Cover image of Numbers Geek with Steve Ballmer

Numbers Geek with Steve Ballmer

Numbers Geek is the podcast where we use numbers and data to make sense of the world. We take on issues from education to politics to basketball and beyond — with leaders in business, tech and entert... Read more

Ranked #1

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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

26mins

Ranked #2

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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

15mins

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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

11mins

Ranked #4

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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

13mins

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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

19mins

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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

22mins

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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

19mins

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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

19mins

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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

19mins

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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

25mins

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