Ranked #1
S5 Episode 6: Reparations: How it Could Happen
S5 Episode 6: Reparations: How it Could Happen
The question of whether and how to compensate descendants of people formerly enslaved in the United States has hung over... Read more
29 Oct 2020
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21mins
Ranked #2
S5 Episode 4: When Local News Dries Up
S5 Episode 4: When Local News Dries Up
The decline in local news is having a real effect on democracy. A look at why local news is struggling -- and what can b... Read more
1 Oct 2020
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24mins
Ranked #3
Season 5 Postponed
Season 5 Postponed
We’ve decided to pause in releasing new Ways & Means episodes for now. With the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone’s atte... Read more
15 Apr 2020
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Ranked #4
S2 Episode 2: Who is White?
S2 Episode 2: Who is White?
In the early 20th century many new immigrants to the U.S. had blonde hair and blue eyes yet were not considered “white.”... Read more
25 Oct 2016
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18mins
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Ranked #5
S2 Episode 1: Dan Ariely, Gov't Innovation
S2 Episode 1: Dan Ariely, Gov't Innovation
Every four years, candidates promise change. But is change possible? Duke professor Dan Ariely says resistance to change... Read more
14 Sep 2016
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17mins
Ranked #6
Episode 3: Women in Politics, Shout or Whisper?
Episode 3: Women in Politics, Shout or Whisper?
The paradox of gender equality. We look at how women gained a political voice in the U.S. – and then (surprisingly) in s... Read more
19 Jan 2016
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19mins
Ranked #7
S3 Episode 3: How Do Criminals Get Their Guns?
S3 Episode 3: How Do Criminals Get Their Guns?
Duke professor Philip J. Cook has been tracking the underground gun market in the U.S. for the last 15 years. For one pr... Read more
31 Jan 2018
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20mins
Ranked #8
S2 Episode 3: Crazy Districts, Lopsided Elections
S2 Episode 3: Crazy Districts, Lopsided Elections
Gerrymandering (drawing voting districts to favor one political party) has reached a whole new level in recent decades.W... Read more
4 Nov 2016
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21mins
Ranked #9
Episode 4: Sugar Fix
Episode 4: Sugar Fix
Public health advocates are waging battle against added sugar in our foods. And they’re taking pointers from another pub... Read more
16 Mar 2016
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18mins
Ranked #10
S2 Episode 5: Bootstraps and Silver Spoons
S2 Episode 5: Bootstraps and Silver Spoons
Most of us prize stories of people who start with nothing in life, and then become rich. Americans even have a saying fo... Read more
7 Feb 2017
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19mins
Ranked #11
Episode 5: The Extraordinary Search for Ordinary Politicians
Episode 5: The Extraordinary Search for Ordinary Politicians
On this episode we explore one of the most vexing issues in politics - how to get more ordinary people to run for office... Read more
21 Apr 2016
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16mins
Ranked #12
S5 Episode 1: How Afterschool Programs Can Empower Parents
S5 Episode 1: How Afterschool Programs Can Empower Parents
We explore research into how government-funded afterschool programs for poor families are empowering politically motivat... Read more
20 Aug 2020
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22mins
Ranked #13
S3 Episode 6: Life After Loss for Orphans in Africa
S3 Episode 6: Life After Loss for Orphans in Africa
For more than a decade, a multinational team of researchers has been exploring ways get mental healthcare to nearly 50 m... Read more
6 Jun 2018
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23mins
Ranked #14
S3 Episode 1: Slum Detectives
S3 Episode 1: Slum Detectives
Today, for our Season 3 premiere, we begin a three-part series, New Ideas for Policy in the Developing World. In this ep... Read more
18 Oct 2017
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19mins
Ranked #15
S4 Episode 6: Beyond Elmo: How Puppets Teach Preschoolers Self-Control
S4 Episode 6: Beyond Elmo: How Puppets Teach Preschoolers Self-Control
Four-year-olds are expected to be able to behave in the classroom, but more and more preschools are kicking children out... Read more
13 Sep 2019
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12mins
Ranked #16
S3 Episode 5: Childbirth, Babies & Bonuses
S3 Episode 5: Childbirth, Babies & Bonuses
More than 800 women die in childbirth every day in the developing world - often because doctors know what to do, they ju... Read more
28 Mar 2018
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17mins
Ranked #17
S4 Episode 3: A Small Green Idea to Power Rural Nepal
S4 Episode 3: A Small Green Idea to Power Rural Nepal
A research team from Duke University treks into the Himalayas to investigate why a promising way to deliver electricity ... Read more
20 Mar 2019
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18mins
Ranked #18
S4 Episode 2: A Greener Commute: One City's Story
S4 Episode 2: A Greener Commute: One City's Story
What motivates commuters to leave their cars behind, and take the bus or a bike to work instead? A government innovation... Read more
6 Mar 2019
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16mins
