by Princeton University
Created and produced by Princeton students, Policy Punchline sits down with the thinkers, leaders, and innovators defining public policy today. Each episode features in-depth interviews with leaders shaping today’s most pressing debates. We bring rigorous analysis and accessible storytelling to the issues that matter. Sponsored by the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance and the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies at Princeton University. Visit us on policypunchline.com
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May 26, 2026
Financial Times journalist Brendan Greeley discusses the global history of the dollar and its implications for power and monetary sovereignty in this interview with Princeton students.
May 5, 2026
What does it take to repair a democracy from the inside? In this episode of Policy Punchline, Princeton neuroscientist and NJ-12 candidate Sam Wang joins Princeton students Maddie Feldman ’27 and Alice McCarthy ’27 to discuss his unusual path from brain science to election reform. Wang reflects on the common thread running through his work: using evidence to understand systems that shape people’s lives, whether in the brain, the ballot box, or Congress. The conversation begins with his research on neuroscience and autism before turning to his work founding the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, where he has used data, law, and statistical analysis to challenge distorted electoral maps and defend fair representation. Wang also discusses his run for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th District. We discuss New Jersey’s political system, including Wang’s role as an expert witness in the lawsuit that helped dismantle the state’s county line ballot system. This interview is part of the Policy Punchline podcast series. Supported by Princeton’s Julius Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance, the series aims to foster dialogue on critical public-policy issues, connecting listeners with leading experts from around the world. Join us as Sam Wang offers a scientist’s lens on American democracy, and a reformer’s blueprint for how to fix it.
April 14, 2026
[Recorded March 5, 2026] Representing New Jersey’s 16th Legislative District while continuing his work at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, State Sen. Andrew Zwicker brings a dual perspective on how frontier research translates into real-world policy. Join hosts Maddie Feldman and Alex Tseng for a conversation about a plasma physicist-turned lawmaker working at the intersection of science, energy policy, and public service. In this episode, we explore how scientific expertise shapes political decision-making, from New Jersey’s role as one of the most concentrated innovation hubs in the world to the challenges of building a clean energy economy. Zwicker reflects on the promise and politics of fusion energy, the realities of state-level policymaking, and what the strategies he’s learned about political communication on the campaign trail vis-à-vis promoting long-term scientific investment.
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Created and produced by Princeton students, Policy Punchline sits down with the thinkers, leaders, and innovators defining public policy today. Each episode features in-depth interviews with leaders shaping today’s most pressing debates. We bring rigorous analysis and accessible storytelling to the issues that matter.
Sponsored by the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance and the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies at Princeton University.
Visit us on policypunchline.com
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