Innovation Files: Where Tech Meets Public Policy

About Innovation Files: Where Tech Meets Public Policy

Explore the intersection of technology, innovation, and public policy with the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the world’s leading think tank for science and tech policy. Innovation Files serves up expert interviews, insights, and commentary on topics ranging from the broad economics of innovation to specific policy and regulatory questions about new technologies. Expect to hear some unconventional wisdom.

Publisher

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) — The Leading Think Tank for Science and Tech Policy

Category

government · news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 May 2020

Latest episode

20 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

18 of 103 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Creative Discussion: A New Antitrust Podcast From ITIF

   Join Joseph Coniglio, Director of Antitrust and Innovation at The Schumpeter Project, ITIF, as he inaugurates Creative Discussion: An Antitrust Podcast. In this first episode, Coniglio engages in an in-depth discussion with Herb Hovenkamp, James G. Dinan Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Dubbed the 'Dean of Antitrust' by the New York Times, Hovenkamp shares his career journey, insights on his influential Areeda-Hovenkamp treatise, and perspectives on significant antitrus...

2. 

   7 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   The Case for Smarter AI Regulation, With Matt Perault

   Matt Perault, Head of Artificial Intelligence Policy, discusses with hosts Rob Atkinson and Jackie Whisman how regulating the use of AI protects innovation and helps small startups in this interview.

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   23 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   mRNA and the Future of Personalized Medicine, With Andrew Geall and Deborah Barbara

   Andrew Geall and Deborah Barbara explore mRNA's development as a key pharmaceutical innovation, highlighting its potential to transform personalized medicine in an interview with Rob and Jackie.

Inside a recent episode

Creative Discussion: A New Antitrust Podcast From ITIF

Published 20 Jan 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I think if it's viewed that way, number one, it's durable. Number two, its value has been confirmed now in two recent elections as it became crystal clear, just this past Tuesday, high prices, the high cost of living, they want to see more competition and markets with the ability to bring prices down. Now voters usually don't talk about outputs. They don't say things like the output of eggs is too low. Now they say the price of eggs is too high, but it means pretty much the same thing. But I think if antitrust can keep its eyes on that ball. Number one, it's complicated enough. And number two, it is effective and it is consistent with the wishes of American voters, which tells me that it is the ultimate populist position. […]

Who has been a guest on Innovation Files: Where Tech Meets Public Policy

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Matt Perault
• Andrew Geall
• Deborah Barbara
• Alex Capri
• Susan C Schwab

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

32 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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71

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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