Ranked #1
Episode 210: Talking the CA Housing Crisis
Episode 210: Talking the CA Housing Crisis
NIMBYism, geographical limitation, and weaponized policies have led the state to the biggest housing crisis in state his... Read more
28 Feb 2019
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20mins
Ranked #2
Episode 209: Talking Title IX
Episode 209: Talking Title IX
UC Berkeley will spend $30 million on building new softball and beach volleyball teams. While Title IX is widely underst... Read more
21 Dec 2018
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18mins
Ranked #3
Episode 104: Talking Mental Health Policy with Professor Lonnie Snowden
Episode 104: Talking Mental Health Policy with Professor Lonnie Snowden
Host Jonathan Stein (MPP/JD '11) speaks with Dr. Lonnie Snowden of UC Berkeley about the stigma around mental health, di... Read more
12 Mar 2018
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18mins
Ranked #4
Episode 205: Talking Housing Re-segregation
Episode 205: Talking Housing Re-segregation
As rents continue to skyrocket in the Bay Area, housing displacement is disproportionately affecting people of color. A ... Read more
1 Nov 2018
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17mins
Ranked #5
Episode 201: Talking Implicit Bias in Policing with Professor Jack Glaser
Episode 201: Talking Implicit Bias in Policing with Professor Jack Glaser
In the aftermath of the shooting death of Botham Shem Jean by an off-duty Dallas police officer, we're posting a convers... Read more
13 Sep 2018
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21mins
Ranked #6
Episode 105: Talking Mental Health Policy with Jessie Harney
Episode 105: Talking Mental Health Policy with Jessie Harney
Goldman School student Jessie Harney speaks with host Jonathan Stein (MPP/JD '13) about mental health support for people... Read more
26 Apr 2018
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22mins
Ranked #7
Episode 103: Talking DACA Student Activism
Episode 103: Talking DACA Student Activism
Goldman School student and DACA recipient Vlad Stoicescu Ghica discusses what brought him to the US from Romania, studen... Read more
6 Feb 2018
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18mins
Ranked #8
Episode 203: Talking Food Policy
Episode 203: Talking Food Policy
Food surrounds us -- and yet we can become careless about how food is transformed from the farm to something palatable o... Read more
16 Oct 2018
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25mins
Ranked #9
Episode 208: Talking UBI, part 2
Episode 208: Talking UBI, part 2
In our last episode on universal basic income, or UBI, a conversation between UC Berkeley MPP ‘20 student Sarah Edwards ... Read more
18 Dec 2018
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27mins
Ranked #10
Episode 206: Talking Dockless Scooters
Episode 206: Talking Dockless Scooters
Streets littered with bicycles and scooters represent the latest skirmish between Bay Area city administrators and the t... Read more
13 Nov 2018
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49mins
Ranked #11
Special Edition Episode: Talking about Talking Policy
Special Edition Episode: Talking about Talking Policy
For this special edition episode, hosts Reem, Spencer, and Sarah talk about what it means to "talk policy." How do they ... Read more
5 Apr 2019
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17mins
Ranked #12
Episode 202: Talking Policing and Criminal Justice Tara Regan Anderson.
Episode 202: Talking Policing and Criminal Justice Tara Regan Anderson.
Tara Regan Anderson (MPP '10) is the Director of Policy for the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. She spoke with... Read more
26 Sep 2018
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20mins
Ranked #13
Episode 211: Talking UBI, part 3
Episode 211: Talking UBI, part 3
How can we fix the stigma around welfare? Welfare is deeply politicized and often stigmatized. Social support programs a... Read more
7 Mar 2019
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31mins
Ranked #14
Episode 204: Talking Elections
Episode 204: Talking Elections
Young voter turnout is lower than overall voter turnout. But, as we approach the 2018 midterm elections, UC Berkeley pub... Read more
19 Oct 2018
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27mins
Ranked #15
Episode 212: Talking Carbon Footprinting
Episode 212: Talking Carbon Footprinting
1.5 degrees Celsius. According to a special 2018 report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, that’s ... Read more
21 Mar 2019
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43mins
Ranked #16
Episode 213: Talking Carbon Footprinting, Part 2
Episode 213: Talking Carbon Footprinting, Part 2
In Part 2 of our 2-episode carbon footprint series, TPTM hosts Reem, Spencer, and Sarah reflect on the results of their ... Read more
11 Apr 2019
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35mins
Ranked #17
Episode 207: Talking UBI, part 1
Episode 207: Talking UBI, part 1
Professor of Economics Hilary Hoynes and UC Berkeley MPP Student ‘20 Sarah Edwards probe whether work is a solid foundat... Read more
30 Nov 2018
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51mins
Ranked #18
Episode 319: Talking Identity, the Census, and How We’re All Counted
Episode 319: Talking Identity, the Census, and How We’re All Counted
The 2020 Census launched April 1st, 2020. With it comes yet another time where individuals have to distill their identit... Read more
21 May 2020
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27mins
Ranked #19
Episode 318: Talking Democracy in the Era of COVID-19
Episode 318: Talking Democracy in the Era of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought America to a screeching standstill, with most non-essential businesses shutting down, ... Read more
14 May 2020
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35mins
Ranked #20
Episode 317: Talking COVID-19, Racial Inequality, and Economic Impacts
Episode 317: Talking COVID-19, Racial Inequality, and Economic Impacts
Continuing with our effort to cover the COVID-19 pandemic and related policy issues, Sarah Edwards (MPP ’20) speaks with... Read more
11 May 2020
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18mins