University Of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts

David Raban interviews Bernardisima Fiorentino Rojas, a jazz singer from Santiago, Chile. David first met Bernardisima at Thelonious Lugar de Jazz, a small venue in Santiago’s Bellas Artes district. They spoke on her start in music, the creative process, misogyny in the music world, love, play, and her upcoming work. Bernardisima sings throughout the episode, with a special collaboration at the end.Credits:David Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for interviewing, engineering, and editingRay Andrada (JD ’19), for production assistanceSpecial thanks to Aican Nguyen and the University of Chicago Law School’s International Immersion Program for making David’s trip to Chile possible.

Luis Gonzales (MPP ’19) interviews James Robinson, Institute Director for the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and best selling co-author of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty.Luis and Professor Robinson spoke on the link between economics and democracy, populism, and Professor Robinson’s upcoming work on liberty. Credits:Luis Gonzales Carrasco, for interviewingElaine Li, for producingSusan Paykin, for production assistanceDavid Raban, for editingSpecial thanks to the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and the Pearson Institute.

Welcome to "Thank You For Your Service," a new UC3P Original Series.Our hosts Thomas Krasnican and Nick Paraiso, first-year MPPs at the Harris School of Public Policy and active-duty naval officers, preview the show.In this introduction, Thomas and Nick give an overview of the "civil-military gap" and what it might mean for society. They also discuss ways citizens can support military members and veterans beyond a simple "thank you for your service."Credits:Thomas Krasnican, hostNick Paraiso, hostHaz Yano, engineer and producerAlec MacMillen, engineer and producerSarah Claudy, creative consultant and cover art designerMichelle Tran, production supportAnita Joshi, production supportDavid Raban, production supportSpecial thanks:To those who serve. Happy Veteran's Day.Note: This podcast in no way intended to reflect the official positions of the Department of Defense or any other military entity.

Dr. Kori Schake, Deputy Director-General of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and co-editor of a book with current Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, joins the podcast for a discussion of current issues in civil-military relations. Dr. Schake shares the story of her own career path as a policymaker and analyst, and delves into topics like American views of the armed forces, politicization of the military, and defense budgeting.Credits:Thomas Krasnican, hostNick Paraiso, hostHaz Yano, engineer and producerAlec MacMillen, engineer and producerSarah Claudy, creative consultant and cover art designerAishwarya Kumar, production supportAnita Joshi, production supportDavid Raban, production supportSpecial thanks:To those who serve. Happy Veteran's Day.Note: This podcast in no way intended to reflect the official positions of the Department of Defense or any other military entity.

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SUBSCRIBE TO HAVE YOU HEARD'S NEW PODCAST CHANNEL!Welcome to the first LIVE SHOW episode of Have You Heard? The UC3P News Quiz, where a panel of students compete to answer entertaining trivia about recent news events! In this episode, Harris Professor Austin Wright joins us along with panelists Claudia Jones (MBA), Drazzel Feliu (MPP), and Genta Mecolli (MPP).Credits: Host, producing, and editing: Jason ZukusEngineering: Julian Lake and David RabanPanelists: Claudia Jones, Drazzel Feliu, and Genta MecolliTop pre-show quiz scorers and special audience contributors: David Franks and Coco Yim Music: Breakdown BrassPhotography: Elaine LiLogo: Jay LiSpecial thanks to special guest Professor Austin Wright for taking time away from his work to answer questions completely unrelated to his research area.

In this episode, Jorge Quintero (MPP '18) talked to Carlos Fernandez, President of the Central Bank of Paraguay. The discussion goes from Fernandez's time at UChicago to his career since. Fernandez also discusses the challenges in the LATAM and about how to get the balance between Financial Inclusion and Financial Stability just right.Credits:Jorge Quintero for interviewing and producingCoco Yim for engineering and editingSpecial thanks to Latin America(n) Matters (LAM) for inviting Mr. Fernandez to the University of Chicago for their annual LAM Forum and making him available to us for interview.

Part 1: Puerto RicoThis three-part series explores issues of underrepresentation, censorship, and, political suppression at home and abroad. With analysis from University of Chicago students providing their first-hand experience on each subject, we hope you will gain new insights from the voices that go unheard at home and around the world.Credits: Julian Lake for interviewingSubraminiyam Enkata Vishwanath for engineering and editingSpecial Thanks:Edoardo Ortiz and Nancy Tan for sharing their experiences with UC3PMusic: “Almost like Praying" by Artists for Puerto Rico“Donde Estebas” by Songo 21“Borinquen Bella” by Tommy Torres

The Paul Douglas Institute, a University of Chicago student-run think tank, tasked two of its researchers with analyzing what went wrong with Cook County's sweetened beverage tax. The county board passed the tax in 2016, only to let it expire on December 1, 2017.Researchers David Whyman and Teddy Knox speak with soda tax expert, Larry Tramutola, about why the tax failed, how it could have succeeded, and what the future looks like for soda taxes across the country. Mr. Tramutola led multiple successful soda tax campaigns in Berkeley and Oakland California.You can find David and Teddy's original research here: https://www.pauldouglasinstitute.org/cook-county-ssb-taxYou can find Mr. Tramutola's website here:http://tramutola.com/Credits:David Whyman and Teddy Knox for interviewingKjersten Adams for engineeringDavid Raban for editingSpecial thanks to Mr. Tramutola for coming out to Chicago from California. Also, special thanks to the University of Chicago graduate students who performed our introductory music.

Welcome to the first episode of Have You Heard? The UC3P News Quiz, where a panel of students compete to answer entertaining trivia about recent news events! In this episode, Harris Professor Ethan Bueno de Mesquita joins us along with panelists Aamir Hussain (MD/MA in Public Policy), Julia Whiting (MPP), and Sarah Lu (MBA).Credits:Host, producing, and editing: Jason ZukusEngineering: Julian LakePanelists: Aamir Hussain, Julia Whiting, and Sarah LuMusic: Breakdown BrassPhotography: Elaine LiLogo: Jay LiSpecial thanks to Professor Ethan Bueno de Mesquita for taking time away from his work to answer questions completely unrelated to his research area.

In August 2017, Beth Karp (JD/MPP '20) drove from Chicago to Houston with no connections and no plan to try to help out with relief work in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. What could have been a pretty dumb and fruitless experiment turned into something amazing: an opportunity to jump into action with grassroots organizations that sprang up out of nowhere within days to distribute thousands of meals, chauffeur evacuees to medical appointments, muck out flooded homes, and much more. Social media helped make it possible. Apps like Facebook, Zello, Google Voice, and Uber have changed the landscape of disaster relief, facilitating coordination among volunteers and connecting people more quickly to rescue and resources. In this episode, Beth speaks to evacuees, grassroots organizers, and the American Red Cross to discuss the role of new technologies in disaster relief and recovery. Credits: Beth Karp for interviewing, engineering, producing, and editing.Special thanks to interviewees Aaron Flores, Bill Baldwin, Ed P

Eboo Patel is the founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core, a national nonprofit working to making interfaith cooperation a social norm. Eboo visited the University of Chicago this winter as an Institute of Politics Pritzker Fellow, where we spoke with him about interfaith dialogue in a university context and how to be a leader in such dialogue.Credits:Anita Joshi (MPP '19) and Aamir Hussain (MD '19/MAPP '18) for interviewingNick McFadden (MPP '19) for engineering David Raban (JD/MPP '20) for editingSpecial thanks to IOP for having Eboo Patel as a Pritzker Fellow!

On behalf of Prairie State, Emma Lofgren (MPP '19) moderated a panel on municipal and state finance in Illinois. The panelists were Ghida Neukirch, City Manager of Highland Park, and Ben Winick, City Council Office of Financial Analysis director.The panelists discussed how budgets are made both at the municipal and state levels, how these processes differ in Chicago versus the suburbs, and how budgeting within Illinois is unique from other states.Credits:Emma Lofgren for interviewingJulian Lake for engineeringDavid Raban for editingSpecial thanks to Prairie State for having UC3P record the event!

How significant is your love? Naked Love is back! This time with more stories from the heart, featuring faculty and students of the Harris School of Public Policy. And a third co-host! Tune in to hear how our favorite economists and statisticians make relationships work and for a special “Love in the Pub” segment. Happy Valentine’s Day!Credits:Elaine Li, Nick McFadden, and Coco Yim for producing, engineering, and editingSpecial thanks to everyone who shared their love stories and thoughts about love!

Salam Al-Marayati is the President and Co-Founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Committee (MPAC). MPAC is a non-profit working to promote and strengthen American pluralism by increasing understanding and improving policies that impact American Muslims.Salam came as the guest of the Committee on Muslims and Public Policy (CMPP) at the Harris School of Public Policy, and UC3P was lucky enough to interview him on the topics of Islamophobia in America.Credits:Osama Alkhawaja (JD/MPP '21) for interviewingDavid Raban (JD/MPP '20) for engineering and editingSpecial thanks to MPAC and CMPP for bringing Salam to the University of Chicago

Emile Bruneau is a research associate and lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication and director of the Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab. The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts at the University of Chicago invited Emile to speak in front of Harris Public Policy students about biases of the mind, how biases lead to conflicts around the globe, and what we can do to intervene to reduce conflict.Credits:Siddhant Ramakrishna for engineeringVishwanath Subramaniyam Emani Venkata for set upElaine Li for producingDavid Raban for editingSpecial thanks to the Pearson Institute for inviting Emile Bruneau

McKay Coppins is a staff writer for The Atlantic and author of the book, “The Wilderness,” which discussed the Republican Party’s pre-Trump quest to regain the White House. UC3P got to speak with McKay as he finished up his quick week as a visiting fellow at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics. Credits:David Raban for interviewing and editingJulian Lake for engineeringSpecial thanks to IOP for hosting McKay Coppins as a visiting fellow.

Gidon Bromberg is the co-founder and co-director of EcoPeace Middle East, an Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian environmental peacebuilding organization. He stopped by the University of Chicago Law School last week for an event co-sponsored by multiple organizations, including the Harris Energy and Environmental Association (HEEA).This episodes includes Gidon's talk as well as a Q&A with students and faculty.Credits: David Raban for engineering and editingJulian Lake for producingKjersten Adams and Siddhant Ramakrishna for support

Harris Policy and Debate kicked off its inaugural debate with a timely theme: Is Democracy Doomed? The final in a series of three debates, you debate you are listening to is specifically on "Whether the United States Should Go To War With North Korea." The debaters are Professors Ethan Bueno de Mesquita and Dan Black of the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy. Note: This episode contains explicit content, including profanities and the issue of mutually-assured destruction.Credits:HPAD Organizers:Dan SnowAllison Von BorstelAlena SternPatrick HanleyEngineering: Coco YimEditing: David RabanAdditional Support: Jin Jing & Giorgi TsintsadzeIntro Music: Musicians from across the University of Chicago, as organized by Graduate Council and recorded live by the University of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts.

Professor Robert Rosner is the founding co-director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), founding chair of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratory's Director's Council, and former Director of Argonne National Laboratory. At the close of the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear reaction, which took place at the University of Chicago, Vishwanath Subramaniyam Emani Venkata stopped by Professor Rosner's office to discuss the future of nuclear energy in the United States and around the world.Credits:Vishwanath Subramaniyam Emani Venkata for interviewingDavid Raban for engineeringAnita Joshi for editing