25 Best University of Chicago Podcasts
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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 785Twitter 28.9KInstagram 406 Avg Length 47 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 . 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
Email ****@uchicago.edu
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 32 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
Email ****@wisc.edu
Apple Rating 4.6/5Twitter 680 Avg Length 36 min Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact
5. Elucidations
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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
Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 44 min Since Jun 2011 Get Email Contact
6. The Axe Files with David Axelrod
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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
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 40.6MTwitter 63.3MInstagram 20.8M Avg Length 63 min Get Email Contact
7. The University of Chicago Press Podcast
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Interviews with authors of University of Chicago Press books.
Producer/Network New Books Network
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Avg Length 62 min Get Email Contact
8. 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 568.6KTwitter 153.1KInstagram 41.5K Avg Length 31 min Since Nov 2006 Get Email Contact
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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 322.3KInstagram 231K Avg Length 34 min Get Email Contact
12. Public Money Pod
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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
Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 53 min Get Email Contact
13. The Course
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Created by The University of Chicago Yuen 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
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 9.9KTwitter 161Instagram 1.6K Avg Length 28 min Get Email Contact
14. Policy People
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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
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 61 min Get Email Contact
15. Chicago Booth Review Podcast
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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
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 27 min Get Email Contact
16. Carry the Two
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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
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact
17. 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
18. 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
Producer/Network Eric Oliver
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 2Instagram 94 Avg Length 47 min Get Email Contact
19. 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 1.7K Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact
20. '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
21. 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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University of Chicago shows hosts and producers
Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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Bethany Lee McLean | Co Host | capitalisnt.com/show-notes | @bethanymac12 | 35.7K | ||
Luigi Zingales | Co Host | capitalisnt.com/show-notes | @zingales | 29.1K | ||
Anthony Fowler | Co Host | effectivegov.uchicago.edu/initiatives/podcast | ||||
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita | Co Host | effectivegov.uchicago.edu/initiatives/podcast | @ethanbdm | |||
Wioletta Dziuda | Co Host | effectivegov.uchicago.edu/initiatives/podcast | @wioladziuda | |||
William G. Howell | Co Host | effectivegov.uchicago.edu/initiatives/podcast | ||||
Dan Hooper | Co Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-this-universe/id1523312400 | 19 | @danhooperastro | 8.1K | |
Shalma Wegsman | Co Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-this-universe/id1523312400 | 19 | @shalmawegs | 317 | |
Matt Teichman | Host | lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/elucidations/category/podcast | @elucidationspod | 1.8K | ||
David Axelrod | Host | cnn.com/audio/podcasts/axe-files | @davidaxelrod | |||
Hannah McDonald | Host | cnn.com/audio/podcasts/axe-files | ||||
Anita Brick | Host | chicagobooth.edu/careercast | 8 | |||
Claudia Flores | Co Host | entitledpodcast.com | @cfloed | 870 | ||
Tom Ginsburg | Co Host | entitledpodcast.com | @tomginsburg | 5.9K | ||
Anthony Douglas | Host | deep-cuts-exploring-equity-in-surgery.simplecast.com | 1 | @anthonyddouglas | ||
Sadie Witkowski | Co Host | @sadiewit | ||||
Ian Martin | Co Host | |||||
Eric Oliver | Host | nine-questions.com | 14 | @myninequestions | 18 | |
The University Of Chicago Hong Kong Campus | uchicago.hk/digital-resources/the-course-podcast | 20 | @uchicagohk | 161 | ||
Libby Seguin | dissenting-opinions.simplecast.com/episodes/making-fetch-happen-with-stephen-sachs-PfyXsfE7 | 8 | @uchicagoconlaw | 992 | ||
Khiara M. Bridges | dissenting-opinions.simplecast.com/episodes/were-actually-in-a-haunted-house-QHtweh8f | 5 | @uchicagoconlaw | 992 | ||
Adam Chilton | dissenting-opinions.simplecast.com/episodes/the-positive-turn-4o2ymqwV | 2 | @uchicagoconlaw | 992 | ||
Khiara Bridges | dissenting-opinions.simplecast.com/episodes/critical-race-theory-is-a-verb-fMmYW_5F | 1 | @uchicagoconlaw | 992 | ||
Maggie Blackhawk, Will Baude | dissenting-opinions.simplecast.com/episodes/that-other-original-sin-JmKppa8D | 1 | @uchicagoconlaw | 992 | ||
David Strauss | dissenting-opinions.simplecast.com/episodes/a-court-with-a-mission-with-david-strauss-oFhRjDr_ | 1 | @uchicagoconlaw | 992 | ||
Bridget Fahey | dissenting-opinions.simplecast.com/episodes/the-deep-deep-deep-state-with-bridget-fahey-sDaQL6lb | 1 | @uchicagoconlaw | 992 | ||
Uchicago Crown Family School | crownschool.libsyn.com/challenging-racism-in-social-work-through-multiracial-attunement | 1 | @uchicagocrown | 3.2K | ||
Uchicago Crown Family School And Eve L. Ewing | crownschool.libsyn.com/how-can-school-governance-be-a-model-for-democracy | 1 | @uchicagocrown | 3.2K | ||
The Uchicago Crown Family School | crownschool.libsyn.com/using-a-social-work-approach-in-community-policing | 1 | @uchicagocrown | 3.2K | ||
Kevin Walsh | dissenting-opinions.simplecast.com/episodes/stable-predictable-commonsensical-with-kevin-walsh-8ICZPUrH | 1 | @uchicagoconlaw | 992 |
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