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Episode 289

The Rising Costs of Healthcare

December 2, 2025
Miranda Elyse Yaver
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Miranda Elyse Yaver
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
School gym in Flint, Michigan with stacks of water bottles and community members inside
Episode 201

Death by a Thousand Cuts

Ashley E. Nickels
Kent State University
December 12, 2019
  • Governance
  • Public Health
"Polling Place, Lugar de Votacion" sign out a polling location
Episode 200

Democracy in the States

Jacob Martin Grumbach
Goldman School Of Public Policy
December 4, 2019
  • Elections & Voting
  • Governance
"Polling Place, Lugar de Votacion" sign out a polling location
Episode 200

Democracy in the States

Jacob Martin Grumbach
Goldman School Of Public Policy
December 5, 2019
family eatig
Episode 199

Empty Wallets, Empty Stomachs

Maureen Michelle Berner
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
November 21, 2019
  • Economy
  • Children & Families
  • Inequality
Cashier scanning items at a grocery store
Episode 198

What's My Schedule?

Susan J. Lambert
University of Chicago
November 14, 2019
  • Labor
  • Economy
  • Inequality
testimony
Episode 197

Making Research Matter

November 7, 2019
  • Governance
  • Education
vigil
Episode 196

The Rise of Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes

Eli Coston
Virginia Commonwealth University
October 31, 2019
  • Gender & Sexuality
  • Criminal Justice
  • Race & Ethnicity
  • Public Health
midwife and doula
Episode 195

The Promise of Midwives

Rachel W. Applewhite
Deloitte Consulting LLP
October 24, 2019
  • Health Care
  • Public Health
  • Race & Ethnicity
  • Children & Families
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