Find the Podcast
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You want to listen to Freakonomics Radio? That’s great!
Most people stream us on their smartphones. It’s free (with the purchase of a phone, of course).
For Apple users: Stream it on your Apple Podcast app or download podcasts on iTunes.
For Android users: Stream it to your Chromecast.
For Windows phone users: Stream it on your Podcast app.
Freakonomics Radio is also available on most podcast apps, like the WNYC App or Stitcher.
Looking for other options? We’ve got you covered:
1) Stream from our website.
Every episode’s webpage has an audio player for streaming or a “Download Now” button. Simply click ‘play’ on the audio player to listen online, or download the podcast onto your computer. When the download has finished, you can open it with your media player of choice.
2) Stream from our RSS Feed.
The links will take you to a list of all of our podcasts. Find the one you want, and click “Play Now”; the podcast will download onto your computer for listening on your media player of choice.
3) Tune in to your public radio.
Freakonomics Radio plays on local public radio stations across the county (and Canada!) Click here to see if we’re playing near you.
4) Audible.
Available online and on the Audible app with Audible membership.
6) SiriusXM Radio.
Freakonomics Radio can be streamed on SiriusXM Insight, channel 121 with SiriusXM membership.
7) Google Play.
Search “Freakonomics Radio“ on Google Play or click this link. It’s free!
8) Spotify.
Search “Freakonomics Radio” on Spotify or click this link. It’s free!
Any other suggestions? Please leave any listening tips or workarounds or preferred podcast apps in the comments below. And, as always, thanks for listening.
Matt Wilson
I like AntennaPod for Android. It's free, and my only complaint with it is that it won't sync across devices, as some podcatchers do.
David S. @seemsArtless
It has been a long time since I left Apple to move to Android - as a serious podcast listener, it drove me nuts that I couldn't easily queue up a series of episodes from multiple podcast sources and just let them play while I was driving (ie a Freakonomics episode, then a Radio Lab episode, then a CBC spark episode...) I assume the Apple podcast player has improved since then?!
On Android I use the free BeyondPod app - it has a good search for new podcasts, automatic download as new episodes are available (maybe only in the paid version?), and like I said, the ability to mix episodes from different sources. See https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.beyondpod
Kevin B.
I would also like to reccomend BeyondPod for Android like devices. While the automatic pull function is only in the paid version, the free version is useful to stream or download podcast episodes.
Sadly I hear the apple standard podcast app is less than stellar, I imagine workarounds through iTunes are possible.
Bill McGonigle
I'm a long time BeyondPod user as well. It was one of the first so I bought it years ago, along with the Presto plugin to listen at 1.5x playback speed. I love the business model - I never have paid for an upgrade and am now syncing among devices via a Feedly account. I like to use its SmartPlay feature which lets me set feed priority and quantity, so when I hit 'play', I get an automatic talk radio station of content I enjoy. Makes driving for work bearable.
Michael
People who have Chromebooks can use the Cloud Caster app. It’s not as easy as it is on other platforms, but it gets the job done.
Quinn
For my Android phone I use BeyondPod (http://www.beyondpod.com). There is a commercial and free version, but the free version works well for me. I think what commercial does is it automates the downloads for you. Because I know Freakonomics comes out every Wednesday or Thursday morning, I just check for a new one every Thursday at some point and there it is.
For podcast who's intervals are less predicable I have RSS feeds set up in my email client to know when a new one is available and so I know when to go get a new one. I have this set up for Freakonmics too as I sometimes like to read the transcripts.
Nathan
I use Downcast
kiki
For Android: I have found it on DoggCatcher as well.
Mike
I use an app called Podcast Addict on Android devices, It's worked pretty well for me since Google canned Reader/Listen.
Andy
If you're listening (or simply downloading and transferring) on a Unix machine of some kind - Linux, BSD, etc. - (or want to use a Mac but not iTunes), there's bashpodder and mashpodder, podcatchers that runs inside the bash shell and rely on a handful of fairly common Unix utilities. They'll both need the URL of the RSS feed added to their respective configuration files.
Google "podcatcher Windows" and you should come up with some good things that let you download podcasts to your Windows machine. Unfortunately, I didn't get into podcasts until after I had switched to Linux, so I don't know what's good there.
Ben
I have found the gPodder to be quite good at managing my podcast feeds. I use it on the Ubuntu Linux build, so I can't speak to their apps on other platforms.
angelo
Podcast Addict on android has been perfect for me so far. And it is free.
Vaibhav Garg
Windows Phone 8.1 includes a Podcasts app by default, that can find and subscribe the said podcast. Its merely a search and a tap on Subscribe. Pretty user friendly, and free as in a beer.
micah
I too was driven nuts for awhile, then I figured out that my phone has the tunein radio app. You can find every podcast on it. You can't download, but you can stream episodes.
Mary
BeyondPod is another app, also free, that will find Freakonomics for a feed. As well, as many others. Allows streaming and downloading.
KP
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Betsy
I use BeyondPod on 2 Android phones, synced with Feedly to listen to about 30 feeds. I usually use Feedly to sort through and delete specific episodes I'm not interested in, or to listen while I"m on my laptop. I use BeyondPod to listen off-line. I like the multiplatform option. The free version of BeyondPod has to be synced manually, and I planning to upgrade.
Ryan
Pocket Casts is the best! I listen to a LOT of podcasts for years on several different apps, an Pocket Casts is the BEST.
Andrew
I've got a five hour flight and want to read a few of the transcripts but can only see one at a time and can't download during flight. Is there a way to voluntarily overdose on freakanomics transcripts for long flights? (I don't like headphones)
Walter Lipman
I'm an old-fashioned kind of guy who enjoys downloading podcasts to my computer, and then copying them to my phone. Right-clicking the "Play Now" hyperlink, and clicking "save as" will save the podcast to your computer, from whence you can copy it to your Android phone or device. As for Apple? Don't know, and frankly don't care, either.