The Baldy Center Podcast

About The Baldy Center Podcast

The Baldy Center Podcast highlights University at Buffalo faculty research and perspectives on current events. We focus on interdisciplinary scholars of law, legal institutions, and social policy. Visit The Baldy Center online to learn more: buffalo.edu/baldycenter

Publisher

The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy

Category

government · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jan 2021

Latest episode

12 May 2026

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 May 2026

   César Rosado Marzán and Matthew Dimick discuss how worker centers are constructing a new moral economy

   In Episode 55, César Rosado Marzán and Matthew Dimick discuss Rosado Marzán’s forthcoming book, A Baseline of Decency: Social Capital, Symbolic Capital, and the Moral Economy of Alt-Labor and Worker Centers. The conversation explores worker centers as network organizations that leverage social capital, symbolic capital, coalition building, and grassroots activism to reshape labor protections and construct a new moral economy rooted in dignity, equity, and democratic participation.

2. 

   21 Apr 2026

   Resnik, Giammatteo, and Harrington discuss the boundaries of state power in prison systems

   Judith Resnik, John Giammatteo, and Alexandra Harrington come together in Episode 54 to discuss Resnik’s book, Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy. Their conversation is about how prisons evolved as institutions shaped by democratic ideals while simultaneously undermining them. Considering the role of law in structuring punishment, they talk about the ongoing struggle to define the boundaries between permissible and impermissible state power.

3. 

   20 Jan 2026

   Matthew Dimick discusses law, income inequality, and the economics of justice

   The Baldy Center Podcast features Matthew Dimick discussing his recent book, Ending Income Inequality: A Critical Approach to the Law and Economics of Redistribution. Dimick explores how legal rules and institutions shape income distribution and the economy long before taxation occurs. He unpacks the concepts of redistribution, predistribution, and the “double distortion argument,” highlighting how law and society research can reveal the real impact of economic policy on inequality. This conversation touches on the interdisciplinary mission of The Baldy Center, and the role of law in creating a more equitable economic future.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 11 / 100

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Quality

10

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

27

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