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Two in-depth interviews every week with scholars, policy makers, and business executives on frontier ideas & urgent issues in our world. Sponsored by the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance and the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies at Princeton University. Hosted by Tiger Gao '21 and other undergraduate Princetonians. Visit us on policypunchline.com
2020 isn't going to be fun for anybody, left, right, or center. What many call the Most Important Election of Our Lifetime is going to be exhausting, ugly, angry, and probably at least a little racist. Listen as Robert Evans, Katy Stoll, and Cody Johnston try to keep level heads covering the election while traveling the country, from the Iowa Caucus to gun shows and anti-vaccine conventions, finding out what Real America really wants and thinks during the, “Worst Year Ever.”
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Matthew Yglesias: Discussing a Career in Political Media
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Matthew Yglesias is a leading policy blogger and journalist, and has long pioneered what political media looks like on the internet. He has written about politics and public policy for a wide array of publications, including the American Prospect, the Atlantic, the Center for American Progress, and Slate. In 2014, Matt co-founded Vox with Ezra Klei…
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Tiffany Vora: Science Communication in the Post-COVID Era
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(Disclaimer: This episode was originally recorded in July 2021.) Dr. Tiffany Vora is an educator, researcher, and entrepreneur who is the chair of medicine and digital biology at Singularity University. She does a huge amount of work in science communication, advising startup founders, and science writing. She studied molecular biology and chemistr…
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The Assassination of John F. Kennedy by the Coward Bernie Sanders
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Breakdown of Davis Aurini's Matrix 4 Review
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Today we mostly talk about Davis Aurini and his review of the Matrix Resurrections, for some reason. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Robert Finally Watches Patriot And Other News
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Did Katy traumatize Sophie's mom, or does the fault lie with Robert? Also, how about that climate report. Woo boy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
Digging into the slap discourse just in time for the discourse to wane. We also talk about some other stuff. It's a fun episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Ethan Nadelmann: Drug Policy's Past, Present, and Future
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Dr. Ethan Nadelmann is one of the foremost experts on drug policy in the US and the world. Originally from New York City, he received his BA, JD, and PhD from Harvard, then his master’s degree in international relations from the London School of Economics. After teaching politics and public affairs at Princeton University from 1987 to 1994, he went…
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Supremely Frustrating Hearings, Myanmar Genocide and PeaceMaker
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Today we look at the senate's very serious and reasonable look at Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Biden's acknowledgement of genocide in Myanmar. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
Look this episode is pretty good...we discuss no-fly zones, daylight savings, and more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
The team is joined by Eve Ettinger to discuss burnout, Complex PTSD and National Strikes. https://www.bustle.com/wellness/burnout-definition-what-we-get-wrong Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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The Ukraine Episode: Featuring Boba Fett
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In today's episode we examine war propaganda, presidential fandoms, and also Boba Fett for some reason. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
This week we talk about what's going on, news-wise. Some of it is about things like Ukraine and Crypto Ads. Some of it is about Elon Musk bringing a little South America apartheid into his factories. Some of it, is other stuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati…
We heard your complaints, we barely talk about Ben this week. Mostly news stories. Which news stories? Listen to find out Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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A Bit of News and the End of Ben's Bad Book
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Maybe A Little News And The Thrilling Conclusion To Ben's Terrible Dystopia Short Story Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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The Crisis in Ukraine (and also Ben Shapiro's Terrible Short Story)
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A little bit of news and a little bit of Ben - what more could you want? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Reading The Beginning Of Ben's Absolutely Worst Short Story
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Today we continue our journey through the terrible short stories of Ben Shapiro, who apparently saved the worst for last. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Nicholas Christakis: Understanding the Genetics of Social Networks
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Professor Christakis is the Sterling Professor of Natural and Social Science at Yale University. His research is focused on understanding social networks through their biological and evolutionary determinants, which encompasses studying a broad range of topics from epidemiology and contagion to human behavior and psychology. Professor Christakis ha…
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Ben Shapiro Book Club Part 5: The Big Finale
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We finish one of Ben Shapiro's horrible short stories. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
Lord Mervyn King is a professor of economics and law at the NYU Stern School of Business and the School of Law, and the former governor of the Bank of England. He served as Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of its Monetary Policy Committee from 2003 to 2013. Lord King was knighted (GBE) in 2011, made a life peer in 2013, and appointed by…
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Discovering The Nonsensical Allegory Of One of Ben's Terrible Short Stories
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Cody continues to read one of Ben Shapiro's terrible short stories. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Gregory Zuckerman: A Shot to Save the World
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Gregory Zuckerman is a nonfiction author and special writer at The Wall Street Journal. Before joining the Journal, Zuckerman was managing editor of Mergers and Acquisitions Reports, a trade publication of Investment Dealers’ Digest, and the New York Post as a media reporter. At the Journal, Zuckerman is an investigative reporter covering business …
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Reading Even More Of Ben Shapiro's Terrible Short Stories
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Finishing One Of Ben Shapiro's Terrible Short Stories
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Cody continues to read the team Ben Shapiro's horrible book of short stories. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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NFT Shows Vs. Quality, Creator Economy Vs. Art, and COVID Variants Vs. Us
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Today we talk about the topics in the title, as well as the Ahmaud Arbery case and some secret good news at the end of the episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
Professor Sandro Galea is a physician and epidemiologist who is dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health. His research is centered on the social factors that influence health and trauma, and his work is highly cited in the field of public health. Some of his most notable work relates to the ramifications of mas…
This crude drawing of an ape is the new Securities Trading! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Astroworld, The Political Manosphere, and Fake Colleges
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This week we discuss manly men, anti woke degrees and the Astroworld tragedy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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JFK Jr., Elon Musk, and Some Guy Named Brandon Walk Into The Discourse...
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Elon Musk trolls the UN, JFK Jr doesn't show and something a about a guy named Brandon. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Rust Shooting, Facebook Papers and Other Grim Things
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Donald Trump is jealous of Colin Powell, updates on ISATSE, and Kanye West meets with Michael Cohen of all people Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Bisexual Superman Is (not) Destroying America
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In a profound indictment of our current political landscape, the homophobia of politicians and pundits forces us to discuss bisexual Superman instead of like a hundred more important things. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
Today we talk about the deal politicians make with the public if they want to poop in peace, and the deal Facebook made with the devil to exist. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Anti-Woke Bills, Pro-Assassination CIA, and Neutral-Metaverse
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Today we talk about the CIA's action movie fantasies, the brand-centric architects of the looming metaverse, and the illusion of corporate wokeness. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
Today we talk about missing people around the country, the treatment of migrants at the edge of the country and, more importantly, how whips are not the same as cords used as whips. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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California’s Rigged Recall and the Potential IATSE Strike
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Larry Elder is a sore pre-loser and what the potential IATSE strike means for the entertainment industry. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Tiger’s Last Interview - Prema Gauranga Das: Satsang on the Ganges and the Pursuit of Absolute Truth
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This interview marks my last interview as the host of Policy Punchline. I will soon release another recording giving you an update about Policy Punchline’s future, but for now I just want to present to you the following conversation with Prema Gauranga Das. Over the last three years with Policy Punchline, I’ve interviewed more than 150 guests, most…
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Abortion in Texas, Bolsonaro in Brazil, and Fentanyl in Your Drugs
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Today we talk about stuff in other stuff. Read the title, the topics are all there! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
In today's episode we talk about what recalling Newsom would do, what recalling our troops did, and how recalling past hurricanes makes us think about current hurricanes. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
Today we are joined by Courtney Kocak to discuss losing trust in Only Fans and then we get Portland updates from Robert . Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Jean Hebert: Do Our Minds Have To Decline With Age?
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Dr. Jean Hebert is a professor at the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is also a professor in the department of genetics, and has conducted research that has been published in renowned journals such as Science. His current scope of research in the Hebert Lab includes devising methods of c…
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The War In Afghanistan Was Just One Hideous Grift
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Today we say everything there is to possibly say about a 20-year war in just about an hour. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Anders Sandberg: Radical Views of Utility and Evaluating Risk
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Dr. Anders Sandberg is a James Martin Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford. He is a senior research fellow on the ERC UnPrEDICT Programme, and a research associate to the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, and the Oxford Centre for Neuroethics. He holds a PhD in computational neuroscience from Stoc…
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The Very Bad and the Slightly Less Very Bad of the New Climate Change Report
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Why your children may or may not choke to death on the dust that was once a river. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Cuomo, Commodities and the Eviction Moratorium with Chelsea Manning
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Today we're joined by Chelsea Manning to talk about how apparently sexual harassment is okay if it's not discriminatory, how evictions are still happening, and how what if they weren't. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Peter Wendell: The Evolution of Venture Capital and Secular Tech Growth
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Peter Wendell is the founder of Sierra Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has invested more than $2 billion over the past 35 years in a wide variety of successful technology companies. Peter has taught more than 2,000 Stanford MBAs over the past 30 years, specifically the very popular course Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital wi…
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Richard V. Spencer: Integrated Naval Force, Eddie Gallagher, and the Philosophy of War
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Richard V. Spencer served as the 76th United States Secretary of the Navy from 2017 to 2019. He also briefly served as Acting Secretary of Defense and Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense in 2019. Sec. Spencer’s term as the Navy Secretary was terminated on November 24, 2019, when Secretary of Defense Mark Esper requested his resignation over his hand…
The Olympics Shouldn't Exist, with Molly Lambert from NOlympics LA Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Jamil El-Imad: Connecting Our Brains to the World
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Dr. Jamil El-Imad is the CEO of The Brain Forum, a neuroscience, brain-computer interface (BCI), and virtual reality (VR) research foundation in Switzerland, as well as the co-founder of NeuroPro, a Swiss-based Digital Health Solutions company that leverage the latest advances in computer science and digital technology to create new and improved to…
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Toni Townes-Whitley: Digital Transformation in Government and Ethics of Innovation
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Toni Townes-Whitley graduated from Princeton University in 1985 with a B.A. in Public Policy and Economics. She then went to the peace corps for three years in Gabon. With a non-tech background, she went on to become the President of the IT and business consulting services firm CGI Federal and presently the President of US Regulated Industries at M…
