Allison Arwady

The City of Chicago’s Commissioner of  Public Health Department discusses all things Covid-19: vaccine distribution and equity, pandemic preparedness for major cities, mental health, and global implications for US vaccinations.

Dr. Allison Arwady

Nimit Sawhney, Co-Founder and CEO of Voatz, discusses the company’s mission to make mobile voting a reality and the role that blockchain technology plays in this movement.

BlockChain Voting with Voatz Co-Founder and CEO Nimit Sawhney

Robert Mickey

University of Michigan Professor Robert Mickey discusses subnational authoritarianism with Sidhant Wadhera in the context of historical and contemporary U.S. politics.

Jeff Martin

Dr. Jeff Martin and Dr. Gretchen Sneegas discuss their work on Critical Worldbuilding, which uses a social scientific lens to analyze the built worlds in speculative media like sci-fi, fantasy, games, movies, and more. They discuss the broader applications of their work for pedagogy, politics, and policy.

Jeff Martin and Gretchen Sneegas

Lisa Rosen

Lisa Rosen, the Associate Director of the Committee on education at UChicago, sat down with UC3P to discuss the benefits that could come from CPS adopting a culturally responsive curriculum and explain the challenges facing the implementation of these curricular changes.

Prof. Lisa Rosen On Adopting Culturally Responsive Curriculum

Dan Black

University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Professor Dan Black talks about the polling error in the 2020 election and the futures of polling and election forecastingPodcast Production Credit:Sidhant Wadhera

University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Professor Dan Black talks about the polling error in the 2020 election and the futures of polling and election forecasting Podcast Production Credit: Sidhant Wadhera

Robert Vargas

Sociologist and native Chicagoan Robert Vargas sat down with UC3P to discuss the evolution of his views on policing, the origins of the CPD as we know it today, and why he’s become an advocate of police abolition.

A History of Chicago Police and the Case for Police Abolition with Prof. Robert Vargas

A diverse group of six University of Chicago students discuss their views on the election on November 4th, when several states were still considered to be toss-ups.

UC Post-Election Student Voter Panel

John Gastil

Dr. John Gastil, Professor of Communication and Political Science at Penn State discusses deliberative democracy and how its lessons and techniques can be applied to the United States.

Dr. John Gastil

Mark Joseph Stern

Supreme Court Reporter for Slate, Mark Joseph Stern joins Andrew Weis to discuss the Supreme Court and the underlying ideological and political factors that affect its decisions. Podcast Production Credit:Olu Ogidan / David Raban

Supreme Court Reporter for Slate, Mark Joseph Stern joins Andrew Weis to discuss the Supreme Court and the underlying ideological and political factors that affect its decisions. Podcast Production Credit: Olu Ogidan / David Raban

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Samuel Isacharoff

NYU Law Professor Samuel Isacharoff discusses the United States Supreme Court and the impact it has had on democracy and election.

David Raban

Olu Ogidan (MPP ’21), for co-producing and co-interviewingSowmya Karun (MAIDP ’20), for co-producing and co-interviewingBryce Fields (MAPSS ’17), for co-producing and co-interviewingDavid Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for engineering and editing.Big ups as well to 2019-20’s other APMs: Arjun Motta, Sidhant Wadhera, and Suo Wu.Congratulations to Sidhant Wadhera, who will now be the new Main Page Production Manager.Finally, thank you to everyone who made this happen during the last four years, including: Bryce Fields, Meghana Chandra, Max Hamrick, Beth Karp, Peter Biava, Jack Coghlan, Matthew Foldi, Gil Gustavo, Lucía Delgado Sanchez, Himanshu Dave, Elaine Li, Coco Yim, Julian Lake, Anita Joshi, Jason Zukus, Sid Ramakrishna, Vishwanath Venkata, Giorgi Tsintsadze, Kjersten Adams, Nick McFadden, Gregory Wong, Jessica Breznick, Thomas Krasnican, Nick Paraiso, Haz Yano, Aishwarya Kumar, Kat Burnham, Stormy Kim, Susan Paykin, Lauren Li, Lilian Huang, Alec MacMillen, Iszy Licht, Edoardo Otiz, Prabhat Singh, Sushmita Singha, Josh Laven, Jon Wenger, Sawyer Middeleer, Andrew Weis, Yue Wang, Annie Ma, Jinglin Fu, Anna-Elise Smith, Miranda Zhang, Mew Jiang, Yuanjin Xia, Cecilia Xiao, Shiyu Wen, Olina Yang, Franziska Harling, Katie James, Emily Kelin, Ivanna Shevel, Steve Crano, Krya Sturgill, Rimsha Nazeer, Rei Bertoldi, Kurt Nugent, James Johnson, Olive Gardner, Sowmya Karun, Suo Wu, Arjun Motta, Olu Ogidan, Sidhant Wadhera, Mwangi Thuita, Sonnet Frisbie, Manuel Bustamante, Marina Milazewska, Aishwarya Raje, Donovan Harvey, Jordyn Mahome, Amy Lu, Caroline Kubzansky, James Hu, Yash Kirkire, Irene Sanpietro, Joana Lepuri, Jacob Leppek, Tala Ali-Hasan, Advait Ganapathy, Mew Tachibana, Fanmei Xia, Yi Ning Wong, and dozens of other students, administrators, and friends who have podcasted with us, supported us, and helped make this happen.If you’re still reading this and haven’t already subscribed, what are you waiting for? New episodes are coming soon.

Olu Ogidan (MPP ’21), for co-producing and co-interviewing Sowmya Karun (MAIDP ’20), for co-producing and co-interviewing Bryce Fields (MAPSS ’17), for co-producing and co-interviewing David Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for engineering and editing. Big ups as well to 2019-20’s other APMs: Arjun Motta, Sidhant Wadhera, and Suo Wu. Congratulations to Sidhant Wadhera, who will now be the new Main Page Production Manager. Finally, thank you to everyone who made this happen during the last four years, including: Bryce Fields, Meghana Chandra, Max Hamrick, Beth Karp, Peter Biava, Jack Coghlan, Matthew Foldi, Gil Gustavo, Lucía Delgado Sanchez, Himanshu Dave, Elaine Li, Coco Yim, Julian Lake, Anita Joshi, Jason Zukus, Sid Ramakrishna, Vishwanath Venkata, Giorgi Tsintsadze, Kjersten Adams, Nick McFadden, Gregory Wong, Jessica Breznick, Thomas Krasnican, Nick Paraiso, Haz Yano, Aishwarya Kumar, Kat Burnham, Stormy Kim, Susan Paykin, Lauren Li, Lilian Huang, Alec MacMillen, Iszy Licht, Edoardo Otiz, Prabhat Singh, Sushmita Singha, Josh Laven, Jon Wenger, Sawyer Middeleer, Andrew Weis, Yue Wang, Annie Ma, Jinglin Fu, Anna-Elise Smith, Miranda Zhang, Mew Jiang, Yuanjin Xia, Cecilia Xiao, Shiyu Wen, Olina Yang, Franziska Harling, Katie James, Emily Kelin, Ivanna Shevel, Steve Crano, Krya Sturgill, Rimsha Nazeer, Rei Bertoldi, Kurt Nugent, James Johnson, Olive Gardner, Sowmya Karun, Suo Wu, Arjun Motta, Olu Ogidan, Sidhant Wadhera, Mwangi Thuita, Sonnet Frisbie, Manuel Bustamante, Marina Milazewska, Aishwarya Raje, Donovan Harvey, Jordyn Mahome, Amy Lu, Caroline Kubzansky, James Hu, Yash Kirkire, Irene Sanpietro, Joana Lepuri, Jacob Leppek, Tala Ali-Hasan, Advait Ganapathy, Mew Tachibana, Fanmei Xia, Yi Ning Wong, and dozens of other students, administrators, and friends who have podcasted with us, supported us, and helped make this happen. If you’re still reading this and haven’t already subscribed, what are you waiting for? New episodes are coming soon.

David Raban on UC3P

Content Warning: This episode contains explicit language.Welcome to our newest mini-series: Policy Jam. In this series of quarterly episodes, we’ll first explore a topic through an interview with a policy expert, and then we’ll write a song about it. Today’s topic is immigration. Carmelo de Grazia and Olu Ogidan spoke with Sarah Pierce, a policy analyst with the Migration Policy Institute. Her research expertise includes U.S. legal immigration processes, the employment-based immigration system, and unaccompanied child migrants. Later in the episode, Olu Ogidan and David Raban rap about immigration policyCarmelo de Grazia (BA ’23), for interviewingOlu Ogidan (MPP ’21), for producing, interviewing, scripting, rapping, and editingDavid Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for scripting, rapping, and editing

Content Warning: This episode contains explicit language. Welcome to our newest mini-series: Policy Jam. In this series of quarterly episodes, we’ll first explore a topic through an interview with a policy expert, and then we’ll write a song about it. Today’s topic is immigration. Carmelo de Grazia and Olu Ogidan spoke with Sarah Pierce, a policy analyst with the Migration Policy Institute. Her research expertise includes U.S. legal immigration processes, the employment-based immigration system, and unaccompanied child migrants. Later in the episode, Olu Ogidan and David Raban rap about immigration policy Carmelo de Grazia (BA ’23), for interviewing Olu Ogidan (MPP ’21), for producing, interviewing, scripting, rapping, and editing David Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for scripting, rapping, and editing

Policy Jam: Immigration

In Naked Love 6, we explore what folks’ relationships have been like during the current COVID-19 pandemic.  We hosted a group conversation to hear how both new and long-term relationships have adjusted during these strange times.  Brianne Johnson, a graduate student at VCU’s Brandcenter, takes us through reconciling commitment with her own changing ambitions as she thinks through graduation, while Jenish Patel and Reema Rao-Patel talk about how the dynamics in their marriage have shifted since quarantining together.Because of the pandemic, the Naked Love team could not produce the episode as it normally does, so this episode features Arjun Motta leading the group interview.  Thanks to Brianne Johnson, Reema Rao-Patel, and Dr. Jenish Patel for their participation.  Special thanks to Ivanna Shevel (College ’21) &amp; Emily Kelin (MPP ’20) for their input throughout the process.

In Naked Love 6, we explore what folks’ relationships have been like during the current COVID-19 pandemic. We hosted a group conversation to hear how both new and long-term relationships have adjusted during these strange times. Brianne Johnson, a graduate student at VCU’s Brandcenter, takes us through reconciling commitment with her own changing ambitions as she thinks through graduation, while Jenish Patel and Reema Rao-Patel talk about how the dynamics in their marriage have shifted since quarantining together. Because of the pandemic, the Naked Love team could not produce the episode as it normally does, so this episode features Arjun Motta leading the group interview. Thanks to Brianne Johnson, Reema Rao-Patel, and Dr. Jenish Patel for their participation. Special thanks to Ivanna Shevel (College ’21) &amp; Emily Kelin (MPP ’20) for their input throughout the process.

Naked Love 6: Relationships during COVID

Jeffrey Butts

In this episode, the Main Page team got to speak with Dr. Jeffrey Butts, Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Director of the John Jay Research and Evaluation Center.  Dr. Butts walked us through gun violence as a public health issue – what sorts of interventions have been researched, the degrees of success, and how we should be approaching this issue to solve it at its root.Podcast Production Credits: Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringSidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for interviewing and editing

In this episode, the Main Page team got to speak with Dr. Jeffrey Butts, Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Director of the John Jay Research and Evaluation Center. Dr. Butts walked us through gun violence as a public health issue – what sorts of interventions have been researched, the degrees of success, and how we should be approaching this issue to solve it at its root. Podcast Production Credits: Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineering Sidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for interviewing and editing

Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic Pt. 3 with Jeffrey Butts

Mary Stonor Saunders

In this episode, the Main Page team got to speak with Mary Stonor Saunders, Executive Director of Strides for Peace. Strides for Peace is an organization that aims to empower, amplify, and collaborate with community groups working to end gun violence in Chicago. Podcast Production Credits:Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringSidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for co-interviewingCaroline Kubzansky (BA ’21), for co-interviewing and editing

In this episode, the Main Page team got to speak with Mary Stonor Saunders, Executive Director of Strides for Peace. Strides for Peace is an organization that aims to empower, amplify, and collaborate with community groups working to end gun violence in Chicago. Podcast Production Credits: Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineering Sidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for co-interviewing Caroline Kubzansky (BA ’21), for co-interviewing and editing

Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic Pt. 2 with Mary Stonor Saunders

Kris Brown

For the next three episodes, UC3P: The Main Page presents a three episode mini-series: Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic. In this episode, we focus on policy advocacy. We spoke with Kris Brown, the President of Brady. Brady is a nonprofit organization working to help end America’s gun violence epidemic.  In our conversation, Ms. Brown spoke about Brady's policies and initiatives, what’s missing at the federal level, and gun violence’s impact as a voting issue.You can see the video of Ms. Brown's talk at the University of Chicago Law School's symposium on gun violence here: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/recordings/symposium-gun-violence-politics-and-policy-issuesPodcast Production Credits:Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringCaroline Kubzansky (BA ’21), for co-interviewing Sidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for co-interviewing and editing

For the next three episodes, UC3P: The Main Page presents a three episode mini-series: Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic. In this episode, we focus on policy advocacy. We spoke with Kris Brown, the President of Brady. Brady is a nonprofit organization working to help end America’s gun violence epidemic. In our conversation, Ms. Brown spoke about Brady's policies and initiatives, what’s missing at the federal level, and gun violence’s impact as a voting issue. You can see the video of Ms. Brown's talk at the University of Chicago Law School's symposium on gun violence here: <a href="https://www.law.uchicago.edu/recordings/symposium-gun-violence-politics-and-policy-issues" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.law.uchicago.edu/recordings/symposium-gun-violence-politics-and-policy-issues</a> Podcast Production Credits: Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineering Caroline Kubzansky (BA ’21), for co-interviewing Sidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for co-interviewing and editing

Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic Pt. 1 with Kris Brown

Raghuram Rajan

Dr. Raghuram Rajan discusses the economic impact of COVID-19 and the associated policy responses in both the United States and developing countries. Dr. Rajan is a former head of the Reserve Bank of India –– which is India’s equivalent of the Federal Reserve –– and is now the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.Sidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for producing, co-interviewing, and editingArjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for co-interviewing

Dr. Raghuram Rajan discusses the economic impact of COVID-19 and the associated policy responses in both the United States and developing countries. Dr. Rajan is a former head of the Reserve Bank of India –– which is India’s equivalent of the Federal Reserve –– and is now the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Sidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for producing, co-interviewing, and editing Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for co-interviewing

COVID-19: The Economy with Raghuram Rajan

Anna Carroll

Anna Carroll of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) analyzes the US policy responses to COVID-19 and gives insight into the best and worst-case scenarios for how the virus could play out.Here are Ms. Carroll's most recent articles:On Privacy: https://www.csis.org/analysis/find-my-friends-pandemic-future-contact-tracing-americaOn Scenarios: https://www.csis.org/analysis/which-covid-19-future-will-we-chooseOn Prevention: https://www.csis.org/analysis/ounce-prevention-worth-pound-curePodcast Production Credits:Caroline Kubzansky (BA'21), for co-producing, co-interviewing, and editingDavid Raban (JD/MPP'20) for co-interviewingSidhant Wadhera (MPP'21) for co-producing

Anna Carroll of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) analyzes the US policy responses to COVID-19 and gives insight into the best and worst-case scenarios for how the virus could play out. Here are Ms. Carroll's most recent articles: On Privacy: <a href="https://www.csis.org/analysis/find-my-friends-pandemic-future-contact-tracing-america" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.csis.org/analysis/find-my-friends-pandemic-future-contact-tracing-america</a> On Scenarios: <a href="https://www.csis.org/analysis/which-covid-19-future-will-we-choose" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.csis.org/analysis/which-covid-19-future-will-we-choose</a> On Prevention: <a href="https://www.csis.org/analysis/ounce-prevention-worth-pound-cure" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.csis.org/analysis/ounce-prevention-worth-pound-cure</a> Podcast Production Credits: Caroline Kubzansky (BA'21), for co-producing, co-interviewing, and editing David Raban (JD/MPP'20) for co-interviewing Sidhant Wadhera (MPP'21) for co-producing

COVID-19: Best and Worst Case Scenarios with Anna Carroll

Last week, we shared some reflections from the Harris community to tell us how they’ve been coping at this moment. Today, we asked students how they've been sheltering at home.Podcast Production Credits: Yi Ning Wong (MPP '21), for producing and interviewingRachel Li (MPP'20), for editingDavid Raban (JD/MPP '20), for supervisingSpecial thanks to Arjun Motta, TJ Chatto, Aliya Bean, Yahan Cheng, and Nelson Puc Cruz for sharing their stories.

Last week, we shared some reflections from the Harris community to tell us how they’ve been coping at this moment. Today, we asked students how they've been sheltering at home. Podcast Production Credits: Yi Ning Wong (MPP '21), for producing and interviewing Rachel Li (MPP'20), for editing David Raban (JD/MPP '20), for supervising Special thanks to Arjun Motta, TJ Chatto, Aliya Bean, Yahan Cheng, and Nelson Puc Cruz for sharing their stories.

Special Episode Pt 2: Students on Sheltering at Home

Really good diversity of topics - and I like that it doesn’t blitz you with episodes every day that you feel obligated to catch up on.  Weekly is great.

Very cool stuff

I worked with UC3P on putting out the episode ‘Flip Phone Diaries’. They are a really professional team, even though they are students at the University of Chicago. The podcast ‘Naked Love’ is brilliant because it is taking on taboo subjects. 
Keep growing UC3P!
Laurence Warner

Up-and-coming podcast network. Really impressive from students.

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