WONKED: A Policy Pod: Recent Episodes
Harvard College Democrats
Welcome to WONKED. We’re the next generation of politics and we’re all about talking policy. Tune in to hear us cut through the canned talking points and rhetoric — we’ve combed through all the working papers for you. Join the Harvard College Democrats for some progressive, policy-based conversations with experts and activists — all in pursuit of the solutions that’ll move our country forward.
In this episode, Ricky, Noah Redlich, and Noah Zunker discuss the Trump Tariffs, trade policy, and the distributional outcomes of trade deals. This discussion is in the context of the opinion of the Democratic base
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The views presented in this podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Board of the Harvard College Democrats. Official policy statements are only made in accordance with Article 5, Section A, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the Harvard College Democrats.
In this episode, Ricky, Katie, Noah Redlich, and Noah Zunker discuss the history of American foreign policy since the end of the Cold War, discuss the divide over foreign policy within the Democratic Party, and share some of their own views on defense spending, military intervention. and diplomacy.
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Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
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Music promoted by Audio Libraryhttps://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo
The views presented in this podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Board of the Harvard College Democrats. Official policy statements are only made in accordance with Article 5, Section A, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the Harvard College Democrats.
In this episode, Ricky, Katie, and Rachel discuss the history of mass incarceration, the sentencing laws that led to the U.S.'s massive prison population, and the conditions prisoners are subject to in prisons. Ricky also interviews Naomi Vickers, a member of HOPE, to talk about campus advocacy for criminal justice reform.
Twitter: @harvarddems
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarvardDems/
Music provided by:
Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Libraryhttps://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo
The views presented in this podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Board of the Harvard College Democrats. Official policy statements are only made in accordance with Article 5, Section A, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the Harvard College Democrats.
Ricky, Rachel, and Noah (Zunker) break down gun control policy, diving into legal history, gun-related deaths & crime, and finally, comparing the US in international context. And—Ricky interviews Harvard Professor Caroline Light about the gendered and racialized history of the 2nd Amendment.
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Twitter: @harvarddems
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarvardDems/
Music provided by:
Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Libraryhttps://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo
The views presented in this podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Board of the Harvard College Democrats. Official policy statements are only made in accordance with Article 5, Section A, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the Harvard College Democrats.
Meet the hosts of WONKED and get a lil’ taste of what is to come this semester! Learn why Ricky, Rachel, Zunker, Katie, and Redlich are podcasting about progressive policy.
Music provided by:
Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Libraryhttps://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo
The views presented in this podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Board of the Harvard College Democrats. Official policy statements are only made in accordance with Article 5, Section A, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the Harvard College Democrats.