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When the 2016 Academy Award acting nominations all went to white performers for the second consecutive year, a trending hashtag - #OscarsSoWhite - swept Twitter. But in the span of just a few years, t...

25 Jul 201926min

When politicians run for local office, they try to appeal to lots of different kinds of voters. And one way they do this is by collecting endorsements from public figures and organizations those voter...

18 Jul 201924min

The CIA has become an almost mythical government agency, viewed as full of super spies who carry out the US government's wishes across the globe. And perhaps one of the most infamous of these accounts...

11 Jul 201926min

In 1890, the Supreme Court called solitary confinement "barbaric," speculating that it would be abandoned altogether as a correctional practice. But now, nearly 130 years later, it's clear that their ...

27 Jun 201928min

This week, we're bringing you an episode from Big Brains, a podcast produced at The University of Chicago. Big Brains tells the stories behind the pivotal research and pioneering breakthroughs reshapi...

20 Jun 201926min

When elected officials redraw districts in their own party's favor, the impact can be enormous, swaying elections and influencing policy for years to come. This practice - known as gerrymandering - is...

13 Jun 201921min

Building healthy and equitable communities is a tough challenge, but it's one that public policy is well position to address. In this episode, produced in collaboration with the Health Policy Research...

6 Jun 201921min

Public policy influences just about every part of our lives, and perhaps one of the most important is our health and well-being. In this episode, produced in collaboration with the Health Policy Resea...

30 Mai 201925min