BPC Weekly
BPC Weekly recaps the most important policy news of the week, how the Bipartisan Policy Center is involved, and why it matters to you.
Episodes
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On this episode of BPC Weekly, a look at the fight to end hunger in America with award-winning chef, restaurateur, and philanthropist José Andrés. Later, host Luci Manning sits down with Rita Hite, President and CEO of the American Forest Foundation, to see how BPC is advancing natural climate solutions.
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On this episode of BPC Weekly, host Luci Manning digs into workforce issues. First, BPC Chief Economist Jason Fichtner examines the economics of the Great Resignation. Then, three BPC experts - Theresa Cardinal Brown, Marilyn Serafini, and Linda Smith - explain how labor shortages are impacting migration, healthcare, and early childhood education.
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On this episode of BPC Weekly, former Chair of the White House's Council of Economic Advisors Jason Furman joins to examine the latest inflation data, and consider ways fiscal and monetary policy-makers might respond. Later, BPC's Associate Director for Energy Policy Tanya Das discusses our American Energy Innovation Council's new report on scaling climate innovations.
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As we start the New Year - an election year - host Luci Manning sits down with BPC's Elections Project Director Matt Weil to discuss a range of potential bipartisan voting reforms. Later, BPC Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anand Parekh pores through the latest COVID data, and gives a roadmap for keeping the Omicron variant at bay.
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On this final BPC Weekly of 2021, host Luci Manning sits down with former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros to learn how policymakers can narrow racial and ethnic homeownership rates. Later, two experts join to discuss the federal procurement process, and how small businesses can compete for contracts.
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On this episode of BPC Weekly, we look back at the incredible life and near-century of public service of Senator Bob Dole, who co-founded the Bipartisan Policy Center in 2007. First, Richard Norton Smith, a Pulitzer Prize nominated historian and former Director of the Bob Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas, joins to examine Senator Dole's political legacy. Later, BPC's G. William Hoagland and Dennis Shea, who both worked for Senator Dole, share stories from their time with him on Capitol Hill.
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On this episode of BPC Weekly, former Health Commissioner for the City of Baltimore, Dr. Leana Wen, joins host Luci Manning to discuss how the United States should respond to the new COVID-19 variant. Later, the Director of BPC's Campus Free Expression program, Jacquie Pfeffer Merrill, and Dr. Carol A. Sumner, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer at Texas Tech University, examine strategies to support free speech at colleges and universities.
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On this episode of BPC Weekly, BPC President Jason Grumet stops by to recap his visit to the White House on Monday and celebrate the bipartisan win on infrastructure. Later, former Representative Tom Graves, who co-chaired the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, joins host Luci Manning to discuss Congressional reform and climate policy.
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On this episode of BPC Weekly, Jared Bernstein of the White House Council of Economic Advisors joins to celebrate the infrastructure bill and break-down some of its most exciting provisions. Later, former White House Climate Advisor George David Banks discusses the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
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On this episode of BPC Weekly, former Facebook employee and current BPC Elections Fellow Katie Harbath joins to break down the flood of Facebook news over the past month, and chart a new path forward for the company. Later, host Luci Manning sits down with Politico Congress reporter Kyle Cheney to get the latest on Congress' January 6th Committee.