Policy Minded

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On Policy Minded, we pick the brains of the world’s top policy experts. In each episode, RAND researchers join us for conversations that go beyond the headlines—bringing you insights you can't find anywhere else. Listen and subscribe today to get smarter about the policy issues that shape the world.

271 Episodes

Welcome to Policy Minded
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What if all your coworkers … were geniuses? On Policy Minded, we pick the brains of the world’s top policy experts, so you can get smarter about the issues that shape the world. Our first episode drops May 15th, 2025.
New Missions in Emergency Management
1/24/2025
1:06:49
Emergency management is essential to all communities, but it isn't a field that most people think about often or understand well. Patrick Roberts and Mary Ellen Carroll join us to discuss what today’s emergency managers do to support communities, how the field is evolving, and why emergency management matters to all of us. For more information on this episode, visit rand.org/podcast.
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News from RAND
11/15/2024
3:21
Big changes to the podcast. Plus, RAND has a new website. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.
Global catastrophic risk, tech vendors and national security concerns, geoengineering.
11/1/2024
10:29
Assessing global catastrophic risk; how “mercurial leadership” at SpaceX could threaten national security; the actual dangers of geoengineering; and protecting your sleep during election season. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.
North Korean troops to Russia, the death of Hamas’s leader, U.S. economic policy toward China.
10/25/2024
9:22
What to make of Russia and North Korea’s relationship; why Yahya Sinwar’s death matters; the effectiveness of U.S. economic policies toward China; abortion access for minors in Virginia; and how to restore freshwater ecosystems. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.
The Israel-Hamas War One Year After October 7
10/11/2024
7:05
Expert insights on the crisis in the Middle East, including the humanitarian disaster, where the war might be headed next, and prospects for ending the conflict. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.
The effects of artificial intelligence, pretrial mental health diversion, U.S. climate policy.
10/4/2024
9:45
China, AI, and social media manipulation; preparing for AI to transform the workforce; how a pretrial mental health diversion program is working in Los Angeles; and U.S. climate policy. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.
Military and veteran caregivers, school shootings, Ukraine’s Kursk invasion.
9/27/2024
10:09
A close look at America’s military and veteran caregivers; charging the parents of school shooters; and how Ukraine’s Kursk offensive changed the geometry of the battlefield. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.
Device explosions in Lebanon, school safety, managing escalation with China.
9/20/2024
9:37
‘Stunning’ explosions targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon; what teachers think about active shooter drills and school safety; managing escalation with nuclear adversaries like China; and providing more support to veterans left behind. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.
AI-enhanced social media manipulation, Ukraine’s resistance to disinformation, the state of U.S. public education.
9/6/2024
9:40
Social media manipulation in the era of AI; lessons from Ukraine's resistance to Russian disinformation; what the data reveal about U.S. public education; and addressing America’s drinking water quality problems. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

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Policy Minded

RAND

271 Episodes

Welcome to Policy Minded

New Missions in Emergency Management

News from RAND

Global catastrophic risk, tech vendors and national security concerns, geoengineering.

North Korean troops to Russia, the death of Hamas’s leader, U.S. economic policy toward China.

The Israel-Hamas War One Year After October 7

The effects of artificial intelligence, pretrial mental health diversion, U.S. climate policy.

Military and veteran caregivers, school shootings, Ukraine’s Kursk invasion.

Device explosions in Lebanon, school safety, managing escalation with China.

AI-enhanced social media manipulation, Ukraine’s resistance to disinformation, the state of U.S. public education.