Best Public Affairs At Brown University Podcasts (2024)

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South Africa, 30 years after apartheid: part 1 32:28

1d ago32:28

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This spring marked the thirtieth anniversary of the election of Nelson Mandela as South Africa’s president and the end of apartheid, the system of legalized racial segregation that had existed in South Africa for decades. Around the same time as that anniversary, there was another momentous event in the country: South Africans went to the polls in …

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The surprising results of India’s election 28:49

1M ago28:49

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On June 4, results came in from the largest democratic election in history. Over 640 million people voted in India’s election, which took place at over one million polling places across the country over the course of six weeks. Many predicted that India’s prime minister Nerandra Modi and his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would dominate th…

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A former police officer (and public health expert) on the opioid crisis and public safety 17:57

2M ago17:57

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For this week’s show, we’re sharing an episode of “Humans in Public Health,” a podcast from The Brown School of Public Health. It makes a great follow-up to our episode earlier this month about Rhode Island’s first-in-the-nation legally approved proposal for a safe injection site (also known as an overdose prevention center) and how such programs w…

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What should the Supreme Court’s role in our politics be? 35:57

2M ago35:57

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At the Watson Institute, the beginning of summer means commencement festivities, moving trucks, and bittersweet goodbyes. In American politics, the beginning of summer means something very different: the approach of the Supreme Court's summer recess and, with it, the handing down of the Court’s final decisions from this term. This year’s cases will…

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05/17/24 - A galactic implosion of incompetence 36:14

2M ago36:14

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Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: 2024 election update: Biden struggles to get his message to Americans, while Trump’s h…

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How American firearms fuel violence in Mexico 34:03

2M ago34:03

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Mexico, like the United States, has a gun violence problem. It has one of the highest murder rates in the world, and most of those murders come from firearms. In 2019, for example, almost 70% of the country's 35,000 murders involved firearms. But unlike the U.S., Mexico doesn’t have tens of thousands of licensed firearms dealers. It has two. So how…

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Harm reduction, overdose prevention, and the future of treating America’s overdose epidemic 35:05

3M ago35:05

35:05

In February of this year, Providence became the first city in America to approve opening a state-sanctioned overdose prevention center. Sometimes known as safe injection sites, these are facilities where people can bring illegal drugs and consume them under the supervision of trained volunteers and health professionals. It’s one of the boldest expe…

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A new history of the Sandinista Revolution 42:47

3M ago42:47

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In the 1970s in Nicaragua, left-wing rebels, calling themselves the Sandinista National Liberation Front, fought to overthrow their country’s dictator. It worked. The Sandinistas led a coalition that took over the government in July 1979, in what became known as the Sandinista Revolution. However, within a few years, the Sandinistas faced a violent…

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04/11/24 - Light banter and philosophical malaise 36:04

3M ago36:04

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Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: What Truth Social going public means for Donald Trump’s finances How Trump is navigati…

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What happened to the ‘American dream’? 32:24

4M ago32:24

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Here’s a depressing fact: it takes longer to travel from Boston to Los Angeles today than it did 50 years ago. Getting to the airport, getting through the airport, the flight itself — just about every part of the process takes longer than it once did. According to New York Times senior writer David Leonhardt, this is just one example of the stagnat…

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From Black Lives Matter to January 6, how ‘Black grief’ and ‘white grievance’ shape our politics 33:28

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The last decade has seen the growth of two political movements that appear diametrically opposed: the Black Lives Matter movement and the rise of Donald Trump. But as our guest on this episode explains, these two movements are linked, and can only be understood together. On this episode, Dan Richards talks with political scientist Juliet Hooker abo…

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Mark and Carrie Special: 2024 Primaries, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, what’s next for the UK’s Labour Party 29:14

5M ago29:14

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We’ve got a lot of exciting new Trending Globally episodes coming up in the next few weeks and months, but this week we’re sharing an episode of another podcast from the Watson Institute: Mark and Carrie. The show is hosted by political economist Mark Blyth and political scientist Carrie Nordlund. On each episode, they discuss, debate and, occasion…

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02/29/2024 - Let’s close up shop and go home 34:17

5M ago34:17

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Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Democrats' and pundits' concern over the growing realization that President Biden is o…

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Ukraine is ‘on the ropes’ two years after Russia’s invasion. What’s next for the Russia-Ukraine War? 29:32

5M ago29:32

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February 24, 2024, marks two years since the beginning of the War in Ukraine. In the war’s first year, Russia’s assault on Ukraine shook the West, while Ukraine's defense of the territory captivated the world. While no less deadly or consequential, the war's second year has looked very different. The war has become a stalemate on the battlefield, a…

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The origins of America's separate and unequal schools 27:43

6M ago27:43

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In the United States, inequality along the lines of race in education is such a persistent issue that it often fails to make headlines. COVID-19 brought it back to the front of the nation’s consciousness as evidence mounted that nonwhite students were experiencing roughly twice as much learning loss as their white counterparts. Yet, as our guest on…

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01/31/2024 - The Taylor Swift Marshall Plan 37:56

6M ago37:56

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Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Trump’s domination of the GOP primary, and what the MAGA-ficaiton of the GOP means for…

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How backlash came to define American politics, and what it means for the future of public policy 35:49

6M ago35:49

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Backlash is hardly a new political force — since America’s founding, change has often been driven by citizens mobilizing in opposition to policies, programs, or social movements. But recently, as our guest on this episode explains, backlash movements have come to dominate our politics in unprecedented ways. He argues that to build a more stable and…

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The new psychology of nuclear brinkmanship (originally released February 2023) 29:44

6M ago29:44

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Trending Globally will be back with all new episodes soon, but in the meantime we’re rereleasing some of our favorite episodes from 2023. We hope you enjoy – and have a great start to 2024! *** The beginning of 2023 saw a disturbing milestone: the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the ‘Doomsday Clock’ forward to 90 seconds to midnight – the c…

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What happens when a prison comes to town (originally released January 2023) 26:05

7M ago26:05

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“Trending Globally” will be back with all new episodes soon, but in the meantime, we’re rereleasing a few of our favorite episodes from 2023. We hope you enjoy — and have a great start to 2024! *** In 2007, Watson Professor John Eason moved with his family from Chicago to Forest City, Arkansas. At the time Eason was getting his Ph.D. at the Univers…

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12/21/2023 - Mark and Carrie dare you to say “everything is great” right now 32:50

7M ago32:50

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Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Trump potentially gets removed from the GOP primary ballot in Colorado, and the risks …

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After four years of COVID-19, are we safer against future pandemics? 29:21

7M ago29:21

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This December marks four years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. On this episode of Trending Globally, Dan Richards speaks with two experts from the Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health about the ways our society’s approach to public health has changed since 2019. They discuss how we should be thin…

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Exploring “the land of inequality” with a Nobel Prize-winning economist Sir Angus Deaton 27:11

8M ago27:11

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On this episode, political economist and Watson professor Mark Blyth talks with Nobel Prize-winning economist Sir Angus Deaton about his new book, “Economics in America: An Immigrant Economist Explores the Land of Inequality.” You may not know Angus Deaton by name, but you probably know a phrase he helped to make famous: “deaths of despair.” In 201…

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11/17/2023 - Is the world worse because of Mark and Carrie? 37:57

8M ago37:57

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Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: The state of the Israel-Hamas War, and its geopolitical and economic implications Disc…

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Israel, Palestine, and ‘personal history in times of crisis’ 37:43

8M ago37:43

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How do our individual experiences shape our political views? What role do our own stories and memories play in how we think about the world around us? How can we use our memories — even our most painful ones — to help build a more peaceful politics? These are complicated questions, and not of the variety we often ask on this show. But historian Ome…

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The political ramifications of a ‘green transition’ in the US 32:49

9M ago32:49

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Last year, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. Considered by many to be the biggest climate and energy bill ever passed, the IRA included roughly $370 billion to help shift the U.S. to cleaner forms of power. And it was just one of three laws passed by the administration that will play into the United States’ move away from…

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Public Affairs At Brown University Podcasts

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Trending Globally: Politics and Policy

Trending Globally: Politics & Policy

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Mark and Carrie

Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University

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Whistleblowing Now and Then

Whistleblowing International Network

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South Africa, 30 years after apartheid: part 1 32:28

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The surprising results of India’s election 28:49

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A former police officer (and public health expert) on the opioid crisis and public safety 17:57

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What should the Supreme Court’s role in our politics be? 35:57

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05/17/24 - A galactic implosion of incompetence 36:14

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How American firearms fuel violence in Mexico 34:03

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Harm reduction, overdose prevention, and the future of treating America’s overdose epidemic 35:05

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A new history of the Sandinista Revolution 42:47

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04/11/24 - Light banter and philosophical malaise 36:04

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What happened to the ‘American dream’? 32:24

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From Black Lives Matter to January 6, how ‘Black grief’ and ‘white grievance’ shape our politics 33:28

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Mark and Carrie Special: 2024 Primaries, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, what’s next for the UK’s Labour Party 29:14

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02/29/2024 - Let’s close up shop and go home 34:17

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Ukraine is ‘on the ropes’ two years after Russia’s invasion. What’s next for the Russia-Ukraine War? 29:32

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The origins of America's separate and unequal schools 27:43

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01/31/2024 - The Taylor Swift Marshall Plan 37:56

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How backlash came to define American politics, and what it means for the future of public policy 35:49

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The new psychology of nuclear brinkmanship (originally released February 2023) 29:44

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What happens when a prison comes to town (originally released January 2023) 26:05

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12/21/2023 - Mark and Carrie dare you to say “everything is great” right now 32:50

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After four years of COVID-19, are we safer against future pandemics? 29:21

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Exploring “the land of inequality” with a Nobel Prize-winning economist Sir Angus Deaton 27:11

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11/17/2023 - Is the world worse because of Mark and Carrie? 37:57

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Israel, Palestine, and ‘personal history in times of crisis’ 37:43

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The political ramifications of a ‘green transition’ in the US 32:49

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