Ranked #1
Peter Sagal, 'Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me' host
Peter Sagal, 'Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me' host
Peter Sagal is best known as the host of NPR’s weekly quiz show, Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me, which marked its 20th anniver... Read more
12 Mar 2019
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26mins
Ranked #2
Shark Tank's billion-dollar blunder
Shark Tank's billion-dollar blunder
Back in 2013, Jamie Siminoff was the founder and chief inventor of a struggling video doorbell company, pinning all the ... Read more
5 Apr 2019
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15mins
Ranked #3
Bonus: Numbers on the Border
Bonus: Numbers on the Border
Something remarkable happened in the White House this week, as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Le... Read more
14 Dec 2018
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11mins
Ranked #4
The Case of the Mysterious Income Statement
The Case of the Mysterious Income Statement
Can Steve Ballmer figure out the identity of an anonymous company just by looking at the numbers on its income statement... Read more
22 Mar 2019
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13mins
Ranked #5
The Economics of Immigration
The Economics of Immigration
On this episode of Numbers Geek, we put the adjectives and arguments aside and explore the long-term U.S. immigration nu... Read more
31 Jan 2019
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19mins
Ranked #6
Diagnosing U.S. healthcare: Steve's key numbers to know
Diagnosing U.S. healthcare: Steve's key numbers to know
Healthcare is suddenly back on the U.S. political agenda, and it remains one of the most important and misunderstood iss... Read more
29 Mar 2019
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22mins
Ranked #7
Crunching the Numbers of 'Shark Tank': A $30M Rejection
Crunching the Numbers of 'Shark Tank': A $30M Rejection
$30 million. That number will forever be associated with our guest on this week's Numbers Geek podcast, Arum Kang, co-fo... Read more
3 Apr 2019
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19mins
Ranked #8
National Teacher of the Year, Mandy Manning
National Teacher of the Year, Mandy Manning
Mandy Manning is uniquely qualified to offer her perspective on education, one of the subjects we’ve been exploring this... Read more
20 Feb 2019
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19mins
Ranked #9
Trade-off: U.S., China and the real numbers of global trade
Trade-off: U.S., China and the real numbers of global trade
How big is the U.S. trade deficit, in reality, and what are the implications of trade negotiations with China and other ... Read more
28 Feb 2019
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19mins
Ranked #10
Basketball legend Sue Bird
Basketball legend Sue Bird
Imagine you’ve been working in the same job for the same organization for your entire career, through all the ups and do... Read more
7 Mar 2019
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25mins