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American Wonk Ricochet.com
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American Wonk is the signature podcast of FREOPP, the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity. On the show, FREOPP President Avik Roy explores the most important national issues of our time—like the economy, health care, technology, pandemics, and the Supreme Court—with the experts and political leaders who know them best.
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COVID in 19: Everything You Need to Know About the New Vaccine
On today’s episode of COVID in 19, Scott Immergut of Ricochet and Avik Roy of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity talk about this week’s vaccine news from Pfizer and Biontech. How good is the data? Are more vaccines on the horizon? Will Joe Biden strive to distribute vaccines around the world or prioritize […]
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COVID in 19: World Health Organization Acknowledges Consequences to Lockdowns
On today’s episode of COVID in 19, Scott Immergut of Ricochet and Avik Roy of FREOPP talk about the World Health Organization’s new guidance that lockdowns are bad. What took them so long? And with the holidays coming up, Avik explains why his kids will be trick or treating and why he’s even looking forward […]
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Ilya Shapiro on the Politics of the Supreme Court
On today’s episode of American Wonk, FREOPP’s Avik Roy talks with Ilya Shapiro, author of “Supreme Disorder,” a new book on the politics of the Supreme Court. They talk about Amy Coney Barrett and ask: what have conservatives gotten right and wrong in their quest to change how the Supreme Court thinks about the Constitution? […]
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COVID in 19: President Trump Recovers from the Virus
On today’s episode of COVID in 19, Scott Immergut of Ricochet and Avik Roy of FREOPP talk about President Trump’s recovery from the virus. What really happened, and what do we need to know about the new treatments that Trump has taken?
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COVID in 19: The Mismanagement of Data
On today’s episode of COVID in 19, Scott Immergut of Ricochet and Avik Roy of FREOPP talk about Avik’s congressional testimony on data and COVID-19. Why haven’t we been better at measuring deaths in nursing homes? Why are so many lab tests coming back with false positive results, and what can we do about it?
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Robert Bryce and Jim Cooper: The Sierra Club and Environmental Racism
On today’s episode of Power Hungry, FREOPP Visiting Fellow Robert Bryce talks to California Assemblyman Jim Cooper, a Democrat, about a letter he wrote accusing the Sierra Club of fueling environmental racism. What’s going wrong with energy policy in California?
Customer Reviews
Substantive
Great, consistent, reliable information and commentary at a time when that is rare. Thank you Avik!
Medical Consequences of Contracting COVID 19
Avik — as I understand it — an infected person’s blood can coagulate as a result of contracting COVID 19. This has lead to strokes and other debilitating blood clot disorders. Could you please report on this issue? I’d love to get your take.
Great commentary
Avik uses data. Great podcast.
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