Radically Pragmatic, a podcast from the Progressive Policy Institute

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Episodes: 103

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Radically Pragmatic is a podcast from the Progressive Policy Institute that brings together pragmatic policy experts, leaders in Congress, and advocates for change for dynamic conversations aimed at moving America beyond ideological and partisan deadlock. PPI has been spearheading radically pragmatic ideas since 1989.

Episode Date
A New College Accreditor Focused on Employment and Upward Mobility ? ft. Stig Leschly
Sep 30, 2025
Is There a Way Out of The DEI Wars? With Rick Kahlenberg and Steven Wilson
Sep 29, 2025
How Governors Can Empower All Students, ft. Governor Jared Polis
Sep 22, 2025
Higher Education and the OBBB, ft. Preston Cooper
Sep 16, 2025
Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce, ft. Hans Meeder
May 20, 2025
Untapped Expertise: HBCUs as Charter Authorizers, Part 4
Apr 10, 2025
Who Needs College Anymore? ft. Kathleen deLaski
Apr 03, 2025
The Disengaged Teen, ft. Rebecca Winthrop
Mar 26, 2025
Untapped Expertise: HBCUs as Charter Authorizers, Part 3
Mar 25, 2025
Untapped Expertise: HBCUs as Charter Authorizers, Part 2
Feb 13, 2025
A Transatlantic Dialogue on the Industrial Heartlands
Dec 16, 2024
Untapped Expertise: HBCUs as Charter Authorizers, Part 1
Dec 12, 2024
What's Next for the Charter School Movement? feat. Starlee Coleman
Nov 20, 2024
Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career
Oct 10, 2024
MOSAIC MOMENT: The TRIUMPH Framework, ft. Talila Millman
Jul 22, 2024
Closing the Funding Gap: Charter Schools in Washington State, ft. State Senator Mark Mullet
Feb 22, 2024
Democrats for Education Reform, ft. Jorge Elorza
Nov 16, 2023
MOSAIC MOMENT: What It’s Really Like to Testify Before Congress
Nov 02, 2023
Taking on Ticketmaster: Why Competition Benefits Consumers
Sep 15, 2023
MOSAIC MOMENT: Building the Next Digital Workforce Generation
Aug 03, 2023
The Future is Woman, feat. Kaya Henderson
Jul 25, 2023
The Future is Woman, feat Naomi Shelton
Jul 20, 2023
The Future is Woman, feat. Tracey Dumas Clark & Crystal Gilliam
Jul 18, 2023
The Future is Woman, feat. Steph Walters
Jul 13, 2023
The Future is Woman, feat. Dr. Steve Perry
Jul 11, 2023
MOSAIC MOMENT: State Governments Are The New Frontier
May 24, 2023
The Future of Schools, Part 2
May 18, 2023
The Future of Schools, Part 1
May 11, 2023
WHAT'S NEXT: The Future is Now! Featuring Janelle Wood
May 08, 2023
WHAT'S NEXT: The Future is Now! Featuring Jay Artis-Wright
Apr 14, 2023
WHAT'S NEXT: The Future is Now! Featuring Dr. Constance Lindsay
Apr 13, 2023
MOSAIC MOMENT: Internet Access as We Know It
Apr 12, 2023
WHAT'S NEXT: The Future is Now! Featuring Dr. Charles Cole
Apr 11, 2023
WHAT'S NEXT: The Future is Now! Featuring Emory Edwards of Ed Choice
Mar 29, 2023
The Affordable Care Act at 13: An Interview with former HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius
Mar 23, 2023
Child Care, It is a Workforce Issue!
Mar 13, 2023
MOSAIC MOMENT: Democracy in the Disinformation Era
Mar 09, 2023
MOSAIC MOMENT: 'Tis the Season... to Talk About Taxes!
Feb 23, 2023
Joint Episode: The Neoliberal Podcast Discusses Inclusionary Zoning ft. Lauren Bealore of Prosperity Now
Feb 16, 2023
Joint Episode: The Neoliberal Podcast Sits Down with PPI President Will Marshall to Discuss Common-Sense Immigration Reform
Feb 10, 2023
RAS REPORTS: How Peltier et al. v. Charter Day School could affect student gender discrimination
Feb 03, 2023
MOSAIC MOMENT: 4 Bipartisan Financial Imperatives for the 118th Congress
Jan 10, 2023
MOSAIC MOMENT: Contracting and Gig Work in the Modern Economy
Dec 14, 2022
MOSAIC MOMENT: Transatlantic Takeaways
Nov 15, 2022
Forging A Transatlantic Dialogue
Jul 18, 2022
Dueling Decisions in the Fight for Gun Safety
Jun 30, 2022
RAS Reports: Backlash Against the U.S. Department of Education
May 17, 2022
Making Insulin More Affordable
Apr 27, 2022
RAS Reports: Democrats Stand Up for Charter Schools
Apr 07, 2022
MOSAIC MOMENT: How Access to Broadband Affects Access to Care
Mar 23, 2022
THE FUTURE OF TEACHING: How Can We Save Teacher Professional Development?
Mar 14, 2022
THE FUTURE OF TEACHING: Reshaping School Leadership for the Future, Pt. 2
Mar 11, 2022
THE FUTURE OF TEACHING: Reshaping School Leadership for the Future, Part 1
Mar 10, 2022
THE FUTURE OF TEACHING: Disrupting Racial Inequities in K-12 Schools
Mar 09, 2022
Could Ignoring Swing Voters Reopen the Door for Donald Trump?
Mar 04, 2022
What is Cryptocurrency? Regulating An Unprecedented Technology
Feb 23, 2022
RAS REPORTS: The Pathway to a Quality Public Education for All
Feb 16, 2022
Can Big Tech Save Us from Algorithmic Bias?
Feb 10, 2022
Living with COVID in the New Year and Beyond
Feb 02, 2022
RAS REPORTS: Celebrating National School Choice Week!
Jan 26, 2022
MOSAIC MOMENT: Growth, Resiliency and Sustainability in New Orleans
Jan 07, 2022
What Role Does Natural Gas Play in Meeting Global Energy and Climate Goals?
Dec 08, 2021
RAS REPORTS: The State of Education in America
Dec 02, 2021
Is American Technological Leadership Under Attack?
Nov 18, 2021
Saving Money and Lives: How Telehealth Revolutionized Health Care During the Pandemic
Nov 10, 2021
MOSAIC MOMENT: Growing Women-Owned Businesses Through Private Capital
Oct 22, 2021
Let's Talk Tech: How Would Antitrust Legislation Affect You?
Oct 14, 2021
Reconciling with Reality: An Audio Guide to PPI’s Build Back Better Blueprint
Oct 06, 2021
TALK POLICY: Apprenticeships with Dr. Chandra Childers
Sep 23, 2021
Improving Electricity Transmission Siting Opportunities with Senator John Hickenlooper
Sep 16, 2021
The Future of AI with Congressman Bill Foster
Sep 09, 2021
TALK POLICY: Administrative Burdens with Pamela Herd and Don Moynihan
Sep 01, 2021
RAS REPORTS: We Got Next...The Future of School Choice
Aug 12, 2021
TALK POLICY: Crime in America with Asst. Professor Aaron Chalfin
Aug 05, 2021
How the Child Tax Credit Is Helping Working Families with Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
Jul 22, 2021
The Neoliberal Project Joins PPI to Discuss Their International Week of Action
Jul 08, 2021
TALK POLICY: What Young People Need to Succeed with Stephanie Malia Krauss
Jun 30, 2021
MOSAIC MOMENT: How COVID-19 Has Impacted Women-Owned Businesses with Congresswoman Sharice Davids
Jun 22, 2021
Investment Heroes Breakdown: An Audio Guide to PPI's 2021 Investment Heroes Report with Michael Mandel and Alec Stapp
Jun 11, 2021
TALK POLICY: Increasing Investment in Child Care with Aaron Sojourner
May 26, 2021
Joint Episode: The Neoliberal Podcast Sits Down with Matt Gertz to Discuss the Right Wing Media Monster
May 20, 2021
UK Unrest: A Frank Conversation About the State of Politics in the United Kingdom and Around the World
May 10, 2021
May The Fourth Be With You: Congressman Derek Kilmer Joins PPI's Caleb Watney for a Star Wars Themed Episode
May 04, 2021
Full Speed Ahead: Congressman Seth Moulton Joins Paul Weinstein to Discuss the Need for High-Speed Rail in America
Apr 30, 2021
MOSAIC MOMENT: Uplifting Women in a Post-COVID World with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan
Apr 28, 2021
Infrastructure and Coronavirus Relief, a discussion from the perspective of the US Virgin Islands with Rep. Stacey Plaskett
Apr 26, 2021
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland and Former Kansas City Mayor Sly James Join PPI President Will Marshall and Senior Policy Fellow Crystal Swann
Apr 20, 2021
RAS REPORTS: How Can Public Charter Schools Improve America's Education System?
Apr 15, 2021
Congressman Ami Bera Talks Health Policy with PPI's Director of Health Care Arielle Kane
Apr 08, 2021
Congressman Ron Kind and PPI President Will Marshall
Mar 01, 2021
Joint Episode: Neoliberal Podcast ft. Oregon State Treasurer Tobias Rea‪d‬
Feb 24, 2021
Let's Get to Yes: A Conversation with Congresswoman Suzan DelBene
Feb 05, 2021
A Better Public Health Approach to Tobacco
Jan 27, 2021
Congressman Conor Lamb Talks Impeachment, Energy with PPI
Jan 13, 2021
How One Tax Might Make Matters Worse
Dec 10, 2020
MOSAIC MOMENT: Bringing Diversity to Economic Thought
Oct 20, 2020
Panel Discussion with Tech Policy Experts on the Future of the Gig Economy and a New Vision for Workers
Oct 16, 2020
RAS REPORTS: Creating a Culture of Innovation in America’s Public Schools
Oct 08, 2020
Advancing the Gains Made by Black and Brown Students in the next Administration
Sep 17, 2020
Congressman Don Beyer on the Path Out of the COVID-19 Economic Crisis
Aug 18, 2020
Conversation with Rep. Sharice Davids and Rep. Scott Peters on Rebuilding America's Fiscal Strength
Jul 27, 2020
Should we abolish tax returns? A conversation with Sen. Bob Kerrey
Jul 15, 2020
Scoring a Better Future — Getting Facts on Credit Scores & How They Work
Jun 18, 2020