Episodes List

Forget smaller or bigger. If you want better government, invest.

Forget smaller or bigger. If you want better government, invest.

17 Jul, 2025
Christiane Amanpour says objective journalism means pursuing truth—not neutrality

Christiane Amanpour says objective journalism means pursuing truth—not neutrality

04 Jun, 2025
The Arctic faces historic pressures from competition, climate change, and Trump

The Arctic faces historic pressures from competition, climate change, and Trump

16 May, 2025
Moments that matter: How to bake fairness into the workplace

Moments that matter: How to bake fairness into the workplace

06 May, 2025
Crypto is merging with mainstream finance. Regulators aren’t ready

Crypto is merging with mainstream finance. Regulators aren’t ready

17 Apr, 2025
Professor Joe Nye coined the term “soft power.” He says America’s is in decline under Trump

Professor Joe Nye coined the term “soft power.” He says America’s is in decline under Trump

09 Apr, 2025
America’s geopolitical realignments, authoritarianism, and Trump’s endgame

America’s geopolitical realignments, authoritarianism, and Trump’s endgame

03 Apr, 2025
If the U.S. courts can’t defend the rule of law, who can?

If the U.S. courts can’t defend the rule of law, who can?

19 Mar, 2025
AI can make governing better instead of worse. Yes, you heard that right.

AI can make governing better instead of worse. Yes, you heard that right.

12 Mar, 2025
Ricardo Hausmann on the rise of industrial policy, green growth, and Trump’s tariffs

Ricardo Hausmann on the rise of industrial policy, green growth, and Trump’s tariffs

05 Mar, 2025
Oligarchy in the open: What happens now as the U.S. is forced to confront its plutocracy problem?

Oligarchy in the open: What happens now as the U.S. is forced to confront its plutocracy problem?

13 Feb, 2025
What the EU must do to compete—and become the leader the world needs

What the EU must do to compete—and become the leader the world needs

07 Feb, 2025
The policy changes needed now to avoid a climate-driven global food crisis

The policy changes needed now to avoid a climate-driven global food crisis

24 Jan, 2025
From insight to impact: Dean Jeremy Weinstein wants the Kennedy School to embrace and solve complex public problems

From insight to impact: Dean Jeremy Weinstein wants the Kennedy School to embrace and solve complex public problems

08 Jan, 2025
Legalized gambling is exploding globally. What policies can limit its harms?

Legalized gambling is exploding globally. What policies can limit its harms?

21 Nov, 2024
How emotion science may help solve the world’s leading cause of preventable death

How emotion science may help solve the world’s leading cause of preventable death

07 Nov, 2024
A new program and policies to fight global anti-LGBTQI+ discrimination

A new program and policies to fight global anti-LGBTQI+ discrimination

24 Oct, 2024
The essential reforms needed to fix the housing crisis

The essential reforms needed to fix the housing crisis

09 Oct, 2024
Changing the narrative on women's leadership

Changing the narrative on women's leadership

25 Sep, 2024
Changing the narrative on women's leadership

Changing the narrative on women's leadership

25 Sep, 2024
Changing the narrative on women's leadership

Changing the narrative on women's leadership

25 Sep, 2024
Changing the narrative on women's leadership

Changing the narrative on women's leadership

25 Sep, 2024
After an attempted assassination, how to turn back a rising tide of political threats and violence

After an attempted assassination, how to turn back a rising tide of political threats and violence

01 Aug, 2024
The populism of self-destruction: How better policies can blunt the anti-clean energy backlash threatening humanity’s future

The populism of self-destruction: How better policies can blunt the anti-clean energy backlash threatening humanity’s future

15 May, 2024
Public policy, values, and politics: Why so much depends on getting them all right

Public policy, values, and politics: Why so much depends on getting them all right

25 Apr, 2024
The Ghost Budget: How U.S. war spending went rogue, wasted billions, and how to fix it

The Ghost Budget: How U.S. war spending went rogue, wasted billions, and how to fix it

29 Mar, 2024
The Great Creep Backward: Policy responses to China’s slowing economy

The Great Creep Backward: Policy responses to China’s slowing economy

14 Mar, 2024
Two peoples. Two states. Why U.S. diplomacy in Israel and Palestine needs vision, partners, and a backbone

Two peoples. Two states. Why U.S. diplomacy in Israel and Palestine needs vision, partners, and a backbone

29 Feb, 2024
We can productively discuss even the toughest topics—here’s how

We can productively discuss even the toughest topics—here’s how

16 Feb, 2024
The document that redefined humanity: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75

The document that redefined humanity: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75

21 Dec, 2023