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Max Hamrick (MPP '18) travels to Thailand and interview Sandro Calvani about his current work with the Mae Fah Luang Foundation and past work as a Director in numerous divisions of the United Nations. Dr. Calvani discusses many topics, including international development as human development, approaching non-profits with the profit motive as a tool, and how humans must learn to cooperate rather than compete.

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Credits:
Max Hamrick for interviewing
Peter Biava for music production
David Raban for editing
Shirin Raban for cover design

Wisconsin state representative Greta Neubauer joins UC3P to talk about the December 2018 lame duck session, Governor Tony Evers, her legislative priorities for the new term, and what it’s like to be a young millennial activist in state government.

Credits:
Alec Macmillen, for interviewing, engineering, and editing
Lauren Li, for producing

Prabhat Singh (MPP '20) interviewed Jake Shapiro, a Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Professor Shapiro, who co-directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, discussed new insights into international conflict, especially on how data can turn the tide at critical junctures in conflict.

Credits:
Prabhat Singh, for interviewing
Sushmita Singha, for engineering
Susan Paykin, for producing and editing

Today, you’re going to hear Lucia Delgado Sanchez, a recent graduate of the Harris School of Public Policy, interview Rene Olivas, a screenwriter in Mexico City. He discussed his pursuit of screenwriting as well as the motivation behind a few of his scripts.

Credits:
Lucía Delgado Sanchez, for interviewing and engineering
David Raban, for producing
Lauren Li, for editing

Claus Krebs is a Chilean attorney who works for Claro & Cia on matters of intellectual property, including copyright. He spoke with David Raban (JD/MPP '20) last spring on comparisons between the U.S. and Chilean copyright systems.

Credits:
David Raban, for interviewing, engineering, and producing
Susan Paykin, for editing

Special thanks to the Aican Nguyen and the University of Chicago's International Immersion Program for funding David's trip to study copyright law in Chile

Prabhat Singh (MPP '20) interviews Pascal Brice, General Director of France's Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA). Director Brice shared some of his thoughts on policies for the protection and acceptance of refugees in France and across the world.

Credits:
Prabhat Singh, for interviewing and editing
Sushmita Singha, for engineering
Lauren Li, for producing

Special thanks to the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts for inviting Pascal Brice to Chicago from Paris.

First Week Flip Phone: a bold challenge to take 7 days off your smartphone!

When we heard Laurence Warner was taking his smartphone detox to Mexico for the Fulbright Association’s annual conference, we fixed him up to capture the reaction from the conference floor.

Have a friend you think needs a 7-day smartphone detox?! Find out more about next month’s challenge and check out previous episodes of the podcast at FirstWeekFlipPhone.com.

Credits:
Laurence Warner, for interviewing
Tushar Kelkar, for editing
Susan Paykin, for producing
David Raban, for production assistance

Lucia Delgado Sanchez spoke last year with Benjamín Ruiz, or Benja, on his standalone music project, BenRu. They discussed his start as a drummer in a band, his love of textures in electronic music, and how he has recently brought traditional Mexican influences into his compositions.

He plays a few tracks and shared some more with us in the episode. To find more of his music, go to www.soundcloud.com/benrumusic.

Credits:
Lucia Delgado Sanchez (MPP '18), for interviewing
David Raban (JD/MPP '20), for editing

Two Harris students, Aamir Hussain and Julian Lake, explore the policy implications and themes of the 2018 Marvel superhero film, Black Panther. They explore the following themes: democratic legitimacy, arming rebels/ conflict theory, and scientific diplomacy. How will the introduction of democratic elections affect the Wakandan nation? Will Wakanda's scientific outreach center be sustainable in the long run? Find out in this month's episode of Popcorn Policy!

Credits:
Jason Zukus, for scripting and hosting
Aamir Hussain and Julian Lake, for panel discussion
Coco Yim, for engineering
Stormy Kim, for producing and editing

In part two of our Speechless mini-series, host Julian Lake (MPP ’19) spoke with three students from Hong Kong and Taiwan on issues of underrepresentation, censorship, and political oppression abroad.

Credits:
Julian Lake, for interviewing and engineering
David Raban, for editing

Special thanks to the students who sat with Julian for their candor and willingness to speak.