Academical

About Academical

Coming to you from the heart of Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village, Academical is the official podcast of the Virginia Policy Review (VPR). The podcast is staffed by the Master of Public Policy students at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia (UVA). VPR is not a part of or an agency of UVA. It is an independent organization responsible for managing its own activities and affairs. UVA does not direct, supervise, or control VPR and is not responsible for VPR's contracts, acts, or omissions. Learn more at: http://www.virginiapolicyreview.org/

Publisher

Virginia Policy Review

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Oct 2018

Latest episode

16 Apr 2022

Latest episodes

3 of 33 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   16 Apr 2022TRANSCRIPT

   Professor Daniel Player, University of Virginia

   Host Gary Christensen interviews Professor Daniel Player of UVA, who dives into his time in the private sector working on research projects for government contracts and discusses how public-private partnerships influence policy creation.

2. 

   19 Mar 2022TRANSCRIPT

   Ellie Kaufman, CNN Producer

   Host Aidan Doud interviews CNN Pentagon correspondent Ellie Kaufman about National Security reporting and her road to becoming a journalist.

3. 

   25 Feb 2022TRANSCRIPT

   Professor Ben Castleman, Nudge4Solutions Lab, University of Virginia

   Host Gary Christensen interviews Professor Ben Castleman, founder and director of the Nudge4Solutions lab at UVA about college enrollment, student loans, and the future of higher education.

Inside a recent episode

Professor Daniel Player, University of Virginia

Published 16 Apr 2022 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Now I think over time, there can be a different focus. Like as I mentioned, there was a really heavy focus when I was working with the Department of Education on increasing the rigor of education research. I think those are the types of things that you see more and the types of questions being asked. […]

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