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Poverty Research & Policy

The Poverty Research & Policy Podcast is produced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) and features interviews with researchers about poverty, inequalit... Read more

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Clare Huntington on the Mismatch Between Family Law and Nonmarital Families

Clare Huntington on the Mismatch Between Family Law and Nonmarital Families

Our November 2015 episode features Clare Huntington, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Law at Fordham Univers... Read more

9 Nov 2015

12mins

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Heather Hill on Why Disruptions in Income Might Matter for Child Development

Heather Hill on Why Disruptions in Income Might Matter for Child Development

In this podcast episode, Heather Hill of the University of Washington's Evan's School of Public Policy and Governance di... Read more

1 Aug 2018

24mins

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Jordan Conwell on Parental Income, Race, Gender, and Children's School Readiness

Jordan Conwell on Parental Income, Race, Gender, and Children's School Readiness

In this podcast episode, sociologist Jordan Conwell of the University of Wisconsin-Madison talks about a study he did th... Read more

1 Feb 2019

18mins

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Steven Durlauf on Understanding Poverty and Inequality in the 21st Century

Steven Durlauf on Understanding Poverty and Inequality in the 21st Century

In this podcast, economist Steven Durlauf of the University of Wisconsin–Madison (edit: Durlauf is now at the University... Read more

3 Oct 2016

10mins

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Sarah Halpern-Meekin on "Social Poverty"

Sarah Halpern-Meekin on "Social Poverty"

This episode features Professor Sarah Halpern-Meekin, who discusses work from her 2019 book, Social Poverty. Halpern-Mee... Read more

15 Apr 2020

33mins

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Megan Reid on Cohabiting Stepfamily Formation for Low-Income Black Families

Megan Reid on Cohabiting Stepfamily Formation for Low-Income Black Families

This podcast episode features IRP National Poverty Fellow Megan Reid discussing her research on cohabiting stepfamily fo... Read more

5 Apr 2016

12mins

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Brad Wilcox On The “Success Sequence” For Millennials

Brad Wilcox On The “Success Sequence” For Millennials

In this podcast episode, Brad Wilcox of the University of Virginia and the National Marriage Project talks about the "Su... Read more

5 Mar 2018

20mins

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Jessica Calarco on Parents and the Power of Privilege in Schools

Jessica Calarco on Parents and the Power of Privilege in Schools

We’ve all heard stories about the rise in helicopter parenting—parents who do their kids’ homework, drop off things at s... Read more

24 Feb 2020

19mins

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Brian Thiede on the Rural Economy and Barriers to Work in Rural America

Brian Thiede on the Rural Economy and Barriers to Work in Rural America

There has been renewed interest in issues facing the U.S. rural economy in recent years. In this episode, Penn State soc... Read more

30 Sep 2019

20mins

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Lars Højsgaard Andersen on the Consequences of Lowering Welfare Benefits for Migrants and Their Families

Lars Højsgaard Andersen on the Consequences of Lowering Welfare Benefits for Migrants and Their Families

For this episode, we hear from Lars Højsgaard Andersen of Denmark’s Rockwool Foundation about a policy change in Denmark... Read more

6 Jan 2020

29mins

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Maria Cancian On Changing Families And Changing Child Support Policies

Maria Cancian On Changing Families And Changing Child Support Policies

In this podcast episode, University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor of Public Affairs and Social Work Maria Cancian talks... Read more

5 Jul 2018

21mins

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Scott Winship on Extreme Poverty after Welfare Reform

Scott Winship on Extreme Poverty after Welfare Reform

In this podcast episode, Scott Winship discusses his research about poverty trends in the United States, arguing that we... Read more

1 Jul 2017

14mins

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Jason Houle on Student Loan Debt and the Reproduction of Racial Wealth Inequality

Jason Houle on Student Loan Debt and the Reproduction of Racial Wealth Inequality

In this podcast episode, sociologist Jason Houle of Dartmouth College discusses the growth of student loan debt and its ... Read more

1 Sep 2017

19mins

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Mario Small on How Social Networks and Social Capital Matter for Human Services Programs

Mario Small on How Social Networks and Social Capital Matter for Human Services Programs

Mario Luis Small of Harvard University talks about social networks and social capital and about some of his work looking... Read more

19 May 2020

30mins

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Angela Guarin: Do Low-Income Noncustodial Fathers "Trade" Earlier Families for New Ones?

Angela Guarin: Do Low-Income Noncustodial Fathers "Trade" Earlier Families for New Ones?

For this episode, we hear from Angela Guarin about a paper she wrote with Lonnie Berger, Maria Cancian, and Dan Meyer th... Read more

12 Feb 2020

15mins

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Walter Stern on Race and Education in New Orleans: Creating the Segregated City

Walter Stern on Race and Education in New Orleans: Creating the Segregated City

In this episode, we hear from Walter Stern, an assistant professor in the History and Educational Policy Studies departm... Read more

26 Apr 2019

27mins

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Abigail Sewell on Mortgage Markets And The Roots Of Racial Health Disparities

Abigail Sewell on Mortgage Markets And The Roots Of Racial Health Disparities

In this podcast, Abigail Sewell of Emory University discusses her research on how political and economic processes under... Read more

1 Jun 2017

15mins

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Harry Brighouse on the Costs of Raising a Child

Harry Brighouse on the Costs of Raising a Child

In this podcast, University of Wisconsin–Madison philosophy professor Harry Brighouse discusses how to think about the c... Read more

3 Apr 2017

16mins

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Aaron Sojourner and Matt Wiswall on the Value of Investments in Quality Child Care

Aaron Sojourner and Matt Wiswall on the Value of Investments in Quality Child Care

In this episode, we hear from economists Aaron Sojourner and Matt Wiswall about the value of investments in quality chil... Read more

5 Aug 2019

19mins

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Beth Vaade, Kerry Lawton, and Eric Grodsky on Research-Practice Partnerships in Education

Beth Vaade, Kerry Lawton, and Eric Grodsky on Research-Practice Partnerships in Education

In this episode of the Poverty Research and Policy Podcast, Beth Vaade of the Madison Metropolitan School District, Kerr... Read more

7 Sep 2018

46mins

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