In our first episode, host Zachary Crockett sidles up to the pump to ask:  Who owns your local gas station, and where do their profits really come from?

The Economics of Everyday Things

1. Gas Stations

A special announcement: The Economics of Everyday Things will be back with all-new weekly episodes starting in June.

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Hotel guests adore those cute little soaps, but is it just a one-night stand? Zachary Crockett discovers what happens when we love ’em and leave ’em.

4. Used Hotel Soaps

Can a hit single from four decades ago still pay the bills? Zachary Crockett f-f-f-finds out.

3. My Sharona

How does America's cutest sales force get billions of Thin Mints, Samoas, and Tagalongs into our hands every year? Zachary Crockett digs in.

2. Girl Scout Cookies

A new show is coming to the Freakonomics Radio Network. Stay tuned for The Economics of Everyday Things, hosted by Zachary Crockett.

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Who decides which snacks are in your office’s vending machine? How much is a suburban elm tree worth, and to whom?  How did Girl Scout Cookies become a billion-dollar business? In bite-sized episodes, journalist Zachary Crockett looks at quotidian things and finds amazing stories.

1. Gas Stations

The Economics of Everyday Things

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4. Used Hotel Soaps

3. My Sharona

2. Girl Scout Cookies

1. Gas Stations

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