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
Winners and losers in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
, a senior fellow in and former deputy assistant secretary for tax analysis at the U.S. Treasury Department, discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs …
00:40:23 |
Fri 22 Dec 2017
Putin’s disinformation war on the West
, David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the and program, discusses the disinformation campaign waged by the Russian Federation and President Vladimir Putin on the United States and European democracies thr…
00:42:05 |
Fri 15 Dec 2017
When militants, criminals, and warlords take over
and , both senior fellows in the program, discuss their new book "" with the director of the Brookings Institution Press Bill Finan. In the interview and in their new book, Felbab-Brown and Hamid ad…
00:34:18 |
Fri 08 Dec 2017
Today’s mayors are tackling new challenges
, fellow in the at Brookings and the , discusses the key findings from her report on the evolving role of mayors and their position on the frontlines of public policy challenges like refugee resettl…
00:34:56 |
Fri 01 Dec 2017
Policy ideas to be thankful for
In this special episode of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast, we reflect on some of the forward-thinking policy ideas and good news stories that have emerged from events hosted by the Bookings Institut…
00:37:06 |
Fri 24 Nov 2017
Turkey’s troubled relations with the West
, TÜSİAD senior fellow in the program at Brookings and director of , discusses his new book with the director of the Brookings Institution Press Bill Finan. Also in this episode, , senior fellow em…
00:37:40 |
Fri 17 Nov 2017
Reflecting on Trump’s presidency one year after his election
A year after one of the greatest political upsets in American history, , the founding director of the and a senior fellow in the program, reflects on Trump’s presidency, his greatest challenges and…
00:29:16 |
Fri 10 Nov 2017
Why black cities matter
, a David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the , discusses his new research project on the more than 1,200 majority-black communities in the United States. Also in this episode, , also a new David M. Rubenste…
00:29:32 |
Fri 03 Nov 2017
How investing in girls’ education can help fight climate change
, postdoctoral fellow for the in the , discusses the findings of a which examines how promoting girls’ reproductive rights, investing in girls’ education, and developing girls’ life skills for a gr…
00:31:11 |
Fri 27 Oct 2017
The real cost of hosting the 2016 Rio Olympics
Juliana Barbassa and Theresa Williamson, two contributors to "" from the Brookings Institution Press, discuss the corruption, disruption, and overall economic costs of hosting last year’s summer Olym…
00:38:50 |
Fri 20 Oct 2017
Voices on U.S. foreign assistance Pt. 2
In the second part of a two-part series on challenges facing U.S. foreign assistance, experts from the global development community discuss the importance of the private sector in aid financing, meas…
00:45:26 |
Fri 13 Oct 2017
Voices on US foreign aid (part 1)
Leading voices from the global development community, including , a senior fellow in the program, discuss the challenges facing U.S. foreign aid. These experts were all participants at the 14th annu…
00:50:53 |
Fri 06 Oct 2017
How Pittsburgh went from steel town to innovation city
Brookings expert discusses the findings of a new report from the , “,” which examines how Pittsburgh was able to transform itself from a manufacturing economy to leader in global innovation and tech…
00:40:59 |
Fri 29 Sep 2017
After Snowden—surveillance, protecting privacy, and reforming the NSA
Tim Edgar, former ACLU lawyer and National Security Council advisor on cybersecurity, and current senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, discusses his new book w…
00:34:49 |
Fri 22 Sep 2017
10 years after the Great Recession, why aren't more Americans working?
10 years after the Great Recession, new research from the at Brookings scholars and demonstrates that although the 'jobs gap' from the recession is now closed, millions of American men and women o…
00:45:32 |
Fri 15 Sep 2017
The true costs of Trump's border wall (part 2)
In the second of two parts of a conversation about the U.S.-Mexico border wall that President Trump has pledged to build, Brookings Senior Fellow discusses the costs of a wall for the U.S. economy a…
00:32:24 |
Fri 08 Sep 2017
The true costs of Trump's border wall (part 1)
President Donald Trump pledges to build a wall on the border between the U.S. and Mexico, claiming that it will stop criminals and drugs from entering the United States. Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior …
00:36:12 |
Fri 01 Sep 2017
Limitations of the senate filibuster
, fellow in Governance Studies, discusses her new book , and introduces "majoritarian exceptions" as a key instrument of majority party power in the Senate. Also in this episode, provides us with hi…
00:24:54 |
Fri 25 Aug 2017
Welfare, segregation, economic mobility
, the Okun-Model Fellow in Economic Studies and an associate professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University, talks about his research on why people participate, or don't, in social …
00:51:56 |
Fri 18 Aug 2017
Crisis in Qatar
, director of research at the and a senior fellow in , provides a background on the Qatar-Gulf crisis and outlines its social, economic, and political implications. Also in this episode: , senior f…
00:29:30 |
Fri 11 Aug 2017
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