The Podcast @ DC

High-quality child care is hard enough to find… let alone pay for it. What can be done to improve the quality, supply, and affordability of this care? We’re joined by Taryn Morrissey of American University to talk about those critical first thousand days of life and what governments can be doing to support their youngest residents.

Music From the Free Music Archive: "The Grass is Always Greener" by Pure Grease.

Principals sit at the nerve center of our public schools. They lay the foundation for teachers so that students can excel. But when principals leave, that foundation is shaken – sometimes a lot. We’re joined by Abe Teklesslassie from The George Washington University to talk about principal mobility and how school districts can address it.

Music From the Free Music Archive: "The Grass is Always Greener" by Pure Grease.

Traffic. We've all been stuck in our fair share. Across the world, policy makers are constantly proposing solutions to improve the efficency of our roadways and transit systems. But what about when a shock occurs? Can our transportation system handle the emergency? We talk with Igor Linkov and Maksim Kitsak of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and our own Chief Resilience Officer for the District of Columbia, Kevin Bush.

Music From the Free Music Archive: "The Grass is Always Greener" by Pure Grease.

What does a City Administrator do? And more specifically, what does DC's City Administrator do? In this first-ever, live recoding of The Podcast @ DC, Lab Director David Yokum and City Administrator Rashad Young sit down for a conversation.

Music From the Free Music Archive: "The Grass is Always Greener" by Pure Grease.

Across the United States, police officers are being given a new arsenal of big data tools and with this wealth of information, a promise of smarter and more fair law enforcement. But, it raises some pretty big questions about privacy, security, and equity. We talk with Andrew Ferguson, author of the new book, The Rise of Big Data Policing: Surveillance, Race, and the Future of Law Enforcement.

Music From the Free Music Archive: "The Grass is Always Greener" by Pure Grease.

Where does our garbage go? Why do people litter? What do plastic bags have to do with the Anacostia? This Earth Day, we're pushing beyond the recycling conversation with the Mayor's new Office of the Clean City.

Music From the Free Music Archive: "The Grass is Always Greener" by Pure Grease.

With growing tension between civilians and police, how should we prepare officers to serve their communities? We talk with Georgetown University and the Metropolitian Police Department about how they're starting a dialogue with officers.

Music From the Free Music Archive: "The Grass is Always Greener" by Pure Grease.

Nationally, black males are 15% less likely to graduate high school then their white counterparts. That’s a loss of a generation. We talk with Principal Williams of Ron Brown High School and Dr. Warren of Michigan State University about restorative approaches to closing this gap in DC and beyond.

Music From the Free Music Archive: "The Grass is Always Greener" by Pure Grease.

The foundation of criminal justice is legislation - the criminal code. And the District’s is more than a 100 years old. We talk with Criminal Code Reform Commission Executive Director, Richard Schmechel, about how he and his team are modernizing DC's code for the 21st century.

Music From the Free Music Archive: "The Grass is Always Greener" by Pure Grease and "Pine Apple Rag" by Scott Joplin

By most measures civic engagement is declining in America. One explanation for this, is that increased economic inequality has eroded our ‘trust in others.’ Lab Director, David Yokum, speaks with Benoy Jacob, Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Leadership at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, to explore the relationship between trust and civic engagement and what it means for the governance of the country.