Rephonic
Artwork for New Books in Public Policy

New Books in Public Policy

New Books Network
Public Policy
Climate Change
Democracy
Public Health
Neoliberalism
Education
New York City
Homelessness
Artificial Intelligence
Harm Reduction
Liberal Democracy
Inequality
Violent Protest
Black Lives Matter
Political Science
Fentanyl
Opioid Epidemic
Artist
Career Sustainability
Drug Policy

This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

PublishesDailyEpisodes2137Founded15 years ago
Number of ListenersCategories
Social SciencesScience

Listen to this Podcast

Artwork for New Books in Public Policy

Latest Episodes

How

can a nation with unmatched wealth and medical innovation also have the

highest health care costs and the poorest health outcomes among its

peers? In America's Wrong Turn: US Health Care in the Neoliberal Era

(Johns Hopkins University Press, ... more

Are we driving our technology, or is it starting to drive us? In this thought-provoking conversation, Eli Karetny sits down with researcher and author Eduardo Albrecht to explore the invisible, rapidly encroaching frontier of AI governance and data s... more

In Cast Out: A Call For A Forgiving Society in an Age of Incarceration (Beacon Press, 2026), civil rights lawyer Joseph Margulies insists that those who commit even the most heinous crimes are one of us and should be judged in a spirit of forgivenes... more

A call to place disability at the center of climate and disaster responses

Every disaster is a disability disaster, argues Angela Frederick. Disabled Power: A Storm, A Grid, and Embodied Harm in the Age of Disaster (NYU Press, 2025) tells the stories... more

Key Facts

Accepts Guests
Accepts Sponsors
Contact Information
Podcast Host
Number of Listeners
Find out how many people listen to this podcast per episode and each month.

Similar Podcasts

People also subscribe to these shows.

Science Friday
Science FridayScience Friday and WNYC Studios
The Ezra Klein Show
The Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times Opinion
Radio Atlantic
Radio AtlanticThe Atlantic

Recent Guests

John McDonough
Professor of practice at the Harvard TH. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Episode: John E. McDonough, "America's Wrong Turn: US Health Care in the Neoliberal Era" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)
Eduardo Albrecht
Political Anthropologist; author of Political Automation
Mercy University; former senior fellow at United Nations University Center for Policy Research
Episode: Beyond Free Speech: Why AI Governance Demands Freedom of Thought
Joe Margulies
Professor, author of Cast Out, A Call For A Forgiving Society In An Age Of Incarceration
Cornell University
Episode: Cast Out: A Call For A Forgiving Society in an Age of Incarceration
Angela Frederick
Author, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at El Paso
University of Texas at El Paso
Episode: Angela Frederick, "Disabled Power: A Storm, A Grid, and Embodied Harm in the Age of Disaster" (NYU Press, 2025)
Athena Trakadas
External Associate Professor of Maritime Archaeology, University of Copenhagen; Senior Researcher, Viking Ship Museum
University of Copenhagen; Viking Ship Museum
Episode: Georgia Holly et al, .eds., "Heritage in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) and Beyond" (U Edinburgh Press, 2025)
Dr. Niki Elliott
Author of Heart-Centered Connections, Seven Essential Skills for Helping Neurodiverse and Marginalized Children Thrive
University of San Diego
Episode: Heart-Centered Connections: Seven Essential Skills for Helping Neurodiverse and Marginalized Children Thrive
Hope Harvey
Author of Doubled Up, Shared Households and the Precarious Lives of Families
University of Kentucky
Episode: Doubled Up: Shared Households and the Precarious Lives of Families
Nicholas Freudenberg
Distinguished professor emeritus of public health at the CUNY School of Public Health
City University of New York
Episode: Nicholas Freudenberg, "Fighting for New York: Activism for Health and Social Justice Since The 1960s" (Columbia UP, 2026)
Dr. Martina Baradel
Associate Professor of Sociology of Organised Crime, University of Nagoya; Associate Member at University of Oxford
University of Nagoya / Oxford University
Episode: Martina Baradel, "21st Century Yakuza: Death of Japanese Organised Crime" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars from 55 ratings
  • Ezra Klein probably gets not a few show ideas by listening to THIS podcast.

    1300 Episodes!!

    This is the podcast the other podcasters listen to.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    atom_box
    United States2 years ago
  • Great Public Communication

    I’m so happy to see academia communicating with the masses. I think it is an important thing that doesn’t happen very often, and this podcast does a great job.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Colindro "THE DAMAGER"
    United States4 years ago
  • Too long

    Interesting but why is it so long

    Very long 10 min it’s enough

    C’est trop long shorten and efficiency

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Adrienlegrand
    France5 years ago
  • Too long

    Interesting but why is it so long

    Very long 10 min it’s enough

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Adrienlegrand
    France6 years ago
  • Audio

    Could be improved

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Nick741
    Australia7 years ago

Listeners Say

Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.

Excellent coverage of academic topics for a general audience.
Some episodes are too long and could benefit from tighter editing.
Insightful, rigorous, and accessible for policy-minded listeners.
Sound quality and production could improve in places.

Chart Rankings

How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

John E. McDonough, "America's Wrong Turn: US Health Care in the Neoliberal Era" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)
Q: What policy changes does your agenda propose to reform the system?
A comprehensive set of reforms including a new patient bill of rights, caps on cost sharing, tighter price regulation at launch for new drugs, aggressive regulation of insurance and hospital markets, stronger antitrust enforcement, and consolidation of fragmented health systems toward a more unified, efficient model.
John E. McDonough, "America's Wrong Turn: US Health Care in the Neoliberal Era" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)
Q: What does neoliberalism mean in the context of U.S. health care, and what are its key manifestations?
Neoliberalism is a belief in aggressive free-market expansion, minimizing government involvement, privatizing services like HMOs, maximizing shareholder value, antitrust relaxation, and deregulatory measures that gradually reduce public health capacity while expanding private, often for-profit, control over health care sectors.
John E. McDonough, "America's Wrong Turn: US Health Care in the Neoliberal Era" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)
Q: Could you start us off please by introducing yourself and tell us why you decided to write this book?
I'm a professor of practice at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and I wrote this book to answer a long-standing question about why U.S. health care spending diverged from other advanced economies beginning in the 1980s, tracing the neoliberal shift and its consequences.
Heart-Centered Connections: Seven Essential Skills for Helping Neurodiverse and Marginalized Children Thrive
Q: Will you tell us a little about yourself and your background?
Dr. Elliott describes her extensive experience as an elementary teacher and educator, her adoption of her son, and how those experiences shaped her mission to support neurodiverse children through the Heart-Centered Connections framework.
Nicholas Freudenberg, "Fighting for New York: Activism for Health and Social Justice Since The 1960s" (Columbia UP, 2026)
Q: What lessons from ACT UP are most applicable today for public health activism?
Insider-outsider strategies—working with scientists while staging public demonstrations—can create urgency, accelerate access to treatments, and unify diverse communities around a shared health goal.

Audience Metrics

Listeners, social reach, demographics and more for this podcast.

Listeners per Episode
Gender Skew
Location
Interests
Professions
Age Range
Household Income
Social Media Reach

Frequently Asked Questions About New Books in Public Policy

What is New Books in Public Policy about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This channel features scholars and practitioners discussing recently published work across public policy, economics, law, and social science. Episodes frequently center on regulation, public institutions, and the political economy of policy choices, with deep dives into topics like nonprofit governance, global finance, climate politics, platform regulation, health policy, and race and civil rights. Guests are typically academics, authors, and researchers who bring historical context, methodological rigor, and policy implications, often connecting theory to real-world case studies. A standout pattern is the emphasis on critical, long-form conversations that connect scholarly work to public understanding, with attention to democratic processe... more

Where can I find podcast stats for New Books in Public Policy?

Rephonic provides a wide range of podcast stats for New Books in Public Policy. We scanned the web and collated all of the information that we could find in our comprehensive podcast database. See how many people listen to New Books in Public Policy and access YouTube viewership numbers, download stats, audience demographics, chart rankings, ratings, reviews and more.

How many listeners does New Books in Public Policy get?

Rephonic provides a full set of podcast information for four million podcasts, including the number of listeners. View further listenership figures for New Books in Public Policy, including podcast download numbers and subscriber numbers, so you can make better decisions about which podcasts to sponsor or be a guest on. You will need to upgrade your account to access this premium data.

What are the audience demographics for New Books in Public Policy?

Rephonic provides comprehensive predictive audience data for New Books in Public Policy, including gender skew, age, country, political leaning, income, professions, education level, and interests. You can access these listener demographics by upgrading your account.

How many subscribers and views does New Books in Public Policy have?

To see how many followers or subscribers New Books in Public Policy has on Spotify and other platforms such as Castbox and Podcast Addict, simply upgrade your account. You'll also find viewership figures for their YouTube channel if they have one.

Which podcasts are similar to New Books in Public Policy?

These podcasts share a similar audience with New Books in Public Policy:

1. New Books in Critical Theory
2. Science Friday
3. The Ezra Klein Show
4. Radio Atlantic
5. The Political Scene | The New Yorker

How many episodes of New Books in Public Policy are there?

New Books in Public Policy launched 15 years ago and published 2137 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.

How do I contact New Books in Public Policy?

Our systems regularly scour the web to find email addresses and social media links for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the contact information that we could find in our podcast database. But in the unlikely event that you can't find what you're looking for, our concierge service lets you request our research team to source better contacts for you.

Where can I see ratings and reviews for New Books in Public Policy?

Rephonic pulls ratings and reviews for New Books in Public Policy from multiple sources, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Podcast Addict.

View all the reviews in one place instead of visiting each platform individually and use this information to decide if a show is worth pitching or not.

How do I access podcast episode transcripts for New Books in Public Policy?

Rephonic provides full transcripts for episodes of New Books in Public Policy. Search within each transcript for your keywords, whether they be topics, brands or people, and figure out if it's worth pitching as a guest or sponsor. You can even set-up alerts to get notified when your keywords are mentioned.

What guests have appeared on New Books in Public Policy?

Recent guests on New Books in Public Policy include:

1. John McDonough
2. Eduardo Albrecht
3. Joe Margulies
4. Angela Frederick
5. Athena Trakadas
6. Dr. Niki Elliott
7. Hope Harvey
8. Nicholas Freudenberg

To view more recent guests and their details, simply upgrade your Rephonic account. You'll also get access to a typical guest profile to help you decide if the show is worth pitching.

Find and pitch the right podcasts

We help savvy brands, marketers and PR professionals to find the right podcasts for any topic or niche. Get the data and contacts you need to pitch podcasts at scale and turn listeners into customers.
Try it free for 7 days