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WAYS & MEANS

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is produced by the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University.
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S9 Episode 1: Missing Votes 0
Apr 29, 2024

Why many college students' ballots are getting tossed — and what could be done
about it.

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In this episode of Ways & Means – as we head into the 2024 elections – why lots
of North Carolina college students’ votes did not count in the last election, or
the time before that, or the time before that. Why those votes weren’t counted,
and how to prevent it from happening again.

Guests: 

 * Gunther Peck, Associate Professor of History and Public Policy Studies, Duke
   University
 * Duke Student Research Team Members: Ameya Rao, Hannah McKnight, Kathryn
   Thomas
 * Tiffany Crawford, Master of Public Administration student at North Carolina
   Central University



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S8 Episode 8: Goodbye, Cloud Factory 0
Dec 6, 2023

In this episode: how a crusade shut down a coal-fired Chicago power plant for
good. What the closing of that plant meant for children’s health and the
environment. And what it didn’t mean.

This is the eighth and final episode in our “Climate Change Solutions” series,
where we look at research-based ideas to help cool a rapidly heating planet.

Guests:

 * Kimberly Wasserman is Exeutive Director of the Little Village Environmental
   Justice Organization, and past winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize.
 * Sarah Komisarow is Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Duke
   University.
 * Emily Pakhtigian is a former PhD student in public policy at Duke, now
   Assistant Professor at the School of Public Policy at Penn State University.
 * Youki Terada is Editor at Edutopia from the George Lucas Educational
   Foundation.

Season 8 of Ways & Means is made possible thanks to support from the Office of
the Provost at Duke University. Find out more about the Duke Climate Commitment.



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S8 Episode 7: Climate Migration: Why People Leave and What Might Help Them Stay
0
Nov 16, 2023

In this episode of Ways & Means: the hidden role that climate plays in the story
of migration. How a changing climate is driving thousands of people to enter the
U.S. each year. And how relatively small, inexpensive changes on the ground
could make a difference with a daunting geopolitical problem.

This is the seventh episode in our “Climate Change Solutions” series, where we
look at research-based ideas to help cool a rapidly heating planet.

Guests:

 * Sarah Bermeo is a political economist and associate professor of public
   policy and political science in the Sanford School at Duke University. She
   directs Duke’s Program on Climate-Related Migration.
 * Abrahm Lustgarten is a ProPublica reporter. His new book, On The Move,The
   Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America, explores the connection
   between climate change, American lives and migration.
 * Pedro Santos is a Honduran farmer.
 * Also: voices of migrants from Guatemala

Season 8 of Ways & Means is made possible thanks to support from the Office of
the Provost at Duke University. Find out more about the Duke Climate Commitment.



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S8 Episode 6: The Tiny Packaging Tweak That Could Help The Planet 0
Sep 20, 2023

In this episode: kicking America’s multi-billion-dollar food waste habit. How
tons of wasted food contribute to climate change, and how one simple change –
better food date labels – just might help make a dent in the problem.

This is the sixth episode in our “Climate Change Solutions” series, where we
look at research-based ideas to help cool a rapidly heating planet.

Guests:

 * Norbert Wilson, Director, Duke World Food Policy Center
 * Roni Neff, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
   Health
 * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)

Season 8 of Ways & Means is made possible thanks to support from the Office of
the Provost at Duke University. Find out more about the Duke Climate Commitment.



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S8 Episode 5: Bringing Water to Thirsty Fields With Help From the Sun 0
Mar 30, 2023

In this episode of Ways & Means – New research into how solar mini-grids could
change lives for farmers in Ethiopia, and why that matters for the climate as a
whole. This is the fifth episode in our Climate Change Solutions series, where
we look at surprising answers to the question of what we can do to help cool a
rapidly heating planet.

Guests:

 * Jonathan Phillips, Director, James E. Rogers Energy Access Project at Duke
   University
 * Rahel Bekele, Postdoctoral Associate at Duke University’s Sanford School of
   Public Policy, DREAM Project Team Member
 * Marc Jeuland, faculty member at Duke Sanford School of Public Policy and Duke
   Global Health Institute, Principal investigator DREAM Project
 * Resources, Credits, Transcript 

Season 8 of Ways & Means is made possible thanks to support from the Office of
the Provost at Duke University. Find out more about the Duke Climate Commitment.



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S8 Episode 4: How Cleaner Cookstoves Can Help Build a Healthier Planet 0
Mar 8, 2023

Upgrading stoves for people in the developing world could bring about a double
win: improving people’s lives while making a big contribution to fighting
climate change. We follow along with Duke Professor Subhrendu Pattanayak on a
research trip to rural Kenya, and are invited into people's homes to see how
they cook, and what might make them change their methods.

This is the fourth in our series Climate Change Solutions, a look at surprising
answers to the question of what we can do to help cool a rapidly heating planet.

Guest: 

 * Subhrendu Pattanayak, Oak Foundation Distinguished Professor of Environmental
   and Energy Policy, Duke Sanford School of Public Policy

Season 8 of Ways & Means is made possible thanks to support from the Office of
the Provost at Duke University. Find out more about the Duke Climate Commitment.



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Welcome Lauren Rosenthal 0
Mar 8, 2023

We are thrilled to welcome Lauren Rosenthal to the Ways & Means host chair!
Lauren is an award-winning reporter and audio producer. Recently she's been
focused on climate stories. (Check out her work on Season 2 of "In Deep," a
podcast from APM Reports + American Public Media which explored "one city's year
of climate chaos.") Lauren will start by hosting the next episodes of our
Climate Change Solutions series.



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S8 Episode 3: Greener Pastures: The search for climate-friendly ways to raise
animals. 0
Nov 17, 2022

In this episode of Ways & Means, we explore the impacts of meat production. Can
we find a better way to raise animals as food and help the planet at the same
time?

This is the third in our series Climate Change Solutions, a look at surprising
answers to the question of what we can do to help cool a rapidly heating planet.

Guests: 

 * Cameron Oglesby, journalist and Duke Sanford School of Public Policy Master
   of Public Policy student
 * North Carolina farmer Johnny Rogers
 * Jennifer Curtis, Firsthand Foods
 * Lee Miller and Michelle Nowlin, Duke’s Environmental Law and Policy Clinic
 * A-dae Romero-Briones, Native Agriculture and Food Systems program at First
   Nations Development Institute

Season 8 of Ways & Means is made possible thanks to support from the Office of
the Provost at Duke University. Find out more about the Duke Climate Commitment.



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S8 Episode 2: Getting Strategic with Solar 0
Oct 12, 2022

Location, location, location. Place matters a lot when it comes to the impact
solar panels can have on the environment. The biggest environmental benefit
comes from regions powered by coal. If your local electric utility runs on coal
and you install solar panels on your home, it means that the power plant doesn’t
have to burn as much coal to power your home, and that is really good for the
climate.

In this episode of Ways & Means: getting strategic when it comes to solar
subsidies. This is the second episode in our series, Climate Change Solutions.

Guests:

 * Joe Opyoke, retired coal miner
 * Elizabeth Opyoke Cruikshank, Solar Holler in West Virginia
 * Bobby Harris, PhD Environmental Economics and Policy, Duke, '22
 * Steven Sexton, professor, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

Season 8 of Ways & Means is made possible thanks to support from the Office of
the Provost at Duke University. Find out more about the Duke Climate Commitment.



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S8 Episode 1: Paying for a Healthy Planet 0
Sep 14, 2022

The Amazon has been called the lungs of the planet. Its dense jungles play a key
role in absorbing the Earth’s greenhouse gases, but the forest is disappearing
quickly. In this episode: research from Colombia, Africa and China illustrates
how economics can help slow deforestation and combat the climate crisis.

Guests:

 * Lina Moros, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
 * Wumeng He, Wuhan University, China; Duke Kunshan University
 * Alex Pfaff, Duke University

This is the first in our series Climate Solutions.

Find out more about the film Sonic Forest, including the song Let Me Breathe and
the group Stand for Trees.

Season 8 of Ways & Means is made possible thanks to support from the Office of
the Provost at Duke University. Find out more about the Duke Climate Commitment.



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Debugger Presents: Begged and Borrowed 0
Mar 16, 2022

Special Takeover: The Debugger podcast has taken over the Ways & Means feed for
a three-part series: Defending Democracy (and Us!) from Big Tech. This episode
is the third of the series.

Large technology companies are so powerful they now threaten democracy. They are
too big to sue, and current regulations are not holding them responsible for
their actions or outcomes. What can be done when a large tech company is doing
something that is harmful to society? How can the technology companies that want
to differentiate themselves demonstrate they are behaving responsibly? Well –
this isn’t the first time the U.S. has been faced with a large, runaway industry
that needed effective government oversight. We’ll look closely at the governance
frameworks that are used for big banks, environmental polluters, drug companies
to allow them to demonstrate responsible decision making.

The series is produced with support from the Cyber Policy Program at Duke
University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, and Duke’s Kenan Institute for
Ethics.



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Debugger Presents: What Hasn't Worked 0
Mar 9, 2022

Special Takeover: The Debugger podcast has taken over the Ways & Means feed for
a three-part series: Defending Democracy (and Us!) from Big Tech. This is
episode two of that series.

Very large tech companies fit into a special tech category called “platforms.”
Companies like Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Amazon are so big – it’s like they
are on a raised on a platform at a country fair, and can be heard all over the
fairgrounds. The platform gives them an advantage; because they can be heard by
more people, their technology can have a more impactful reach.

These companies have a lot of money, and power. But what if society becomes
convinced one of these tools is hurting kids, or failing democracy, or polluting
the environment, or stealing? Since they are so big that even fines don’t seem
to scare them, what now?

In this episode: we’ll explore what’s been tried to hold tech companies
accountable.

The series is produced with support from the Cyber Policy Program at Duke
University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, and Duke’s Kenan Institute for
Ethics.



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Debugger Presents: Too Big to Sue 0
Mar 2, 2022

Special Takeover: The Debugger podcast has taken over the Ways & Means feed for
a three-part series: Defending Democracy (and Us!) from Big Tech.

In this episode: It’s critical to understand just how hard it is to tell big
tech companies what to do. The United States’ legal system is set up for a fair
fight, but in practice tech firms are often able to act as their own judge and
jury. They control everything from what apps we see, to what data they collect
about us to whether or not misinformation and hate speech circulate widely
online.

Series produced with support from the Cyber Policy Program at Duke University’s
Sanford School of Public Policy, and Duke’s Kenan Institute for Ethics.



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Season 7 is coming 0
Feb 28, 2022

Season 7 launches Wednesday March 2 with a series: "Defending Democracy (And
Us!) From Big Tech." The three-part series explores how powerful big tech
companies are, and what governments can do to keep them accountable.

The series is hosted by journalist Bob Sullivan, and is a collaboration with the
Debugger podcast.

Thanks to the Cyber Policy program at Duke University's Sanford School of Public
Policy, and Duke's Kenan Institute for Ethics.

Promo music: Footsteps on Alden and the Corner Office. Blue Dot Sessions,
Creative Commons license.



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S6 Episode 6: A Conversation About Reparations 0
May 14, 2021

Throughout history, the U.S. and other countries have paid reparations to a wide
range of people and groups, for a variety of wrongs. But reparations to African
Americans have not been paid to date. In the final episode of the  series The
ARC of Justice – From Here to Equality, listen in on a live conversation about
reparations. How would the debt be calculated? Who would qualify? What methods
might work? This episode was recorded in front of a live virtual audience on
Thursday, April 15, 2021.

This is the fifth installment of the series "The ARC of Justice - From Here to
Equality."

Get show notes, credits and transcript.



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S6 Episode 5: White Brutality 0
Apr 7, 2021

Throughout the nation’s history, time and again, promising signs of African
American progress have been shattered by acts of violence serving the interests
of white supremacy. The extent of that violence is widespread and ongoing.

This is the fifth installment of the series "The ARC of Justice - From Here to
Equality."

Get show notes, credits, transcript and discussion guide.

Join us for the live season finale, Thursday April 15 at noon.



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Upcoming Episodes 0
Mar 31, 2021

Episode 5 premieres April 7. It will explore white violence against Black people
through the decades.

Episode 6 premieres April 15 (Live!) Join us for a discussion with William A.
"Sandy" Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen as well as other reparations experts.
Don't forget to register for the live event.

(Music in this teaser by Solomon Fox.)



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S6 Episode 4: Whitening the Middle Class 0
Mar 24, 2021

In this episode: The GI Bill was a conveyor belt into the middle class for
millions of white WWII veterans, but many African American veterans were
excluded. Subsequent generations continue to feel the effects. 

This is the fourth installment of the series "The ARC of Justice - From Here to
Equality."

Get show notes, credits, transcript and discussion guide.

Produced with North Carolina Public Radio WUNC. Made possible by the Duke Office
for Faculty Advancement thanks to funding from the Duke Endowment.



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S6 Episode 3: A Tale of Two Cities 0
Mar 17, 2021

In this episode: how the federal government promoted housing segregation and
thwarted African American home ownership.

This is the second installment of the series “The ARC of Justice – From Here to
Equality."

Get show notes, credits and transcript.

Produced with North Carolina Public Radio WUNC. Made possible by the Duke Office
for Faculty Advancement thanks to funding from The Duke Endowment.



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S6 Episode 2: This Land is My Land 0
Mar 10, 2021

A tale of two promises made by the government – one kept, one broken. What
happened, and what does this have to do with the existing wealth gap between
African Americans and white Americans?

This is the second installment of the series “The ARC of Justice – From Here to
Equality."

Get show notes, credits and transcript.

Produced with North Carolina Public Radio WUNC. Made possible by the Duke Office
for Faculty Advancement thanks to funding from The Duke Endowment.



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S6 Episode 1: Not So Long Ago 0
Mar 3, 2021

We’re dedicating the entire season of the podcast to this topic: what could have
been done, and what could still be done, to start to close the wealth gap
between white and Black Americans?

The series “The Arc of Justice – From Here to Equality” is inspired by the
research of professor William “Sandy” Darity Jr. He has co-written an
award-winning book with the folklorist and arts consultant A. Kirsten Mullen,
From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century.

Get show notes, credits and transcript.

Produced with North Carolina Public Radio WUNC. Made possible by the Duke Office
for Faculty Advancement thanks to funding from The Duke Endowment.



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Live: Climate Whistleblowers 0
Nov 14, 2020

Live event for Duke Energy Week 2020. Guests:

Hilton Kelley, Goldman Environmental Prize winner. A former Hollywood stuntman,
Kelley returned home to Port Arthur, Texas to battle for environmental justice.

Karen Torrent of The National Whistleblower Center and Duke Prof. Tim Profeta
discuss the new Climate Risk Disclosure Lab initiative.

Co-hosts: Journalist Lindsay Foster Thomas; Prof. Deondra Rose of Polis: Duke
Center for Politics; Duke Master of Public Policy student Raffi Wineburg.



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S5 Episode 6: Reparations: How it Could Happen 0
Oct 29, 2020

The question of whether and how to compensate descendants of people formerly
enslaved in the United States has hung over the country since the end of the
Civil War. It’s getting new traction in the 2020 election. Duke Professor
William "Sandy" Darity has created a Reparations Planning Committee to flesh out
the details of how a reparations program would work.

This season of Ways & Means is supported by Polis, the Center for Politics at
Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. Find out more at
polis.duke.edu

 



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S5 Episode 5: Secrets of Great Political Leadership 0
Oct 15, 2020

What makes a great political leader in a deeply divided time, and what can we
learn from one of the most striking examples in history? Listen to the story of
Nelson Mandela and learn about the surprising strategies that made his
leadership work.

This season of Ways & Means is supported by Polis, the Center for Politics at
Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. Find out more at
polis.duke.edu



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Welcome to Our New Host, Lindsay Foster Thomas 0
Oct 14, 2020

Today, we're announcing a new chapter in Ways and Means - we have a new host!

Lindsay Foster Thomas is a content director at WUNC and has worked at NPR's
Marketplace, On Second Thought at Georgia Public Broadcasting with host Celeste
Headlee, and was also part of the national production team at WAMU that launched
NPR's 1A with founding host Joshua Johnson.

We're beyond excited to have her with us. Welcome, Lindsay!



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