25 Best Public Policy Podcasts

1. The Al Franken Podcast

Podcast https://www.alfranken.com/listen Play
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A five-time Emmy-winning SNL comedy writer/producer joins a four-time #1 NYT bestselling author, a three-time highest-rated national progressive radio host, a two-time Grammy-winning artist, and a former US Senator. So, it gets a little crowded in the booth when Al talks about public policy and sometimes political comedy with notable guests. Al Franken is a prominent liberal political activist, hosting The Al Franken Show on Air America Radio.MORE Producer/Network ASF Productions
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook Followers 958KTwitter Followers 1MInstagram Followers 186.3K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 43 min Since May 2019 Follow Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. New Books in Public Policy

Podcast https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/LIT5619479076 Play
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Interviews with Scholars of Public Policy about their New Books.
Producer/Network New Books Network
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Apple Rating 4/5Facebook Followers 8.6KTwitter Followers 11.6K Frequency 2 episodes/week Avg Length 55 min Follow Get Email Contact

3. PolicyCast

Podcast https://www.hks.harvard.edu/policycast Play
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Each week, host Ralph Ranalli speaks with leading experts in public policy, media, and international affairs about their experiences confronting the world's most pressing public problems.
Host Ralph Ranalli
Producer/Network Harvard Kennedy School
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook Followers 114.6KTwitter Followers 123.1KInstagram Followers 36K Frequency 2 episodes/week Avg Length 47 min Since Jan 2013 Follow Get Email Contact

4. Tipping Point New Mexico

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Podcast of the Rio Grande Foundation that addresses public policy issues facing New Mexico.
Host Walter Drangmeister
Producer/Network Paul Gessing
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook Followers 2.6KTwitter Followers 1.3KInstagram Followers 9 Frequency 2 episodes/week Avg Length 44 min Follow Get Email Contact

5. Policy Chats

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Join us for chats with various voices in the public policy world about today's most pressing societal issues. This podcast is a production of the School of Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside.MORE Producer/Network UCR School of Public Policy
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook Followers 1.6KTwitter Followers 1.2KInstagram Followers 1.6K Frequency 4 episodes/year Avg Length 46 min Follow Get Email Contact

6. Public Policy Channel

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The UC Public Policy Channel provides a platform for policy-makers, policy critics, and innovative policy thinkers gathered by the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley to speak the truth clearly, convincingly, and constructively in pursuit of solutions for the good of all.MORE Producer/Network UCTV
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Apple Rating 4/5Facebook Followers 30KTwitter Followers 6.2K Frequency 2 episodes/year Avg Length 54 min Follow Get Email Contact

7. Policy Options Podcast

Podcast https://policyoptions.irpp.org/category/podca.. Play
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Policy Options is a digital magazine published by the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) in Montreal, Quebec. It features daily articles on issues of public policy by contributors from academia, research institutions, the political world, the public service and the non-profit and private sectors. We're committed to introducing our listeners to a diversity of viewpoints on the important public policy challenges of our time.MORE Producer/Network IRPP
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook Followers 3KTwitter Followers 21.4K Frequency 1 episode/quarter Avg Length 44 min Since Dec 2015 Follow Get Email Contact

8. The Libertarian

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A podcast series featuring the inimitable Richard Epstein offering his unique perspective on national developments in public policy and the law. Tune in each week to hear Epstein's take on breaking news stories.MORE Producer/Network Hoover Institution
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook Followers 7.7KTwitter Followers 20.4K Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 26 min Since Aug 2016 Follow Get Email Contact

9. Talk Policy To Me

Podcast https://gspp.berkeley.edu/research-and-impact.. Play
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Talk Policy To Me podcast provides personal stories and creative solutions from the next generation of public policy leaders.
Producer/Network Goldman School of Public Policy and Berkeley Institute for Young Americans
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook Followers 6.3KTwitter Followers 5.3K Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 23 min Since Aug 2017 Follow Get Email Contact

10. Grattan Institute

Podcast https://grattan.edu.au/podcasts/ Play
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Everything you need to know about Australian public policy in just 20 minutes.Grattan Institute is dedicated to developing high quality public policy for Australia's future. Our podcasts cover a range of public policy topics focusing on the main issues facing Australia. Our podcasts concentrate on budget policy, economic growth, energy, health, institutional reform, household finances, school education, transport and cities.MORE Host Kat Clay
Producer/Network Grattan Institute
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook Followers 9KTwitter Followers 23.5K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 25 min Since Nov 2009 Video Podcast YouTube
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11. Texas Impact's Weekly Witness

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Weekly Witness is your weekly update on the mainstream faith community's perspective on everything Texas public policy. Hosted by Texas Impact's Scott Atnip, Weekly Witness is recorded in front of a live audience in downtown Austin. We host policy experts, faith leaders, and elected officials who provide in-depth information on relevant policy issues in the state. Weekly Witness is a product of Texas Impact, Texas' oldest and largest interfaith advocacy group.MORE Producer/Network Texas Impact
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook Followers 4KTwitter Followers 2.2K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 28 min Since Feb 2018 Follow Get Email Contact

12. Policy 360

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Policy 360 is a series of audio conversations from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. The series is hosted by Sanford's dean, Judith Kelley.
Producer/Network Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 33 min Follow Get Email Contact

13. The Public Square

Podcast https://thepublicsquare.com/episode-archive/ Play
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The national radio broadcast of the American Policy Roundtable aired coast-to-coast, hosted by Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd. Subscribe and tune in for behind the scene discussions of public policy issues that most talk radio shows won't touch.MORE Producer/Network The American Policy Roundtable
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14. Catch22Minutes

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In the Catch22Minutes podcast, we will delve into some of today's major social challenges. We will be speaking to frontline experts, industry leaders and young people, in pursuit of ideas for reforming public services.MORE Host Nic D
Producer/Network Catch22
Twitter Followers 26KInstagram Followers 2.5K Frequency 2 episodes/month Avg Length 22 min Video Podcast YouTube
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15. Analysis

Podcast https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006r4vz/epi.. Play
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Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad, presented by distinguished writers, journalists and academics.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook Followers 916.1KTwitter Followers 534.1KInstagram Followers 15.5K Frequency 7 episodes/year Avg Length 29 min Follow Get Email Contact

16. The Brookings Cafeteria

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Host Fred Dews interviews experts from the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization (think tank) based in Washington, D.C., about their research and ideas on solutions to the most pressing public policy challenges facing the nation and the world.MORE Producer/Network The Brookings Institution
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook Followers 410.5KTwitter Followers 3.4K Follow Get Email Contact

17. UC3P

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The University of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts (UC3P) is a Harris Student Organization that aims to promote public discourse through a public policy perspective.
Producer/Network UC3P
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook Followers 297Twitter Followers 296 Follow Get Email Contact

18. Policy Forum Pod

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Policy Forum Pod is the podcast of Policy Forum.net - Asia and the Pacific's platform for public policy debate, analysis and discussion. Policy Forum is based at Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University.MORE Hosts Dr Arnagretta Hunter, Sharon Bessell
Producer/Network Policy Forum Pod
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Apple Rating 3.3/5Facebook Followers 21.4KTwitter Followers 8.5K Frequency 22 episodes/year Avg Length 50 min Since Mar 2016 Follow Get Email Contact

19. Policy Matters

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'Policy Matters: Points and Perspectives from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy' aims to help policymakers and citizens alike build a deeper, more balanced understanding of pressing public policy challenges.MORE Producer/Network Rice University's Baker Institute
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook Followers 18.6KTwitter Followers 14.8K Since Jul 2017 Follow Get Email Contact

20. NC Policy Watch Interviews

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NC Policy Watch is a public policy organization with a simple mission, to change the way our elected officials debate important issues facing North Carolina.
Producer/Network NC Policy Watch
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook Followers 27.5KTwitter Followers 27.4KInstagram Followers 1.4K Follow Get Email Contact

21. Institute for Policy Innovation Public Policy Podcast

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Mixed audio and video content from the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI), a conservative, free-market public policy think tank. Supply-side economics, tax cuts, entitlement reform, deregulation. We advocate lower taxes, fewer regulations, and a smaller, less-intrusive government.MORE Producer/Network The Institute for Policy Innovation
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook Followers 49.1KTwitter Followers 3K Frequency 24 episodes/year Follow Get Email Contact