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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
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Episode 99

Funding Foster Care

Antonio Garcia
University of Kentucky
September 11, 2017
  • Inequality
  • Public Health
  • Children & Families
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Episode 98

The Cost of College

Nicholas W. Hillman
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Laura W. Perna
University of Pennsylvania
September 5, 2017
  • Education
  • Colleges & Universities
  • Inequality
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Episode 97

Who Has the Right to Vote?

Douglas M. Spencer
University of Colorado Boulder
August 29, 2017
  • Elections & Voting
  • Media & Public Opinion
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Episode 96

Informing Policy

Jenni W. Owen
Duke University
August 23, 2017
  • Governance
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Episode 95

Archive Episode: Who is Affirmative Action for?

Natasha Kumar Warikoo
Tufts University
March 7, 2019
  • Colleges & Universities
  • Race & Ethnicity
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Episode 95

Who is Affirmative Action For?

Natasha Kumar Warikoo
Tufts University
August 15, 2017
  • Education
  • Colleges & Universities
  • Public Health
  • Race & Ethnicity
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Episode 94

Vaccination Education

Matthew Charles Woodruff
Emory University
August 8, 2017
  • Health Care
  • Religion & Values
  • Media & Public Opinion
  • Public Health
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Episode 93

Melting Pot, Boiling Pot

René D. Flores
University of Chicago
August 1, 2017
  • Immigration
  • Criminal Justice
  • Public Health
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