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IPPH On Air is hosted by former DC Mayor and the Institute of Politics Policy and History’s Founding Director, Sharon Pratt. Each program, we take a deep dive into pressing issues of the day, exploring them through the lens of comparable historical events in our city - Washington, D.C. - and the nation. Each podcast features a diverse panel of compelling, expert personalities who can speak with authority on critical contemporary issues always bracketing conversations with relevant historical insights.

Sharon Pratt


    • Jan 20, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 40m AVG DURATION
    • 32 EPISODES


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    In Depth - The Wealth Divide

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 28:04


    The panel discusses causes for and possible solutions to the wealth divide between African-Americans and the rest of the US population. Features in-depth interviews with and bonus discussions Shawn Rochester (author of The Black Tax), Heather McGhee (author of The Sum of Us), and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

    In Depth - America and Guns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 58:25


    Why is America an outlier in the world when it comes to gun violence and passion for gun ownership? What is the true origin of the second amendment? Find out the answer to these questions and more on this week's State of Play featuring interviews and bonus discussions with historian Dr. Carol Anderson author of The Second; Jocelyn Kiley of the Pew Research Center; Allison Anderman, Senior Counsel at the Giffords Law Center; Kourtney Redmond, President of the 761st Gun Club; and, anti gun violence advocate, Pastor Michael McBride.

    The Technology Gap

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 31:24


    The digital divide is just the beginning of the problems faced by black people because of the technology industry. Find out more about the consequences of and potential solutions for the technology gap. Interview guests include Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Dr. Ruha Benjamin, Dr. Allison Scott, and Dean Devdas Shetty

    The Fight For DC Statehood with guest Latosha Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 11:10


    Black Voters Matter co-founder, LaTosha Brown asks Mayor Pratt and her co-hosts about the fight for voting rights and the fight for D.C. Statehood

    The Power Of Protest In Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 41:41


    Mayor Pratt speaks with Kevin Merida, ESPN Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of the sports blog The Undefeated and Bijan Bayne, award-winning Washington-based freelance columnist, critic, author and IPPH Resident Fellow in Sports. They discuss the tradition of protest in America (Boston Tea Party) and how that protest has been leveraged in sports.

    The Washington DC Narrative and the Arts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 48:32


    Mayor Pratt discusses how popular culture/performing arts often establish “baked in” notions of “worthiness, competency—and how these notions often make appropriate demands, such as DC Statehood, uphill climbs. The two incredible expert guests are: Maria Manuela Goyanes and Nikki Giovanni.

    Race: The Continuing American Dilemma

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 50:29


    Mayor Pratt talks with sociologist, writer and former Program Officer with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Dr. Bobby Austin and former senior vice president of corporate responsibility with John Hancock and CEO of The Partnership Carol Fulp. They discuss America's continuing dilemma around race and issues of inclusion and diversity.

    State of Play: Voting Rights and DC Statehood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 31:24


    Originally published 06/14/21The fight for voting rights and the fight for D.C. Statehood remain linked, urgent, but also challenged and delayed. Get the history, obstacles and strategy from this week's guest on State of Play including author/journalist, Ari Berman. We'll also hear from historians Prof. Carol Anderson, Prof. Eddie Glaude, Jr., and Prof. Kate Masur. The show also features interviews with DNC Chair, Jaime Harrison; Black Voters Matter co-founder, LaTosha Brown; and, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL).

    State of Play: The Technology Gap

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 31:24


    This episode originally aired on 06/07/21. The digital divide is just the beginning of the problems faced by black people because of the technology industry. Find out more about the consequences of and potential solutions for the technology gap. Interview guests include Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Dr. Ruha Benjamin, Dr. Nashlie Sephus, Dr. Allison Scott, and Dean Devdas Shetty

    State of Play: The Black Homeownership Gap

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 31:22


    This week's episode of State of Play explores The Black Homeownership Gap. Guests this week include the U.S. Sec. of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia L. Fudge; the Coleman A. Young Endowed Chair and Professor of Research at Wayne State University Department of Urban Planning, James Carr; Ass. Prof of Sociology at the University of New Mexico and author of "Race Brokers: Housing Markets and Segregation in 21st Century Urban America," Dr. Elizabeth Korver-Glenn; Chief Economist at Redfin, Daryl Fairweather, PhD; and, Mark Alston, President and CEO of Alston and Associates and Director of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers' Political Action Committee.

    State of Play: Work in Post-Pandemic America

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 31:22


    Post-pandemic America has changed our lives, no doubt. How has the way we feel about work, the type of work available, and the nature of work been impacted by the pandemic? We'll explore those questions and more on this week's episode of State of Play. Featured guests include:Former Clinton and Obama Labor Economist, and current Western Michigan University President, Dr. Ed MontgomeryHuffington Post Work and Lifestyle Reporter, Monica TorresCareer coach and Ohio State University Professor of Engineering, Dr. Monica Cox;Startup Founders (Prosperity Market), Carmen Diane and Kara StillHoward University School of Divinity and Psychology Professor, Rev. Ronald Hopson.

    State of Play: K-12 Culture Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 31:27


    Is it about history? Is it about race? Is it about politics? Who do you find when you follow the money? Why are teachers being fired and school board members receiving death threats? Is this unusual or have we seen it before in America? This week on State of Play, it's the K-12 Culture Wars. Join host, Sharon Pratt and co-anchor, Karen Tramontano as they take a deep dive into this battle that finds educators on the frontlines. Guests this week include Historian Dr. Hasan K. Jeffries of The Ohio State University; Chandler (AZ) Unified School District Board Member, Lindsay Love; and, President and CEO of the National Education Association (the nation's largest union), Becky Pringle.

    State Of Play: 1st Annual Books Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 31:26


    Hear from subject-matter experts on what you should be reading this summer. Guests include Dr. Brenda M. Greene; Prof. Joshua Clark Davis; Troy Johnson; and, Ramunda & Derrick Young.

    State of Play: The Future of Policing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 31:22


    The history of policing in America can help us understand the complicated consequences of avoiding reform. Yet, the discussion over how policing should evolve, especially in communities of color, remains tense and partisan. On this week's State of Play will get history, context, and proposed solutions from interviews with historian and Associate Professor of History, Dr. Elizabeth Hinton; renowned police and diversity expert and former Deputy Sheriff, Dr. Lorenzo Boyd; Ph.D. candidate and community policing expert, DeAnza Cook; and Brookings Institution Fellow, Dr. Rashawn Ray, who will offer guidance on how we move from confrontations to positive outcomes.

    State of Play: America and Guns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 31:23


    Why is America an outlier in the world when it comes to gun violence and passion for gun ownership? What is the true origin of the second amendment? Find out the answer to these questions and more on this week's State of Play featuring interviews with historian Dr. Carol Anderson author of The Second; Jocelyn Kiley of the Pew Research Center; Allison Anderman, Senior Counsel at the Giffords Law Center; Kourtney Redmond, President of the 761st Gun Club; and, anti gun violence advocate, Pastor Michael McBride.

    State of Play: Voting Rights and DC Statehood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 31:24


    The fight for voting rights and the fight for D.C. Statehood remain linked, urgent, but also challenged and delayed. Get the history, obstacles and strategy from this week's guest on State of Play including author/journalist, Ari Berman. We'll also hear from historians Prof. Carol Anderson, Prof. Eddie Glaude, Jr., and Prof. Kate Masur. The show also features interviews with DNC Chair, Jaime Harrison; Black Voters Matter co-founder, LaTosha Brown; and, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL).

    State of Play: The Technology Gap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 31:24


    The digital divide is just the beginning of the problems faced by black people because of the technology industry. Find out more about the consequences of and potential solutions for the technology gap. Interview guests include Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Dr. Ruha Benjamin, Dr. Allison Scott, and Dean Devdas Shetty

    State of Play: Black Access to Capital

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 29:27


    The Lending and investment crisis in black America and what can be done about it.

    Democracy on Shaky, Uncertain Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 51:25


    Sharon Pratt speaks with Malcolm Nance, author, counterintelligence professional, and MSNBC analyst, and Dawn Nakagawa, Executive VP of the Berggruen Institute.

    Growing Protests, Endless Lawsuits: Contesting the Inevitable

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 60:29


    Sharon Pratt speaks with Professor Emeritus Michael Holt, University of Virginia, author “By One Vote,” The Honorable Lorraine Miller, 35th Clerk, US House of Representatives, and Congressman Jamie Raskin, MD, 8th Congressional District, Judiciary Committee, key advisor to Speaker Pelosi around legal issues in presidential election.

    Threats, Lies and Trying to Vote

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 57:04


    Sharon Pratt speaks with Karin Johanson, former Executive Director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and now senior official for the Biden/Harris Western Pennsylvania campaign, Pratt Wiley, former Director of the DNC Voter Protection Program, and Evelyn Perez Verdia, Florida Statewide Advisor for Latino Issues.

    Putin and the Postal Service: Messy Recipe for an Election Outcome

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 45:36


    Sharon Pratt speaks with Laura Murphy, Lead Civil Rights Auditor for Facebook and Professor Charles Murphy, Kenan Sahin Distinguished Political Science Professor and Founding Director of the MIT Election Data and Science Lab.

    Reframing the D.C. Narrative

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 48:44


    This week's program focuses on how popular culture/performing arts, often establish “baked in” notions of “worthiness, competency—and how these notions often make appropriate demands, such as DC Statehood, uphill climbs. The two incredible expert guests are: Maria Manuela Goyanes and Nikki Giovanni.

    A City of Poetry and Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 56:27


    Sharon Pratt discusses the cultural history of Washington D.C. with poet Naomi Ayala, former Executive Director of the Humanities Council of Washington, DC Joy Austin, and poet, teacher and host Ethelbert Miller.

    Power of the Pro: Leveraging America’s Tradition of Protest

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 45:34


    Our guests include: Kevin Merida, ESPN Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of the sports blog The Undefeated and Bijan Bayne, award-winning Washington-based freelance columnist, critic, author and IPPH Resident Fellow in Sports. The focus is the tradition of protest in America (Boston Tea Party), how protest has been leveraged in sports—propriety and effectiveness of same.

    A Vote That Counts: Exercising Democracy in a Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 53:35


    Mayor Pratt and her panel discuss whether America's voting system can stand up under the strain imposed on it by the COVID-19 pandemic. Her guests are Charles Stewart - the Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science at MIT, where his research and teaching areas include congressional politics, elections, and American political development - and former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.

    To Be or Not To Be--Selecting the next Vice President

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 49:15


    Mayor Pratt speaks with Elaine Kamarck, Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution and author of "Picking the Vice President,"and former Maryland Lt. Governor, RNC Chairman, and MSNBC analyst Michael Steele about Joe Biden and the process of select a Democratic Vice-presidential candidate.

    The Continuing American Dilemma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2020 51:16


    Mayor Pratt speaks this week with sociologist, write and former Program Officer with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Dr. Bobby Austin and former senior vice president of corporate responsibility with John Hancock and CEO of The Partnership Carol Fulp. They discuss America's continuing dilemma around race and issues of inclusion and diversity.

    We Have Been Here Before

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 57:04


    Mayor Pratt speaks with neuroscientist and former D.C. Councilmember, Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis, Chair of the Division of Medicine and Science at the Smithsonian Institute, Dr. Alexandra Lord, and Director of the District of Columbia Department of Health Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt. They bring science-based insights, personal stories and reflections on how the nation and Washington D.C. has previously endured pandemics and how to manage expectations and behavior as we wrestle with COVID-19.

    The Underpinnings Of Unrest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 54:38


    Mayor Pratt speaks with Dr. Edna Greene Medford, professor of history at Howard University, Fergus Bordewich, author of Washington: The Making of the American Capital, and activist Rev. Mark Thomspon, the host of the podcast Make It Plain. They discuss the impact that the history of slavery, Jim Crow, and racism in the United States and Washington D.C. have on the unrest we're experiencing in 2020.

    Still Standing: Enduring Businesses and Entrepreneurial Survivors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 55:16


    Host, IPPH Founding Director, and former Washington D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt discusses the state of business in the District during COVID-19 and the George Floyd protests with Vincent Orange, President and CEO of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, and Martin Reeves, Chairman of the BGC Henderson Institute.

    Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 0:52


    Coming soon - IPPH On Air is hosted by former DC Mayor and the Institute of Politics Policy and History’s Founding Director, Sharon Pratt. Each program, we take a deep dive into pressing issues of the day, exploring them through the lens of comparable historical events in our city - Washington, D.C. - and the nation. Each podcast features a diverse panel of compelling, expert personalities who can speak with authority on critical contemporary issues always bracketing conversations with relevant historical insights. Most importantly—we invite you, our listeners, to ask direct questions of our panelists which we capture and answer! More at https://twitter.com/PoliticsPolicy1

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