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Trending Globally: Politics and Policy

Trending Globally: Politics and Policy

Trending Globally: Politics & Policy

An award-winning podcast from the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University, exploring today's biggest global challenges with the world's leading experts. Listen every other week by subscribing wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Trending Globally: Politics and Policy - Confused About How to Stay Safe in a Pandemic? Emily Oster is Here to Help
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06/21/20 • 23 min

In the last 5 months we have learned a lot about coronavirus and Covid-19. But sometimes it feels like we’re just as confused as we were back in February. What’s safe to do? What activities should we be avoiding? When will things go back to 'normal'? On this episode Sarah talks Watson economist Emily Oster about her newest project, which seeks to provide some much needed clarity to these questions and more. They discuss her new website 'Covid Explained,' and look at some of the most popular questions people are asking. They also explore why health recommendations can be so hard to navigate, and how average people can learn to start thinking a little more like economists.

You can visit 'Covid-Explained' here.

You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts here.

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Trending Globally: Politics and Policy - The Fight Against Covid-19 in RI’s Latinx Communities

The Fight Against Covid-19 in RI’s Latinx Communities

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05/09/20 • 28 min

Coronavirus has been called an ‘equal opportunity' virus. But of course... it's not. Communities of color are being disproportionately affected; instead of equalizing anything, this pandemic has thrown into relief the stark inequalities along lines of race and class that are built into American society. And unfortunately, one of the clearest examples of this can be found quite close to Watson's campus.

On this episode, the third in a series we're co-producing this semester with Watson’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Sarah talks with three medical experts who are on the front lines of this pandemic in some of Rhode Island’s hardest hit communities. It’s a conversation about community health, local politics, and social justice, and while it’s focused on Rhode Island, it speaks to struggles playing out around the world.

You can learn more about the Blackstone Valley Community Health Care here.

You can read a Spanish translation here.

You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts here.

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Trending Globally: Politics and Policy - What Stories Are Missing From Black History – and How Should We Tell Them?
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02/15/23 • 34 min

February is Black History Month, and in this episode of “Trending Globally,” you’ll hear from two scholars at Brown who are bringing to light overlooked aspects of the Black experience in America.

In the first half of the episode, Mack Scott, a visiting professor at Brown’s Center for Slavery and Justice, talks with Dan Richards about the complex relationship between Rhode Island’s Narragansett Nation and the state’s Black communities in the 18th and 19th centuries. It’s a vivid example of how America’s history of anti-Black racism is deeply intertwined with the history of America’s indigenous communities.

In the second half, Watson Senior Fellow Geri Augusto talks about a project she’s working on to uncover, preserve, and transmit the history of one of the Civil Rights movement’s most important and unique organizations – the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Geri is working with scholars and activists to bring this history to life and to find new, more inclusive ways to help people share their stories on their own terms.


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Trending Globally: Politics and Policy - Community Resilience, International Aid, and National Security
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05/04/20 • 21 min

The spread of the coronavirus has highlighted how international development affects the well-being of us all. On this episode Sarah talks with someone who has been a leader for decades in rethinking how we do international development: Watson Senior Fellow Brian Atwood. Brian’s worked with multiple US Presidents, including as the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) during the Clinton Administration. They discuss how international development has transformed in the last few decades, the reason that some humanitarian goals were surprisingly easy to meet in the beginning of this century, and why free-flowing information is essential to global health and security.

You can read a transcript of this episode here.

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Trending Globally: Politics and Policy - Humanitarian Aid in a Changing World

Humanitarian Aid in a Changing World

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03/25/20 • 23 min

Peter Maurer is the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross. In early March he came to Watson, and Sarah talked with him about the challenges of humanitarian aid in the 21st century. Shortly after they spoke, Coronavirus travelled the globe, and everything seemed to change. But surprisingly, for all that's different now, so much of what Peter had to say still resonates -- maybe now more than ever.

It's not a light conversation, but but Peter's wisdom, kindness, and clarity of purpose might actually leave you feeling a little more hopeful about this scary, uncertain time.

You can learn more about Maurer's recent talk at Watson here.

You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts here.

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Trending Globally: Politics and Policy - 'All-American Nativism' with Dan Denvir, Part I

'All-American Nativism' with Dan Denvir, Part I

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07/12/20 • 28 min

On this episode guest-host Dan Richards talks with Dan Denvir, a journalist, host of the hit podcast ‘The Dig,’ and Visiting Fellow at the Watson's Institute's Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy. His recent book, ‘All-American Nativism: How the Bipartisan War on Immigrants Explains Politics as We Know It,’ explores the foundational role nativism has played in American politics, and explains why the Trump Presidency is less of an aberration than many would like to believe. This will be the first in a two-part conversation with Denvir. You can learn more about and purchase his book here: [https://www.versobooks.com/books/2858-all-american-nativism] You can read or download a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15jvSN59FRB-93QU4AXPIRVHwE5X1qMNW/view?usp=sharing]
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Trending Globally: Politics and Policy - Living Abroad in a Pandemic, and Other Stories from Brown Students
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04/20/20 • 27 min

This will be the first in an ongoing series of conversations with Brown students about life during the coronavirus pandemic. On this episode Dan and Sarah talk with Alina Kulman, a junior, and Babette Thomas, a senior; two friends who are experiencing this crisis in very different ways. They discuss what it’s like quarantining with classmates, studying abroad while the government wants to ban travel, and the weird feeling of worrying that your parents aren’t properly washing their hands.

You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts here.

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Trending Globally: Politics and Policy - The Four Pillars of Outbreak Preparedness (and How to Rebuild Them)
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04/01/20 • 21 min

Adam Levine is the director of the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at Watson and associate professor of emergency medicine at Brown. Much of his work has grown out of an essential fact about epidemics that many of us are just now learning: as Adam explains on this episode, “our global public health system for detecting outbreaks is only as good as the remote nurse working in a rural village in Africa or Indonesia or anywhere else in the world.” To address this interconnectedness, Adam and health care professionals at Brown have partnered with the healthcare NGO Project HOPE to remotely train health care workers on how to safely identify and combat COVID-19 and the coronavirus.

On this episode Adam talks with Sarah about this partnership and the role high-quality training plays at all levels in stopping the spread of a pandemic. They also discuss what Adam’s learned from treating Ebola in active war zones, and why this likely won’t be the last pandemic we see.

You can learn more about Watson's Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies here.

You can learn more about Project HOPE here.

You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts here.

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Trending Globally: Politics and Policy - How States are Taking the Lead in the Coronavirus Crisis

How States are Taking the Lead in the Coronavirus Crisis

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04/27/20 • 25 min

What does it actually mean for a state’s revenue to ‘dry up’? Who’s paying for coronavirus testing sites? How are states working together -- and how are they competing? There’s never been a more important time to understand state and local government, as states have become the political, logistical, and moral center of the US's pandemic response. On this episode Sarah talks with Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner. In addition to being a key player in his state's response to this crisis, he’s also an incredible translator of complex legal and financial issues, and of how they affect the lives of everyday Americans. It's a crash course in state politics and finance, and it couldn't come at a better time. You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f18mNYo02GpdJUQOS6DdWqj0NkBaqg4M/view?usp=sharing]
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Trending Globally: Politics and Policy - Job Opportunity Cost of War

Job Opportunity Cost of War

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05/25/17 • 12 min

President Donald Trump’s recent request to increase military spending by $54 billion represents a 10 percent increase to the military budget and comes at the expense of cuts to domestic programs and foreign aid. In order to increase funding for the so-called “War on Terror,” either other domestic spending must fall – in areas like education or healthcare – or the national debt must increase, obligating the American public to increased interest payments in the future. Increased military spending is often seen as a politically favorable strategy – war spending is generally thought of as a way to increase employment. But is military spending the best way to create jobs? What do we sacrifice by increasing defense spending? Join us as we talk about it with Heidi Garrett-Peltier of The Political Economy Research Institute at UMASS-Amherst and the Costs of War project at The Watson Institute. Her research focuses on the employment impacts of public and private investments, particularly those that support the transition to a low carbon economy. You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EE3ldgrj_lTCPgVKaigSfY9-XLvM_MEo/view?usp=sharing]
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How many episodes does Trending Globally: Politics and Policy have?

Trending Globally: Politics and Policy currently has 296 episodes available.

What topics does Trending Globally: Politics and Policy cover?

The podcast is about News, Podcasts, Social Sciences and Science.

What is the most popular episode on Trending Globally: Politics and Policy?

The episode title 'Confused About How to Stay Safe in a Pandemic? Emily Oster is Here to Help' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Trending Globally: Politics and Policy?

The average episode length on Trending Globally: Politics and Policy is 26 minutes.

How often are episodes of Trending Globally: Politics and Policy released?

Episodes of Trending Globally: Politics and Policy are typically released every 9 days.

When was the first episode of Trending Globally: Politics and Policy?

The first episode of Trending Globally: Politics and Policy was released on Oct 25, 2016.

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