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
America's Diversity Explosion Is Coming Just in Time
"I am convinced that the United States is in the midst of a pivotal period ushering in extraordinary shifts in the nation's racial demographic makeup," writes in his new book, . In this podcast, Fre…
00:35:31 |
Fri 14 Nov 2014
2014 Midterms Post-Election Special
In this special edition of the Brookings Cafeteria, Senior Fellows ,, and offered their insights and analysis about the 2014 midterm election results. Listen to find out why Mann called the results …
00:41:06 |
Wed 05 Nov 2014
Latin America: Grand Vision of a Shared Future
“Latin America actually lacks an identity because it has them all,” says —a Brookings nonresident senior fellow—as he reflects on how Peruvian poet Mario Vargas Llosa described Latin America. In this…
00:28:37 |
Fri 31 Oct 2014
Why Marriage Is the Best Environment for Kids
“Two married parents are the best environment for kids, on average,” says in this podcast about her new book, . Adding that “we all know single parents who are doing a great job,” Sawhill explains h…
00:32:04 |
Fri 17 Oct 2014
Trade Clearly Matters
Every increase of $1 billion in U.S. exports is estimated to support 6,000 jobs, and 95 percent of the world’s consumers live outside the United States, says in her new report, “.” It clearly matter…
00:40:46 |
Fri 03 Oct 2014
Billionaires Are Not Like You and Me
The 1,645 wealthiest men and women worldwide—492 of them in the United States—who control assets worth $6.5 trillion are shaping the world for the better and sometimes for the worse. In this podcast …
00:30:10 |
Wed 17 Sep 2014
On ISIS, Syria, Iran, and President Obama’s Middle East Strategy
ISIS establishes a jihadist caliphate across Syria and Iraq. Iran pursues its nuclear ambitions. Syria remains mired in a terrible civil war, exacting a toll on the civilian population and region. In…
00:41:03 |
Fri 05 Sep 2014
Much of What We Think about Privacy, Liberty, Security and Threat is Wrong
(originally aired on 8/30/13)
In this inaugural edition of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast, , senior fellow in Governance Studies, talks with host Fred Dews about a range of issues at the junction of…
00:29:46 |
Thu 04 Sep 2014
Health Care Reform Opportunities and Affordable Care Act Implementation
(originally published 9/13/13)
What is the state of health care in America? Can costs be reduced and outcomes improved? Will the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”) implementation be successful? Wh…
00:39:33 |
Thu 04 Sep 2014
U.S. Immigrants and Prospects for Immigration Reform
(originally published 9/27/13)
The foreign-born population in America is over 13 percent of the total population, the largest share of immigrants since the 1920s. Over 40 million immigrants—documente…
00:28:40 |
Thu 04 Sep 2014
Social Mobility and the American Dream
(originally published 10/11/13)
The American Dream is not dead, but Americans today experience less socioeconomic fluidity between where they are born and where they end up than people in comparable …
00:32:05 |
Thu 04 Sep 2014
Arms Control, Russia, Ukraine and the European Union
(originally published 10/23/13)
Arms Control. Russia. Ukraine. Three distinct issues that share multiple connections. In this podcast, , senior fellow and director of the , connects the dots. A forme…
00:30:17 |
Thu 04 Sep 2014
Who Are the Foreign Students Studying in U.S. Higher Ed?
Over 800,000 foreign students are studying in the U.S. at institutions of higher education. Where are they coming from? What are they studying? And how can U.S. visa policy be improved to take advant…
00:22:23 |
Fri 15 Aug 2014
Is There Really a Student Loan Debt Crisis?
As of last year, student loan debt in the U.S. exceeded $1.2 trillion, more than any other type of household debt except home mortgages. Media accounts have described this as the "potential next debt…
00:27:01 |
Fri 01 Aug 2014
Islamists, Democracy, and the Roots of Middle East Violence (Part 2)
This week's interview features part two of a conversation with , a Middle East expert and fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings. Hamid discusses the perception that Islam and democracy are incompatib…
00:26:39 |
Fri 25 Jul 2014
Islamists, Democracy, and the Roots of Middle East Violence (Part 1)
This week's interview features part one of a conversation with , a Middle East expert and fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings. In it, Hamid talks about Islamists and democracy, especially in Egypt.…
00:27:34 |
Fri 18 Jul 2014
Time for Measured Optimism on Africa
Over the past decade, sub-Saharan African economies have grown 5 percent a year, and the region’s economy should double by 2030. Yet this growth is not enough to spread needed development and progres…
00:31:38 |
Fri 20 Jun 2014
We Need to Change the Way We Think about Infrastructure in America
"We need to change the way we think about infrastructure in America," says . It's not just about the federal government fixing roads and bridges anymore. In this podcast, Puentes, a senior fellow in …
00:27:31 |
Fri 06 Jun 2014
The Facts on Inequality, Wealth, Income, and Working May Surprise You
Economic issues are prolific in the public sphere, from taxes and inequality, to jobs and productivity and more. Even Thomas Piketty's book on wealth distribution is now a bestseller. How can a perso…
00:39:19 |
Wed 21 May 2014
What You Should Know about the Rise of Brazil and the Rest of Latin America
As nations across Latin America have become wealthier and more stable in recent years, they are seeking to engage with the world, including the United States, on a more level playing field. In this p…
00:29:13 |
Fri 09 May 2014
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