The Brookings Cafeteria
From 2013–2022, the Brookings Cafeteria podcast presented experts, ideas, and solutions across a range of policy topics. You can listen to past episodes at brookings.edu/BCP. The Brookings Podcast Network produces other policy-oriented shows that may interest you. Learn more at brookings.edu/podcasts. Follow on Twitter @policypodcasts.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 432
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2022
Trump’s war on the press
, a nonresident senior fellow and veteran journalist, discusses his new book “,” and why President Trump’s attacks on the media are a cause for concern. Also in this episode, reflects on the gove…
00:28:09 |
Fri 07 Sep 2018
Norm Eisen, the Petschek Palace, and Europe’s turbulent century
Senior Fellow discusses his new book, “,” with , director of the Center on the United States and Europe. Eisen describes the Petschek house in Prague where he lived as the U.S. ambassador to the Cze…
00:28:16 |
Fri 31 Aug 2018
A progress report on Betsy DeVos’ education agenda
, a fellow in Governance Studies and the , discusses some of the policies being pursued by the United States Department of Education under current Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Also in this epi…
00:34:44 |
Fri 24 Aug 2018
If the US doesn’t lead on foreign assistance, who will?
Merrell Tuck-Primdahl, communications director for the program at Brookings, interviews participants from the 15th annual . This year’s roundtable focused on U.S. leadership in foreign assistance, C…
00:44:58 |
Fri 17 Aug 2018
The rise of the alt-right
Baruch College professor Thomas J. Main discusses his new book, “,” with Bill Finan, director of the Brookings Institution Press. In the interview and his book, Main describes the alt-right’s ideolog…
00:35:15 |
Fri 10 Aug 2018
Charlottesville: One year later
In a special edition of the Brookings Cafeteria, four Brookings experts share their thoughts on the 2017 white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Va. Their commentary includes analyses of race a…
00:44:42 |
Fri 03 Aug 2018
America’s data privacy problem
, who currently serves as the Ann R. and the Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Brookings and was formerly general counsel and acting secretary of the United States Department of Commer…
00:29:15 |
Fri 27 Jul 2018
Finding breakthroughs for the UN Sustainable Development Goals
, interim vice president and director of the Global Economy and Development program, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala discuss some of the innovative approaches for reaching th…
00:26:24 |
Fri 20 Jul 2018
Building America’s water workforce
Associate Fellow discusses his research on the 1.7 million people who work on America’s water infrastructure and the future challenges and opportunities that workforce faces. Also in this episode, m…
00:29:29 |
Fri 13 Jul 2018
Grading America’s civics education
, director of the Brown Center on Education Policy, discusses a new and how schools are equipping their students with a quality civics education. Also in this episode, Joseph Parilla and Max Bouchet…
00:27:47 |
Fri 06 Jul 2018
The transformation of Title IX
Boston College professor R. Shep Melnick discusses his recent book, “,” and how implementation of the law has reached far beyond the original intent since its passage in 1972. Also in this episode, …
00:27:10 |
Fri 29 Jun 2018
On Brookings and its role in today’s policy debates
On the 200th episode of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast, , Brookings’s executive vice president and the vice president for Economic Studies, discusses his role at the Institution and some of the poli…
00:47:54 |
Fri 22 Jun 2018
What happened at the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore?
In this episode, five Brookings experts offer their reactions to the recent summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, their analyses of the key outcomes, and their assessments of what comes nex…
00:54:59 |
Thu 14 Jun 2018
Understanding when Black Lives Matter protests occur
Governance Studies Fellow discusses her research on the Black Lives Matter movement, the connection between police-involved killings and protest activity, and the scope of racial inequity in America…
00:24:24 |
Fri 08 Jun 2018
One year after Trump’s decision to leave the Paris Climate Agreement
, Brookings senior fellow and the chief climate negotiator in the Obama administration, discusses his role in negotiating the Paris Climate Agreement and the implications of President Trump announcin…
00:47:29 |
Thu 31 May 2018
Remaking education to help young people thrive
, director of the at Brookings, describes the skills children need to succeed in life and how to improve the quality of learning for the most marginalized children and youth, including girls and chi…
00:31:23 |
Thu 24 May 2018
How artificial intelligence will change the future of work
, director of the Center for Technology Innovation, discusses his recent book “.” West explains that as robots, artificial intelligence, and automation make it possible to be more productive while wo…
00:41:27 |
Fri 18 May 2018
Improving opportunity with policies for women and families
Senior Fellow discusses her research on the “success sequence” and how the combination of work, education, and family planning can help reduce poverty and increase opportunity in America. Also in th…
00:28:22 |
Fri 11 May 2018
Racial disparities in school discipline
, a fellow in the Brown Center on Education Policy, discusses his research on disparities and discrimination in how schools discipline students of different racial and economic backgrounds. Also in t…
00:24:04 |
Fri 04 May 2018
Is anyone addressing Venezuela’s refugee crises?
, David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Global Economy and Development program, discusses his recent trip to the Venezuelan border and the economic and refugee crises the country is currently facing. Als…
00:36:14 |
Fri 27 Apr 2018
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