Ranked #1
Genetics and the Reproduction of Poverty
Genetics and the Reproduction of Poverty
New York University Professor Dalton Conley talks about how advances in the availability of genomic data can potentially... Read more
5 May 2015
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8mins
Ranked #2
The Great Black Migration and Competition in Northern Labor Markets
The Great Black Migration and Competition in Northern Labor Markets
In this podcast, UCLA Associate Professor of Economics Leah Boustan discusses the Great Black Migration that took place ... Read more
1 Jul 2015
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15mins
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Undocumented Young Adults in the United States and the 'Transition from Belonging to Illegality'
Undocumented Young Adults in the United States and the 'Transition from Belonging to Illegality'
Following a 1982 Supreme Court decision, children that arrived in the United States with their undocumented parents were... Read more
1 Feb 2014
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11mins
Ranked #4
Pollution and Environmental Justice in Low-Income Communities of Color
Pollution and Environmental Justice in Low-Income Communities of Color
In this podcast, Professor Dorceta Taylor discusses her book, Toxic Communities, which addresses the structural processe... Read more
5 May 2015
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18mins
Ranked #5
Criminal Punishment and American Inequality
Criminal Punishment and American Inequality
The U.S. prison population has expanded significantly over the last three decades. In this podcast, University of Minnes... Read more
6 May 2015
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10mins
Ranked #6
Why Is Violence So Persistent in Some Areas of Chicago?
Why Is Violence So Persistent in Some Areas of Chicago?
Neighborhood violence is often talked about as being a result of poverty or random threat but, in this podcast, Universi... Read more
13 Jan 2016
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17mins
Ranked #7
The Academic Achievement of Children in Foster Care
The Academic Achievement of Children in Foster Care
Does foster care lead to worse academic achievement for kids? In this podcast, IRP Director Lawrence Berger discusses a ... Read more
13 Jan 2016
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19mins
Ranked #8
The Wisconsin Poverty Report and How We Think About Measuring Poverty
The Wisconsin Poverty Report and How We Think About Measuring Poverty
Timothy Smeeding, director of the Institute for Research on Poverty and Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Pub... Read more
1 Jul 2013
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12mins
Ranked #9
Administrative Burden and Access to Government Programs
Administrative Burden and Access to Government Programs
Pam Herd and Don Moynihan discuss their work on red tape—or administrative burden—and how it affects the way that people... Read more
2 Dec 2013
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11mins
Ranked #10
Evaluating the Post-Katrina New Orleans School System
Evaluating the Post-Katrina New Orleans School System
Douglas Harris, associate professor of economics and University Endowed Chair in Public Education at Tulane University i... Read more
1 Apr 2013
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9mins
Ranked #11
Income Instability in the Lives of Hispanic Children
Income Instability in the Lives of Hispanic Children
In this podcast, Lisa Gennetian of the National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families discusses research abo... Read more
13 Jan 2016
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12mins
Ranked #12
Disparities in the negative consequences of drinking by race, ethnicity, and poverty status
Disparities in the negative consequences of drinking by race, ethnicity, and poverty status
Joe Glass of UW–Madison's School of Social Work discusses results from his study that examines disparities in the effect... Read more
5 May 2015
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13mins
Ranked #13
Roles and Resources in Complex Families
Roles and Resources in Complex Families
IRP Director Lawrence Berger discusses the challenges that families with multipartner fertility or complexity encounter ... Read more
5 May 2015
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12mins
Ranked #14
Thinking about Decision Making in the Context of Poverty
Thinking about Decision Making in the Context of Poverty
In this podcast, Crystal Hall of the University of Washington Evans School of Public Affairs talks about her work applyi... Read more
1 May 2013
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8mins
Ranked #15
Low-Income Mothers and Distrust
Low-Income Mothers and Distrust
Judith Levine of Temple University talks about her recently released book Ain't No Trust: How Bosses, Boyfriends, and Bu... Read more
3 Jan 2014
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10mins
Ranked #16
The Biosocial Links between Discrimination and African-American Health
The Biosocial Links between Discrimination and African-American Health
In this podcast, University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist Bridget Goosby discusses her work on how the health of Afric... Read more
3 Jun 2015
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17mins
Ranked #17
How did the safety net support kids with unemployed parents during the Great Recession?
How did the safety net support kids with unemployed parents during the Great Recession?
In this podcast, Urban Institute Senior Fellow and IRP visiting scholar Julia Isaacs talks about the effectiveness of sa... Read more
4 Jan 2016
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11mins
Ranked #18
Does discrimination lead to difference in parenting practices?
Does discrimination lead to difference in parenting practices?
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee economist Owen Thompson talks about his research that examines how parenting practices... Read more
5 May 2015
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9mins
Ranked #19
The EITC and Refundable Tax Credits for Low-Income People
The EITC and Refundable Tax Credits for Low-Income People
A podcast featuring Damon Jones, an economist at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy. Jones discu... Read more
1 Dec 2012
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9mins
Ranked #20
Multiple Partner Fertility and Disadvantaged Families
Multiple Partner Fertility and Disadvantaged Families
Marcy Carlson, professor of sociology at UW–Madison, talks about parents having kids with more than one partner and how ... Read more
1 Nov 2012
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8mins