The Economics of Everyday Things: Animal Urine

Freakonomics, M.D. by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Jul 21, 202300:12:57Science & Medicine

In the newest show from the Freakonomics Radio Network, host Zachary Crockett explores the hidden side of the things around us. This week: One creature’s trash is another’s cash. (Or, how one man found profit in pee.) Ho...

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