Poverty Research & Policy

By Institute for Research on Poverty

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The Poverty Research & Policy Podcast is produced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) and features interviews with researchers about poverty, inequality, and policy in the United States.

Episode Date
Rourke O'Brien on the Impact of Spending by Different Levels of Government
Dec 09, 2025
Luke Shaefer on the RX Kids Cash Transfer Program
Nov 11, 2025
IRP Book Talk: Diana Hernandez and Jennifer Laird on Energy Insecurity
Oct 14, 2025
IRP Book Talk: Jane Waldfogel on Child Benefits: A Smart Investment for America's Future
Sep 08, 2025
Alexandra Murphy on Measuring Transportation Insecurity
Aug 08, 2025
IRP Book Talk: Casey Nichols on Poverty Rebels: Black and Brown Protest in Post–Civil Rights America
Jun 26, 2025
Lucie Schmidt on How The Social Safety Net Has Changed Since Welfare Reform
Jun 06, 2025
Lisa Gennetian On The Landscape Of Direct Cash Aid Programs
Apr 23, 2025
IRP Book Talk: Robert Courtney Smith on "Dreams Achieved and Denied: Mexican Intergenerational Mobility"
Feb 24, 2025
Molly Costanzo on Improving the Economic Well-being for Households with Children with Disabilities
Jan 28, 2025
Kathryn Thompson on Quality of Care for Pregnant Black Medicaid Enrollees
Dec 18, 2024
Colleen Heflin on SNAP and Reauthorization of the Farm Bill
Nov 19, 2024
Anne Sebert Kuhlmann on the Impact of Menstrual Poverty on Vulnerable Individuals
Oct 31, 2024
Katherine Michelmore On Effects of the Expanded Child Tax Credit on Housing Stability for Low-Income Families
Oct 01, 2024
Greg Wilson on Racialization in the Nonprofit Sector
Sep 03, 2024
Anna Godøy and Jennie Romich on the Impacts of Increasing the Minimum Wage for Working Parents and Child-Care Workers
Aug 15, 2024
Carl Gershenson On Eviction and the Rental Housing Crisis in the Rural United States
Jul 16, 2024
José Loya On How Race, Gender, And Age affect Access To Mortgage Credit And The Implications For Inequality
Jun 20, 2024
Marci Ybarra on Challenges for Latina Mothers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 01, 2024
Jesse Rothstein On Ways To Reduce Intergenerational Poverty
Mar 19, 2024
Maretta McDonald on Wealth Inequality and Housing Values of Black Meccas in the New South
Feb 23, 2024
IRP Book Talk: Luke Shaefer on "The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America"
Jan 26, 2024
Jessica Pac on the Effects of Child Poverty Reductions on Child Protective Services Involvement
Jan 08, 2024
William Darity Jr. and Kirsten Mullen on Why It's Time to Pay Reparations to Black Americans
Dec 05, 2023
Dayna Johnson on How Racism and Poverty Contribute to Sleep Disparities
Nov 27, 2023
Tiffany Green on How Charging Dads for the Medicaid Costs of Their Baby's Birth Affects Child Support
Nov 08, 2023
Jamila Michener on How State Interference with Local Housing Policy Impacts Tenant Health and Racial Equity
Oct 24, 2023
Crystasany Turner on the Strengths, Challenges, and Cultural Assets of Family Child Care Professionals
Oct 06, 2023
IRP Book Talk: Zach Parolin on "Poverty in the Pandemic: Policy Lessons from COVID-19"
Sep 07, 2023
Manny Teodoro On Increasing Water Affordability through a Permanent Federal Water Assistance Program
Aug 29, 2023
Svetlana Shpiegel on Measuring Resilience Over Time Among Young Adults with Foster Care Experience
Jul 12, 2023
Mina Addo on the Impacts of Non-Standard Work on Retirement Security
Jun 27, 2023
Brittany Battle on the Negative Impacts of Probation and Other Types of Community Supervision
May 11, 2023
Daniel Auguste On Barriers To Entrepreneurial Success For Low- And Middle-Income People
Apr 25, 2023
Elizabeth Linos on Reducing Stigma To Increase Participation in Safety Net Programs
Mar 14, 2023
Deyanira Nevarez Martinez On The Latinx Paradox And Homelessness
Feb 27, 2023
Hope Harvey on Doubled-Up Households
Dec 06, 2022
Jamein Cunningham on How Segregation Affects Homicide Rates
Nov 21, 2022
Nidia Bañuelos on Valuing the Skills and Assets of Lower Income and Underrepresented College Students
Oct 26, 2022
David Brady on Labor Unions and U.S. Poverty
Oct 11, 2022
Joseph Mullins on Valuing Parental Time and Children's Development in the Design of Cash Transfer Programs
Sep 15, 2022
Nick Hillman on the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Act
Aug 31, 2022
Youth Trauma and Resilience in Contexts of Poverty with Noni Gaylord-Harden, Jocelyn Smith Lee, and Alvin Thomas
Aug 18, 2022
Casey Stockstill on Economic and Racial Segregation in Preschools
Jul 25, 2022
Kathryn Edin on the 25th Anniversary of "Making Ends Meet"
Jun 15, 2022
Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana on Race and the Financial Toolkit
Jun 02, 2022
Brieanna Watters and Robert Stewart on Native Americans and Monetary Sanctions
May 16, 2022
José Pacas on the Puzzle of Measuring Rural Poverty in the Supplemental Poverty Measure
Apr 29, 2022
Whitney Gent on How Homelessness is Portrayed in Movies and Why it Matters
Mar 21, 2022
Lindsey Bullinger on Evaluating Risk of Child Maltreatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mar 02, 2022
Prentiss Dantzler on the Concept of Who Deserves to Have Access to Public Housing
Feb 07, 2022
Quentin Riser on Family Income Instability and How it Might Affect Kids' School Readiness
Jan 20, 2022
Andrea Elliott and Darcey Merritt in Conversation about Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
Jan 13, 2022
Anna Gassman-Pines on Early Impacts of the Pandemic for Parents in Service Occupations
Dec 20, 2021
Amy Castro On Early Results From Guaranteed Income Programs
Dec 15, 2021
Amelie Hecht on Universal Free School Meal Programs
Nov 29, 2021
Juan Pedroza on Immigrant Health, Place, and the Pandemic
Nov 17, 2021
Judi Bartfeld on Food Insecurity Rates and the Increase in SNAP Benefits
Oct 15, 2021
Mustafa Hussein on the Broader Effects of Local Living Wage Ordinances
Sep 30, 2021
J. Michael Collins on whether allowances help to develop financial capability
Sep 13, 2021
Adrian Huerta on the School Experiences of Gang-Associated Youth
Jul 01, 2021
Maia Cucchiara on the Hidden Curriculum of Parenting Education
Jun 15, 2021
Andria Smythe on the College Outcomes of Young Adults in a Recession
May 17, 2021
Katherine Magnuson on the American Families Plan and Child Care as Infrastructure
May 07, 2021
The Anti-Poverty Intern: Episode 5: Joshua Wright
May 04, 2021
The Anti-Poverty Intern: Episode 4: Kadijha Marquardt-Davis
Apr 27, 2021
The Anti-Poverty Intern: Episode 3: Kim Sutter
Apr 13, 2021
Kathryn Anne Edwards on Women Leaving the Labor Force in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 08, 2021
Chloe Gibbs on Full-Day Kindergarten and its Impact on Academic Achievement
Mar 11, 2021
Timothy Smeeding on Proposals for a Refundable Monthly Child Tax Credit
Mar 05, 2021
Jacob Faber on How a New Deal Era Program Shaped America's Racial Geography
Feb 17, 2021
Pamela Oliver on What the Numbers Say About How to Reduce Imprisonment, Part 2
Feb 01, 2021
Pamela Oliver on What the Numbers Say About How to Reduce Imprisonment, Part 1
Jan 25, 2021
Carolyn Heinrich on Whether the Labor Market Offers the Same "Credit" for Online Learning
Jan 11, 2021
The Anti-Poverty Intern: Episode 2: Eleanor Pratt
Nov 17, 2020
The Anti-Poverty Intern: Episode 1: Troy M. Williams
Oct 20, 2020
Eric Chyn on the Impacts of Removing Children from Abusive or Neglectful Homes
Aug 14, 2020
Troy M. Williams and Simon Guma on Community Engagement and Institutional Change
Jul 16, 2020
Stephanie Canizales on the Experiences of Undocumented and Unaccompanied Youth Workers
Jun 27, 2020
Mario Small on How Social Networks and Social Capital Matter for Human Services Programs
May 19, 2020
Sarah Halpern-Meekin on "Social Poverty"
Apr 15, 2020
Peter Blair on Occupational Licenses and What They Signal in the Job Market
Mar 30, 2020
Jessica Calarco on Parents and the Power of Privilege in Schools
Feb 24, 2020
Angela Guarin: Do Low-Income Noncustodial Fathers "Trade" Earlier Families for New Ones?
Feb 12, 2020
Lars Højsgaard Andersen on the Consequences of Lowering Welfare Benefits for Migrants and Their Families
Jan 06, 2020
Michael Strain: The American Dream Isn't Dead
Nov 13, 2019
Leslie Hodges on Unemployment Insurance and Material Hardships
Oct 15, 2019
Brian Thiede on the Rural Economy and Barriers to Work in Rural America
Sep 30, 2019
Aaron Sojourner and Matt Wiswall on the Value of Investments in Quality Child Care
Aug 05, 2019
Damon Jones on Whether a Modest Basic Income Might Lead People to Work Less
Jul 18, 2019
Marci Ybarra on the Administrative Burdens of Research in Non-Profit Settings
May 28, 2019
Walter Stern on Race and Education in New Orleans: Creating the Segregated City
Apr 26, 2019
Maria Cancian and Dan Meyer on Final Results from the CSPED Impact Evaluation
Mar 14, 2019
Jordan Conwell on Parental Income, Race, Gender, and Children's School Readiness
Feb 01, 2019
Lenna Nepomnyaschy on the Role of Fathers in Reducing Inequalities in Child Outcomes
Jan 15, 2019
Jacob Bastian on the Real Costs of the EITC
Nov 27, 2018
Michael Light on Rates of Violence and the Consequences of Segregation
Nov 02, 2018
Beth Vaade, Kerry Lawton, and Eric Grodsky on Research-Practice Partnerships in Education
Sep 07, 2018
Heather Hill on Why Disruptions in Income Might Matter for Child Development
Aug 01, 2018
Maria Cancian On Changing Families And Changing Child Support Policies
Jul 05, 2018