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Hay Festival: PJ O'Rourke, Steven D Levitt, Stephen J Dubner

Rana Mitter is joined on the 麻豆社 stage at the 2015 Hay Festival by writer and provocateur PJ O'Rourke, and Freakonomics authors Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner.

Presenter Rana Mitter, is joined on the 麻豆社 stage at the Hay Festival by writer and provocateur, PJ O'Rourke and the Freakonomics authors, the economist Steven D Levitt and journalist Stephen J Dubner to discuss decision-making, how emotional and economic stability leads to self-absorbtion, how difficult it is to stop and think about anything and why there is such a gulf between the economic and political and personal rationales for the nature of health care provision here in the UK, the US and around the world.

First broadcast 28/05/2014

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45 minutes

P J O'Rourke

P J O'Rourke
P J O Rourke's book is available in hardback now

Steven D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner

by Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner is available now in hardback, paperback and e-books

麻豆社 in Hay-on-Wye Festival

麻豆社 in Hay-on-Wye Festival

of Literature and the Arts takes place between 24 May and 1聽June 2014

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Rana Mitter
Interviewed Guest P.J O'Rourke
Interviewed Guest Steven Levitt
Interviewed Guest Stephen Dubner
Producer Jacqueline Smith

Broadcasts

  • Wed 28 May 2014 22:00
  • Mon 18 May 2015 22:00

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