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Humble Podcast Beginnings
- Stephen J. Dubner and Steve Levitt launched a podcast by posting episodes to iTunes and were surprised people listened and reviewed them.
- They read listener reviews and reacted to feedback about episode frequency and host balance.
Plan Your Listening Schedule
- Freakonomics Radio will publish every two weeks for now and switch to weekly in January, so plan listening accordingly.
- Subscribe on iTunes or FreakonomicsRadio.com to avoid missing episodes.
Trash Collection As Community Ritual
- Taipei uses a musical trash truck to cue residents to bring out trash, creating social gatherings and community interaction.
- The system turns an ordinary civic task into a social ritual that can build neighborhood ties.


