medicine Anja Shortland on Kidnap Bjorn Lomborg on the Costs and Benefits of Attacking Climate Change Alain Bertaud on Cities, Planning, and Order Without Design David Epstein on Mastery, Specialization, and Range Mary Hirschfeld on Economics, Culture, and Aquinas and the Market Robert Burton on Being Certain Mauricio Miller on Poverty, Social Work, and the Alternative Emily Oster on Cribsheet Paul Romer on Growth, Cities, and the State of Economics Jill Lepore on Nationalism, Populism, and the State of America Robin Feldman on Drugs, Money, and Secret Handshakes Jacob Stegenga on Medical Nihilism Daniel Hamermesh on Spending Time Amy Tuteur on Birth, Natural Parenting, and Push Back Amy Webb on Artificial Intelligence, Humanity, and the Big Nine Jacob Vigdor on the Seattle Minimum Wage Michael Munger on Crony Capitalism Catherine Semcer on Poaching, Preserves, and African Wildlife Jessica Riskin on Life, Machinery, and the Restless Clock Gary Greenberg on the Placebo Effect Patrick Collison on Innovation and Scientific Progress Jennifer Doleac on Crime Stephen Kotkin on Solzhenitsyn Ed Dolan on Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Question Title * 2. Age Less than 18 years old 18-24 years old 25-34 years old 35-44 years old 45-54 years old 55-64 years old 65-74 years old More than 75 years old Question Title * 3. What is the highest level of education you have completed? Some high school Graduated from high school Some college Graduated from college Some graduate school Completed graduate school Question Title * 4. How often do you listen to EconTalk? Every week Almost every week Occasionally Rarely Question Title * 5. How often do you listen to an EconTalk episode more than once? Always Almost always Occasionally Rarely Never Question Title * 6. How often do you go to the website EconTalk.org? Every episode Almost every episode Occasionally Rarely Never Question Title * 7. How often do you use or read the Highlights (a rough transcript) of an episode? Every episode Almost every episode Occasionally Rarely Never Question Title * 8. How often do you read or respond to the Extras feature(s) following-up on an episode? Every episode Almost every episode Occasionally Rarely Never Question Title * 9. Most of the time I listen to EconTalk while Commuting Exercising Walking the dog Doing household chores At work In bed before going to sleep Doing nothing other than listening to EconTalk There is no "most of the time"--many of the above Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. In what country do you live? 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I usually listen to EconTalk on A smart phone A laptop or desktop A tablet Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. If you listen on your phone, what app do you use? The podcast app that comes with the phone Stitcher Soundcloud Overcast Pocket Casts Google Play Music AntennaPod Podcast Addict Spotify Podbean Other (please specify) Question Title * 13. I listen to EconTalk at: Regular speed Slower 1.25x 1.5x 2x Other (please specify) Question Title * 14. When did you start listening to EconTalk? In the last year or so In the last 2-5 years In the last 5-10 years or so From the beginning Question Title * 15. Did you know that the entire archive of 700+ EconTalk episodes going back to 2006 is available on the web without charge? Yes No, but I do now Question Title * 16. What proportion of the 700+ EconTalk episodes would you guess you have listened to in their entirety? Less than half More than half Almost all All Question Title * 17. What proportion of the episodes from this past year, 2019, do you think you listened to: Less than half of them A little more than half, maybe Almost all of them All of them Question Title * 18. In recent years, the topics and guests on the program have broadened beyond economics and economists. What is your feeling about this? I like the current mix of economics and non-economics I'd like more economics in the mix going forward I'd like less economics in the mix going forward Question Title * 19. If you are a regular listener to EconTalk please list other podcasts that you listen to regularly: Question Title * 20. Please add any suggestions here to improve EconTalk or provide general feedback for the EconTalk team. Feel free to leave an email address at the end of your comment in case I want to respond. Done