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Stephen Dubner, host of Freakonomics Radio. [Photo: Audrey Bernstein]
Freakonomics Radio Asks ‘Why Is Everyone Moving to Dallas?’
by David Seeley | Jan 20, 2022
To find the answer, host Stephen Dubner flew to DFW to see why the region is so business-friendly, why the people are so friendly too, why cities to the north are growing like hotcakes, and why a Basquiat got on the wall of the Dallas Museum of Art. Oh, and he ate a Meat Potato at Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse. (Thumbs up.)
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