Our special today summarizes a conversation from early 2020 with health policy expert Neeraj Sood.

Lives have been lost in the Texas electricity crisis due to freezing temperatures and snowfall. In this episode, Serena explains the root cause of this crisis: economics.

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Today's tidbit episodes covers the costs and history of federal holidays, even President's Day.

Our special today summarizes a conversation from early 2020 with tax expert Edward Kleinbard, providing a foundation for why The Policy Paycheck exists: to give listeners easy access to information on the policies and programs they pay for. The transcript and link to Kleinbard's book is available at bedrosian.usc.edu/paycheck

This week's episode discusses the V and K shaped post pandemic economic recovery theories, most notably mentioned in the 2020 Presidential Debates. Host Serena Allen examines the limited research on potential outcomes and suggests her own more complex recovery theory, the "Funky K" type graph. The transcript and research for this episode is available at http://bedrosian.usc.edu/paycheck

We're changing things up in Season 3 of The Policy Paycheck, Serena Allen gives your all the updates here in the launch episode.

In today’s episode of The Policy Paycheck, host Serena Allen discusses the recent legislation and typical arguments surrounding transgender healthcare with Professor LaVonna Lewis.

What type of data collection problems are there with this issue? How would making healthcare a public good impact healthcare for transgender people? What is the impact of policy?

In today’s episode of The Policy Paycheck, host Serena Allen discusses the economic problems of the United States Postal Service with expert Chris Edwards.

How does the USPS make money? Why is it a government agency? How do other countries approach their mail services?

>> Please note this episode has a modified introduction to reflect the argument for the USPS, which was not originally included in the original recording.

In today’s episode of The Policy Paycheck, host Serena Allen discusses the historical and future implications of transportation development with Tamika Butler.

What is a self-help city? Why are conversations around transportation becoming more partisan? How does transit tie into race?

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In today’s episode of The Policy Paycheck, host Serena Allen discusses the relationship between development and gentrification with spatial science expert Dr. Robert Vos.

What is urban acupuncture and eco gentrification? How does transit oriented development impact gentrification? Can we develop areas without gentrifying them?

If you are interested in learning more about the topics covered, email Dr. Vos at [email protected].

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