Public Policy This Week: Recent Episodes
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A weekly conversation with a revolving group of hosts and expert guests about policy issues, that works to stay above the rhetoric and away from the politics of the day.
Hosts Christopher Chapp and Rich Larson talk with Torey Van Oot, the political reporter for Axios Twin-Cities about new models of media, the challenges of covering the news in today's climate, and what the public wants and expects from news sources.
Hosts Joe Moravchik and Nathan Leaf discuss the importance of forensic medicine, the role it plays in society, and the trends being seen by medical examiners around the country with Hennepin County, Minnesota Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker
Hosts Nathan leaf and Rich Larson speak with Dr. David Tilman and Dr. Jeannine Cavender-Bares about the ongoing 6th Mass Extinction and how it might affect our environment, our economy and our society.
Host Rich Larson talks with Northfield Police Chief Mark Elliott discussing the legalization of recreational marijuana in Minnesota, getting into specifics of where and how it may be sold and consumed and some of the concerns held by law enforcement agencies.
Hosts Joe Moravchik and Rich Larson discuss the things that nobody wants to talk about - what to do when we lose a loved one. Scott Mueller of Mueller Memorial in the Twin Cities and the author of the book What to Know Before You Go answers the most commonly asked questions about death, grief and funerals.
Hosts Bruce Morlan and Rich Larson talk with Shawn Riley, the co founder of Bisblox, and the former CIO of North Dakota about the emerging technology of Artificial Intelligence, how it works, where it's uses are helpful, where they aren't, and what to look for from Artificial Intelligence in the future.
Hosts Chris Chapp and Bruce Morlan discuss the widespread use of misinformation and how social media has made it so easy to insert conspiracy theories into our lives, with Dr. Christina Farhart, a professor of Political Science at Carleton College who has also worked with the the National Science Foundation in the Division of Social and Economic Sciences and the American Educational Research Association.
Host Steve Poskanzer, the President Emeritus of Carleton College, and Professor Alan Rozenshtein of the University of Minnesota Law School discuss the slate of decisions handed down this year by the United States Supreme Court.
Dr. James Densely returns to Public Policy This Week to talk with hosts Nathan Leaf and Joe Moravchik about the problem of street gangs in our society.
Hosts Joe Moravchik and Christopher Chapp talk with Walker Orenstein of MinnPost about the 2023 Minnesota Legislative Session, which is being called the most impactful in 50 years.
This week, hosts Bruce Morlan and Joe Moravchik talk with Erin Zamoff, the Director of Communications and Public Affairs for Fair Vote Minnesota, and former US Congressman Tim Penny, President of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, about ranked choice voting, which some believe could a fairer, more comprehensive voting system for both Minnesota and the United States.
This week hosts Joe Moravchik and Bruce Morlan have a conversation with Emmy Award winning journalist Tom Hauser of KSTP News about the importance of a free press in a democratic society. They also discuss the book Tom wrote about his time covering then Governor Jesse Ventura and his role in solving the case of slain St. Paul police officer Jim Sackett.
This week hosts Rich Larson and Steve Sviggum talk with Kathryn Pearson, a renowned professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota about the results and aftereffects of the 2022 midterm elections.
This week hosts Bruce Morlan and Jon Olson talk with veteran nuclear power consultant Don Harker and Dr. Josh Jarrell of the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability program. They discuss nuclear power, it’s merits, the dangers both real and perceived, and how it has evolved in the sixty years since the first nuclear power plant came online in the United States.
This week, hosts Bruce Morlan and Joe Moravchik speak with North Dakota's Chief Information Officer Shawn Riley about cyber security at both the national and state levels. Recorded at the 2022 Global Cyber Security Summit on October 26, 2022
This week, hosts Steve Sviggum and Rich Larson take the show to Estrem Farms outside of Nerstrand, Minnesota, to talk to members of the Estrem family about the state of farming, and the best ways to run a true family operation.
This week’s hosts, Bruce Morlan and Joe Moravchik, talk with Bill Doherty of Braver Angels about the work his organization does to end the polarization that has developed in American political society.
This week, hosts Jon Olson and Rich Larson talk with Dr. Kyle Shelton, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Transportation Studies, and Dr. Gabe Chan of the Hubert H. Humphrey School for Public Affairs about Electric Vehicles and how policies are being set to make room for the next generation of transportation.
Retired St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell joins Jon Olson and Joe Moravchik, himself a former officer, to talk about the challenges and opportunities that face law enforcement organizations and personnel today. Todd is currently President and CEO of the Axtell Group, a consulting firm specializing in risk mitigation and management. You can find out more about the Axtell Group at their website, theaxtellgroup.com.
This week hosts Jon Olson and Joe Moravchik talk with Jon Drimel and Gary Michaels of the Minnesota DNR about managing the forests of Minnesota.The discussion ranges from invasive species, to the effects of climate change on Minnesota's forests, to the economic impact of forestry management.
Hosts Steve Sviggum and Rich Larson talk with the President of the University of Minnesota, Joan Gabel, about operating a major land-grant university in 2022. The discussion ranges from student demographics to budgeting and tuition, to public safety, to the odds of the Golden Gopher football team going to the Rose Bowl this year.
Hosts Rich Larson and Bruce Morlan talk with City Administrator of Elko New Market, MN Tom Terry and Ben Martig, City Administrator of Northfield, MN about running local governments and the challenges cities face in 2022.
This week, hosts Joe Moravchik and Steve Sviggum talk with University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle. They discuss the recent changes in the NCAA from Name, Image and Likeness licensing to major conference expansion in Division 1, and how that has affected Minnesota's athletics programs.
Our guest is Bill Bien, CEO of Forever Oceans and we discuss offshore aquaculture as a means to produce sustainable, healthy seafood. This show’s co-hosts are Joe Moravchik and Jon Olson.
This week hosts Jon Olson and Rich larson talk with Dr. Pasi Sahlberg, the former Director General of Finland's Ministry of Education and Culture, about the Finnish education system and what lessons the American education system could learn from the wholesale changes Finland made fifty years ago.
This week, hosts Joe Moravchik and Rich Larson discuss the complexities of K-12 public education funding in Minnesota with the Superintendent of Northfield Public Schools, Dr. Matt Hillmann, including how funding at the state level is determined, the Special Education Cross Subsidy, labor needs, and much more.
This week's hosts Jon Olson and Bruce Morlan discuss mining in Northern Minnesota and the Lake Superior watershed with former Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson and the Executive Director of Friends of the Boundary Waters Chris Knopff.
This week, hosts Rich Larson and Bruce Morlan talk with Glen Castore, a veteran member of the Bridgewater Township (Minnesota) Board of Supervisors, to discuss the responsibilities and challenges of township governance.
This week’s hosts, Rich Larson and Joe Moravchik, are joined by attorney Eric Brever and UW Whitewater Basketball Coach Pat Miller to talk about the changes after a pair of Supreme Court rulings, that now allow amateur athletes to license their name, image and/or likeness for profit.
On the debut edition of Public Policy This Week, hosts Jon Olson and Joe Moravchik discuss the issue of mass shootings with Dr. James Densley, a founder of the Violence Project organization and co-author of the book The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic.