Freakonomics Radio Updates on Looted Antiquities and Housing's Impact on Fertility
Freakonomics Radio is releasing an updated episode titled “The Case of the $4 Million Gold Coffin (Update),” which delves into the journey of a looted Egyptian antiquity that found its way into the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The episode explores how the artifact was recovered, with a mention of Kim Kardashian's involvement in cracking the case, and raises broader questions about the prevalence of stolen art in museums. This updated segment is part of a larger series, “Stealing Art Is Easy. Giving It Back Is Hard,” which initially launched in 2023. Additionally, the podcast is preparing a fall episode that will examine the connection between fertility rates and housing availability. This upcoming episode will reference a new working paper by Lisa Dettling and Melissa Kearney, which suggests that New Deal mortgage policies contributed to approximately three million additional births between 1935 and 1957, accounting for about 10 percent of the baby boom. 
