Are you wanting to learn more about public policy ? Well you’ve come to the right place. This is a curated list of the best public policy podcasts of 2021.

We have selected these podcasts for a variety of reasons, but they are all well worth a listen. We tried to select a variety of podcasts across the spectrum from hosts with a wide breadth of experience.

We are always keen to hear your feedback, if we have missed a podcast, tweet us @MagazineWelp and we will check it out!

Best Public Policy Podcasts 2021

With thanks to ListenNotes, Crunchbase, SemRush and Ahrefs for providing the data to create and rank these podcasts.

New Books in Public Policy

Publisher: Marshall Poe
Total Episodes: 798

Interviews with Scholars of Public Policy about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

History and Public Policy Program

Publisher: Cold War International History Project
Total Episodes: 43

Podcasts and event audio from the Woodrow Wilson Center’s History and Public Policy Program, which includes the Cold War International History Project, the North Korea International Documentation Project, and the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project and is home to the Digital Archive at www.digitalarchive.org International History Declassified, with Pieter Biersteker and Kian Byrne of the History and Policy Program focuses on interviews with historians to gain insight into their research, their sources, and their experiences. Sport in the Cold War is hosted by Vince Hunt, and features insightful discussions with expert historians. Supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and directed by Professor Robert Edelman (UC San Diego), Professor Christopher Young (University of Cambridge), and Dr. Christian Ostermann (History and Public Policy Program, Woodrow Wilson Center).

Mississippi Center for Public Policy

Publisher: Mississippi Center for Public Policy
Total Episodes: 48

Advancing the founding promise of liberty without permission. Limited Government, Free Markets, Strong Families.

Public Policy Channel (Audio)

Publisher: UCTV
Total Episodes: 172

The UC Public Policy Channel provides a platform for policy-makers, policy critics, and innovative policy thinkers gathered by the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley to speak the truth clearly, convincingly, and constructively in pursuit of solutions for the good of all. Visit: uctv.tv/public-policy

Women and Public Policy Program Seminar Series

Publisher: Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School
Total Episodes: 108

A weekly seminar during the academic year focused on understanding and closing gender gaps in the areas of economic opportunity, political participation, health, and education.

Public Policy Lecture Series

Publisher: Public Policy Lecture Series
Total Episodes: 62

Public Policy Lecture Series

The Georgetown Public Policy Review Podcast

Publisher: GPPR
Total Episodes: 75

Policy decisions matter to you every day. We’re here to explain them.

Main and Mulberry: Public Policy

Publisher: Main and Mulberry
Total Episodes: 84

Public Policy explores the crossroads of modernization and small town tradition exemplified by the growing town of Collierville, TN. Listen in as we learn about economic growth, start-up businesses, and explore modern community. Each one-hour show features special guests including local entrepreneurs, business leaders, city officials, and key influencers of the movement. Hosted by Keith Essary.

The Theater of Public Policy

Publisher: Danger Boat Productions
Total Episodes: 107

The Theater of Public Policy explores big ideas using improvisational comedy. We invite smart people to talk about the issues of the day and a team of improvisers brings them to life. Presented here, are the interviews from these shows.

Understanding Public Policy (in 1000 and 500 words)

Publisher: Professor Paul Cairney
Total Episodes: 33

Paul Cairney, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling. This is the series of podcasts that accompany a series of blog posts (1000 word and 500 word) that accompany the book Understanding Public Policy. See: https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/500-words/

Professors & Public Policy

Publisher: Maximilian Knaus
Total Episodes: 3

This show is a project for my Honors Capstone experience at Northern Arizona University. I’ve decided to invite professors from NAU to share their experiences in their field of interest and possibly relate that to some form of public policy.

Public Policy Channel (Video)

Publisher: UCTV
Total Episodes: 185

COVID-19: Public Health, Policy, and Culture

Publisher: Dr. April Moreno
Total Episodes: 34

Information about COVID-19 from a public health, policy, and cultural approach in a way that is translatable to the public. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/covid19ppc/support

Understanding Inequalities: new thinking for public policy

Publisher: Cambridge University
Total Episodes: 8

We are witnessing increasing divisions in society whereby health gains for some are not shared by others; where social mobility is falling; and where the pay gap between ordinary workers and corporate leaders has grown exponentially. Inequality is now a mainstream political issue. What does current research bring to our understanding of how inequality shapes our economy and society? What do the public think about inequality? Can research provide evidence of interventions to reduce inequalities? Inequality is one of the research themes identified by the Public Policy Strategic Research Initiative (SRI). The group included Professor Theresa Marteau, Professor Simon Szreter, Professor David Howarth, Professor Simon Deakin and Dr Charlotte Sausman who began discussing the question of public attitudes to inequality, and how attitudes changed across different types of inequality. Several of the group had already attended the Rustat Conference on Inequality, held in Cambridge in March 2015 , and were keen to build on the discussions held there. Through the YouGov Cambridge programme, we engaged YouGov to carry out some polling on current attitudes to inequalities. Image courtesy of Shreyans Bhansali from Flickr Creative Commons

GENERATION INVINCIBLE – Public Health ✓ Healthcare Policy ✓ Social Justice ✓

Publisher: Generation Invincible
Total Episodes: 22

Abigail Meller is an aspiring activist, feminist, and a couple of other –ists, with a passion for health policy, advocacy work, and civil rights. Join her as she discusses current public health, healthcare policy, and social justice issues on Generation Invincible, a bi-weekly podcast by a millennial, for millennials.