University Of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts

Harry LaRosiliere is the mayor of Plano, Texas, the state's 9th largest city. Before winning election and re-election for mayor in 2013 and 2017, he served two terms on the Plano City Council, he served as the Planning and Zoning Commissioner for Plano, and he served as a court-appointed Special Advocate for Abused Children in Collin County. He goes by "Mayor Harry."Sid Ramakrishna visited Plano over winter break and spoke with Mayor Harry about the future of Plano. Specific topics include the rise of corporate development, safety, education, and transportation.Credits:Siddhant Ramakrishna for interviewing and engineeringDavid Raban for editing

What's your love story?In this UC3P holiday special, Elaine Li and Coco Yim come together to explore the intersection of love and public policy. Told through the lens of interviews, questions, and answers with professors and students at the Harris School of Public Policy, this is one podcast you won't want to miss! Credits: Elaine Li and Coco YimSpecial Thanks (by order of appearance):Adam McGriffinEthan Bueno de MesquitaKatherine Baicker

Laura Haim is an award-winning French journalist who wrote a book about her time in New York during and after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Siddhant Ramakrishna spoke with her a few weeks ago in her capacity as a Fellow with the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics. This interview, on September 11 and the Global War on Terror, is the third of three segments.Credits:Siddhant Ramakrishna for interviewingCoco Yim for engineering and editing

Laura Haim is an award-winning French journalist who worked in the American foreign press for many years. Siddhant Ramakrishna spoke with her a few weeks ago in her capacity as a Fellow with the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics. This interview, on working in the foreign press and her view of American elections, is the second of three segments.Credits:Siddhant Ramakrishna for interviewingCoco Yim for engineering and editing

Laura Haim is an award-winning French journalist with decades of experience in the field who recently worked as the spokeswoman for Emmanuel Macron's winning presidential campaign in France. Siddhant Ramakrishna spoke with her a few weeks ago in her capacity as a Fellow with the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics. This interview, on the topic of the French election, is the first of three segments. Credits: Siddhant Ramakrishna for interviewingCoco Yim for engineering and editing

Professor Anna Gassman-Pines is an Associate Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. She visited the Harris School of Public Policy earlier this month to answer student questions on health, insurance, and unemployment. Credits:Daniela Gomez Trevino for general introductionMeghana Chandra for professor introductionElaine Li and Coco Yim for engineeringDavid Raban for editingPlease remember to rate, share, and subscribe!

Karen Tumulty is an award-winning journalist, whose four-decade career in the field has seen her work at top papers across the nation, including The Los Angeles Times and Time magazine. By the time you hear this interview, she will have returned from University of Chicago's Institute of Politics to her current position at The Washington Post as a national political correspondent. In addition to her work at The Post, she has a family and a forthcoming book on Nancy Reagan.Please remember to rate, share, comment, and subscribe to UC3P and all of our podcasts!Credits:Interview: David RabanEngineer: Max HamrickEditor: David RabanSpecial thanks to the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics for having Karen Tumulty as an IOP fellow this Fall 2017.

Latin America(n) Matters Presents: Gabriella Gómez-MontGabriella Gómez-Mont is the founder of Laboratorio para la Ciudad, the creative think tank of the Mexico City government, reporting directly to Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera.Gabriella is also a journalist, visual artist, a director of documentary films, as well as a creative advisor to several cities, universities and companies. This interview was recorded live on November 3 with the help of UCPPP.Introducer: Jose BeltraminoInterviewer: Jorge QuinteroEngineer: Max HamrickEditor: David Raban

Ben Zalisko (Postdoctoral Scholar in Biochemistry) and UnJin Lee (third-year Ph.D. in the Committee on Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology) debate graduate student unionization at the University of Chicago. Discussing specifically from the vantage point of students in the graduate sciences, Ben takes the pro-union position and UnJin takes the anti-union position. The following links were referenced in the podcast and add context to this debate:Graduate Students in STEM Departments Affirm Their Support for Student Unionization (https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2017/5/30/graduate-students-stem-departments-affirm-support/)STEM Departments Should Think Twice Before Voting In Favor of Unionization (https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2017/6/1/stem-departments-think-twice-voting-favor-unioniza/)Effects of Unionization on Graduate Student Employees: Faculty-Student Relations, Academic Freedom, and Pay (http://scholarship.sha.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1731&context=articles)To comment on th

Christian Myers (JD-MPP '18)of Women in Public Policy and UCPPP stops by the Institute of Politics to discuss with former two-term Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm topics ranging from green jobs and technology to what it's like to be a woman in public policy and more. Big thanks to Governor Granholm and the Institute of Politics, as well as to Women in Public Policy for co-producing and the Chicago Policy Review for co-publishing.For the Chicago Policy Review's publication of the edited transcript, please use the link below:http://chicagopolicyreview.org/2017/05/31/rebuilding-michigan-with-clean-energy-a-conversation-with-former-michigan-governor-jennifer-granholm/Additional thanks to Matthew Foldi (BA '19) for producing the interview and David Raban (JD-MPP '20) for engineering and editing.

In this piece, Alex Sarabia (MPP '17) and University of Chicago Political Science and Harris Public Policy Professor William Howell conversed with Professor Sen about her new research and book, which covers a new analysis of data on voting and race in America.We want to thank the Becker Friedman Institute, Minorities in Public Policy Studies, and Professors Howell and Sen. Also, special thanks to Michael Harvey (MPP '17) who produced the interview and Alex Sarabia for moderating. David Raban engineered and edited.

Meghana Chandra of the University of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts interviews Alderman of Chicago's 47th Ward, Ameya Pawar. Topics include his introduction to politics, taxes, education, immigration, and more.Engineering by Lara Ryan. Editing by Bryce Fields and David Raban.

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