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It’s Not Just Where You’re Going, It’s Also How You Get There
P.S. You’re Interesting - June 26, 2018 16:43 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIf the old saying is true that “life is a journey, not a destination,” then it stands to reason that the way we travel matters a great deal. In fact, that’s what the latest evidence has shown: Transportation choices and systems play a crucial role in our economy and our environment. You may thin...
The Eternal Struggle for Power on Capitol Hill
P.S. You’re Interesting - June 12, 2018 13:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPower is up for grabs in Washington. A controversial President, an unpopular Congress, and a midterm election all make 2018 a battleground for political control. Who will win? How will they do it? And what role do you play? This is story of the most consequential game ever played, and it’s told ...
How to Take Risks, Make the World a Better Place, and Get Paid
P.S. You’re Interesting - May 29, 2018 18:28 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThink of all the public policy problems that the government hasn’t been able to solve. Now imagine that you had a solution for one of them. The government should be interested, right? If your solution really works, they should want to invest in it. They should want to encourage you to make it ha...
Who Has the Ear of Your Legislators and Why They Can’t Seem to Get Anything Done
P.S. You’re Interesting - May 15, 2018 13:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWe’re six months away from one of the most consequential midterm elections in modern history, and Americans are fed up with Congress. Politicians have gotten a bad rap throughout history, but today’s legislators are setting record lows in approval ratings and public trust. What gives? Why do the...
Millennials Knocking on the Door of the American Dream
P.S. You’re Interesting - May 03, 2018 16:08 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAt long last, Millennials have begun buying homes. Will they ever catch up to previous generations? Or will the market continue to hold them back with high rents, lingering student debt, and opposing pressure from Baby Boomers? Believe it or not, these forces are neither inevitable nor insurmoun...
How Do the Rich Spend Their Money and Why Has It Changed?
P.S. You’re Interesting - April 17, 2018 18:55 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIt used to be that big mansions and fancy jewelry were the consummate signs of wealth, but new research shows that people are increasingly spending their wealth on less “conspicuous” forms of consumption. In today’s world, it pays more to signal your status with things like health care and educa...
Speaking Your Truth
P.S. You’re Interesting - April 03, 2018 13:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHow It’s Possible to Talk About and Improve Diversity and Inclusion Diversity and inclusion sound like universally accepted ideas, but when we try to talk about how we fall short of them and how we can improve, they become two of the most controversial political sparks in the fire that rages a...
Who Do Politicians Really Represent & Do We Notice?
P.S. You’re Interesting - March 20, 2018 13:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWith Donald Trump’s approval ratings at record lows, it’s worth asking how much this one number matters…and whether the people who approve really are better represented by him than the people who don’t. If our politicians really do represent some Americans better than others, it calls into quest...
Why the Federal Reserve Is More Politically Constrained Than You Think
P.S. You’re Interesting - March 06, 2018 15:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWe’ve been having a mistaken debate, or so it would seem based on the new book The Myth of Independence. The Federal Reserve, the nation’s central bank and most influential economic regulator, isn’t as independent as critics like Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders suggest. Congress created it, and Con...
The Risky, Rocky Ride of Today’s Economy . . . and the Central Bankers Who Keep Watch
P.S. You’re Interesting - February 21, 2018 00:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsJust when you thought the economy was the only good news you could count on, the stock market took a dive on the heels of Janet Yellen’s exit from the Federal Reserve. Suddenly, Americans everywhere wondered whether the volatility and uncertainty in Washington had finally caught up with the long...
In Defense of Our Political Party System (Sort Of)
P.S. You’re Interesting - January 24, 2018 01:58 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA government shutdown doesn’t inspire confidence. Politicians, their parties, and the leaders of those parties all get a hefty amount of blame from the American people. But you know that Winston Churchill quote about democracy being the best system except for all the others? It turns out there’s...
Can You Hear Us Shouting in the Void? Here’s How We Do It…and Why
P.S. You’re Interesting - January 09, 2018 15:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsYou have a choice. Will you listen to this podcast? Or will you choose one of the other millions of glittering objects clamoring for your attention? You want to know how & why we compete for your time? Let’s peak behind the curtain at the wizard and all the machinations there. In this episod...
Let Every Voice Be Heard: How to Elevate the Public Debate in 2018
P.S. You’re Interesting - December 26, 2017 13:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsOur American Discourse is a small piece of a big effort. We’re not the only ones trying to raise the level of public debate in this country. Take a walk through the Price School, and you’ll see room after room of scholars who genuinely care about the public interest. Stop at the Bedrosian Center...
While the World Burns, a More Sustainable Future Is in the Making
P.S. You’re Interesting - December 13, 2017 20:15 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAt this very moment, wildfires rage across Southern California. These blazes are only the latest in the increasingly volatile and destructive evidence of change in our climate. There is hope. Even as the U.S. withdraws from the Paris Agreement - cities, states, and private companies are all rush...
How the Senate Can Beat Gridlock—and Why That’s Not Always a Good Thing
P.S. You’re Interesting - November 28, 2017 18:05 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAmericans are fed up with gridlock. Congress is one of the least popular institutions in the country. So you might think the solution is for legislators to pass major legislation. But what if the solution is even more controversial than the problem? If you’ve heard of “budget reconciliation,” yo...
When Politicians Get Rich and Voters Pay the Price
P.S. You’re Interesting - November 15, 2017 23:53 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsVoters have long suspected that politicians are corrupt, so much so that they’ve demanded a long list of ethics rules and anti-bribery regulations over the years. But it turns out there are still plenty of tricks left up their sleeves. The question is, do they use those tricks? Do they really ha...
Imagining a Future That’s Better Than the Past
P.S. You’re Interesting - October 31, 2017 20:46 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode, philanthropist Nicolas Berggruen shares his vision of a progressive, cooperative future where people and technology work together to build an inclusive, intelligent society. With “populists” speaking openly about returning to the past, we found someone who’s investing real money...
The Very First OAD Mixtape
P.S. You’re Interesting - October 18, 2017 17:05 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsCheck out this compilation of some of the best moments in Our American Discourse history. And even if you’ve heard them all, it helps to be reminded just how much we’ve learned and how entertained we’ve been by the guests we’ve been fortunate to interview. With the holiday season just around the...
What’s Lost in the Transition from Refugee to American Citizen
P.S. You’re Interesting - October 03, 2017 16:55 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWhat becomes of a refugee when they’re no longer a refugee? We spend so much time talking about migration caps and vetting that we seem to ignore all the Americans living amongst us, trying to acclimate to their new country after the harrowing journey from their former homeland. Would it surpris...
Sports, Racism, and the First Amendment
P.S. You’re Interesting - September 19, 2017 16:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTo some, it represents the highest ideals of our society. To others, it is a symbol of unfulfilled potential at best, outright oppression at worst. Are we referring to the American flag? Or to American sports? This debate is about more than one athlete or one gesture. It is about an institution,...
Why So Many Women Can’t Access Health Care
P.S. You’re Interesting - September 05, 2017 23:06 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn Imperial County, just outside San Diego, 5.5 percent of teenage girls become pregnant every year. Twice the rate in the rest of California. Why is teen pregnancy so rampant here, when it’s been declining to record lows statewide? And why has it received so little attention? My guest solved bo...
How to Stop Feeling Marginalized and Start Engaging in Politics
P.S. You’re Interesting - August 22, 2017 20:13 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsDo you think politics is only for the elites? It’s for the rich and powerful. It isn’t for people who look like you or talk like you or live like you. Well, that may be the world we’ve constructed, but it’s not inevitable. You deserve better. Still not convinced? Good, then this episode i...
The Great American Housing Finance System and the Role of the Federal Government
P.S. You’re Interesting - August 08, 2017 15:54 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHousing is local, but money is global. What is the best way to allocate our resources toward housing affordability? How far are we from that goal? How do we even agree on what affordability means? In this episode, our resident housing finance expert Richard K. Green will walk us step-by-step t...
Transit-Oriented Development
P.S. You’re Interesting - July 26, 2017 00:19 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTime and time again, we hear that we’re living in an “urban renaissance.” People are moving back into the cities, and cities are once again building the things that people want. But where should they go? In an age of congested freeways and greenhouse gas emissions, gentrification and concentrate...
Paid Family Leave and Work-Life Balance in Today’s America
P.S. You’re Interesting - July 11, 2017 14:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIt’s one of the few things that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump agreed on, but it’s nowhere to be seen on the current legislative agenda. Where do we draw the line between work and life in today’s America? And what does it mean for the all-American centerpiece of our society: the family? I...
Build, Baby, Build: Make the City Affordable Again
P.S. You’re Interesting - June 20, 2017 16:24 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIf you live in a major city, you probably know that the rent is “too damn high.” What if the city’s rental affordability crisis were in your hands? Would you do something about it? We think you might, and that’s why you’ll want to hear from the one renter who’s taking on big-city politics and sh...
Who’s Really in Charge?
P.S. You’re Interesting - June 06, 2017 23:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsBureaucracy is so boring. Who cares? Not you, right? Well then, you’re in for an unwelcome surprise because the people who run our government from day to day aren’t the ones you voted for. Our democracy depends on the men and women of the bureaucracy. They execute the laws, and lately they’ve be...
Tell ‘Em What They Need to Know: The Virtues of an Informed Electorate
P.S. You’re Interesting - May 23, 2017 21:18 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThey say we live in the Information Age, but more and more, it feels like the public understands less and less about what really matters. How should you invest your money in a volatile economy? How should you vote when you don’t like your choices? The information is out there, but often it’s man...
Citizens Can’t Get No Satisfaction
P.S. You’re Interesting - May 09, 2017 17:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAmericans are fed up. The government is not living up to their expectations. Trust is deteriorating every year. Donald Trump rode this wave of dissatisfaction all the way to the Oval Office. But does he really understand why citizens are dissatisfied? Do citizens themselves understand why the ...
Federalism and the Battle for Partisan Power
P.S. You’re Interesting - April 26, 2017 19:50 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWe think we know how federalism works. Republicans believe in states’ rights, and Democrats want a strong federal government, right? Not so fast. New research reveals a whole different tug of war playing out on Capitol Hill. Our legislators don’t always do what they say, but they do have a strat...
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