The Future of California Agriculture
As one of the nation's agricultural powerhouses, California's farming industry stands at a critical juncture. Climate change, labor availability and migration, and rapidly evolving technologies are re...
19 Helmi 20251h 21min
Making Sense of the Elections of 2024
The American election closed out a year of momentous elections. Almost two decades on from the financial crisis of 2007 that helped unleash a wave of authoritarian, populist, and nativist movements in...
17 Joulu 20241h 23min
Gendered Violence in Insurgencies: Interview with Tara Chandra
This episode of the Matrix Podcast features an interview with Tara Chandra, a consultant and independent researcher who received a PhD in in Political Science with a Designated Emphasis in Women, Gend...
16 Joulu 202446min
New Directions in the Study of Labor
In this "New Directions" panel, recorded on December 2, 2024, an interdisciplinary group of UC Berkeley graduate students explored the evolving dynamics of work, management, and labor organization. Th...
16 Joulu 20241h 25min
Sin Padres, Ni Papeles: Unaccompanied Migrant Youth Coming of Age in the United States
Recorded on December 3, 2024, this podcast episode features an Authors Meet Critics panel on Sin Padres, Ni Papeles: Unaccompanied Migrant Youth Coming of Age in the United States by Stephanie L. Can...
16 Joulu 20241h 23min
Authors Meet Critics: "Authoritarian Absorption: The Transnational Remaking of Epidemic Politics in China"
Recorded on November 13, 2024, this Authors Meet Critics" panel centered on the book Authoritarian Absorption: The Transnational Remaking of Epidemic Politics in China, by Yan Long, Assistant Profess...
12 Joulu 20241h 17min
Emotion, Race, and Gender: Interview with Gold Okafor
Gold Okafor is a PhD candidate in social and personality psychology at UC Berkeley. She investigates racial and gender disparities through emotion research. Her research questions include, "how does t...
4 Joulu 202439min
Matrix on Point: Shifting Alignments in the 2024 Election
Recorded on October 25, 2024, this panel examined the shifting demographic and political forces that are redefining the traditional bases of the Democratic and Republican parties and their efforts to ...
26 Marras 20241h 22min
