Best Institute For Research On Poverty Podcasts (2025)

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2025 Outlook for Wheat, Maize, and Soybean Crops 1:30:29

21d ago1:30:29

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IFPRI-AMIS Seminar Series | IFPRI Policy Seminar2025 Outlook for Wheat, Maize, and Soybean CropsCo-organized by IFPRI and Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS)May 13, 2025Global grain and oilseed markets are facing great uncertainty as producers in the northern hemisphere complete their spring plantings. While some dryness has affected wint…

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What Medicaid and other safety net cuts could mean for US poverty 24:47

25d ago24:47

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House Republicans are currently negotiating a budget reconciliation bill that packages extensive tax breaks with deep spending cuts to anti-poverty programs like Medicaid and SNAP. Robert Greenstein explains how the U.S. safety net has cut the poverty rate nearly in half in recent decades and the impacts of the cuts now being considered. Show notes…

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The empathy fix: Why poverty persists and how to change it 46:57

1M ago46:57

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A poverty line of $6.85 a day, as used by the World Bank, indicates a substantial level of deprivation, impacting the lives of billions globally. Indeed, nearly half of the World’s population falls into this category. So, if poverty is something we all want to see less of, why does it prove so difficult to tackle and can empathy help fix it? In thi…

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Feeding Ourselves While Protecting The Planet: Miranda Mertes, Agroecology Researcher & Advocate 1:00:17

1M ago1:00:17

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The current ways we grow food for 8 billion humans are damaging the planet - and it’s harder to grow food on a damaged planet. Industrial farming methods produce plentiful food, but also contribute to climate change, deforestation, pollution, soil degradation and water depletion. Ironically, the systems that have brought affordable food to so many …

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Lisa Gennetian On The Landscape Of Direct Cash Aid Programs 35:18

1M ago35:18

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Many countries use direct cash aid programs as an integral part of their social safety net. In the United States, there have been few national efforts, but more and more guaranteed income programs are being implemented at state, county, and local levels. In this episode, Dr. Lisa Gennetian draws on her co-authored paper, “Unconditional Cash Transfe…

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Ending Hunger and Malnutrition: Keeping Our Eyes on the Road 2:32:45

1M ago2:32:45

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IFPRI Policy SeminarEnding Hunger and Malnutrition: Keeping Our Eyes on the RoadOrganized by IFPRI in collaboration with the World BankIFPRI Seminar during World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring MeetingsApril 22, 2025While global agricultural commodity prices have come down from the high levels seen in recent years, the world remains f…

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Closing the racial gap in economic and social power 35:46

2M ago35:46

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Historically, Black Americans’ quest for power has been seen as an attempt to gain equal protection under the law, but power in America requires more than basic democratic freedoms. It’s linked with economic influence and ownership of one’s own self, home, business, and creations. In his new book, "Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap an…

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Humanitarian diplomacy in a world gone mad 30:18

2M ago30:18

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Humanitarian diplomacy is a broad landscape and possibly one with internal contradictions. For example, traditionally humanitarian agencies have sought to distance themselves from mediation and human rights activism. The concept of humanitarian diplomacy requires at least an end to these silos. But how is the distance to be managed? In this special…

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How Can We Improve Food Security Monitoring in Conflict-Affected Regions? 53:38

2M ago53:38

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IFPRI WebinarHow Can We Improve Food Security Monitoring in Conflict-Affected Regions? Machine Learning for Spatially Granular Food Security MappingCo-organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Initiative on ForesightMarch 25, 2025Machine learning is transforming agricultural and food security research, enabling more accurate and timely insights. The Interna…

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The US government data purge is a loss for policymaking and research 18:55

2M ago18:55

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In its first two months, the Trump administration has not only laid off thousands of federal workers and shuttered agencies, but it has also purged taxpayer-funded data sets from a swathe of government websites, including data on crime, sexual orientation, gender, education, climate, and global development. Caren Grown, senior fellow in the Center …

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No Time to Waste: Moving from Commitments to Action on Food Loss and Waste 1:28:10

3M ago1:28:10

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Significant levels of food loss and waste continue to have negative impacts on food security and the environment, and Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, which aims to halve food loss and waste worldwide by 2030, remains out of reach. Join us on “12.3 Day” 2025 to take stock of efforts and opportunities to make progress toward this important goal. O…

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Strategies for building solidarities for gender justice 44:05

3M ago44:05

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Significant progress on gender equality has been made in past decades, but in recent years gender and sexual rights have become increasingly under threat from a global wave of backlash. In this special podcast to celebrate International Women’s Day, IDS Fellow Deepta Chopra is in conversation with gender experts Myriam Sfeir, Director of the Arab I…

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Biofuels and the Global Vegetable Oil Market 1:30:36

3M ago1:30:36

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IFPRI-AMIS Seminar Series | IFPRI Policy SeminarBiofuels and the Global Vegetable Oil MarketCo-organized by IFPRI and Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS)March 4, 2025Production of biodiesel fuel in Brazil, the European Union, Indonesia, and the United States has grown by nearly 40 percent over the past five years, driven largely by subsid…

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IRP Book Talk: Robert Courtney Smith on “Dreams Achieved and Denied: Mexican Intergenerational Mobility” 37:53

3M ago37:53

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There are many factors that influence whether Mexican immigrants to the United States are able to achieve upward mobility. In his new book, “Dreams Achieved and Denied: Mexican Intergenerational Mobility,” Robert Courtney Smith shares research conducted over twenty years and involving nearly one hundred children of Mexican immigrants in New York Ci…

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A playbook to counter democratic backsliding in the US and abroad 16:57

4M ago16:57

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Democracy Playbook 2025, published by the Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security project at Brookings, identifies seven pillars that are essential to safeguard democracy worldwide and offers actionable steps to strengthen democratic institutions in the U.S. and globally. To talk about the new report, Governance Studies Senior Fellow Norm Eisen, c…

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Official Launch of the Third School Meal Programs Around the World Report 1:39:52

4M ago1:39:52

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Co-organized by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) & IFPRIUndernutrition during childhood and early adolescence has long-term consequences for development and health, and for girls it can affect the survival and wellbeing of their children. Diet-related risk School meal programs are an effective way to boost children’s nutrition and wellb…

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Evidence for hope: The emerging sustainability revolution 47:34

4M ago47:34

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Understanding and advancing how evidence can be used to inform decisions to improve people’s lives is a crucial priority for IDS. This is especially important for evidence-led solutions that need to balance between social, economic, and environmental domains to achieve sustainability. In this podcast James Georgalakis, Director of Evidence and Impa…

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Can the Trump administration freeze federal spending? 12:22

4M ago12:22

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This week, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ordered a freeze of funding across a broad array of federal programs, leading to mass confusion around the country from local governments, nonprofits, and individuals. While that particular order appears to have been rescinded, Molly Reynolds explains how it touches on foundational qu…

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Molly Costanzo on Improving the Economic Well-being for Households with Children with Disabilities 21:27

4M ago21:27

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Between 5% and 20% of children in the United States live with a disability. The definition and measurement of disability are constantly changing. Therefore, people with disabilities have been inadequately represented and understudied in research. In this episode, Molly Costanzo shares her research on the economic well-being for households with chil…

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School meals in the 21st century – emerging evidence and future directions 1:43:10

4M ago1:43:10

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This event is co-organized by IFPRI and The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Research Consortium for School Health and NutritionUndernutrition during childhood and early adolescence has long-term consequences for development and health, and for girls it can affect the survival and wellbeing of their children. Diet-related risk f…

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Trade disruptions and their impacts on agricultural markets: Looking back and ahead 1:32:06

5M ago1:32:06

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IFPRI-AMIS Seminar Series | IFPRI Policy SeminarTrade disruptions and their impacts on agricultural markets: Looking back and aheadCo-organized by IFPRI and Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS)January 13, 2025Global agricultural markets have been in a constant state of uproar over the past 5 years. Trade wars between major trading nations …

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Maintaining Sanity As The World Falls Apart: Eva Jahn, Climate Emotional Resilience Institute 1:28:13

5M ago1:28:13

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As we face the polycrisis of existential threats like climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and more, it’s common to feel difficult emotions like fear, anxiety, depression, guilt and anger. These feelings can make day-to-day life difficult, and can also keep our society from mobilizing public policies to solve these problems. Psychotherapists …

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What might US rural policy look like in the Trump administration? 18:50

5M ago18:50

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As the Trump administration prepares to take power in Washington, Senior Fellow Tony Pipa, host of the Reimagine Rural podcast, looks at what has happened in rural policy under the Biden administration and what shifts in federal policy and emphasis might ensue under President Trump. No matter what changes come, Pipa notes, local communities will co…

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Kathryn Thompson on Quality of Care for Pregnant Black Medicaid Enrollees 26:52

6M ago26:52

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There are many ways to assess the quality of care that pregnant people receive pre- and post-partum, as well as during delivery itself. Dr. Kathryn Thompson shares her findings on how the care that pregnant Black Medicaid enrollees receive compares to their more affluent white peers, and the policy and practice opportunities for addressing the soci…

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Navigating uncertainty: Radical rethinking for a turbulent World 58:08

6M ago58:08

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In this podcast IDS Research Fellow Shilpi Srivastava is in conversation with Professor Ian Scoones who talks about the issues in his new book Navigating uncertainty: Radical rethinking for a turbulent World. In the podcast Ian argues that we need to adjust our modernist, controlling view and to develop new approaches, including some reclaimed and …

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Building More Inclusive and Natural Resource-Secure Food Futures 1:34:27

6M ago1:34:27

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Throughout her career, Ruth Meinzen-Dick has made pathbreaking contributions to natural resource management and gender equity, drawing from her deep engagement with communities to improve understanding and measurement in these areas. Dr. Meinzen-Dick’s research encompasses land and water policy, property rights, collective action, and games for exp…

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What's next for Syria and the region after Assad's fall? 17:48

6M ago17:48

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On December 8, Syrian rebels took control of Damascus, the nation’s capital. Deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, marking the end of a long civil war and his 24-year-long brutal reign, which followed his father’s nearly 30-year rule. Syrians are rightfully celebrating, even as they’re freeing people from notorious regime prisons and loo…

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Can We Have A Successful A.I. Future?: Sam Samanne, author and tech entrepreneur 1:38:59

6M ago1:38:59

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In public conversations about artificial intelligence, we hear how AI will solve all of our problems and make us all happy and prosperous, or how it will destroy society or make humans extinct. How do we balance these extremes, and figure out how to manage AI properly? Here on The Human Survival Podcast we have usually expressed alarm about the pot…

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Colleen Heflin on SNAP and Reauthorization of the Farm Bill 20:46

6M ago20:46

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The federal Farm Bill expired at the end of September 2024 and was not reauthorized. Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been extended through a Continuing Resolution, but that is a stopgap measure. For this episode, Dr. Colleen Heflin joins us to discuss the recent policy brief that she co-authored with Camille Bar…

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Reimagining Social Protection 54:36

7M ago54:36

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Social protection features in numerous country policies and development agency strategies, as well as in several Sustainable Development Goals. However, following more than two decades of considerable expansion in policies, programmes, and research, the sector finds itself at a crossroads. In this podcast Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, IDS Research Fellow…

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Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition: Africa Regional Launch of IFPRI’s 2024 GFPR 2:01:24

7M ago2:01:24

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Global Food Policy ReportSeries/Special EventFood Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition: Africa Regional Launch of IFPRI’s 2024 Global Food Policy ReportIn collaboration with University of Nairobi and part of the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) Seminar SeriesNovember 14, 2024Despite significant progress in addressing hu…

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Improving Diets & Nutrition through Food Systems - A Dialogue on IFPRI’s 2024 GFPR 2:17:41

7M ago2:17:41

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Series/Special EventImproving Diets and Nutrition through Food Systems: What Will it Take? A Dialogue on IFPRI’s 2024 Global Food Policy ReportCo-organized by IFPRI, the Netherlands Food Partnership, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and NatureSupported by the Director General fo…

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Learning Support for a Multi-Country Climate Resilience Programme for Food Security 1:33:55

7M ago1:33:55

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EventIFPRI Policy SeminarLearning Support for a Multi-Country Climate Resilience Programme for Food SecurityOrganized by CGIAR with support from World Food Programme (WFP) and The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)November 5, 2024The Learning Support for a Sub-Saharan Africa Multi-Country Climate Resilience Program for Food Securi…

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Anne Sebert Kuhlmann on the Impact of Menstrual Poverty on Vulnerable Individuals 34:21

7M ago34:21

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Menstrual poverty, or unmet menstrual hygiene needs, is defined as a lack of appropriate menstrual products in necessary quantities; access to soap and water for proper hygiene; or ways to dispose of or wash used sanitary materials. The experience of menstrual poverty can have far-reaching impacts on mental and physical health, the ability to work,…

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Election 2024 and the health of American democracy 16:14

7M ago16:14

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As the U.S. heads into the final days of the 2024 elections, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas reviews the health of American democracy, the lack of guardrails against mis- and disinformation, and ways to restore public trust. Show notes and transcript: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/election-2024-and-the-health-of-american-democracy Follow The Current and a…

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Supporting and shaping the global nutrition agenda with evidence: A three-decade journey of research and partnerships for impact 1:39:00

7M ago1:39:00

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Martin J. Forman Memorial LectureIFPRI Policy SeminarSupporting and shaping the global nutrition agenda with evidence: A three-decade journey of research and partnerships for impact34th Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial LectureOctober 30, 2024This year’s Forman Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Marie Ruel, Senior Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Die…

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