15 Best University of Chicago Podcasts

1. Capitalisn't

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Is capitalism the engine of destruction or the engine of prosperity? On this podcast we talk about the ways capitalism is—or more often isn't—working in our world today. Hosted by Vanity Fair contributing editor, Bethany McLean and world renowned economics professor Luigi Zingales, we explain how capitalism can go wrong, and what we can do to fix it.Cover photo attributions: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/about/capitalisnt...MORE Hosts Bethany Lee McLean, Luigi Zingales
Producer/Network University of Chicago Podcast Network
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 787Twitter 28.9KInstagram 400 Avg Length 46 min Since Dec 2017 Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.(Export Full Database)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. Not Another Politics Podcast

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With all the noise created by a 24/7 news cycle, it can be hard to really grasp what's going on in politics today. We provide a fresh perspective on the biggest political stories not through opinion and anecdotes, but rigorous scholarship, massive data sets and a deep knowledge of theory. Understand the political science beyond the headlines with Harris School of Public Policy Professors William Howell, Anthony Fowler and Wioletta Dziuda. Our show is part of the University of Chicago Podcast Network.MORE Hosts Anthony Fowler, Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, Wioletta Dziuda, William G. Howell
Producer/Network University of Chicago Podcast Network
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 13.1KTwitter 17K Avg Length 50 min Get Email Contact

3. Big Brains

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Big Brains explores the groundbreaking research and discoveries that are changing our world. In each episode, we talk to leading experts and unpack their work in straightforward terms. Interesting conversations that cover a gamut of topics from how music affects our brains to what happens after we die.MORE Producer/Network University of Chicago Podcast Network
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Apple Rating 4.7/5 Avg Length 31 min Get Email Contact

4. Why This Universe?

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The biggest ideas in physics, broken down. Join theoretical physicist Dan Hooper and co-host Shalma Wegsman as they answer your questions about dark matter, black holes, quantum mechanics, and more. Part of The University of Chicago Podcast Network.MORE Hosts Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman
Producer/Network Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Twitter 680 Avg Length 36 min Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

5. CareerCast by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business

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Chicago Booth believes in life-long career development to help you maintain your professional edge. Through CareerCast, an online, audio recording series, we give alumni and students the chance to hear experts discuss topics such as crafting your story, making an industry or function change, managing employees, taking the entrepreneurial plunge and more. Because these talks are available online, you can access them anytime, anywhere and as often as you want.You will have the opportunity to submit questions to the speaker in advance of the broadcast...MORE Host Anita Brick
Producer/Network The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 570.3KTwitter 153.1KInstagram 41.5K Avg Length 31 min Since Nov 2006 Get Email Contact

6. Entitled

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Rights matter, but conversations about rights can be polarizing, confusing and frustrating. Lawyers and law professors Claudia Flores and Tom Ginsburg have traveled the world getting into the weeds of global human rights debates. On Entitled, they use that expertise to explore the stories and thorny questions around why rights matter and what's the matter with rights. Entitled is produced with the support of University of Chicago Law School and Yale Law School, and is part of the award winning University of Chicago Podcast Network.MORE Hosts Claudia Flores, Tom Ginsburg
Producer/Network University of Chicago Podcast Network
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 49Twitter 298 Avg Length 45 min Get Email Contact

7. The Forum

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A policy potpourri, The Forum is a space to engage with a grab bag of fresh perspectives and new voices. Each episode features a member of UChicago's Harris policy community sharing their hallway conversations, the concept, intervention, or discussion that has their attention in the public policy space. It's a West Wing walk and talk without the Sorkin script. Pull up a bench and join UC3P in: The Forum. Presented by the University of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts (UC3P).MORE Producer/Network UC3P
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 316Twitter 325 Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact

8. Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery

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What conversations happen in and outside of the operating room, between surgeons, that patients don't often hear? As a surgery resident, Dr. Janani (Jen) Vigneswaran has seen how attitudes and biases towards marginalized people lead to poor health outcomes. Bringing these conversations between surgeons outside the operating room, Deep Cuts is the newest podcast from The University of Chicago Department of Surgery exploring why diversity, equity, and inclusion matter in surgery, and how these topics improve outcomes for the patients and community served on the South Side of Chicago.MORE Host Anthony Douglas
Producer/Network The University of Chicago Department of Surgery
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 319.6KInstagram 227.8K Avg Length 34 min Get Email Contact

9. Dissenting Opinions

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Welcome to Dissenting Opinions, a new podcast by the Constitutional Law Institute at the University of Chicago Law School. Hosted by Will Baude, each episode will have top legal minds discuss a Supreme Court case they believe is misunderstood -- with special episodes of a 'deep dive' into a legal topic.MORE Producer/Network Will Baude
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 37.2KTwitter 992Instagram 14.7K Avg Length 42 min Get Email Contact

10. Nine Questions with Eric Oliver

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Twenty years ago, Dr. Eric Oliver started teaching a course on how to know your self at the University of Chicago. In the class, Eric would ask his students nine questions that were essential for crafting 'a well-examined life.' For this podcast, he poses these same nine questions to some of our wisest and most interesting fellow humans. We hope these conversations will shed some light on your own lived experience and tell you something you didn't know about this mysterious process we call a self.MORE Host Eric Oliver
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 2Instagram 94 Avg Length 47 min Get Email Contact

11. UChicago Crown Family School Podcast

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Interested in ideas that can help improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities? Hear UChicago Crown Family School faculty and colleagues discuss ideas and topics in social work, social welfare, and policy. The University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice is one of the top ranked graduate schools of social work and this podcast reflects our mission...MORE Producer/Network The University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and P
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Apple Rating 4/5Facebook 4.6KTwitter 3.2KInstagram 1.6K Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact

12. 'Briefly' by The University of Chicago Law Review

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This is 'Briefly,' a podcast produced by The University of Chicago Law Review. Join us as we discuss current cases, contemporary controversies, and the forefront of legal scholarship.
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 3.6KTwitter 12.1K Avg Length 34 min Get Email Contact

13. Burning Issues

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Burning Issues is a podcast focused on the diverse issues and policy challenges of wildfires in the American West. Join University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy students Matt Kaufmann, Emily Barnett, Jonas Heim, and Mia Jiang as they explore the intersection of wildfires and policy issues such as housing, energy, and land conservation. Additional support by Harrison Lee and Gabriele Bortolotti. Brought to you by the University of Chicago Public Policy PodcastsMORE Producer/Network UC3P
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14. Meet Your Alderman

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Politics, in one sense, is what happens when policy objectives meet reality. Hosts Sarah Scott and Eric Geber explore how local policies are debated and implemented right here in Chicago. Each episode of 'Meet Your Alderman' introduces listeners to a different alderman from the city's 50 wards and covers policies like education, economic development, policing, and housing. Meet Your Alderman is brought to you by the University of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts (UC3P).MORE Hosts Sarah Scott, Eric Geber
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 316Twitter 106 Avg Length 33 min Get Email Contact