Simoncast is the official podcast of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Hosted by John Shaw. Season One is produced and edited by Alee Quick. This podcast is produced through a partnership with WSIU Public Radio. For more, visit paulsimoninstitute.siu.edu.
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Alice Hill, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations who specializes in climate change preparedness, talks about how our response to the COVID-19 pandemic should show us what we should be doing differently to prepare for climate change.
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Anne-Marie Slaughter, a leading policy analyst and CEO of New America, discusses practical ways to renew the American political system and tells us how her think tank is using the nation's 250th birthday in 2026 as a catalyst for political change.
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Audra Wilson, president & CEO of the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, joins Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Director John Shaw for a discussion about her advocacy work for economic and racial justice.
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Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union's ambassador to the United States, talks about his approach to diplomacy and alliance-building in Europe and internationally (and how the pandemic has impacted it), how crisis can unite people and nations, and the similarities and differences between the U.S. and EU.
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Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson talks about the importance of poetry in her own life and in our culture, explains what a poet laureate does, and reads some of her work. This conversation was recorded in April 2021 during National Poetry Month.
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Elizabeth Shackelford, senior fellow on U.S. foreign policy with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, explains the restraint approach to foreign policy, discusses the current state of diplomacy under the Biden administration, and reflects on her time in the foreign service and her viral 2017 state department resignation letter.
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Yale University professor Elizabeth Hinton talks with host John Shaw about her research on poverty, racial inequality, mass incarceration, police violence and urban unrest in the U.S.
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Mboka Mwilambwe: How polarization after George Floyd's death inspired his run for mayor – Episode 07Bloomington, Illinois Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe talks about the challenges and joys of local public service, why Bloomington was named the happiest city in North America, and how the national fallout after George Floyd's death inspired him to run for mayor.
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WSIU Radio News Updates provides a daily podcast of the top local and state news stories as well as the latest weather information.
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WSIU Radio News Updates provides a daily podcast of the top local and state news stories as well as the latest weather information.
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WSIU Radio News Updates provides a daily podcast of the top local and state news stories as well as the latest weather information.
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WSIU Radio News Updates provides a daily podcast of the top local and state news stories as well as the latest weather information.