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Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon
No Jargon, the Scholars Strategy Network’s bi-weekly podcast, presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and social issues facing the nation. Powerful research, intriguing perspectives -- and no jargon. Find show notes and plain-language research briefs on hun...
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Episode 285: The Big Business of Immigration Detention
The number of people held in immigration detention centers in the U.S. has exploded in recent years, reaching record highs under multiple administrati...
Episode 284: The New Reality of College Debt
Student loans are shaping the college experience more than ever. As tuition rises and financial aid rules keep changing, more students are taking on c...
Episode 283: How Maps Decide Elections
Political maps decide who has a voice in government, and who doesn’t. And right now, big legal battles in Texas and California are putting redistrict...
Episode 282: The Unequal Costs of Climate Change
In the U.S., 2025 began with devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, followed by hundreds of tornadoes across the central states, and has recently been...
Episode 281: When the Safety Net Shrinks
On July 4, President Trump signed a sweeping new law that makes major changes to the social safety net—with serious consequences for families and chil...
Episode 280: Is the Drop in Gun Violence at Risk?
Gun violence is down, but you wouldn’t know it from the headlines. This progress didn’t happen by accident—it’s at least partially the result of smart...
Episode 279: Clearing Up Vaccine Confusion
When Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the entire federal vaccine advisory committee and installed new members, it r...
Episode 278: How Taxes Can Save Lives
Congress is in the middle of a high-stakes budget debate that includes fighting over tax policy and funding for many vital public programs. But what’s...
Episode 277: Consumer Protection Under Fire
Under the Trump administration, major changes at key consumer protection agencies, including widespread staff cuts and rule rollbacks, are raising con...
Episode 276: The Fight Over Medicaid
As Republican lawmakers push for major budget cuts, Medicaid is in the crosshairs. Professor Nicole Huberfeld breaks down why Medicaid matters to mill...
Episode 275: Higher Ed on the Frontlines
Higher education is under fire—from attacks on DEI to threats against research funding, political pressure is mounting fast. While headlines often foc...
Episode 274: What’s Happening With Social Security
As the Social Security Administration faces a wave of staffing cuts and administrative shakeups, what’s at stake for the millions who depend on it? Br...
Episode 273: The Four Threats to Democracy
As President Donald Trump’s second term unfolds, one big question looms: How resilient is American democracy? Professor Suzanne Mettler has spent year...
Episode 272: Bonus: One Man’s Stand During Watergate
Political scientist Ryan LaRochelle stays post-interview to highlight a lesser-known but powerful chapter of the Watergate era. LaRochelle delves into...
Episode 271: Trump, Nixon, and the Dismantling of Federal Agencies
President Donald Trump kicked off his second term with a wave of executive actions, including efforts to shrink the federal government by gutting or e...
Episode 270: The Ripple Effects of Immigration Raids
Discussions about immigration and deportation often focus on politics, policies, and legal battles. But what happens to the people at the heart of it...
Episode 269: Tariffs, Trade Wars, and American Jobs
Tariffs are often promoted as a way to protect American workers—but do they actually work? Dr. Erica Owen takes us through the fast-moving shifts in U...
Episode 268: Does AI Have a Role in Education?
Generative AI has sparked excitement, curiosity, and a lot of unease. For schools, is it a groundbreaking tool for education, or a high-tech shortcut...
Episode 267: Risks of Trump’s Plans to Overhaul the Government
President Donald Trump has big plans for a second term in office. Among his proposals are sweeping cuts to the federal workforce, reducing federal spe...
Episode 266: The Evolving Role of Fatherhood
With the holiday season upon us, many are looking forward to spending time with family—reconnecting, sharing traditions, and reflecting on what really...
Episode 265: Dissecting the 2024 Presidential Election
The re-election of President Donald J. Trump is certain to be scrutinized for years to come, but for many voters, the immediate aftermath brings emoti...
Episode 264: Threats, Opportunities, and the Future of U.S. Elections
With the 2024 presidential election just around the corner, Professor Paul Gronke joins us for a conversation about the U.S. voting system. He shares...
Episode 263: How SSN Transforms Academic Research into Policy Action
For this special guest episode of No Jargon, we’re diving into how the Scholars Strategy Network helps scholars turn research into impactful policy. S...
Episode 262: America’s Student Attendance Problem
During the COVID-19 pandemic, students and parents faced a lot of disruptions in their education experience, but student attendance has been a longsta...
Episode 261: Disaster Management in the Era of Climate Change
The first major storm of the 2024 season, Hurricane Beryl, made history by breaking multiple records and causing widespread devastation along its path...
Episode 260: Exposing America’s Mental Health Care Inequities
The dual challenges of mental illness and lack of affordable housing are pressing issues in this election year. In March, California voters narrowly a...
Episode 259: Countering the Spread of Misinformation
Misinformation seems to be everywhere. From falsehoods about the coronavirus to lies being spread by political leaders and their followers, in recent...
Episode 258: The Past and Future of Big Tech
In March, the Justice Department filed a major antitrust complaint against Apple accusing the tech giant of maintaining a monopoly over the smartphone...
Episode 257: Supporting the Needs of Refugees
Border crossings coming into the United States are at some of their highest levels in recent history. Cities like Chicago and New York are struggling...
Episode 256: MLK's Contested legacy
Martin Luther King Jr. holds a special place in the American consciousness and is one of the few people to have a federal holiday celebrating his lega...
Episode 255: The Year of Strikes
From healthcare strikes to auto workers strikes to the Writers Guild and Hollywood actors strikes, 2023 was an eventful year for union activity. Profe...
Episode 254: The Rise and Risks of AI
Since the emergence of ChatGPT in late 2022, new artificial intelligence models have captured the attention and fascination of the world. Some America...
Episode 253: The Long History of Conservatorships
While news over Britney Spears’s 13-year conservatorship turned what was a largely unfamiliar term into one most Americans now know, involuntary care...
Episode 252: Ignoring Women's Pain
With abortion bans passing in states all over the country since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, women experiencing miscarriages have been turned away fro...
Episode 251: Segregation in our Schools
According to a recent, federal report, while racial diversity is at an all time high in the K-12 public school system, racial inequality and segregati...
Episode 250: Climate, Health Care, and the IRS
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) was signed into law almost one year ago, but Americans are still learning how this giant legislative package...
Episode 249: Unhoused and Underserved
In an annual report, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found that over half a million Americans were experiencing homelessness on...
Episode 248: Fifty Years of Mass Incarceration
2023 marks 50 years since the beginning of mass incarceration in 1973, when the U.S. prison population started increasing every single year for nearly...
Episode 247: The Flurry of Anti-Trans Legislation
In states across the country, a flurry of new laws are being considered, and often passed, that specifically target transgender individuals – from bil...
Episode 246: No Box to Check
Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Americans may at times feel as though they’re invisible. An estimated 3 million of them live in the U.S. yet h...