What if all your coworkers … were geniuses? On Policy Minded, we pick the brains of the world’s top policy experts, so you can get smarter about the issues that shape the world. Our first episode drops May 15th, 2025.
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New Missions in Emergency Management
Emergency management is essential to all communities, but it isn't a field that most people think about often or understand well. Patrick Roberts and Mary Ellen Carroll join us to discuss what today’s emergency managers do to support communities, how the field is evolving, and why emergency management matters to all of us. For more information on this episode, visit rand.org/podcast.
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News from RAND
Big changes to the podcast. Plus, RAND has a new website. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.
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Global catastrophic risk, tech vendors and national security concerns, geoengineering.
Assessing global catastrophic risk; how “mercurial leadership” at SpaceX could threaten national security; the actual dangers of geoengineering; and protecting your sleep during election season. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.
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North Korean troops to Russia, the death of Hamas’s leader, U.S. economic policy toward China.
What to make of Russia and North Korea’s relationship; why Yahya Sinwar’s death matters; the effectiveness of U.S. economic policies toward China; abortion access for minors in Virginia; and how to restore freshwater ecosystems. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.
On Policy Minded, we pick the brains of the world’s top policy experts. In each episode, RAND researchers join us for conversations that go beyond the headlines—bringing you insights you can't find anywhere else. Listen and subscribe today to get smarter about the policy issues that shape the world.