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Freakonomics Radio

What Can Whales Teach Us About Clean Energy, Workplace Harmony, and Living the Good Life? (Update)

August 22, 2025

48 min episode · 2 min read

Hester Blum,Kate O'Connell,Joseph Roman

Episode

48 min

Read time

2 min

Topics

Career Growth, Health & Wellness, Economics & Policy

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Published Dec 7, 2025

What It Covers

Third episode examining whaling economics explores environmental impacts of whale recovery, workplace diversity lessons from nineteenth century whaling ships, and modern conservation challenges.

Notable Moment

Hester Blum reveals her Moby Dick obsession includes a historic harpoon tattoo and annual rereading, calling the novel her life's launching event at age seventeen.

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Moby DickRecommended
by Herman Melville
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