Podcast Episodes

The poverty trap that kills a million people a year | Madhukar Pai

Season 6 Episode 30

Why does tuberculosis remain one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases even though it is preventable and curable? In this episode of In Pursui…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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Can aid still fight poverty? | Elina Scheja

Season 6 Episode 29

What happens to development cooperation when aid budgets are cut, geopolitical tensions rise, and poverty reduction competes with a growing range of …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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Can Asia still deliver the development dream? | Philip Schellekens

Season 6 Episode 28

Asia is often described as the great success story of modern development, a region of rapid growth, falling poverty, rising middle classes, and extra…

7 months ago

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Urbanization, inequality and the future of development | Benjamin Bradlow

Season 6 Episode 27

Dan Banik speaks with Benjamin H. Bradlow, Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Affairs at Princeton University, about how cities can g…

7 months, 1 week ago

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Why the middle class will shape global development | Homi Kharas

Season 6 Episode 26

Dan Banik speaks with Homi Kharas about one of the most important yet surprisingly underexplored forces in modern development: the rise of the global…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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Artificial intelligence and the future of human decision-making | Francesco Marcelloni

Season 6 Episode 25

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how societies function — from healthcare and education to governance, public debate, and the future o…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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Why India–China relations could reshape the global order | Manoj Kewalramani

Season 6 Episode 24

India-China relations are entering a new phase of cautious re-engagement after five years of deep tension following the 2020 Galwan clash. Leaders ha…

8 months ago

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Can philosophy save a world obsessed with power? | Thomas Pogge

Season 6 Episode 23

In an era of intensifying great-power rivalry, shrinking foreign aid budgets, and declining faith in multilateralism, what role is left for global ju…

8 months, 1 week ago

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Debt, development finance, and global agency | David McNair

Season 6 Episode 22

In this episode of In Pursuit of Development, Dan Banik is joined by Dr. David McNair, Executive Director of ONE.org, for a conversation on the futur…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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Six economists and the making of modern development | David Engerman

Season 6 Episode 21

In this episode of In Pursuit of Development, Dan Banik speaks with Yale historian David Engerman about how “development” became one of the most powe…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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