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Steven Levitt of Freakonomics is an anti-interviewer. He doesn’t yell or trap guests with gotcha questions. Levitt’s voice is soft, and his tone is sedate and thoughtful. He’s no Joe Rogan, and thank goodness for that.

Levitt doesn’t bring “attitude” to interviews like so many hosts believe they must to garner ratings and downloads. Instead of…

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