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Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news?

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691. Is This What a “Good Billionaire” Looks Like?

October 16, 2026

Stephen Dubner (0:01)

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David Rubenstein (3:22)

I'm the only person to ever be fired by a president and succeeded by him at the same time.

Stephen Dubner (3:26)

But even that doesn't seem to have shaken Rubenstein's faith in the American experiment. Today, on Freakonomics Radio, is this what a good billionaire looks like?

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