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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
Polling station
Episode 264

Threats, Opportunities, and the Future of U.S. Elections

Paul Gronke
Reed College
October 1, 2024
  • Elections & Voting
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Episode 263

How SSN Transforms Academic Research into Policy Action

Paola Maynard-Moll
Executive Director
September 3, 2024
  • Media & Public Opinion
  • Colleges & Universities
Teacher writing on a white board in an empty classroom
Episode 262

America’s Student Attendance Problem

Sarah Winchell Lenhoff
Wayne State University
August 6, 2024
  • Education
  • Children & Families
Flooding of a neighborhood in Louisiana, shot from above
Episode 261

Disaster Management in the Era of Climate Change

Elizabeth Fussell
Brown University
July 10, 2024
  • Environment & Energy
  • Housing
  • Public Health
  • Science & Technology
Person comforting another, mental health
Episode 260

Exposing America’s Mental Health Care Inequities

Neil Max Gong
University of California-San Diego
June 11, 2024
  • Inequality
  • Housing
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Episode 259

Countering the Spread of Misinformation

Ray Block
Pennsylvania State University-University Park
May 7, 2024
  • Media & Public Opinion
  • Science & Technology
Silicon Valley
Episode 258

Archive Episode: The Past and Future of Big Tech

Margaret O'Mara
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
April 3, 2024
  • Science & Technology
  • Governance
Refugee services meeting
Episode 257

Archive Episode: Supporting the Needs of Refugees

Anna Nicole Kreisberg
Pennsylvania State University-University Park
March 5, 2024
  • Immigration
  • Labor
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