When You Pray to God Online, Who Else Is Listening? | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 515
The pandemic moved a lot of religious activity onto the internet. With faith-based apps, Silicon Valley is turning virtual prayers into earthly rewards. Does this mean sharing user data? Dear God, let’s hope not …
This episode was originally published Sept. 14, 2022.
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This episode was originally published Sept. 14, 2022.
For a full transcript, resources, and more, visit: https://freak.ws/3U6Lrdw
ABOUT FREAKONOMICS RADIO:
Discover the hidden side of everything with host Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of the Freakonomics books. Each week, Dubner speaks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, intellectuals and entrepreneurs, and various other underachievers to uncover things you always thought you knew (but didn’t) and things you never thought you wanted to know (but do) — from the economics of sleep to the future of education, from markets for marriage to the surprising utility of wolves.
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Stitcher: https://freak.ws/3gbLru9
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ABOUT FREAKONOMICS RADIO NETWORK:
Freakonomics began as a book, which led to a blog, a documentary film, more books, a pair of pants, and in 2010, a podcast called Freakonomics Radio. Hosted by Stephen J. Dubner, it’s one of the most popular podcasts in the world, with a reputation for storytelling that is both rigorous and entertaining. Its archive of more than 500 episodes is available, for free, on any podcast app, and the show airs weekly on NPR stations. Freakonomics Radio is now the flagship show of the Freakonomics Radio Network, which includes the podcasts No Stupid Questions (est. 2020), People I (Mostly) Admire (2020), and Freakonomics, M.D. (2021).
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Freakonomics Radio: https://freakonomics.com/series/freakonomics-radio
No Stupid Questions: https://freakonomics.com/series/nsq/
People I (Mostly) Admire: https://freakonomics.com/series/people-i-mostly-admire/
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