Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner.
I am recording this on November 11th, 2025,
which is the very day that the 20th anniversary edition of our book Freakonomics is being published.
To celebrate, we've put together this bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio.
The episode has two parts.
The first one is very short.
It's just me reading the new forward for the 20th anniversary edition of the book.
After that, you will hear me again in conversation with Jeff Bennett.
at a recent live event in Washington, DC.
Jeff is host of PBS NewsHour.
I only met him recently, but I think he's pretty great.
And I would be surprised if you didn't agree.
Big thanks to him, also to Sixth and I in DC for hosting the event,
especially to Jackie Leventhal and Clara Wallace.
Thanks also to everyone who came out that night.
And thanks to all of you who listen to Freakonomics Radio every week.
And thanks to everyone who's ever read Freakonomics,
or will read it now in the 20th anniversary edition.
Plainly, I have a lot to be thankful for.
The last 20 years have been pretty wonderful.