387. Hello, My Name Is Marijuana Pepsi!

Freakonomics Radio

• Episode: 387. Hello, My Name Is Marijuana Pepsi!
• Website: Freakonomics Radio
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• Duration: 00:38:47
• Published: 2019-08-15 05:00

Research shows that having a distinctively black name doesn’t affect your economic future. But what is the day-to-day reality of living with such a name? Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck, a newly-minted Ph.D., is well-qualified to answer this question. Her verdict: the data don’t tell the whole story.