Freakonomics Radio Network’s 2022 Staff Picks
To celebrate a wonderful year of production on all of the shows in our network, we asked our staff to choose their favorite episode of the year.
为了庆祝我们网络中所有节目的精彩制作，我们要求工作人员选择他们今年最喜欢的剧集。
Lyric Bowditch, Production Associate “ Why Do Doctors Have to Play Defense?
Lyric Bowditch，制作助理 “为什么医生必须防守？
” from Freakonomics, M.D.
” 来自医学博士 Freakonomics
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
最高法院推翻罗伊诉案后。
Wade , my feeds were flooded with content about it.
韦德，我的提要充满了有关它的内容。
This episode cut through the noise by offering a really important, mind-widening, and distinctly Freakonomical perspective on the issue that I hadn’t considered or encountered anywhere else.
这一集打破了喧嚣，为这个问题提供了一个非常重要的、开阔视野的、明显的魔鬼经济学的观点，这是我在其他地方没有考虑过或遇到过的。
I find myself bringing it up in conversations often!
我发现自己经常在谈话中提到它！
Neal Carruth, Executive Vice President and General Manager “ Has Globalization Failed?
Neal Carruth，执行副总裁兼总经理 “全球化失败了吗？
” from Freakonomics Radio Freakonomics Radio does not shy away from posing big, provocative questions.
” 来自 Freakonomics Radio Freakonomics Radio 并不回避提出重大的、具有挑衅性的问题。
This episode starts with a question that might, at first blush, seem kind of boring or too abstract to be interesting.
本集以一个乍一看可能有点无聊或太抽象而无趣的问题开始。
But through a charming conversation with a supremely knowledgeable guest, the law professor Anthea Roberts, you acquire the tools to answer for yourself the question of whether globalization has failed.
但通过与知识渊博的嘉宾、法学教授安西娅·罗伯茨的迷人对话，你将获得一些工具来为自己回答全球化是否已经失败的问题。
This episode also does a good job of engaging with the back catalog of Freakonomics Radio since the show has covered this general topic in the past.
这一集也很好地与 Freakonomics Radio 的旧目录进行了互动，因为该节目过去曾涵盖过这个一般性主题。
Jeremy Johnston, Audio Engineer “ Names ,” from Off Leash Since my dog doesn’t seem to recognize his own name half the time, I was excited to learn something from this episode of Off Leash .
Jeremy Johnston，来自 Off Leash 的音频工程师“Names” 由于我的狗似乎有一半时间认不出自己的名字，我很高兴能从 Off Leash 的这一集中学到一些东西。
It ended up being a really great insight into how dogs respond to their nicknames, differentiate vowel sounds, and identify their owners’ voices in crowded places.
最终，它非常深入地了解了狗如何回应自己的昵称、区分元音以及在拥挤的地方识别主人的声音。
This is such a happy episode full of animal lovers talking about how they arrived at a name for their furry friends, and also takes us on a fun tour of Isabella Rossellini’s farm.
这是一个非常快乐的剧集，充满了动物爱好者谈论他们如何为毛茸茸的朋友命名，并且还带我们参观了伊莎贝拉·罗西里尼的农场。
Julie Kanfer, Senior Producer “ Why Is Everyone Moving to Dallas?
Julie Kanfer，高级制片人“为什么每个人都搬到达拉斯？
” from Freakonomics Radio I really enjoyed this two-part series and learned a lot about a place I’ve never been (Dallas) and a thing I didn’t know (that everyone is moving there).
” 来自 Freakonomics Radio 我真的很喜欢这个由两部分组成的系列，并了解了很多关于我从未去过的地方（达拉斯）和我不知道的事情（每个人都搬到那里）。
I found myself thinking about this episode/series a lot throughout the year, random bits of it popping into my brain when I least expected them to.
我发现自己这一整年都在思考这个剧集/系列，当我最意想不到的时候，它的一些随机片段突然出现在我的大脑中。
It also really evoked a sense of place and of the people in that place; I felt like I was along for the ride (in that Uber in the pouring rain).
它也确实唤起了一种地方感和那个地方的人的感觉；我觉得我正在搭车（在倾盆大雨中乘坐优步）。
Ryan Kelley, Associate Producer “ What Is Sportswashing (and Does It Work)?
Ryan Kelley，副制片人《什么是 Sportswashing（它有效吗）？
” from Freakonomics Radio We don’t normally focus on current events on Freakonomics Radio (we like to give the economists time to play with the data and come up with something smart), but the new, Saudi-backed professional golf league was just too intriguing not to cover.
” 来自 Freakonomics Radio 我们通常不会关注 Freakonomics Radio 上的时事（我们喜欢给经济学家时间来研究数据并提出一些聪明的东西），但是沙特支持的新职业高尔夫联盟太有趣了，不容忽视。
When Phil Mickelson, Qatar, and Barbra Streisand all come up in the same conversation, it must be good.
当菲尔·米克尔森、卡塔尔和芭芭拉·史翠珊都出现在同一个谈话中时，这一定是件好事。
Alina Kulman, Production Associate “ Can the Big Bad Wolf Save Your Life?
Alina Kulman，制片助理《大灰狼能救你的命吗？》
” from Freakonomics Radio I loved how interdisciplinary this episode was — it’s about wildlife conservation, politics, literature, and also (of course) economics.
”来自 Freakonomics Radio 我喜欢这一集的跨学科性——它涉及野生动物保护、政治、文学，当然还有经济学。
It also has some pretty staggering statistics, like the fact that deer collisions cost about $10 billion in damages annually.
它还拥有一些相当惊人的统计数据，例如每年因鹿相撞造成的损失约为 100 亿美元。
Zack Lapinski, Senior Producer “ Why Did You Marry That Person?
扎克·拉平斯基（Zack Lapinski），高级制片人“你为什么嫁给那个人？
” from Freakonomics Radio This episode has everything: sexual anthropology, Victorian era politics, divorce, Shakespeare, the dating app Raya, aristocratic romance, Bridgerton, and — of course — an economist.
” 来自 Freakonomics Radio 这一集内容包罗万象：性人类学、维多利亚时代的政治、离婚、莎士比亚、约会应用程序 Raya、贵族浪漫、布里奇顿，当然还有经济学家。
Morgan Levey, Senior Producer “ A Rockstar Chemist and Her Cancer-Attacking ‘Lawn Mower’ ” from People I (Mostly) Admire Maybe it’s a little gauche to list your own show / an episode you produced, but I loved this episode with Carolyn Bertozzi.
摩根·利维 (Morgan Levey)，高级制片人 《我（最）钦佩的人》中的“一位摇滚明星化学家和她的抗癌‘割草机’”也许列出你自己的节目/你制作的一集有点粗俗，但我喜欢卡洛琳·贝尔托齐 (Carolyn Bertozzi) 的这一集。
Rarely does someone so brilliant also have the ability to explain Nobel-prize winning science so clearly.
很少有如此才华横溢的人也有能力如此清晰地解释获得诺贝尔奖的科学。
She’s also cool as hell, and I’d really like to be friends with her.
她也很酷，我真的很想和她成为朋友。
Rebecca Lee Douglas, Senior Producer “ J***s C****t, Angela, Why Are You Such a F***ing Potty-Mouth?
丽贝卡·李·道格拉斯 (Rebecca Lee Douglas)，高级制片人 “J***s C****t，安吉拉，你为什么这么臭？”
” from No Stupid Questions I saw that Morgan listed an episode of PIMA, so now I feel empowered to share an episode of NSQ.
” 从《没有愚蠢的问题》中，我看到摩根列出了 PIMA 的一集，所以现在我觉得有权力分享 NSQ 的一集。
This show was so much fun.
这个节目非常有趣。
It was packed with interesting research, personal anecdotes, and lots and lots of jokes — basically, the ingredients for an incredible episode of NSQ.
它充满了有趣的研究、个人轶事和许许多多的笑话——基本上，这些都是 NSQ 令人难以置信的一集的要素。
We received more listener emails/voice memos to this show than any other episode we’ve produced.
我们收到的关于该节目的听众电子邮件/语音备忘录比我们制作的任何其他剧集都多。
Katherine Moncure, Associate Producer “ Are N.F.T.s All Scams?
Katherine Moncure，副制片人 “N.F.T. 都是骗局吗？
” from Freakonomics Radio I loved that entire series (“What Can Blockchain Do For You?”) because it took a very complicated and opaque part of our economy — a part that’s highly polarized — and in classic Freakonomics fashion, broke it down into something that was actually understandable.
” 来自 Freakonomics Radio 我喜欢整个系列（“区块链能为你做什么？”），因为它抓住了我们经济中非常复杂和不透明的部分 - 一个高度两极分化的部分 - 并且以经典的 Freakonomics 方式，将其分解为实际上可以理解的东西。
N.F.T.s are especially mind boggling to me, but less so now.
N.F.T. 对我来说尤其令人难以置信，但现在不那么令人难以置信了。
I would have to say though, my favorite part was not any of the clear, informative explanations, but rather when the Freakonomics crew and the artist Tom Sachs were chased out of Bryant Park for launching a rocket.
但我不得不说，我最喜欢的部分不是任何清晰、信息丰富的解释，而是当《魔鬼经济学》团队和艺术家汤姆·萨克斯因发射火箭而被赶出布莱恩特公园时。
Well worth the risk.
非常值得冒这个风险。
Greg Rippin, Technical Director The “ What Can Blockchain Do For You?
Greg Rippin，技术总监“区块链能为您做什么？
” series, from Freakonomics Radio I feel that we did a really good job of explaining the different applications of crypto without coming across like we were trying to get listeners to (literally) buy into it.
” 系列，来自 Freakonomics Radio 我觉得我们在解释加密货币的不同应用方面做得非常好，而没有让人觉得我们试图让听众（字面意思）购买它。
Plus, I got to leave my studio for a bit and get some fresh air in the park.
另外，我还得离开工作室一段时间，去公园呼吸一下新鲜空气。