Podcast Episodes featuring Robert Reich

Robert Reich wants you to take on the system

The Gray Area with Sean Illing - August 12, 2021 14:34 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 9.7K ratings
Vox's Jamil Smith talks with former labor secretary, author, and social media gadfly Robert Reich about how our elected officials have fallen victim to the interests of the wealthy, what the pandemic exposed about our political and economic systems, and his vision of healthy civic education. Host...

The real looting in America (with Robert Reich)

Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer - October 27, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
The real looting in America is the looting of the wages and savings of the bottom 90% by the wealthiest 1%. And although it’s not in the news nearly as much as other types of looting recently, our rigged economic system causes far more harm to our society. Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich j...

Google and Apple team up to track COVID-19, Uber drivers face unemployment hurdles, and Robert Reich says 30% of people may be out of work by summer

Pivot - April 14, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6.3K ratings
Kara and Scott talk about tech giants Google and Apple teaming up to track COVID-19 cases on iPhones and Androids. They also discuss the hurdles ride share drivers are experiencing as they attempt to apply for unemployment insurance; outdated Labor Department guidelines and a lack of data is slow...