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Radio Harris
by UChicago Podcast Network
Radio Harris features thought-provoking conversations with policy experts at Chicago Harris. Let our faculty and guests guide you beyond the headlines with hard evidence and sharp analysis, as they share their groundbreaking work in politics, health, economics, crime, science, education and much more. 505509
Episodes
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Why Bother to Vote?
And other 2018 midterms lessons from an elections expert.
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Radio Replay: What's in Store for Russia?
On March 23, 2016, Harris Public Policy Professor Konstantin Sonin, a prominent political scientist and commentator on Russia, examined the Russian economy's supposed downturn and the fate of the Putin regime. Hear what he had to say about Russia's military campaign in Syria, the Russian…
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Winning the War on Poverty?
A new method of measuring poverty reveals a surprising truth.
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CSI Colombia (Econ Edition)
When data reveals what dictators try to hide.
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Crashing the Party
How 'outsider' political candidates can (and do) make it to the top. And why partisanship helps party outsiders succeed.
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The Great Gatsby Curve
What does one of the world's great novels have to do with the way inequality works?
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Inequality in Climate Change
Rising global temperatures mean very different things to different populations - even within the United States.
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Behind the Tax Divide
Over the last year, Academic Director of the Center for Municipal Finance and Harris Public Policy Professor Christopher Berry has been helping the Chicago Tribune uncover injustices hidden within the Cook County property tax system.
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Chicago Homicides - Separating Fact from Fiction
In 2016, Chicago saw 762 murders. The University of Chicago Crime Lab, led by Harris' own Jens Ludwig, is using hard analysis to figure out what's really causing this violence, and what can be done about it.
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The Black-White Earnings Gap Won't Go Away
In new research, Harris Interim Dean and Professor Kerwin Charles finds that the median African-American male holds the same position relative to the median white male as his grandfather did. But why?
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Big Decisions, Down to a Science
Your choices matter - so why not use social science to make them? That's the idea behind the new book from Harris economist Robert Michael.
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Policy Labs, Firsthand
Since January, small teams of Harris students have been diving headfirst into real-time policy questions. Three students share their experiences in the first-ever Harris Policy Labs.
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Constitutional Flaw
In his new book, "Relic", Professor William Howell argues that the Constitution is undermining effective government - and offers a way to move forward.
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What's in Store for Russia
We sit down with Professor Konstantin Sonin, a prominent political scientist and commentator on Russia, to get his perspective on Russia's military campaign in Syria, the Russian economy's supposed downturn, and the fate of Vladimir Putin.
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Replacing Scalia
Do Senate Republicans really want to block the President's Supreme Court Nominee? What might a "creative" compromise look like? On this special mini-episode, three Chicago Harris political scientists share their perspectives.
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What Really Causes Gridlock in Congress
There's a rational explanation for gridlock - and it means our politicians might be more rational and forward-thinking than we give them credit for.
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Managing the Flood
How will the U.S. handle the ongoing refugee crisis? With a delicate balance of security and compassion, explains Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Anne Richard, AM'84.
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Thomas Piketty vs. Inequality
The "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" author talks about the reaction to his book, whether economists are wasting their time with useless math and why he thinks climate change is the next frontier of inequality.
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Nudging Parents and Children Together
Behavioral scientists at Chicago Harris spent months studying whether cheap, easy nudges could get parents to read to their kids more. Now the results are in.
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Introducing the Pearson Institute
On September 30, the Pearson Family Foundation donated $100 million to University of Chicago, creating an institute to confront the new era of global conflicts with data-driven analysis.
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Breaking Glass Ceilings
Lisa Ellman, MPP/JD'05, shares her journey from Harris student to Obama advisor and drone policy expert - and why she's looking forward to the upcoming Women in Public Leadership program.
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Want Better Government? Get Better Data.
Professor Bruce Meyer is working to help Congress usher in a new age of evidence-based policycraft.
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Lawmakers
Visiting Fellow Alan Wiseman of Vanderbilt University found out what it takes to move bills through Congress.
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War Games
There's a calculus to factional conflict, Professor Ethan Bueno de Mesquita finds - and it's challenging the conventional wisdom about violence.
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Hillary Knocks on the Glass Ceiling
Lecturer Rebecca Sive weighs in on the challenges and opportunities that Hillary Clinton faces as the first prominent female in the 2016 presidential race.
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The $20 Billion Equalizer
When millions of homeowners defaulted on their mortgages in 2008, many pointed the finger at two less obvious culprits: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The two mega mortgage buyers had been picking up risky loans and selling them with a guarantee of repayment. This amplified the housing crisis and...
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Setting the Doomsday Clock
Last month, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists decided to move its historic Doomsday Clock forward two minutes. Spurred by the growing concerns about climate change and the lack of progress in nuclear disarmament, the clock now sits at three minutes to midnight. Kennette Benedict, director of...
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The Case for a Harder Kindergarten
Kindergarten is supposed to be a year of transition - the time when toddlers become bona fide students. But when it comes to math, American kindergartens are falling way behind. Teachers are focusing on material that kids already know, challenging them little and costing them big in the long run....
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Can Bruce Rauner Bring Back Illinois?
Bruce Rauner just took office as the 42nd Governor of Illinois - but with that title comes a very tall order. Rauner is inheriting a state in serious financial turmoil. The deficit is expected to nearly double in a year, while revenues are expected to drop by billions. Meanwhile, a $100 billion...
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The Ever-Expanding Executive
Imperial. Unilateral. Over-reaching. These are just a few of the terms that have been used to describe President Obama's recent actions on immigration. Is this a Constitutional crisis, typical partisan squabbling, or something else entirely? Chicago Harris Professor William Howell, expert on the…
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A Latrine of Their Own
How would your school days have been different without access to a bathroom? In India, as in many parts of the world, that's the status quo. But now that's changing, ad the results are promising. In the newest episode of Radio Harris, we hear from Chicago Harris Assistant Professor Anjali Adukia,...
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Get Out Whose Vote?
Every election season, pundits are fixated on polls and candidates. But as Chicago Harris Assistant Professor Anthony Fowler explains, there's a more fundamental issue that isn't receiving much attention: Who will, or will not, turn out to vote - and what does it mean for the country? In the…
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Herd Mentality Goes Viral
Over the past several weeks, a sense of panic has been building around the outbreak of the Ebola virus. The disease has dominated headlines, conversations and social media feeds, and not necessarily to our benefit. How does the way we get information about threats like this affect how we respond…
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Radio Harris features thought-provoking conversations with policy experts at Chicago Harris. Let our faculty and guests guide you beyond the headlines with hard evidence and sharp analysis, as they share their groundbreaking work in politics, health, economics, crime, science, education and much more. 505509
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