Podcast Episodes

Stephen Pimpare

Season 5 Episode 7

Poverty is widespread

Hardship in America is common. In all of rich democracies, we have the highest rates of poverty among the elderly and also among children. In fact, the majority of Americans wil…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

Gail Joseph

Season 5 Episode 6

Invest in early learning

Because the foundation for all of life's successes -- whether academic, social, or emotional -- is laid in the first five years of life, it is critically important to invest …

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

Dan Weissmann

Season 5 Episode 5

Picking an insurance plan is nearly impossible

Although it is no surprise that picking an insurance plan is complicated, it turns out it is nearly impossible. A study by George Loewenstein at Carnegi…

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

Maria Foscarinis

Season 5 Episode 4

The housing crisis started with a policy decision

The leading cause was cutbacks to federal funding for housing for poor people starting with the Reagan administration. In 1978, the federal governmen…

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

Max Kenner

Season 5 Episode 3

Max Kenner is the founder and executive director of the Bard Prison Initiative, a college that is spread across six interconnected prisons in New York State. We discuss the enduring value of the libe…

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

Stephen Bright

Season 5 Episode 2

Stephen Bright served as the director of the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta, and is currently a lecturer at Yale Law School, as well as professor of practice at Georgia State College of …

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

Ross Morales Rocketto

Season 5 Episode 1

Ross Morales Rocketto is co-founder of Run For Something, an organization that supports diverse, young progressives running for state and local office. We discuss which candidates win, why building a…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Season 5 Trailer: Ross Morales Rocketto

Season 5 Episode 1

"Telling these types of stories, showing people that it's not just white dudes who are lawyers, who have a lot of money, that can do this type of work is one of the most effective ways for us to try …

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Ted Dintersmith

Season 4 Episode 9

Human Potential

Education should be a path for children to develop into self-directed, self-supporting, skill-equipped young adults. This may or may not include a college education, but will require …

Published on 7 years, 1 month ago

Ben Theodore

Season 4 Episode 8

Local Politics

The impact of individual and group efforts can be decisive in local political races, such as in the elections for a judge, a district leader, or in the State Assembly. Having one-on-on…

Published on 7 years, 1 month ago