Freakonomics Radio Live brings to the stage the same uncommon, inquisitive journalism that is a hallmark of the Freakonomics Radio podcast — but in an unscripted and freewheeling format. Join Freakonomics Radio host and best-selling author Stephen Dubner as he explores the hidden side of everything.

The eighth and last child of an upstate New York newspaperman, Stephen Dubner has been writing since he was a child. (His first published work appeared in Highlights magazine.) As an undergraduate at Appalachian State University, he started a rock band that was signed to Arista Records, which landed him in New York City. He ultimately quit playing music to earn an M.F.A. in writing at Columbia University, where he also taught in the English Department. He was an editor and writer at New York magazine and The New York Times before quitting to write books. He is happy he did so. In addition to the Freakonomics series, he is the author of Turbulent Souls (Choosing My Religion), Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper, and the children’s book The Boy With Two Belly Buttons. He lives in New York City.