Stitcher has signed a deal with journalist and best-selling author Stephen J. Dubner to co-produce his popular Freakonomics Radio podcast and bring the show to the Stitcher network this summer. Through the new deal, Stitcher also will continue its content and advertising relationship with the Freakonomics Radio spinoff podcast, the live game show Tell Me Something I Don’t Know, which debuted at No. 1 on Apple Podcasts. The program also airs on public radio stations across the country and on SiriusXM.
“Stitcher has proven itself best-in-class in the podcasting world,” said Dubner. “And they are absolutely packed with talent, from the business side to the editorial side. I can’t wait to get to work with them.”
Freakonomics Radio explores the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature – from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. In each weekly episode, Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs. New episodes with Stitcher start in July.
