As an adult, Dubner himself converted back to Judaism, an experience he chronicles in his first book, Turbulent Souls: A Catholic Son's Return to His Jewish Family.

In 2005, William Morrow and Company published Freakonomics,[3] a book about cheating teachers, bizarre baby-names, self-dealing realtors, and crack-selling mama's boys.

[6] Throughout their work, Dubner and Levitt use economics to explore real-world phenomena, answer perplexing questions, and offer unconventional analysis.

(formerly Tell Me Something I Don’t Know), a game-show version of the podcast in which contestants share incredible, little-known facts in front of a live audience.

[21] As of June 2023, Dubner resides in New York City with his wife, documentary photographer Ellen Binder,[2] their two children, and their dog.

In a 2017 New York Times profile, Dubner described his ideal Sunday as one in which he walks his dog in Central Park early in the morning, watches an FC Barcelona game with his son, and spends the afternoon cooking dinner with his daughter.