Podcasts
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The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex Podcast
In collaboration with Future Tense
New AmericaThe future of American warfare is already here. From government agencies joining with tech giants like Google and Facebook to collect vast amounts ... -
When Girls Live as Boys Podcast
A Broadly Speaking Event in collaboration with the Global Gender Parity Initiative
New AmericaInstead of wearing a headscarf and dress, it's not uncommon for an Afghan girl to get a short haircut and a pair of pants, and to be sent off into ... -
Will Amazon Lead Us to the Golden Age of Books
In collaboration with Future Tense
New AmericaWe've been saying that Amazon has revolutionized books ever since the company first enabled us to order a book late at night in our pj's ... and at... -
The E-Team Podcast
In collaboration with the Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School
New AmericaDirected by Academy Award® Winner Ross Kauffman and Emmy Award® Nominee Katy Chevigny, E-TEAM follows the high-stakes work of four fiercely intrepi... -
The Pill Podcast: Oral Contraception and the Future of Reproductive Rights
A Broadly Speaking Event in collaboration with the Global Gender Parity Initiative
New AmericaNearly fifty years after Margaret Sanger’s death, the safe and effective birth control pill she fought for has transformed the lives of women world... -
Leadership, Innovation and Ideas Series Featuring Fred and Joanne Wilson
New AmericaVenture capitalists Fred and Joanne Wilson join New America President and CEO Anne-Marie Slaughter in the sixth installment of our Leadership, Inno... -
Feminism at a Crossroad Podcast
A Broadly Speaking event in collaboration with The New Republic
New AmericaFeminism is currently having a cultural moment. It is part of mainstream culture in a way that has not been seen before the popular influence of Sh... -
Fleeing War and Finding Family Podcast
In collaboration with Slate and Riverhead Books
New AmericaYears after Sarah Wildman’s grandparents had both passed away, Wildman found a cache of letters written to her grandfather in a file labeled “Corre... -
The Teacher Wars
New AmericaWhy is teaching the most controversial profession in America? Historically, American public school teaching developed as an explicitly anti-intelle... -
The Next Economic Disaster Podcast
New AmericaFor all the talk of government spending and government-held debt, according to finance expert Richard Vague, the true threat to the economy is priv... -
Just in Time Podcast
New AmericaFor white-collar workers, jobs that promise flexible hours may be highly sought after. But for workers who are just getting by, the very opposite i... -
Israel, Gaza and Monitoring Human Rights Podcast
New AmericaMonitoring human rights during wartime is a particularly daunting challenge, since the message and the messenger are often greeted by a hostile aud... -
Recap: Rich Hill
New AmericaRich Hill, Missouri, a once thriving coal town home to 1,400 people, is mined out. Like hundreds of other small towns across America, Rich Hill has... -
Recap: Leftover Women
New AmericaAfter the 1949 revolution in China, Chairman Mao famously proclaimed that women hold up half the sky. But since then, the sky has been turning dark...