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Research psychologist Angela Duckworth (author of "Grit") and tech and sports executive Mike Maughan really like to ask people questions, and they believe there’s no such thing as a stupid one. So they have a podcast where they can ask each other as many “stupid questions” as they want. New episodes each week. "No Stupid Questions" is a production of the Freakonomics Radio Network.

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No Stupid Questions

Also: why do we pad our speech with so much filler language? This episode originally aired on March 28, 2021

 
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45. How Much Better Do You Really Want to Be?

Also: is it better to “go with the wind” or to “be the wind”? This episode originally aired on March 21, 2021.

 
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44. Is Empathy in Fact Immoral?

Also: what is teasing supposed to accomplish? This episode originally aired on March 14, 2021.

 
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43. What Do We Really Learn From Failure?

Also: how did Angela do with her no-sugar challenge? This episode originally aired on March 7, 2021.

 
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42. How Does When You Are Born Affect Who You Are?

Also: do we subconsciously lie about our major influences? This episode originally aired on February 28, 2021.

 
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41. Why Are We So Attracted to Fame?

Also: is it better to be right or “not wrong”? This episode originally aired on February 21, 2021.

 
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40. Have We All Lost Our Ability to Compromise?

Also, what's better: to learn new skills or go deep on what you're good at? This episode originally aired on February 14, 2021.

 
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39. Is Everybody Cheating These Days?

Also: how can you stop ruminating? This episode originally aired on February 7, 2021.

 
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38. What Does It Mean to Be a “Good” Man?

Also: do self-help books really help? This episode originally aired on January 31, 2021.

 
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37. How Do You Know if People Don’t Like You?

Also: does wisdom really come with age? This episode originally aired on January 14, 2021.

 
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36. Which Matters More, a First or Last Impression?

Also: how do you avoid screwing up your kids?

 
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9. Why Is It So Hard to Be Alone With Our Thoughts?

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