Best Technology Policy Fellows Podcasts (2024)

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Borderless Banking: How Crypto Cuts Through Red Tape (with Candace Kelly) 30:36

11d ago30:36

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As the world becomes increasingly interconnected economically, blockchain-based financial networks offer new solutions for facilitating seamless international trade, remittances, and humanitarian aid. What specific advantages do blockchain-based financial networks offer over traditional systems? As global economic interconnectivity increases, what …

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#131: Dr. Magie Cook — CEO of Magie Cook International, Founder of Maggie’s Salsa, Fmr. Mexico National Basketball Team Member, Board Member at the University of Charleston, Nobel Prize Recipient 25:30

19d ago25:30

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We’ve had a lot of impressive guests on the podcast, many who have overcome some real challenges in their lives to build something great, but today’s guest has an especially impressive story. Dr. Magie Cook began her life with 68 brothers and sisters in an orphanage in Mexico. Battling abuse, hunger, and poverty, during her high school years she ea…

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A Scholar's Commitment to Workers' Economic Justice 50:44

14d ago50:44

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Labor historian & 2023-24 CASBS fellow Gabriel Winant in conversation with 2018-19 CASBS fellow Ruth Milkman, among the nation's most renowned sociologists of labor. In addition to analyzing divisions within and segmentation across labor markets in recent decades, Milkman also has remained attuned to the complexity of the overall working class expe…

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Defending the Digital Realm (with Jason Hogg) 30:43

10d ago30:43

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The proliferation of cyber threats has evolved into a crisis: Last year, there were 880 million cybercrime complaints resulting in over $12 billion in losses. Analysts suggest that cybercrime is now the third-largest economy globally after the United States and China. The most pressing challenges in today's cybersecurity landscape include staying a…

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5.24 – Earth Day Special-Decarbonizing the Nation’s Largest Municipal Fleet with Keith Kerman, NYC Chief Fleet Officer 45:50

13d ago45:50

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By Propane Education & Research Council

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#130: Justin Brooks — Author of “You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent,” Founder of the California Innocence Project, Director of the LLM Program in Law at University of San Diego 28:23

1M ago28:23

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According to a recent study, about 4-6% of all those incarcerated are considered to be wrongly imprisoned. That’s over 70,000 people who are wrongly incarcerated every year. Today’s guest, Justin Brooks has dedicated his life to representing those who have fallen victim to wrongful incarceration. Justin practiced as a criminal defense attorney in W…

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Episode 39: EP39 - Putin’s “Turn to the East” in the Xi Jinping Era with Gilbert F. Rozman, Gaye Christoffersen & James D.J. Brown 1:25:26

24d ago1:25:26

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While most attention has focused on Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, the big story of the past decade has been the reorientation of Russia from Europe to Asia. Centered on China but not limited to it, this abrupt shift made possible Putin’s anti-West behavior. In this book, Rozman, Christofferson, and several contributors present a comprehensive anal…

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5.23 – Turning Flared Methane into Computing Power with Chase Lochmiller, CEO of Crusoe Energy 31:56

21d ago31:56

31:56

By Propane Education & Research Council

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Global Connectivity Unplugged (with Brian Barritt and Michael Cheng) 39:32

26d ago39:32

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While internet access has spread rapidly across the globe during the past several decades, around three billion people still lack access. Some argue that the solution lies in fiber cable expansions, while others are innovating with satellites to meet users’ demands. Satellite connectivity supports network access for users in formerly unconnected ge…

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#129: Jennifer Pahlka — Author of “Recoding America: Why Government is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better,” Fmr. US Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Founder of Code for America 18:18

2M ago18:18

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According to a Pew Research poll, over 40% of adults in the United States are considered to be digitally illiterate, and while America’s crumbling transportation infrastructure often makes headlines, its digital infrastructure is equally as out of date. Organizations from the IRS, to the healthcare system are still relying on technology from the 80…

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5.22 – Sage Geosystems CEO Cindy Taff on Groundbreaking Geothermal Storage Technology That Makes Renewable Energy Cost-Effective 19:04

1M ago19:04

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By Propane Education & Research Council

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Conversations from State of the Net: AI’s Impact on Cybersecurity and the Future of Work [S5E4] 36:40

2M ago36:40

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This week on the Tech Policy Grind, we’re sharing two conversations from State of the Net 2024, the premier internet policy conference that took place in February in Washington, D.C, to discuss the impact of AI on cybersecurity policy and the future of work. Foundry Fellow Sasa Jovanovic and I spoke with Heather West and Charley Snyder on the impac…

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#128: Dave Eng, EdD — Clinical Professor of eLearning, Training + Development, + Instructional Design at NYU, Principle at University XP, Founder of Bandito’s Gaming on Games, Theory, and Tech 22:38

2M ago22:38

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A study came across our desks recently that said, gamification was “just a fad.” We’re going to disagree with that, and so does our guest today Dr. Dave Eng; a creative intellectual, educator, designer, & researcher focusing on games, theory, and technology. Dave serves as the faculty member of NYU’s School of Professional Studies and the Principle…

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Interview: Research Fellow, Shawn Cunningham on Technology 29:15

2M ago29:15

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Dr Shawn Cunningham is a process consultant working in the field of innovation and competitiveness improvement of the private sector. He supports a range of institutions, leaders and advisors internationally on topics such as making decisions under conditions of uncertainty or complexity, strengthening organizations or conducting learning processes…

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Interview: Sustainable Growth Economist, Seutame Maimele on CBAM 26:27

1M ago26:27

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Seutame Maimele is an Economist: Sustainable Growth at Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). His work focuses on global climate change policies and trade, designing climate-compatible value chains for carbon-intensive industries in South Africa and Africa. He also works extensively on the just transition in South Africa. Hosted by TIPS Com…

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Episode 38: EP38 - 'The Ripple Effect: China’s Complex Presence in Southeast Asia' with CWP alum Enze Han 1:18:10

1M ago1:18:10

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Abstract: Many studies of China's relations with and influence on Southeast Asia tend to focus on how Beijing has used its power asymmetry to achieve regional influence. Yet, scholars and pundits often fail to appreciate the complexity of the contemporary Chinese state and society, and just how fragmented, decentralized, and internationalized China…

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Bridging Adaptive Algorithms and the Public Good 42:23

2M ago42:23

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Pulitzer Prize-winning tech journalist John Markoff chats with 2022-23 CASBS fellow Nathan Matias about often-overlooked public interest questions and concerns regarding the deployment of tech platform algorithms and AI models. Specifically, Matias is a player in filling the two-way knowledge gaps between civil society and tech firms with an eye on…

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#127: Dr. Jerry Lynch — Author of “The Mindful Coach,” Founder and Director of Way of Champions, Former Naval Officer, Sports Psychologist, Philosopher 57:54

2M ago57:54

57:54

Who’s ready for our first podcast 3-peat? Dr. Jerry Lynch is back for his third solo appearance on the Bring It In podcast, to share with us some wisdom from his latest book, “The Mindful Coach.” Dr. Jerry Lynch is the Founder of Way of Champions, a performance consultancy that combines elite sports psychology, with international philosophy concept…

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5.21 – The Electric Sector’s Efforts to Decarbonize and Enhance Resiliency with Edison Electric Institute’s Emily Fisher 26:44

2M ago26:44

26:44

By Propane Education & Research Council

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What Has Been Done to Address Online Lag? (with Jason Livingood) 23:28

2M ago23:28

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While the internet has improved monumentally since its early days of bandwidth restrictions and dial-up, customers are more demanding of the network and have little patience for latency on any of their devices. What causes these interruptions to our usually consistent high-speed streams? Latency, or lag. On today’s episode of Explain to Shane, Comc…

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#126: Alissa Quart — Author of “Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream,” Prof. at Columbia University, Executive Director of the Economic Hardships Reporting Project, Nieman Fellow 26:23

2M ago26:23

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You’ve probably heard the term “pull yourself up by your bootstraps,” referring to one's ability to pick themselves up, and get to work. But what if we said the whole phrase was actually a joke? There’s no one better to explain this than Alissa Quart, an author, professor at Brown and Columbia Universities, and the Executive Director of the Economi…

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Interview: Senior Economist, Gaylor Montmasson-Clair on SAREM 21:12

2M ago21:12

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Gaylor Montmasson-Clair, Senior Economist at Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) and leads the organizations work on sustainability and just transition. He is also the facilitator of the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) and a Research Associate and Guest Lecturer at the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Develo…

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First Amendment Experts Dig Into Supreme Court Cases That Could Change Future of Online Discourse [S5E3] 36:24

2M ago36:24

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This week on the Tech Policy Grind, an expert panel unpacked the two First Amendment cases heard by the Supreme Court last week. In 2021, Florida and Texas introduced laws to prevent social media companies from banning political candidates or censoring content based on viewpoints, sparking a debate about the balance between free speech and platform…

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Making the Case Against Aerial Surveillance, with the ACLU’s Jay Stanley [S5E2] 34:02

3M ago34:02

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Welcome to the “Tech Policy Grind” podcast by the Internet Law & Policy Foundry! In this episode, Foundry Fellow Katelyn Ringrose sat down with Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, at the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, to discuss Jay’s work on aerial surveillance law and policy, with a spotlight on the work that the ACLU is doing to…

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5.20 – Home Automation as a Power Resilience and Decarbonization Tool with Bob Madonna, CEO of Savant Systems 19:36

2M ago19:36

19:36

By Propane Education & Research Council

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What Do the EU’s Tech Regulations Mean for the US? (With James Lewis) 21:13

2M ago21:13

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The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is an ambitious attempt to constrain the immense power of Big Tech. But in an interconnected world, regulations made in Europe ripple out to the US and beyond. What do stricter rules in Europe mean for the US’s tech sector? How will new regulations impact American data protection? Will the DMA hurt inn…

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A Social Science of Caregiving 1:04:20

3M ago1:04:20

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Recorded before a live audience, Margaret Levi, Alison Gopnik, & Anne-Marie Slaughter discuss a CASBS project, "The Social Science of Caregiving," which is reimagining the philosophical, psychological, biological, political, & economic foundations of care and caregiving. The goal is a coherent empirical and theoretical account or synthesis of care …

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State of the Net Live 2024: Neurotechnology and Privacy, a New Era of Internet Geopolitics, and the Legal Landscape for Online Expression [S5E1] 53:41

3M ago53:41

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Welcome back to the “Tech Policy Grind” podcast by the Internet Law & Policy Foundry! To kick off Season Five, the Tech Policy Grind is bringing you to State of the Net 2024 Live! On February 12, 2024 officials from the executive and legislative branches joined internet and tech advocates in Washington, D.C. to discuss topics such as child online s…

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5.19 – Changing the Narrative on Carbon with Rachel A. Meidl, Energy & Environment Fellow, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy 32:08

3M ago32:08

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Tucker has a fascinating conversation with an expert who stresses the importance of a systems approach to achieve sustainability. Dr. Rachel A. Meidl is an Energy & Environment Fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute, a non-partisan public policy think tank. Tucker caught up with Dr. Meidl at Reuters Energy Transition North America in Houston.…

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Inside the Challenge against Phone Spam (with Dave Stewart) 31:33

3M ago31:33

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Unwanted calls and messages have become a major nuisance in the digital age. Regulators have scrambled to address rising complaints about these unwanted intrusions, but the persistence of fraudulent communications has undermined consumer faith in our telecommunications infrastructure. Why do these issues persist? And in today’s complex digital land…

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“But Does It Change Anything?”: A Conversation with Dr. Irma McClaurin on Science, Policy and Writing to Change the World 31:07

3M ago31:07

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“Change minds, change hearts, change behavior, achieve transformation.” That’s bio-cultural anthropologist Dr. Irma McClaurin’s motto and through writing and science communication, she’s been able to achieve that. STPF alum Saira Mehmood and current STPF fellow Meryleen Mena, both anthropologists, have a conversation with Irma McClaurin, who is als…

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Episode 36: EP36 - 2024 Taiwan Elections in Context 1:25:57

3M ago1:25:57

1:25:57

After one of the most dramatic presidential campaigns in Taiwan’s history, January 13, 2024 saw the election of Taiwan's William Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive. Stepping into this leadership position, Lai, who currently serves as vice president, will have to address a number of foreign policy challenges. They include: a deteriorating re…

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Episode 35: EP35 Regional vs. Regime Security: Third Parties & the False Choice between the US & China with Isaac Kardon & Sheena Greitens 1:23:12

3M ago1:23:12

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Why do countries pursue security partnerships with the People's Republic of China? In particular, why do we observe countries seeking security relationships with both the United States and the PRC? Conventional wisdom argues that countries "don't want to choose" because they look to China for economics and the U.S. for security, but an increasing n…

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5.18 – Grid Reliability and the Future of Renewables with Ed Hirs, Energy Fellow at the University of Houston 32:36

3M ago32:36

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By Propane Education & Research Council

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Making Sense of Music Streaming 28:49

4M ago28:49

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When Taylor Swift pulled her music from Spotify in 2014, she shone a spotlight on an issue that persists in the music industry today: artist must jump through major hoops to be compensated for their music that is played across multiple platforms. Nine years later, the economics are still challenging for artists to receive payment for their work. Ar…

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Beyond Bitcoin (with Yuval Rooz) 38:23

4M ago38:23

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Cryptocurrency is transforming finance before our eyes, using technology to put control over money and transactions back into the hands of users. With the potential to enable faster, cheaper, and more transparent transfers, cryptocurrency infrastructure lays the foundation for new avenues of innovation - from self-executing smart contracts to great…

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The Shadow of Cybersecurity Expertise 39:30

4M ago39:30

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Pulitzer Prize-winning tech journalist & 2017-18 CASBS fellow John Markoff chats with 2022-23 CASBS fellow Rebecca Slayton on how the field of computing expertise evolved, eventually giving rise to the niche of professionals who protect systems from cyber-attacks. Slayton's forthcoming book explores the governance & risk implications emerging from …

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5.17 – Heliogen CEO Christie Obiaya on Decarbonizing Industry with AI-Enhanced Solar Thermal Energy 16:42

4M ago16:42

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By Propane Education & Research Council

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The Tech Policy Grind Signs Off (For Now!) [S4E38] 1:07:43

5M ago1:07:43

1:07:43

This final episode of the Tech Policy Grind season 4 stars Class Four Internet Law & Policy Foundry Fellows Meri Baghdasaryan, Lama Mohammed, and Reema Moussa one last time before their fellowship with The Foundry ends in January. In this episode, the fellows reflect on the highlights of 2023, including the growth of the podcast, the Foundry’s part…

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5.16 – The Father of Environmental Justice, Dr. Robert D. Bullard, on the Progress and Challenges of the Movement 35:23

4M ago35:23

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By Propane Education & Research Council

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#125: Cody Royle — Author of "Second Set Of Eyes," "The Tough Stuff," and "Where Others Won’t," Head Coach at Where Others Won’t Inc., Former Head Coach of the Australian Football League Canada 28:12

5M ago28:12

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We’ve had our fair share of coaches on the podcast on how to lead and guide people, but how do you lead and guide other coaches to improve their game?Enter today’s guest, Cody Royle, a coach who’s dedicated his entire focus on improving other coaches through the ‘user experience’ of coaching.Cody’s coaching career has taken him from playing Rugby i…

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Science Helps Us… Create the Future of Computing 36:25

5M ago36:25

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Computing is a ubiquitous part of our everyday lives and rapid advances continue to shape the way we work and live. In the fourth episode of our “Science Helps Us…” series, Dr. Margaret Martonosi, acclaimed computer scientist and leader of the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate at the National Science Foundation (NS…

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How to Start a Tech Policy Podcast and Other Stories with Reema Moussa [S4E37] 38:15

5M ago38:15

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This week, Meri Baghdasaryan sits down with Reema Moussa, the host and producer of this podcast. Reema is currently a third-year J.D. Candidate at the USC Gould School of Law focused on cybersecurity, privacy, internet governance, trust & safety, and other tech law and policy issues. In this episode, Meri takes Reema through an introspective conver…

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5.15 – CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent David Pogue on How to Prepare for Climate Change 25:10

5M ago25:10

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By Propane Education & Research Council

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Sean Doyle | Circuit Talk: Funders and Founders | Ep. 13 24:25

5M ago24:25

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By Circuit Talk

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5.14 – LPG’s (Propane) Role in Cutting CO2 Emissions with James Rockall, CEO of the World LPG Association (WLPGA) 24:48

5M ago24:48

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By Propane Education & Research Council

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#124: Harry Holzer — Former Chief Economist for the U.S. Department of Labor, Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown, Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution 25:51

5M ago25:51

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The United States only spends 0.1% of its GDP on job training and reskilling initiatives, putting us in last place for funding towards job reskilling amongst other developed countries. Now, it may be hard to concretely define the effects of this, but let’s look at what we know: only 15% of workers are currently engaged at their jobs, 44% of workers…

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A 2023 Privacy Law Update with Keir Lamont and Divya Sridhar [S4E36] 1:13:16

5M ago1:13:16

1:13:16

Welcome back to the Tech Policy Grind podcast! This week, Reema chats with Keir Lamont (Future of Privacy Forum) and Divya Sridhar (BBB National Programs) on the core 2023 privacy law updates you need to know. They cover updates since Keir was on the show last year discussing his 5 key predictions for 2023 – including how those predictions panned o…

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Challenging History Erasures to Expand Possible Futures 1:05:50

5M ago1:05:50

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Two-time CASBS fellow Fred Turner engages CASBS board of directors chair Abby Smith Rumsey before a live audience to discuss her new book "Memory, Edited: Taking Liberties with History." When the erasure or distortion of collective memory through storytelling hijacks fact, truth, and history itself, what kind of information infrastructures can effe…

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Episode 34: EP34 - 'How China Shapes its Reviews in UN Human Rights Regime' with CWP fellow Lucie Lu 1:22:23

5M ago1:22:23

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Research to date has shown that the international human rights regime is politicized. Despite claiming to uphold the normative standard, states tend to review their allies’ human rights records less harshly than those of their adversaries. I argue that the politicized human rights regime is a product of the major powers exploiting the review system…

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