Podcasts
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The Powerhouse Podcast
New AmericaFor all the global obsession with oil that has marked the past decades, the real future of energy might be something quite different. An advanced l... -
1971 Podcast
New AmericaDecades before the world knew the names of Edward Snowden or Julian Assange, there was the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI. During the ... - podcast | February 06, 2015
The Internet Everywhere, Really
New AmericaWe can make planet-wide, always-on, high-speed(ish) Internet communications a reality for everyone. In other words, a universal Internet is possibl... -
88 Days to Kandahar Podcast
New AmericaWhen President George W. Bush approved the first American-Afghan war, Robert Grenier, the CIA station chief in Islamabad from 1999-2002, found hims... -
A Path Appears Podcast
A Social Cinema Screening in collaboration with the Profits & Purpose Program
New America"Hope is like a path in the countryside," wrote Chinese essayist Lu Xun. "Originally there is nothing. But as people walk this way again and again,... - podcast | January 30, 2015 | Education Policy
Tax Credit Bonanza
Higher Ed Happy Hour
New AmericaOn the second Higher Ed Happy Hour, Kevin, Libby, and Andrew sample some Irish whisky, dive into the merits of President Obama's higher education t... - podcast | January 29, 2015
Our (North American) Passport to a New America
New AmericaBorders are perhaps the biggest and most contentious issue when it comes to trade, immigration, diplomacy, and innovation. Twenty years after NAFTA... -
Being Unemployed Shouldn’t Make You Unemployable
New AmericaIn the story of the American Dream, the moral is that with hard work, making a comeback or reinventing yourself is possible. Inherent in that moral... -
The Great Race Podcast
The Global Quest for the Car of the Future
New AmericaThe world's greatest manufacturing juggernaut -- the $2 trillion automotive industry -- is in the throes of a revolution. Its future will include c... - podcast | January 20, 2015 | Education Policy
Free Community College??!!!
Higher Ed Happy Hour
New AmericaIn the inaugural episode, Kevin, Andrew and Libby talk about President Obama's free community college plan, the recent college football national ch... -
How Technology is Changing the Family Tree Podcast
In collaboration with Future Tense
New AmericaAmericans are obsessed with tracing their family trees. Enabled by the Internet and advances in genetic technology, millions of people are diving d... -
Measuring Up Podcast
Has Standardized Testing Paid Off?
New AmericaYour child is more than a score. But in the era of No Child Left Behind and the Common Core, many are accusing America's public education system of... - podcast | January 15, 2015 | Breadwinning & Caregiving
Leisure Is the New Productivity
New AmericaInstead of working harder to be more productive, we need to work smarter by taking time out to relax and connect with friends and family. In study ... -
Merchants of Doubt Podcast
New AmericaInspired by the acclaimed book by Harvard historian Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, Merchants of Doubt is a satiric yet serious examination into the... -
The Fierce Urgency of Now Podcast
New AmericaThe Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts; the War on Poverty; Medicare and Medicaid; the National Endowment for the Arts and the Humanities – these ... -
The Rise of Extreme Daycare Podcast
New AmericaAs wealth inequality in America reaches new heights and wage growth for the middle and lower classes remains stagnant, more and more Americans are ... -
Securing Peace in an Age of Genocide
New AmericaHow do we prevent atrocities like those in Bosnia and Rwanda from happening again? Over the course of her career, Samantha Power - U.S. Ambassador ... -
Jerusalem: Flashpoint for Regional & Global Conflict Podcast
New AmericaIn recent months, there have been near-daily reports of political violence in Jerusalem, the world's most hotly contested city. It is the 'volcanic... -
Curbing Corruption Podcast
New AmericaThe recent midterm elections cost $3.6 billion thanks to dark money groups and some key decisions by the Supreme Court to redefine “citizen” and “c... -
Evolution or Extinction? The Future of Gender Podcast
New AmericaAs our definitions of masculinity and femininity shift, gender is no longer as strong a factor in pre-determining the structures of our lives, fami... - podcast | December 11, 2014
Communities Before Categories
New AmericaWe all know that increasingly, Hispanic Americans are at the forefront of national conversations about politics, and not just in the context of the... -
Video: The Responsive City: In collaboration with the Program on Profits and Purpose at New America
New America“In God we trust,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg used to say, “everyone else bring data.” How can emerging technologies and data analytics improve life i...