Ranked #1
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
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12mins
Ranked #2
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
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24mins
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Ranked #3
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
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18mins
Ranked #4
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
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10mins
Ranked #5
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
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33mins
Ranked #6
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
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12mins
Ranked #7
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
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20mins
Ranked #8
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
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19mins
Ranked #9
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
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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
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29mins
Ranked #11
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
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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
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14mins
Ranked #13
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
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19mins
Ranked #14
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
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30mins
Ranked #15
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
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15mins
Ranked #16
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
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27mins
Ranked #17
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
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15mins
Ranked #18
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
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16mins
Ranked #19
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
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19mins
Ranked #20
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
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46mins