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Introducing Policy Currents, a podcast from the RAND Corporation that highlights new research findings, commentary, multimedia, and events. Subscribe now to wrap up your week with us and better understand the world.

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Oct 26, 2018

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The Policy Currents podcast highlights new research findings, commentary, multimedia, and events from the RAND Corporation. Hosted by Evan Banks and Deanna Lee, with new episodes every Friday.

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U.S.-Taliban peace talks, single-payer health care, comparing threats from Russia and China, and more. by Policy Currents
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Iran’s efforts to spy on the U.S., how to improve terrorism prevention, the costs of Russia’s foreign policy decisions, and more. by Policy Currents
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The Most Popular RAND Research from 2018 by Policy Currents
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What we know about PTSD, a new research initiative on guns in America, helping kids cope with trauma, and more. by Policy Currents
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Welcome to Policy Currents! by Policy Currents
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The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, countering Russian social media influence, "Medicare for All" myths, and more. by Policy Currents
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Syrian refugees can contribute to local economies, prospects for Brexit, marijuana legalization, and more. by Policy Currents
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Spending estimates under Medicare for All, the benefits of “principal pipelines,” graphic warning labels on cigarettes, and more. by Policy Currents
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The critical roles of federal workers, withdrawing from Afghanistan, reinventing public policy graduate school, and more. by Policy Currents
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The challenges facing veterans and their loved ones, a chance for bipartisan infrastructure policy, realignment in the Middle East, and more. by Policy Currents
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U.S. pressure on North Korea, consumer reactions to data breaches, the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, and more. by Policy Currents
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Four problems on the Korean Peninsula, holding hackers accountable, triaging climate change, and more. by Policy Currents
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Deterring aggression abroad, what to do about North Korea, a wellness program that uses the Apple Watch, and more. by Policy Currents
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How to end U.S. roadway deaths by 2050, changing how America decides on “wars of choice,” a mental health social marketing campaign, and more. by Policy Currents
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How consumers respond to data breaches, fentanyl’s role in the U.S. opioid crisis, new security risks at correctional institutions, and more. by Policy Currents
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What a border wall can accomplish, confusion over the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, reducing student suspensions, and more. by Policy Currents
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What educators think about school reform, tackling the opioid crisis, the latest on U.S.-Iran relations, and more. by Policy Currents
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Transforming U.S. workforce development for the 21st century, the evidence on “stand your ground” laws, the teen vaping epidemic, and more. by Policy Currents
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Infants with opioid withdrawal symptoms, peace talks in Afghanistan, intentional bias in artificial intelligence, and more. by Policy Currents
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Heroin-assisted treatment and supervised consumption sites, the risk of political violence in America, U.S. immigration policy options are limited, and more. by Policy Currents
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Insights from RAND after the State of the Union, another U.S.-North Korea summit, reformulating OxyContin, and more. by Policy Currents
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What can be done about ISIS detainees, a program that helps reduce homelessness, Modi’s reelection in India, and more. by Policy Currents
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The costs of U.S.–Iran confrontation, discipline reform in America’s schools, why the North Korea problem is bigger than nukes, and more. by Policy Currents
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Cost barriers to playing youth sports, who’s liable when autonomous vehicles get hacked, looking ahead to U.S.-North Korea talks, and more. by Policy Currents
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Boris Johnson takes over as British PM, introducing teen girls to wargaming, health risks for migrant children detained at the border, and more. by Policy Currents
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Russian social media influence, congestion pricing in Manhattan, cryptocurrencies, and more. by Policy Currents
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How Americans consume the news, U.S.–Iranian relations, Louisiana’s education reforms, and more. by Policy Currents
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NATO’s 70th anniversary, food deserts, gender diversity in the Coast Guard, and more. by Policy Currents
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Theresa May resigns, ways to prevent veteran suicide, Iran’s network of fighters, and more. by Policy Currents
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The growing criminalization of America’s youth, the Trump-Kim summit, how cities can prepare for climate change, and more. by Policy Currents
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Iran-Israel escalation, insurers’ resistance to covering new drugs, cobalt mining in the Congo. by Policy Currents
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Why Russia doesn’t want an Israel-Iran war, AI in America's classrooms, China’s role in the opioid crisis. by Policy Currents
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Threats to the 2024 election, Kishida’s visit to Washington, veterans’ working conditions. by Policy Currents
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Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, gun deaths in America, climate change and conflict. by Policy Currents
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The risks posed by AI, NATO's new members, patient privacy laws. by Policy Currents
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The Israel-Hamas war, Russia's mistakes, ensuring safe drinking water. by Policy Currents
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Crisis at the U.S. southern border, diminishing the Houthi threat, L.A.’s dire rental market. by Policy Currents
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Two years of war in Ukraine, the ripple effects of overdose deaths, Israel’s duty to Gazans. by Policy Currents
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Postwar strategy toward Russia, restrictions on classroom discussion topics, threats to critical infrastructure. by Policy Currents
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America’s high prescription drug prices, L.A.’s housing crisis, stopping the spread of false information. by Policy Currents
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The future of Alzheimer’s treatment in America, allied space power, raising the stakes in Ukraine. by Policy Currents
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The Israel-Hamas war, AI and the risk of biological attacks, supporting veterans. by Policy Currents
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The facts on hiring people with criminal histories, Taiwan's election, how to deal with the Houthis. by Policy Currents
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The cost of care for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, how climate change could affect elections, planning for Ukraine's recovery. by Policy Currents
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The trouble with a cease-fire in Gaza, what Americans think of veterans and the military, tropical cyclones. by Policy Currents
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Looking back at the big policy stories of 2023. by Policy Currents
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Can psychedelic-assisted therapies help veterans with PTSD? by Policy Currents
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How economics might lead to peace in Gaza, the link between climate change and conflict, "crime-free housing" policies. by Policy Currents
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Insights on the Israel-Hamas war, promoting the 988 hotline, the nuclear threat facing South Korea. by Policy Currents
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Veterans Day: Supporting those who served by Policy Currents
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The information war between Israel and Hamas, recreational cannabis, gun violence in America. by Policy Currents
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Expert insights on the Israel-Hamas war. by Policy Currents
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The risk of escalation in Ukraine, estimating disaster recovery costs, detecting deepfakes. by Policy Currents
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Exposure to Trauma in the Intelligence and Law Enforcement Communities by Policy Currents
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'All work and no pay’ for teachers, the costs of insomnia, connections between wildfires and food insecurity. by Policy Currents
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Preparing for a Future with More Flooding by Policy Currents
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Why Ukraine isn’t like World War I, an alternative to student loans, the tech “Cold War.” by Policy Currents
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