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How Ideas Move Through the Overton Window with Dhishal Jayasinghe

GPPR Editor Adeena Kamra (MPP '27) sits down with Dhishal Jayasinghe, a public servant with experience in the U.S. Senate and State Department, to discuss ...
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Data Borders: Tracking, Surveillance, and the (Anti)Immigration Economy

On October 28, 2025, Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy hosted a book talk with author Melissa Villa-Nicholas, associate professor at the UCLA Department ...

Lessons from Global Education with Charles North at GPE

GPPR Senior Podcast Editor Daija Yisrael (MIDP '26) and GPPR Strategic Partnerships Lead Doris Mwikali (MPM '26) spoke with Charles North, Deputy CEO of the ...

The Human Impact of Drug Policy: A Conversation with Richard Baum (Part 2/2)

GPPR Senior Editor Brennan Gallagher (MPP ’27) sits down with drug policy advisor, author, and former Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, ...
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Why the UN Is Failing Women in Conflict Zones

Despite two decades of United Nations (UN) reform agendas, women in conflict and post-conflict settings continue to face a pervasive lack of protection that leaves ...

Lessons from Inside U.S. Drug Policy: A Conversation with Richard Baum (Part 1/2)

GPPR Senior Editor Brennan Gallagher (MPP ’27) sits down with drug policy advisor, author, and former Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, ...
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How USAID’s Shutdown Risks Soft Power Grabs from China

In the wake of American soft power efforts leaving Iraq, Chinese interest in the nation continues to replace it. The current administration’s “America First” approach ...

Empowering Education: Discussing Indigenous-Led Education

GPPR Senior Editor Daija Yisrael (MIDP '26) hosts members Paula Sierra (MIDP '26) and Gabriella Cova (MPP '26) from McCourt Policy in Practice, an English ...
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Reducing Recidivism Through the Human-Animal Bond: A Conversation with Zach Skow

GPPR Podcast Editor Brennan Gallagher (MPP '27) chats with Zach Skow, founder of the nonprofit animal rescue Marley's Mutts, to discuss their inmate-canine training program, ...

The Post-COVID State of Hospitals: A Conversation with Devin Gerzof

GPPR Podcast Editor Mitchell Zupko (MPP '25) chats with Devin Gerzof, the Executive Director of Executive Branch Relations and Federal Relations at the American Hospital ...

Public Safety and Capital Punishment: A Conversation with Cassandra Stubbs

GPPR Podcast Editor, Brennan Gallagher (MPP '27) chats with Cassandra Stubbs about her work as Director of the ACLU's Capital Punishment Project and President Trump's ...
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The Willingness for Clean Energy with Dr. Francis Johnson

Join GPPR Podcast Editors Britney Cheung (MPP '26) and Daija Yisrael (MIDP '26) as they sit down with Dr. Francis Johnson, Senior Research Fellow at ...

Envisioning a New Generation of Leadership: Danniel Belay’s Election Sprint

GPPR Editor Mike Saunders (MPM '24) sits down with Danniel Belay to discuss his recent political run for Rockville City Council as the youngest candidate ...
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Aging as a Global Megatrend: A Conversation with Dr. Vijeth Iyengar

In this episode, Junior Podcast Editor Ioana Zanchi (MS in Addiction Policy and Practice ‘25) interviews Dr. Vijeth Iyengar, Director of Global Aging at AARP ...
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Why States Are Leading Deepfake Regulation with Ilana Beller

GPPR Podcast Editor Amelie D'Hers (MS-DSPP '25) joins Ilana Beller, Organizing Manager at Public Citizen, to discuss the government's role in regulating deepfakes: realistic images, ...
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Monthly Rundown: November 2024

GPPR podcast editors cover a variety of stories following the US Presidential election, including an analysis of statements made by presumptive Secretary of Health and ...
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The 2024 Elections Episode

GPPR podcast editors cover a variety of pertinent elections-related topics, including the shifting landscape of U.S. party politics, election officials' efforts to counter public misinformation ...

Federal Regulations at the Office of Management and Budget: A Conversation with Dominic Mancini

GPPR Senior Podcast Editor Bela Walkin (MPP '25) speaks with Dominic Mancini, the Deputy Administrator of OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), about ...
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Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi: U.S.-China Relations in an Increasingly Complex World

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) talks with GPPR Podcast Editor Mike Saunders (MPM '24) about the growing complexities in the U.S-China relationship. The Congressman discusses investing ...
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Revisiting Inflation: A Conversation with Dr. Harry Holzer

GPPR Podcast Editor Joe Lustig (MPP-EP '24) follows up on his conversation with Harry Holzer, McCourt Professor and former Chief Economist at the Department of ...
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Gun Safe Storage Programs: A Bottom-up Approach to Reducing Gun Violence

Introduction As deaths due to gun violence mount and the political discourse surrounding gun control rages on, non-governmental organizations, sometimes with support from state authorities ...
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The Republican Holdouts Against School Vouchers

During the fourth special session of the 88th Texas State Legislature in 2023, the House of Representatives assembled to vote on the fate of school ...
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Navigating Ambulance Deserts and Their Impacts on Public Health

GPPR Health Policy Senior Podcast Editor Jazlyn Gallego (MPM ’24) speaks with Rob Lawrence, Executive Director of the California Ambulance Association and Director of Strategic ...

       

Visualizing the Fentanyl Epidemic

Fentanyl is responsible for a disproportionate number of drug overdose deaths.  The only way to curtail the growing crisis is...
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Visualizing the Fentanyl Epidemic

Opening the Gates: Access Rules Wants Society to Pressure Big Tech to Share Their Data

Note: GPPR received a complimentary copy of the book Access Rules: Freeing Data from Big Tech for a Better Future...
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Opening the Gates: Access Rules Wants Society to Pressure Big Tech to Share Their Data

Considerations for Reducing the Social Isolation of Our Seniors: A Conversation with Pennsylvania Secretary of Aging Robert Torres and Harry M. Baturin

Robert Torres is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Aging. He recently spoke with Harry M. Baturin, an instructor at Georgetown University/Core...
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Considerations for Reducing the Social Isolation of Our Seniors: A Conversation with Pennsylvania Secretary of Aging Robert Torres and Harry M. Baturin

How Ideas Move Through the Overton Window with Dhishal Jayasinghe

GPPR Editor Adeena Kamra (MPP '27) sits down with Dhishal Jayasinghe, a public servant with experience in the U.S. Senate...
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How Ideas Move Through the Overton Window with Dhishal Jayasinghe

Data Borders: Tracking, Surveillance, and the (Anti)Immigration Economy

On October 28, 2025, Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy hosted a book talk with author Melissa Villa-Nicholas, associate...
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Data Borders: Tracking, Surveillance, and the (Anti)Immigration Economy

Lessons from Global Education with Charles North at GPE

GPPR Senior Podcast Editor Daija Yisrael (MIDP '26) and GPPR Strategic Partnerships Lead Doris Mwikali (MPM '26) spoke with Charles...
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Lessons from Global Education with Charles North at GPE

The Human Impact of Drug Policy: A Conversation with Richard Baum (Part 2/2)

GPPR Senior Editor Brennan Gallagher (MPP ’27) sits down with drug policy advisor, author, and former Director of the Office...
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The Human Impact of Drug Policy: A Conversation with Richard Baum (Part 2/2)