20 Best Public Policy Podcasts

1. The Al Franken Podcast

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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 Host Al Franken
Producer/Network ASF Productions
Email ****@alfranken.com
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 959.7KTwitter 1.2MInstagram 216.1K Avg Length 43 min Since May 2019 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

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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 8.8KTwitter 16.2K Avg Length 59 min Get Email Contact

3. PolicyCast

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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
Email ****@hks.harvard.edu
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 122.8KTwitter 138.4KInstagram 97K Avg Length 47 min Since Jan 2013 Get Email Contact

4. 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
Email ****@ucr.edu
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1.8KTwitter 1.3KInstagram 2K Avg Length 55 min Get Email Contact

5. Tipping Point New Mexico

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Podcast of the Rio Grande Foundation that addresses public policy issues facing New Mexico.
Hosts Walter Drangmeister, Paul J. Gessing
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 2.9KTwitter 1.9KInstagram 3 Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

6. Policy Options Podcast

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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 Host IRPP
Producer/Network IRPP
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 3.4KTwitter 24.3KInstagram 682 Avg Length 49 min Since Dec 2015 Get Email Contact

7. 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
Email ****@uctv.tv
Apple Rating 4/5Facebook 29.9KTwitter 5.9K Avg Length 59 min Get Email Contact

8. Talk Policy To Me

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Talk Policy To Me podcast provides personal stories and creative solutions from the next generation of public policy leaders.
Email ****@berkeley.edu
Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 6.9KTwitter 5.6K Avg Length 24 min Since Aug 2017 Get Email Contact

9. 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 Email ****@texasimpact.org
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 4.3KTwitter 2.3K Avg Length 26 min Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact

10. Grattan Institute

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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 Producer/Network Grattan Institute
Email ****@grattan.edu.au
Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 10.2KTwitter 23.9K Avg Length 21 min Since Nov 2009 Video Podcast YouTube
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11. 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.
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact

12. The Public Square

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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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Apple Rating 4.7/5 Avg Length 45 min Get Email Contact

13. 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
Email ****@catch-22.org.uk
Twitter 25.7KInstagram 3.7K Avg Length 22 min Video Podcast YouTube
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14. Analysis

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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 1.2MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 180.3K Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact

15. 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 406.8KTwitter 3.4K Avg Length 35 min Get Email Contact

16. 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 316Twitter 325 Avg Length 36 min Get Email Contact

17. 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 18.6KTwitter 17.5K Avg Length 18 min Since Jul 2017 Get Email Contact

18. Policy Forum Pod

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Policy Forum Pod is the podcast of PolicyForum.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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Hosts Sharon Bessell, Arnagretta Hunter
Producer/Network Policy Forum Pod
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Apple Rating 3.3/5 Avg Length 57 min Get Email Contact

19. 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.
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 27.5K Avg Length 15 min Get Email Contact

20. 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 Hosts Tom Giovanetti, Dr. Merrill Matthews
Producer/Network The Institute for Policy Innovation
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 48.1KTwitter 3.1K Get Email Contact