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The University of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts (UC3P) is a Harris Student Organization that aims to promote public discourse through a public policy perspective.

University of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts (UC3P)


    • May 1, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from UC3P

    Dr. Alison Arwady

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 40:00


    The City of Chicago’s Commissioner of Public Health Department discusses all things Covid-19: vaccine distribution and equity, pandemic preparedness for major cities, mental health, and global implications for US vaccinations.

    BlockChain Voting with Voatz Co-Founder and CEO Nimit Sawhney

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 40:01


    Nimit Sawhney, Co-Founder and CEO of Voatz, discusses the company’s mission to make mobile voting a reality and the role that blockchain technology plays in this movement.

    Robert Mickey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 40:56


    University of Michigan Professor Robert Mickey discusses subnational authoritarianism with Sidhant Wadhera in the context of historical and contemporary U.S. politics.

    Jeff Martin and Gretchen Sneegas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 59:16


    Dr. Jeff Martin and Dr. Gretchen Sneegas discuss their work on Critical Worldbuilding, which uses a social scientific lens to analyze the built worlds in speculative media like sci-fi, fantasy, games, movies, and more. They discuss the broader applications of their work for pedagogy, politics, and policy.

    Prof. Lisa Rosen On Adopting Culturally Responsive Curriculum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 22:31


    Lisa Rosen, the Associate Director of the Committee on education at UChicago, sat down with UC3P to discuss the benefits that could come from CPS adopting a culturally responsive curriculum and explain the challenges facing the implementation of these curricular changes.

    Dan Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 31:52


    University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Professor Dan Black talks about the polling error in the 2020 election and the futures of polling and election forecastingPodcast Production Credit:Sidhant Wadhera

    A History of Chicago Police and the Case for Police Abolition with Prof. Robert Vargas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 15:12


    Sociologist and native Chicagoan Robert Vargas sat down with UC3P to discuss the evolution of his views on policing, the origins of the CPD as we know it today, and why he’s become an advocate of police abolition.

    UC Post-Election Student Voter Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 54:48


    A diverse group of six University of Chicago students discuss their views on the election on November 4th, when several states were still considered to be toss-ups.

    UC Post-Election Student Voter Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 54:48


    A diverse group of six University of Chicago students discuss their views on the election on November 4th, when several states were still considered to be toss-ups.

    Dr. John Gastil

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 48:31


    Dr. John Gastil, Professor of Communication and Political Science at Penn State discusses deliberative democracy and how its lessons and techniques can be applied to the United States.

    Dr. John Gastil

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 48:31


    Dr. John Gastil, Professor of Communication and Political Science at Penn State discusses deliberative democracy and how its lessons and techniques can be applied to the United States.

    Mark Joseph Stern

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 31:47


    Supreme Court Reporter for Slate, Mark Joseph Stern joins Andrew Weis to discuss the Supreme Court and the underlying ideological and political factors that affect its decisions. Podcast Production Credit:Olu Ogidan / David Raban

    Mark Joseph Stern

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 31:47


    Supreme Court Reporter for Slate, Mark Joseph Stern joins Andrew Weis to discuss the Supreme Court and the underlying ideological and political factors that affect its decisions. Podcast Production Credit:Olu Ogidan / David Raban

    Samuel Isacharoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 43:25


    NYU Law Professor Samuel Isacharoff discusses the United States Supreme Court and the impact it has had on democracy and election.

    Samuel Isacharoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 43:25


    NYU Law Professor Samuel Isacharoff discusses the United States Supreme Court and the impact it has had on democracy and election.

    David Raban on UC3P

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 81:49


    Olu Ogidan (MPP ’21), for co-producing and co-interviewingSowmya Karun (MAIDP ’20), for co-producing and co-interviewingBryce Fields (MAPSS ’17), for co-producing and co-interviewingDavid Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for engineering and editing.Big ups as well to 2019-20’s other APMs: Arjun Motta, Sidhant Wadhera, and Suo Wu.Congratulations to Sidhant Wadhera, who will now be the new Main Page Production Manager.Finally, thank you to everyone who made this happen during the last four years, including: Bryce Fields, Meghana Chandra, Max Hamrick, Beth Karp, Peter Biava, Jack Coghlan, Matthew Foldi, Gil Gustavo, Lucía Delgado Sanchez, Himanshu Dave, Elaine Li, Coco Yim, Julian Lake, Anita Joshi, Jason Zukus, Sid Ramakrishna, Vishwanath Venkata, Giorgi Tsintsadze, Kjersten Adams, Nick McFadden, Gregory Wong, Jessica Breznick, Thomas Krasnican, Nick Paraiso, Haz Yano, Aishwarya Kumar, Kat Burnham, Stormy Kim, Susan Paykin, Lauren Li, Lilian Huang, Alec MacMillen, Iszy Licht, Edoardo Otiz, Prabhat Singh, Sushmita Singha, Josh Laven, Jon Wenger, Sawyer Middeleer, Andrew Weis, Yue Wang, Annie Ma, Jinglin Fu, Anna-Elise Smith, Miranda Zhang, Mew Jiang, Yuanjin Xia, Cecilia Xiao, Shiyu Wen, Olina Yang, Franziska Harling, Katie James, Emily Kelin, Ivanna Shevel, Steve Crano, Krya Sturgill, Rimsha Nazeer, Rei Bertoldi, Kurt Nugent, James Johnson, Olive Gardner, Sowmya Karun, Suo Wu, Arjun Motta, Olu Ogidan, Sidhant Wadhera, Mwangi Thuita, Sonnet Frisbie, Manuel Bustamante, Marina Milazewska, Aishwarya Raje, Donovan Harvey, Jordyn Mahome, Amy Lu, Caroline Kubzansky, James Hu, Yash Kirkire, Irene Sanpietro, Joana Lepuri, Jacob Leppek, Tala Ali-Hasan, Advait Ganapathy, Mew Tachibana, Fanmei Xia, Yi Ning Wong, and dozens of other students, administrators, and friends who have podcasted with us, supported us, and helped make this happen.If you’re still reading this and haven’t already subscribed, what are you waiting for? New episodes are coming soon.

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    David Raban on UC3P

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 81:49


    Olu Ogidan (MPP ’21), for co-producing and co-interviewingSowmya Karun (MAIDP ’20), for co-producing and co-interviewingBryce Fields (MAPSS ’17), for co-producing and co-interviewingDavid Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for engineering and editing.Big ups as well to 2019-20’s other APMs: Arjun Motta, Sidhant Wadhera, and Suo Wu.Congratulations to Sidhant Wadhera, who will now be the new Main Page Production Manager.Finally, thank you to everyone who made this happen during the last four years, including: Bryce Fields, Meghana Chandra, Max Hamrick, Beth Karp, Peter Biava, Jack Coghlan, Matthew Foldi, Gil Gustavo, Lucía Delgado Sanchez, Himanshu Dave, Elaine Li, Coco Yim, Julian Lake, Anita Joshi, Jason Zukus, Sid Ramakrishna, Vishwanath Venkata, Giorgi Tsintsadze, Kjersten Adams, Nick McFadden, Gregory Wong, Jessica Breznick, Thomas Krasnican, Nick Paraiso, Haz Yano, Aishwarya Kumar, Kat Burnham, Stormy Kim, Susan Paykin, Lauren Li, Lilian Huang, Alec MacMillen, Iszy Licht, Edoardo Otiz, Prabhat Singh, Sushmita Singha, Josh Laven, Jon Wenger, Sawyer Middeleer, Andrew Weis, Yue Wang, Annie Ma, Jinglin Fu, Anna-Elise Smith, Miranda Zhang, Mew Jiang, Yuanjin Xia, Cecilia Xiao, Shiyu Wen, Olina Yang, Franziska Harling, Katie James, Emily Kelin, Ivanna Shevel, Steve Crano, Krya Sturgill, Rimsha Nazeer, Rei Bertoldi, Kurt Nugent, James Johnson, Olive Gardner, Sowmya Karun, Suo Wu, Arjun Motta, Olu Ogidan, Sidhant Wadhera, Mwangi Thuita, Sonnet Frisbie, Manuel Bustamante, Marina Milazewska, Aishwarya Raje, Donovan Harvey, Jordyn Mahome, Amy Lu, Caroline Kubzansky, James Hu, Yash Kirkire, Irene Sanpietro, Joana Lepuri, Jacob Leppek, Tala Ali-Hasan, Advait Ganapathy, Mew Tachibana, Fanmei Xia, Yi Ning Wong, and dozens of other students, administrators, and friends who have podcasted with us, supported us, and helped make this happen.If you’re still reading this and haven’t already subscribed, what are you waiting for? New episodes are coming soon.

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    Policy Jam: Immigration

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 25:10


    Content Warning: This episode contains explicit language.Welcome to our newest mini-series: Policy Jam. In this series of quarterly episodes, we’ll first explore a topic through an interview with a policy expert, and then we’ll write a song about it. Today’s topic is immigration. Carmelo de Grazia and Olu Ogidan spoke with Sarah Pierce, a policy analyst with the Migration Policy Institute. Her research expertise includes U.S. legal immigration processes, the employment-based immigration system, and unaccompanied child migrants. Later in the episode, Olu Ogidan and David Raban rap about immigration policyCarmelo de Grazia (BA ’23), for interviewingOlu Ogidan (MPP ’21), for producing, interviewing, scripting, rapping, and editingDavid Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for scripting, rapping, and editing

    Policy Jam: Immigration

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 25:10


    Content Warning: This episode contains explicit language.Welcome to our newest mini-series: Policy Jam. In this series of quarterly episodes, we’ll first explore a topic through an interview with a policy expert, and then we’ll write a song about it. Today’s topic is immigration. Carmelo de Grazia and Olu Ogidan spoke with Sarah Pierce, a policy analyst with the Migration Policy Institute. Her research expertise includes U.S. legal immigration processes, the employment-based immigration system, and unaccompanied child migrants. Later in the episode, Olu Ogidan and David Raban rap about immigration policyCarmelo de Grazia (BA ’23), for interviewingOlu Ogidan (MPP ’21), for producing, interviewing, scripting, rapping, and editingDavid Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for scripting, rapping, and editing

    Naked Love 6: Relationships during COVID

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 25:45


    In Naked Love 6, we explore what folks’ relationships have been like during the current COVID-19 pandemic. We hosted a group conversation to hear how both new and long-term relationships have adjusted during these strange times. Brianne Johnson, a graduate student at VCU’s Brandcenter, takes us through reconciling commitment with her own changing ambitions as she thinks through graduation, while Jenish Patel and Reema Rao-Patel talk about how the dynamics in their marriage have shifted since quarantining together.Because of the pandemic, the Naked Love team could not produce the episode as it normally does, so this episode features Arjun Motta leading the group interview. Thanks to Brianne Johnson, Reema Rao-Patel, and Dr. Jenish Patel for their participation. Special thanks to Ivanna Shevel (College ’21) & Emily Kelin (MPP ’20) for their input throughout the process.

    Naked Love 6: Relationships during COVID

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 25:45


    In Naked Love 6, we explore what folks’ relationships have been like during the current COVID-19 pandemic. We hosted a group conversation to hear how both new and long-term relationships have adjusted during these strange times. Brianne Johnson, a graduate student at VCU’s Brandcenter, takes us through reconciling commitment with her own changing ambitions as she thinks through graduation, while Jenish Patel and Reema Rao-Patel talk about how the dynamics in their marriage have shifted since quarantining together.Because of the pandemic, the Naked Love team could not produce the episode as it normally does, so this episode features Arjun Motta leading the group interview. Thanks to Brianne Johnson, Reema Rao-Patel, and Dr. Jenish Patel for their participation. Special thanks to Ivanna Shevel (College ’21) & Emily Kelin (MPP ’20) for their input throughout the process.

    Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic Pt. 3 with Jeffrey Butts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 26:41


    In this episode, the Main Page team got to speak with Dr. Jeffrey Butts, Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Director of the John Jay Research and Evaluation Center. Dr. Butts walked us through gun violence as a public health issue – what sorts of interventions have been researched, the degrees of success, and how we should be approaching this issue to solve it at its root.Podcast Production Credits: Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringSidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for interviewing and editing

    Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic Pt. 3 with Jeffrey Butts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 26:41


    In this episode, the Main Page team got to speak with Dr. Jeffrey Butts, Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Director of the John Jay Research and Evaluation Center. Dr. Butts walked us through gun violence as a public health issue – what sorts of interventions have been researched, the degrees of success, and how we should be approaching this issue to solve it at its root.Podcast Production Credits: Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringSidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for interviewing and editing

    Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic Pt. 2 with Mary Stonor Saunders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 25:16


    In this episode, the Main Page team got to speak with Mary Stonor Saunders, Executive Director of Strides for Peace. Strides for Peace is an organization that aims to empower, amplify, and collaborate with community groups working to end gun violence in Chicago. Podcast Production Credits:Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringSidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for co-interviewingCaroline Kubzansky (BA ’21), for co-interviewing and editing

    Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic Pt. 2 with Mary Stonor Saunders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 25:16


    In this episode, the Main Page team got to speak with Mary Stonor Saunders, Executive Director of Strides for Peace. Strides for Peace is an organization that aims to empower, amplify, and collaborate with community groups working to end gun violence in Chicago. Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringSidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for co-interviewingCaroline Kubzansky (BA ’21), for co-interviewing and editing

    Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic Pt. 1 with Kris Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 19:38


    For the next three episodes, UC3P: The Main Page presents a three episode mini-series: Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic. In this episode, we focus on policy advocacy. We spoke with Kris Brown, the President of Brady. Brady is a nonprofit organization working to help end America’s gun violence epidemic. In our conversation, Ms. Brown spoke about Brady's policies and initiatives, what’s missing at the federal level, and gun violence’s impact as a voting issue.You can see the video of Ms. Brown's talk at the University of Chicago Law School's symposium on gun violence here: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/recordings/symposium-gun-violence-politics-and-policy-issuesPodcast Production Credits:Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringCaroline Kubzansky (BA ’21), for co-interviewing Sidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for co-interviewing and editing

    Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic Pt. 1 with Kris Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 19:38


    For the next three episodes, UC3P: The Main Page presents a three episode mini-series: Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic. In this episode, we focus on policy advocacy. We spoke with Kris Brown, the President of Brady. Brady is a nonprofit organization working to help end America’s gun violence epidemic. In our conversation, Ms. Brown spoke about Brady's policies and initiatives, what’s missing at the federal level, and gun violence’s impact as a voting issue.You can see the video of Ms. Brown's talk at the University of Chicago Law School's symposium on gun violence here: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/recordings/symposium-gun-violence-politics-and-policy-issuesPodcast Production Credits:Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringCaroline Kubzansky (BA ’21), for co-interviewing Sidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for co-interviewing and editing

    COVID-19: The Economy with Raghuram Rajan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 27:20


    Dr. Raghuram Rajan discusses the economic impact of COVID-19 and the associated policy responses in both the United States and developing countries. Dr. Rajan is a former head of the Reserve Bank of India –– which is India’s equivalent of the Federal Reserve –– and is now the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.Sidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for producing, co-interviewing, and editingArjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for co-interviewing

    COVID-19: The Economy with Raghuram Rajan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 27:20


    Dr. Raghuram Rajan discusses the economic impact of COVID-19 and the associated policy responses in both the United States and developing countries. Dr. Rajan is a former head of the Reserve Bank of India –– which is India’s equivalent of the Federal Reserve –– and is now the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.Sidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for producing, co-interviewing, and editingArjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for co-interviewing

    COVID-19: Best and Worst Case Scenarios with Anna Carroll

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 30:19


    Anna Carroll of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) analyzes the US policy responses to COVID-19 and gives insight into the best and worst-case scenarios for how the virus could play out.Here are Ms. Carroll's most recent articles:On Privacy: https://www.csis.org/analysis/find-my-friends-pandemic-future-contact-tracing-americaOn Scenarios: https://www.csis.org/analysis/which-covid-19-future-will-we-chooseOn Prevention: https://www.csis.org/analysis/ounce-prevention-worth-pound-curePodcast Production Credits:Caroline Kubzansky (BA'21), for co-producing, co-interviewing, and editingDavid Raban (JD/MPP'20) for co-interviewingSidhant Wadhera (MPP'21) for co-producing

    COVID-19: Best and Worst Case Scenarios with Anna Carroll

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 30:19


    Anna Carroll of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) analyzes the US policy responses to COVID-19 and gives insight into the best and worst-case scenarios for how the virus could play out.Here are Ms. Carroll's most recent articles:On Privacy: https://www.csis.org/analysis/find-my-friends-pandemic-future-contact-tracing-americaOn Scenarios: https://www.csis.org/analysis/which-covid-19-future-will-we-chooseOn Prevention: https://www.csis.org/analysis/ounce-prevention-worth-pound-curePodcast Production Credits:Caroline Kubzansky (BA'21), for co-producing, co-interviewing, and editingDavid Raban (JD/MPP'20) for co-interviewingSidhant Wadhera (MPP'21) for co-producing

    Special Episode Pt 2: Students on Sheltering at Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 11:22


    Last week, we shared some reflections from the Harris community to tell us how they’ve been coping at this moment. Today, we asked students how they've been sheltering at home.Podcast Production Credits: Yi Ning Wong (MPP '21), for producing and interviewingRachel Li (MPP'20), for editingDavid Raban (JD/MPP '20), for supervisingSpecial thanks to Arjun Motta, TJ Chatto, Aliya Bean, Yahan Cheng, and Nelson Puc Cruz for sharing their stories.

    COVID-19: The Virus and the Fear with Joshua Epstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 21:52


    In this interview with Dr. Joshua Epstein, Professor of Epidemiology at New York Universityand head of their Agent-Based Modeling Lab we discuss coronavirus, immunity, fear, andvaccination. For a deeper look at some of his ideas on fear and the virus look at his recent articlein Politico: https://www.politico.com/amp/news/magazine/2020/03/31/coronavirus-americafear-contagion-can-we-handle-it-157711Podcast Production Credit: Sidhant Wadhera

    Special Episode Pt 2: Students on Sheltering at Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 11:22


    Last week, we shared some reflections from the Harris community to tell us how they’ve been coping at this moment. Today, we asked students how they've been sheltering at home.Podcast Production Credits: Yi Ning Wong (MPP '21), for producing and interviewingRachel Li (MPP'20), for editingDavid Raban (JD/MPP '20), for supervisingSpecial thanks to Arjun Motta, TJ Chatto, Aliya Bean, Yahan Cheng, and Nelson Puc Cruz for sharing their stories.

    COVID-19: The Virus and the Fear with Joshua Epstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 21:52


    In this interview with Dr. Joshua Epstein, Professor of Epidemiology at New York Universityand head of their Agent-Based Modeling Lab we discuss coronavirus, immunity, fear, andvaccination. For a deeper look at some of his ideas on fear and the virus look at his recent articlein Politico: https://www.politico.com/amp/news/magazine/2020/03/31/coronavirus-americafear-contagion-can-we-handle-it-157711Podcast Production Credit: Sidhant Wadhera

    Special Episode: Students on Sheltering in Hyde Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 12:17


    It’s been an uncertain few weeks of adjustment and change, and our communities will look different for a while. We want to provide some reflections and we asked a few people from the Harris community to tell us how they’ve been coping at this moment. Today, we share stories in Hyde Park -- we hope that this can help be a centering point for you.Podcast Production Credits: Yi Ning Wong (MPP '21), for producing and interviewingRachel Li (MPP'20), for editingDavid Raban (JD/MPP '20), for supervisingSpecial thanks to Philippa Paisley, Andres Fortunato, Camila Perez, Katia Cordoba, and Sidhant Wadhera for sharing their stories.

    Special Episode: Students on Sheltering in Hyde Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 12:17


    It’s been an uncertain few weeks of adjustment and change, and our communities will look different for a while. We want to provide some reflections and we asked a few people from the Harris community to tell us how they’ve been coping at this moment. Today, we share stories in Hyde Park -- we hope that this can help be a centering point for you.Podcast Production Credits: Yi Ning Wong (MPP '21), for producing and interviewingRachel Li (MPP'20), for editingDavid Raban (JD/MPP '20), for supervisingSpecial thanks to Philippa Paisley, Andres Fortunato, Camila Perez, Katia Cordoba, and Sidhant Wadhera for sharing their stories.

    Martin Joseph on a Life of Jazz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 53:20


    Two years ago, we spoke with Martin Joseph, a jazz composer and pianist. He has lived a long life of jazz, and he was kind enough to sit down and talk to us about it.In this episode, you hear his tracks “Chiaroscuro” from Mystery Box, “Africa” and “One for Reinhard” from The Day of the Rainbow, and “For Matisse I” from Roundabout. You can find and listen to samples of The Day of the Rainbow here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BDQZB86/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dpYou can also listen to more of Martin Joseph's music here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ0MHdT3VHEEnjoy this special episode!Podcast Production Credit: David Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for producing, engineering, interviewing, and editingSpecial thanks to Ray Andrada, Aican Nguyen, and the University of Chicago’s International Immersion Program.

    Martin Joseph on a Life of Jazz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 53:20


    Two years ago, we spoke with Martin Joseph, a jazz composer and pianist. He has lived a long life of jazz, and he was kind enough to sit down and talk to us about it.In this episode, you hear his tracks “Chiaroscuro” from Mystery Box, “Africa” and “One for Reinhard” from The Day of the Rainbow, and “For Matisse I” from Roundabout. You can find and listen to samples of The Day of the Rainbow here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BDQZB86/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dpYou can also listen to more of Martin Joseph's music here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ0MHdT3VHEEnjoy this special episode!Podcast Production Credit: David Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for producing, engineering, interviewing, and editingSpecial thanks to Ray Andrada, Aican Nguyen, and the University of Chicago’s International Immersion Program.

    Shelley Berkley on the Nevada Caucus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 29:02


    We spoke this week with former Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, who formerly represented Nevada in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is now the CEO and senior provost of the Touro College and University System in Nevada.Congresswoman Berkely spoke with us about politics during the primary season, including the debates, the Nevada caucuses, and how the race is shaping out. Note that we spoke with her before Super Tuesday, so although she is supporting former Vice President Joe Biden, she did not know about his upcoming sweep.Podcast Production Credits: Sowmya Karun (MAIDP '20), for producingArjun Motta (MBA/MPP '22), for engineeringAndrew Weis (MPP '20), for interviewingDavid Raban (JD/MPP '20), for editingSpecial thanks to Eden Bernstein (JD '20) and the Jewish Law Students Association for bringing Congresswoman Berkley to the University of Chicago and arranging for her to speak with us.

    Shelley Berkley on the Nevada Caucus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 29:02


    We spoke this week with former Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, who formerly represented Nevada in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is now the CEO and senior provost of the Touro College and University System in Nevada.Congresswoman Berkely spoke with us about politics during the primary season, including the debates, the Nevada caucuses, and how the race is shaping out. Note that we spoke with her before Super Tuesday, so although she is supporting former Vice President Joe Biden, she did not know about his upcoming sweep.Podcast Production Credits: Sowmya Karun (MAIDP '20), for producingArjun Motta (MBA/MPP '22), for engineeringAndrew Weis (MPP '20), for interviewingDavid Raban (JD/MPP '20), for editingSpecial thanks to Eden Bernstein (JD '20) and the Jewish Law Students Association for bringing Congresswoman Berkley to the University of Chicago and arranging for her to speak with us.

    Abdul El-Sayed on Addressing Radical Problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 23:23


    We spoke with Abdul El-Sayed, an activist and former Michigan gubernatorial candidate. Dr. El-Sayed previously practiced as a physician, earned a Rhodes Scholarship, and served as the top official for Detroit’s Department of Health. We talked with Dr. El-Sayed about the primary season, addressing radical problems, and how becoming a father has changed his perspective.We also discussed his upcoming book, “Healing Politics.” You can find out more about it on his website:https://abdulelsayed.com/healingpoliticsPodcast Production Credits:Jacob Leppek (MSCAPP ’21), for interviewingSowmya Karun (MAIDP ’20), for producing and engineeringDavid Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for editingSpecial thanks to the Institute of Politics for bring Dr. El-Sayed to the University of Chicago as a Pritzker Fellow.

    Abdul El-Sayed on Addressing Radical Problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 23:23


    We spoke with Abdul El-Sayed, an activist and former Michigan gubernatorial candidate. Dr. El-Sayed previously practiced as a physician, earned a Rhodes Scholarship, and served as the top official for Detroit’s Department of Health. We talked with Dr. El-Sayed about the primary season, addressing radical problems, and how becoming a father has changed his perspective.We also discussed his upcoming book, “Healing Politics.” You can find out more about it on his website:https://abdulelsayed.com/healingpoliticsPodcast Production Credits:Jacob Leppek (MSCAPP ’21), for interviewingSowmya Karun (MAIDP ’20), for producing and engineeringDavid Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for editingSpecial thanks to the Institute of Politics for bring Dr. El-Sayed to the University of Chicago as a Pritzker Fellow.

    John Bouman on Tackling Poverty in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 26:51


    We spoke with John Bouman, President of the Shriver Center. The Shriver Center is a legal aid nonprofit that tackles issues related to poverty. Topics we discussed included what poverty looks like in America, progressive income taxes, and how racial injustices intersect with poverty.To find out more about the Shriver Center’s work, check out their website:https://www.povertylaw.org Podcast Production Credits:Jordyn Mahome (BA ’23), for co-interviewing and co-editingJames Hu (BA ’22), for engineeringDavid Raban, for producing, co-interviewing, and co-editingSpecial thanks to the University of Chicago Institute of Politics for bringing Mr. Bouman as an IOP Fellow this winter quarter.

    John Bouman on Tackling Poverty in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 26:51


    We spoke with John Bouman, President of the Shriver Center. The Shriver Center is a legal aid nonprofit that tackles issues related to poverty. Topics we discussed included what poverty looks like in America, progressive income taxes, and how racial injustices intersect with poverty.To find out more about the Shriver Center’s work, check out their website:https://www.povertylaw.org Podcast Production Credits:Jordyn Mahome (BA ’23), for co-interviewing and co-editingJames Hu (BA ’22), for engineeringDavid Raban, for producing, co-interviewing, and co-editingSpecial thanks to the University of Chicago Institute of Politics for bringing Mr. Bouman as an IOP Fellow this winter quarter.

    Naked Love 5: Taking the Plunge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 30:36


    It’s Valentine’s Day 2020, and you know what that means: it’s time for Naked Love! Today’s episode is about life for students who are engaged or married. Our Naked Love team spoke with one student at the Harris School of Public Policy and another in the College about married/engaged life. It included how they met their respective partners, how they came to the decision that they were in it for the long haul, and what experiences informed their decisions. Podcast Production Credits:Emily Kelin (MPP ’20), for interviewingIvanna Shevel (BA ’21), for interviewing and discussingKatie James (BA ‘21), for discussingAmy Lu (BA ’23), for editingArjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for engineering, producing, and discussing

    Naked Love 5: Taking the Plunge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 30:36


    It’s Valentine’s Day 2020, and you know what that means: it’s time for Naked Love! Today’s episode is about life for students who are engaged or married. Our Naked Love team spoke with one student at the Harris School of Public Policy and another in the College about married/engaged life. It included how they met their respective partners, how they came to the decision that they were in it for the long haul, and what experiences informed their decisions. Podcast Production Credits:Emily Kelin (MPP ’20), for interviewingIvanna Shevel (BA ’21), for interviewing and discussingKatie James (BA ‘21), for discussingAmy Lu (BA ’23), for editingArjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for engineering, producing, and discussing

    Audra Grassia on Data in Political Campaigns

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 20:37


    Audra Grassia is a veteran technical process manager who has extensive experience using data and analytics at private, political, and non-profit organizations. She previously served as the Deputy Political Director for the Democratic Governors Association, as a Client Engagement Manager at Civis Analytics, and on the Analytics team for the Hillary for America campaign in 2016. She spoke with Alec MacMillen (MSCAPP ’20) about how the big data revolution has affected political campaign strategy. Podcast Production Credits:Alec MacMillen (MSCAPP ’20), for producing, engineering, interviewing, and editing

    Audra Grassia on Data in Political Campaigns

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 20:37


    Audra Grassia is a veteran technical process manager who has extensive experience using data and analytics at private, political, and non-profit organizations. She previously served as the Deputy Political Director for the Democratic Governors Association, as a Client Engagement Manager at Civis Analytics, and on the Analytics team for the Hillary for America campaign in 2016. She spoke with Alec MacMillen (MSCAPP ’20) about how the big data revolution has affected political campaign strategy. Podcast Production Credits:Alec MacMillen (MSCAPP ’20), for producing, engineering, interviewing, and editing

    Barbara McQuade on Cybersecurity, Policing, and the Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 25:18


    Irene Sanpietro (JD ’20) spoke with Barbara McQuade, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. They discussed cybersecurity, police profiling, and progressive prosecution. Specific topics included effective crime interventions in dialogue with communities, and how encryption has changed law enforcement.Check out her academic page to find out more about her work and background:https://www.law.umich.edu/FacultyBio/Pages/FacultyBio.aspx?FacID=bmcquade Podcast Production Credits:Irene SanPietro (JD ’20), for interviewingArjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringDavid Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for editing

    Barbara McQuade on Cybersecurity, Policing, and the Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 25:18


    Irene Sanpietro (JD ’20) spoke with Barbara McQuade, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. They discussed cybersecurity, police profiling, and progressive prosecution. Specific topics included effective crime interventions in dialogue with communities, and how encryption has changed law enforcement.Check out her academic page to find out more about her work and background:https://www.law.umich.edu/FacultyBio/Pages/FacultyBio.aspx?FacID=bmcquade Podcast Production Credits:Irene SanPietro (JD ’20), for interviewingArjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringDavid Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for editing

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