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Policy decisions matter to you every day. We're here to explain them.

    Fighting for Fairness: A discussion on the burning issues facing federal employees with Randy Erwin

    Fighting for Fairness: A discussion on the burning issues facing federal employees with Randy Erwin

    In this insightful episode, Senior Editor, Eleazar Weissman (MPP’ 24) engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Randy Erwin, the National President of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE). Listen and learn about the intricate landscape of federal employment, with a special focus on the challenges encountered by wildland firefighters.

    • 29 min
    Leave me Alone and Let me Scroll! The Shifting Landscape of Misinformation in Policy

    Leave me Alone and Let me Scroll! The Shifting Landscape of Misinformation in Policy

    GPPR Junior Editor Amelie D'Hers (MS-DSPP ‘25) delves into the intricacies of navigating misinformation and its policy implications with Emily Horne, the founder and CEO of Allegro Public Affairs. Emily, formerly the Special Assistant to the President, Spokesperson, and Senior Director for Press at the National Security Council (NSC) in the Biden Administration, and the former Vice President of Communications at the Brookings Institution, engages in a comprehensive discussion. This conversation spans various aspects of the misinformation landscape, from the day-to-day media literacy to National Security.

    • 35 min
    Walkability and Urban Policy: A Conversation with Jeff Speck

    Walkability and Urban Policy: A Conversation with Jeff Speck

    GPPR Junior Editor Bela Walkin (MPP ‘25) discusses urban and transportation policy with Jeff Speck, a city planner and international advocate for walkable urbanism. His 2012 book "Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time," is the best-selling city-planning title of the past decade. Jeff and Bela discuss the benefits of walkability, the political challenges associated with its implementation, and its implications for urban and transportation policy on all levels of government.

    • 32 min
    Transatlantic Trade: A Conversation with Stormy-Annika Mildner

    Transatlantic Trade: A Conversation with Stormy-Annika Mildner

    Junior Podcast Editor Moritz Ludwig (MPP ’25) talks with the executive director of the Aspen Institute Germany, Stormy-Annika Mildner, about current challenges and opportunities of trade policy between the U.S. and Europe. The transatlanticist and trade expert talks about the importance of a resilient transatlantic partnership, initiatives to strengthen economic and political ties, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the role of China.

    • 31 min
    Does the U.S. Need More Parties?

    Does the U.S. Need More Parties?

    Junior Podcast Editor Joe Lustig (MPP '24) sits down with Dustin Wahl, Deputy Executive Director of "Fix Our House", an organization that advocates for significant changes to how the United States conducts elections, to discuss the upcoming 2024 presidential election, as well as the two party conundrum.

    • 53 min
    Crash Course: Understanding The US Housing Crisis, With Richard Kahlenberg

    Crash Course: Understanding The US Housing Crisis, With Richard Kahlenberg

    Junior Podcast Editor, Gabriel Taylor (MPP ‘24) chats with Richard Kahlenberg, Author of “Excluded: How Snob Zoning, NIMBYism, and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don't See” to discuss the US housing crisis, it’s causes, and what we might do to solve it.

    • 22 min

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