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New Books in Public Policy

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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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Thomas Princen
Associate professor of natural resource and environmental policy at University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability
University of Michigan
Episode: Thomas Princen, "Fire and Flood: Extreme Events and Social Change Past, Present, Future" (MIT Press, 2025)
Deborah Carr
Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center of Innovation and Social Science at Boston University, author of "Aging in America"
Boston University
Episode: Deborah Carr, "Aging in America" (U California Press, 2023)
Jake Monaghan
Philosophy professor with a focus on political philosophy and policing
University of Southern California
Episode: Jake Monaghan, "Just Policing" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Joel Rubin
Foreign policy expert and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Ralph Bunch Institute for International Studies
Episode: Can America Still Lead? Foreign Policy in an Age of Division with Joel Rubin
Decoteau Irby
Educator, author, and scholar focused on educational justice and equity
University of Illinois Chicago
Episode: Doing the Work of Equity Leadership for Justice and Systems Change
Carl Benedikt Frey
Dieter Schwartz Associate Professor of AI and Work at the Oxford Internet Institute
Oxford University
Episode: Carl Benedikt Frey, "How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Vanessa Williamson
Senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution and senior fellow at the Urban Brookings Tax Policy Center.
Brookings Institution
Episode: Vanessa S. Williamson, "The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History" (Basic Books, 2025)
Hélène Landemore
Professor of Political Science at Yale University
Yale University
Episode: On Democracy and Bullshit with Hélène Landemore
Miranda Spivack
An award-winning veteran reporter and editor covering the issue of government accountability.
Episode: Miranda S. Spivack, "Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back" (The New Press, 2025)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
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4.2 out of 5 stars from 54 ratings
  • Ezra Klein probably gets not a few show ideas by listening to THIS podcast.

    1300 Episodes!!

    This is the podcast the other podcasters listen to.

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  • Great Public Communication

    I’m so happy to see academia communicating with the masses. I think it is an important thing that doesn’t happen very often, and this podcast does a great job.

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    Colindro "THE DAMAGER"
    United States3 years ago
  • Too long

    Interesting but why is it so long

    Very long 10 min it’s enough

    C’est trop long shorten and efficiency

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    Adrienlegrand
    France5 years ago
  • Too long

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    Australia6 years ago

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Thomas Princen, "Fire and Flood: Extreme Events and Social Change Past, Present, Future" (MIT Press, 2025)
Q: What signal do you think these extreme events send about future challenges?
Extreme events signal disruptions in ecosystems and highlight vulnerabilities in human settlements that must be addressed for future resilience.
Thomas Princen, "Fire and Flood: Extreme Events and Social Change Past, Present, Future" (MIT Press, 2025)
Q: What were you hoping to achieve with writing this book?
I aimed to explore the meanings of extreme events and how they inform societal change, especially after personally experiencing significant wildfires.
Doing the Work of Equity Leadership for Justice and Systems Change
Q: Can you define equity and justice for the listeners, please?
Equity is about fairness in terms of process and outcomes, achieved by redistributing resources and opportunities. Justice relates to broader issues of power and oppression, aiming for liberation and self-determination.
Carl Benedikt Frey, "How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: What was the sort of 19th-century sweet spot that allowed for such incredible growth in America?
The founding fathers created an institutional framework that banned internal tariffs and laid the groundwork for a patent system that drove 19th-century growth.
Vanessa S. Williamson, "The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History" (Basic Books, 2025)
Q: Why was now the time for you to write this book?
I realized I had a bunch of questions about what taxes do for our politics and why our politics are the way they are around taxation.

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This podcast features in-depth interviews with scholars in the field of public policy, focusing on their latest publications. Episodes cover a wide range of topics, including domestic workers' rights, taxation attitudes, and the impacts of COVID-19 on the criminal justice system. The discussions not only provide insights into contemporary policy issues but also explore historical contexts and ethical questions surrounding these matters. The format is designed to connect academic research with real-world applications, making it an engaging resource for listeners interested in the intersection of academia and public affairs.

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