Transit Turmoil ft. Alon Levy
Transit expert Alon Levy joins the show to talk about why building public transportation is so difficult and expensive in so many parts of the world. Why does New York lead the world in how expensive their subways are? Why is it difficult for certain...
The New Democrat Plan ft. Congressman Brad Schneider
How did the New Democrats help pass the COVID relief bill, and how do they plan to maintain the Democratic House majority in 2022? Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), a leader of the New Democrat Coalition, joins the show to discuss the New Dems and...
Fighting Fentanyl ft. Bryce Pardo
A Patreon-exclusive episode, now unlocked! Why are so many Americans dying in the opioid crisis? RAND Corporation researcher Bryce Pardo joins the podcast to discuss the history of the opioid crisis and fentanyl. We discuss why...
The Uighur Genocide ft. Megha Rajagopalan & Alison Killing
How and why is China imprisoning millions of Uighurs in their western province of Xinjiang? BuzzFeed News journalists Megha Rajagopalan and Alison Killing join the podcast to talk about how their reporting uncovered a vast network of secret internment...
Fixing the Housing Crisis ft. Jenny Schuetz
How did America's housing crisis get so bad, and what can be done about it? Housing policy expert Jenny Schuetz of the Brookings Institute joins the show to discuss. We chat about how exclusionary zoning makes housing shortages worse, why...
The Jay Powell Fed ft. Karl Smith & Josh Barro
How has Jay Powell performed as Fed Chair during the Trump administration? How good has the Fed's response been to the 2020 COVID recession? Karl Smith and Josh Barro join the show to talk all things Jay Powell and Federal Reserve,...
The Gig Economy ft. Adam Ozimek
What does the modern gig economy look like? How has freelance work evolved over time, and how has 2020 changed the complexion of freelance work? UpWork's chief economist Adam Ozimek joins the podcast to talk about labor markets and freelancing in...
Protests, Violence and Voting ft. Omar Wasow
How do protests - both non-violent and violent - impact the public's voting behaviors? How does the media filter messages about protests to the public? Princeton professor Omar Wasow joins the show to discuss his research on protests,...
One Billion Americans ft. Matt Yglesias
Should the United States attempt to massively grow our population? What would a program for population growth look like? Vox founder Matt Yglesias joins the show to discuss his new book, One Billion Americans. Why is a larger America...
Profiling Pelosi ft. Molly Ball
Who exactly is Nancy Pelosi and how did she become the most powerful woman in the history of American politics? National political correspondent for Time Magazine Molly Ball joins the podcast to talk about her new book 'Pelosi'. We discuss...
The Roots of Progress ft. Jason Crawford
How exactly does technological and economic progress happen? Founder of Jason Crawford joins the podcast to discuss why 'progress studies' are important, the theories behind how economic growth and technological breakthroughs happen, and how...
Reforming the Police ft. Jennifer Doleac, Jamein Cunningham & Bocar Ba
What does the research say about how we can reform police departments across the US? With protests going around the US and the world, Jeremiah hosts a panel of economists specializing in research on crime and policing to talk about how to reform...
Why don't we build Hong Kong elsewhere? ft. Ivan Ko
Ivan Ko joins guest host Colin Mortimer to talk about the movement to build a new charter city for Hong Kongers. They discuss how events in Hong Kong got to this point, how a new charter city for Hong Kongers could be set up, and the obstacles...
The Economic Response to Coronavirus ft. Jordan Weissmann & Matt Darling
Slate's lead business writer Jordan Weissman and behavioral economist Matt Darling join the show to discuss the economic response needed in the face of the expanding coronavirus pandemic. We talk about the potentially unprecedented scale of the...
When to trust Antitrust ft. Florian Ederer & Alec Stapp
Yale economist Florian Ederer and PPI Director of Technology Policy Alex Stapp join the podcast to discuss antitrust policy. We talk about whether monopoly power is increasing in the United States, how we measure monopoly power and how we judge...
Budget Breakdown ft. Ben Ritz
Ben Ritz, director of the Center for Funding America’s Future at PPI, joins the show to talk about deficits, debt and the federal budget. We discuss to what extent budget deficits matter, what types of spending are driving the deficits, and...
The Decadent Society ft. Ross Douthat
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat joins the show to discuss his new book, The Decadent Society. We chat about what it means to be a decadent society, to what extent the Western world is successful but stagnant, and whether the West can or...
Liberalism Around the World: Catalonia ft. Martí Jiménez & Pau Vila
This is the second episode of our Liberalism Around the World series, where we examine the state of liberalism in many countries and regions. We're joined by Martí Jiménez and Pau Vila from the Institut Ostrom to talk about liberalism in...
A New Chapter ft. Will Marshall
The Neoliberal Project is beginning a new chapter. In this episode of the Neoliberal Podcast, we discuss this development and more. Learn more: If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe, and consider supporting us at . Patrons...
Why We're Polarized ft. Ezra Klein - Part 2
Part 2 of a two-episode conversation with Ezra Klein, founder of Vox and host of The Ezra Klein Show, about his book Why We're Polarized. In this second episode, we discuss the implications of increasing polarization on Bernie Sanders' campaign,...