25 Best University of Chicago Podcasts

1. Capitalisn't

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube Episodes
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 author and journalist Bethany McLean and world renowned economist 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. If you would like to send us feedback, suggestions for guests we should bring on, or connect with Bethany and Luigi, please email: contact at capitalisnt dot com...MORE Hosts Bethany Lee McLean, Luigi Zingales
Producer/Network University of Chicago Podcast Network
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 624Facebook 779Twitter 28.7KInstagram 648 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Since Dec 2017 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Big Brains

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube Episodes
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
Email ****@uchicago.edu
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 471 Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Not Another Politics Podcast

Play
Website Apple Spotify Episodes
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
Email ****@uchicago.edu
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 176Facebook 13.1KTwitter 17K Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Why This Universe?

Play
Website Spotify YouTube Episodes
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
Email ****@wisc.edu
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 521Twitter 654 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

5. Elucidations

Play
Apple Spotify YouTube Episodes
Elucidations is an unexpected philosophy podcast produced in association with Emergent Ventures. Every episode, Matt Teichman temporarily transforms himself back into a student and tries to learn the basics of some topic from a person of philosophical interest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Matt Teichman
Producer/Network Matt Teichman
Email ****@uchicago.edu
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 229 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Since Jun 2011 Get Email Contact

6. The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube Episodes
David Axelrod, the founder and director of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, and CNN bring you The Axe Files, a series of revealing interviews with key figures in the political world. Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.MORE Hosts David Axelrod, Hannah McDonald
Producer/Network The Institute of Politics & CNN
Email ****@cnn.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 8.5KFacebook 43.4MTwitter 61.4MInstagram 23M Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Dissenting Opinions

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube Episodes
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
Email ****@uchicago.edu
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 57Facebook 39.1KTwitter 992Instagram 19K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Nine Questions with Eric Oliver

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube Episodes
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
Producer/Network Eric Oliver
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 60Facebook 2Instagram 94 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

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

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube Episodes
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
Email ****@chicagobooth.edu
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 35Facebook 558.3KTwitter 153.1KInstagram 51.1K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Nov 2006 Get Email Contact

10. The Forum

Play
Website Apple Spotify Episodes
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
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 312Twitter 311 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube Episodes
What conversations happen in and outside of the operating room, between surgeons, that patients don't often hear? What can be done to minimize the number of individuals who fall through the cracks of the U.S. healthcare system, so they can get the surgical care they need? As a surgery resident and public health advocate, Dr. Anthony Douglas has seen the ways biases limit access for patients, leading to poor health outcomes, especially for the most vulnerable in one's communities...MORE Host Anthony Douglas
Producer/Network The University of Chicago Department of Surgery
Email ****@uchicago.edu
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 19Facebook 340.8KTwitter 16Instagram 263K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. Entitled

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube Episodes
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
Email ****@yale.edu
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 86Facebook 70Twitter 298 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. UChicago Crown Family School Podcast

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube Episodes
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
Email ****@crownschool.uchicago.edu
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 4.6KTwitter 3.2KInstagram 1.9K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. The Course

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube Episodes
Created by The University of Chicago Campus in Hong Kong, The Course is a compilation of personal conversations with professors from The University of Chicago. Each episode features one professor, where they talk about who they are outside lecture halls, the path that led them to become a professor, and all the ups and downs along the way. For curious students and anyone interested, here's The Course on career stories as told by professors from UChicago.MORE Producer/Network The University of Chicago Hong Kong Campus
Email ****@uchicago.edu
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 6Facebook 9.8KTwitter 161Instagram 2K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

15. Policy People

Play
Apple Spotify Episodes
Policy People is the newest podcast from the University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast Network (UC3P). In this series, we will be interviewing current MPP and MSCAPP students on their previous experiences, their background, and why and how they ended up in Harris! There are so many stories waiting to be unfolded, and we want you to be part of it!MORE Producer/Network UC3P
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

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

Play
Website Apple Spotify YouTube Episodes
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.
Producer/Network "Briefly" by The University of Chicago Law Review
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 30Facebook 3.6KTwitter 12.1K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

17. The University of Chicago Press Podcast

Play
Apple Spotify Episodes
Interviews with authors of University of Chicago Press books.
Hosts Matt Dawson, Miranda Melcher
Producer/Network New Books Network
Email ****@uchicago.edu
Estimated listeners
Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

18. Public Money Pod

Play
Apple Spotify Episodes
Each year state and local governments spend $4 trillion dollars. Where does that money come from? Where does it go? Who manages it? And what do citizens and taxpayers have to show for it? In this podcast we explore the budgets, bonds, and bureaucrats at the heart of state and local public finance. The Public Money Pod is a production of the University of Chicago's Center for Municipal Finance. It is co-hosted by Liz Farmer and Justin Marlowe.MORE Producer/Network Center for Municipal Finance
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 39 Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

19. Burning Issues

Play
Website Apple Spotify Episodes
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
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Facebook 312Twitter 311 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

20. Chicago Booth Review Podcast

Play Video
Apple Spotify YouTube Episodes
The Chicago Booth Review Podcast is the audio companion to CBR's coverage of the latest academic research in business, policy, and markets. Each week we dig into CBR articles and videos to examine a different topic in depth, from inflation to artificial intelligence. Join host and CBR editor-in-chief Hal Weitzman for groundbreaking research, explained in a clear and straightforward way.MORE Producer/Network Chicago Booth Review
Email ****@chicagobooth.edu
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 70 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

21. Carry the Two

Play
Apple Spotify Episodes
Carry the Two pulls back the curtain to reveal the mathematical and statistical gears that turn the world. We're the show for people who enjoy discovering hidden elements that impact our lives in the most unexpected ways, and math is certainly one of those!We are a curiosity-driven podcast that looks to find unique perspectives from the fields of mathematics and statistics.We use stories to convey how mathematical research drives the world around us, with each episode tackling a different topic...MORE Hosts Sadie Witkowski, Ian Martin
Email ****@imsi.institute
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 58 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact