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Aspen Insight
by The Aspen Institute
Join host Amina Akhtar as she goes beyond the headlines to unpack complex policy topics and shine a light on leaders who are making a difference. Brought to you by the Aspen Institute.
Episodes
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Behind the Mask | COVID Doctor & Scientist Patrick Hines
For more information on Patrick and Functional Fluidics, visit www.functionalfluidics.com. For more information on the Aspen Health Innovators Fellowship, and to hear from more leaders on the front-lines of health care on the Behind the Mask podcast, head to www.aspeninstitute.org/HIF.
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Value of Leadership | Healing in the United States: Wonder?
Find more about this episode and part two here. Learn more about The Civil Society Fellowship – a partnership of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network– here. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts here. Learn more about the podcast series here.
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State of Native Youth Report 2020
To read the 2020 State of Native Youth report, click here.
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Decolonize Your Thanksgiving with Nikki Pitre
Despite the stories commonly taught about the first Thanksgiving, the truth behind this holiday is much darker. Listen to Nikki Petre of the Center for Native American Youth talk about what work is left to be done around a holiday that is constructed on false history, and how native youth across...
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How Schools Can Be Part of Climate Action
To learn more about K-12 Climate Action, head to this website: https://www.k12climateaction.org/
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Don't Panic: Election Security 2020
To see more election content from the Aspen Institute, head to our Gears of Democracy page: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/gears-of-democracy/
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Shades of Freedom: The Criminalization of Black Girls
Read more here: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/podcasts/new-criminal-justice-podcast-launches-with-look-into-the-criminalization-of-black-girls/ Subscribe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shades-of-freedom/id1527499155
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America's Looming Eviction Crisis
Find all of the eviction research from Aspen's Financial Security Program and its partners here: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/the-covid-19-eviction-crisis-an-estimated-30-40-million-people-in-america-are-at-risk/
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Aspen Ministers Forum: Madeleine Albright in Conversation with Jan Eliasson
Find the full letter on the pandemic from The Aspen Ministers Forum here: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/news/press-release/amf-global-covid-19-response/
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The Intersection of Structural Racism and a Pandemic
East Harlem is an overlooked neighborhood of Manhattan, made vulnerable by structural racism and gentrification. But even before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, the neighborhood had its own preparedness organization run by women of color who work and live there. Listen as Ann-Gel Palermo—an East...
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Artist in Residence Edmund de Waal in conversation with Paula Crown
Artist, advocate, and entrepreneur Paula Crown reflects with Artist in Residence Edmund de Waal on his work.
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Dan Porterfield on the Business of Giving Podcast
The following is a cross-posted conversation between Dan Porterfield, CEO and President of the Aspen Institute, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving Podcast. On the episode, Dan Porterfield talked about leading the institute into a pandemic, a new social contract, and why this...
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Containing the Spread of Viral Misinformation
As COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly, the global trends around information flows seem to be moving even faster. In this episode, Aspen Digital Executive Director Vivian Schiller answers pressing questions like the long term impact of misinformation on government trust and transparency.
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Cash Matters
Long before Andrew Yang raised the idea of universal basic income (UBI) as a presidential campaign platform, UBI has been a topic among economic development experts. Is it a silver bullet or money without accountability? The reality is much more complicated. One cash transfer program, developed…
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The State of Native Youth in 2019
Every year during National Native American Heritage Month, the Center for Native American Youth puts out a report centered on Native Youth and the issues they are working towards solving in their communities. This year’s report was centered on civic engagement and belonging.
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Madeleine Albright is Unapologetic
When it comes to being an immigrant and helping women succeed, former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is unapologetic.
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Confronting Machismo in Central America
Maria Pacheco and Alexandra Kissling speak about combatting machismo is Central American society and empowering Central American women with the tools they need to succeed economically and socially. They are two of the founders of Vital Voices Central America in Costa Rica and Guatemala and are…
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What is Medicare for All?
There have been many proposals on how to fix the healthcare system in America. One proposal in particular, Medicare for All, has gained a lot of popularity. Margot Sanger-Katz from The New York Times joins host Amina Akhtar to explain the proposal and what it means for the 2020 election.
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What's the Deal With Vaping?
With such drastic measures being taken both by government and companies selling vaping products, it begs the question: what’s the deal with vaping? Internationally recognized anti-tobacco experts Deborah Arnott and Matthew Myers give us their take on vaping from the Aspen Ideas Health Conference.
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Aspen Insight Season 3 Trailer
Starting the week of September 23rd, the Aspen Insight Podcast will be back for its third season with host Amina Akhtar.
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What America's Best Community Colleges Can Teach Us
There are over 1,000 community colleges in America serving the needs of millions of students, many of whom are the first generation of their families to continue on to college. The best schools across the nation not only offer a great educational opportunity, but are the bedrock of their...
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Saving the High Seas
A tide of threats against the ocean is rising, but pioneering ocean scientist and advocate Dr. Sylvia Earle, co-chair of the Aspen High Seas Initiative, has a solution. On this episode of Aspen Insight, we hear from Dr. Earle about her life charting the depths of the oceans, and we also learn the...
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How to Save a Democracy in Decline
For decades, Americans have been losing trust in democratic institutions, particularly media. In the news landscape, fact and opinion are getting blurred, falling revenues are shuttering newsrooms, and the public lives in “echo chambers” and can’t agree on facts. The Knight Commission on Trust,...
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The Bauhaus Roots of Aspen
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus, a highly influential German modern art school that closed under pressure from the Nazis. One of the school’s teachers, Herbert Bayer, came to Aspen, Colorado in 1946 and had a profound impact on the Aspen Institute. The Institute’s 40-acre...
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The Impact of the Women's Wave
A record number of women are heading to Congress and state legislatures across the country. What led to this “Women’s Wave,” and how might policies change with more women at the helm? Anne Mosle, executive director of Ascend at the Aspen Institute, and Peggy Clark, who leads the Institute’s Aspen...
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Eradicating Intolerance
How can we create a more inclusive, just, and optimistic world? Mehrdad Baghai, co-founder of High Resolves, says it starts with young people. His organization, which was recently recognized by the John P. McNulty Foundation, works to reframe young people’s thinking around race and justice. “We…
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Creating Jobs, Alleviating Poverty
Uganda, in East Africa, has more startups than any other country in the world, but they’re driven by necessity. The number of young people searching for work dramatically exceeds the number of jobs available. When an entrepreneur does get a business running, it’s challenging to find funding,...
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Beyond a Level Playing Field
How would sports change if athletes of all genders were able to compete side by side? There is a long history of teams being separated by gender, but now, some athletes are starting to call that tradition into question. On this episode of Aspen insight, three Olympic athletes lay out why they…
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The Old West: Reshaping the Myth
Rugged cowboys, high-noon gun fights, and Manifest Destiny—all images of the Old West in America. But what did the 19th century in the West really look like? Myths from books and movies shape our understanding of that time and place and even help define our values and culture. These stories often...
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What is the Aspen Institute?
The Aspen Institute has seen many changes in the last year, including welcoming a new leader. Dan Porterfield became the Institute's new president and CEO in June, after seven years serving as president of Franklin and Marshall College. In the first episode of Aspen Insight's second season,...
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Using Music to Tackle Hate
Religion is behind an increasing number of hate crimes in the United States and religious minorities, like Jews and Muslims, are often the target. An unlikely set of people are working to turn things around. A group of kids make up a Muslim youth choir, the first in the country, that performs at...
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Make Way for These Changemakers
What does it look like when people rise to the challenge and tackle problems in their communities and around the world? Our first story highlights two gutsy women who are making strides towards gender equality in developing countries. Agnes Igoye trains law enforcement officers to counter human...
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Taxation and Investigation
While he rarely speaks to the media, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s name makes headlines nearly everyday. He’s leading the probe into Russian meddling into the 2016 presidential campaign, and Garrett Graff was one of the first journalists to closely follow his career. Graff’s 2011 book The…
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This Land Is Our Land
What are the issues causing deep divisions in our neighborhoods and among our leadership in the United States? What can be done to repair the damage? Two former members of Congress — a Republican and a Democrat — describe how they worked across the aisle in a time when divisions weren’t so deep....
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Speaking Up
What is the best way to speak up and navigate difficult conversations? This episode examines how breaking the silence about sexual harassment is leading to change, along with the best ways to engage those with whom we disagree. The collective power of women and men speaking up about unwanted…
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Finding Power
What drives us to find a sense of power we didn’t know was there? It could be a crisis, or feeling unequal or left out. In some cases, the power we discover inspires us to write. In this episode, a niece finds that she has the power to help her ailing aunt in Puerto Rico. The island's power...
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Survival Stories
The toll of the opioid drug crisis in America is far-reaching. We talk to a mother who battled addiction during pregnancy, and policy experts who are working to solve this epidemic. What can we do to win this battle? War in East Congo forced Robert Hakiza from his home. His new life as a refugee…
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Keeping Watch: Cybersecurity, Creativity, and the Press
Who is watching us when we aren’t looking? And what can we learn from keeping an attentive eye on the world around us? In this episode, we explore the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci, and examine how Leonardo’s genius came from his ability to observe the world with wonder. Then, a…
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Confronting Our History
How do we have difficult conversations about race in America today? In our debut episode, Clarence B. Jones, a close advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr., discusses what it was like to work with King in the 1960s and why Americans continue to grapple with talking about race. Then, we listen in as...
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Introducing "Aspen Insight"
Finding common ground in today's divided society can feel like an impossible task. But here at the Aspen Institute, we are committed to doing just that. We work all across the globe, bringing together people from different backgrounds, experiences, and points of view, to tackle society's most...
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