The dean of Yale&rsquo;s School of Management grew up in a small village in Guyana. During his unlikely journey, he has researched video-gaming habits, communicable disease, and why so many African-Americans haven&rsquo;t had the kind of success he&rsquo;s had. Steve Levitt talks to Charles about his parents&rsquo; encouragement, his love of Sports Illustrated, and how he talks to his American-born kids about the complicated history of Blackness in America.&nbsp;See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener">omnystudio.com/policies/listener</a> for privacy information.

Kerwin Charles: “One Does Not Know Where an Insight Will Come From”

Steve Levitt, the iconoclastic University of Chicago economist and co-author of the Freakonomics book series, tracks down other high achievers and asks questions that only he would think to ask. Guests include all-time Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, WNBA champion Sue Bird, Operation Warp Speed chief Moncef Slaoui, and neuroscientist/actress Mayim Bialik. People I (Mostly) Admire is a production of the Freakonomics Radio Network.