Mike Maughan

Nov 23, 2024 | freakonomics.com | Michele Obama |Steven Pinker |Angela Duckworth |Mike Maughan

Episode Transcript  DUCKWORTH: “I am ready! Let’s go!”*      *      *DUCKWORTH: I’m Angela Duckworth. MAUGHAN: I’m Mike Maughan. DUCKWORTH + MAUGHAN: And you’re listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show: Are we becoming more pessimistic as a society? DUCKWORTH: “Yeah, it’s really hard to have hope for the world.

Nov 16, 2024 | freakonomics.com | Rick Rubin |Johann Hari |Angela Duckworth |Mike Maughan

Episode Transcript DUCKWORTH: “I savored it. I absorbed it. I loved it.”*      *      *DUCKWORTH: I’m Angela Duckworth. MAUGHAN: I’m Mike Maughan. DUCKWORTH + MAUGHAN: And you’re listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show: Are attention spans really shrinking? DUCKWORTH: Ten minutes sounds so long to me, Mike. *      *      *MAUGHAN: Angela, I have a question for you today.

Nov 9, 2024 | freakonomics.com | Michael Lewis |Angela Duckworth |Mike Maughan

Episode Transcript MAUGHAN: Sounds riveting. *      *      *DUCKWORTH: I’m Angela Duckworth. MAUGHAN: I’m Mike Maughan. DUCKWORTH + MAUGHAN: And you’re listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show: What does it mean to be a narcissist, really? MAUGHAN: I’m so tired of just thinking about myself all the time. *      *      *DUCKWORTH: Mike, we have an email from Aditi, and I’m going to read it to you. You ready? MAUGHAN: Yes, I am.

Nov 2, 2024 | freakonomics.com | Angela Duckworth |Mike Maughan

MAUGHAN: Anyone who has you on their Christmas card list is so paranoid. *      *      *DUCKWORTH: I’m Angela Duckworth. MAUGHAN: I’m Mike Maughan. DUCKWORTH + MAUGHAN: And you’re listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show: what’s wrong with proud parents sharing photos and stories of their children online?

Oct 26, 2024 | freakonomics.com | Angela Duckworth |Mike Maughan

DUCKWORTH: One star. I don’t believe it, and it’s boring. *      *      *DUCKWORTH: I’m Angela Duckworth. MAUGHAN: I’m Mike Maughan. DUCKWORTH + MAUGHAN: And you’re listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show: what happens when you put on a costume? MAUGHAN: “This is my night of debauchery.”*      *      *MAUGHAN: Angela, we are in the season of ghosts and witches, costumes and masquerades. So, today’s question is, I think, especially interesting.