Stephen J. Dubner
Author, journalist and radio host
Stephen J. Dubner is an American author and journalist who co-wrote the Freakonomics books. He also hosts the show Freakonomics Radio.
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American Born 1963 in Duanesburg, United States
About Stephen J. Dubner
Stephen Joseph Dubner was born on August 26, 1963. He is an American author and journalist who also works in podcasting and radio. He co-wrote the Freakonomics series, which includes SuperFreakonomics, Think Like a Freak and When to Rob a Bank, and he hosts Freakonomics Radio. Dubner once played in a rock band that began at Appalachian State University and went on to sign with Arista Records. He later left music to become a writer. He also taught English at Columbia University while studying for a Master of Fine Arts degree there. His first published piece appeared in Highlights for Children when he was 11. His journalism has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker and Time. Among his other books are Turbulent Souls Choosing My Religion, Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper and the children's book The Boy With Two Belly Buttons. He is married to Ellen Binder, a documentary photographer, and the couple have children and live in New York.