Ranjan Sehgal '22 and Molly Cook, a '22 at Brown University, discuss their recent paper co-authored with Richard S. Braddock Professor of Economics, Bruce Sacerdote entitled "Why Is All COVID-19 News Bad News?" Their paper can be found via https://www.nber.org/papers/w28110. Hosted by Jack Nicastro '23.

Professor of Economics, John Welborn discusses the GameStop trading fiasco in technical terms as well as how it relates to regulation and trade settlement. Hosted by Dhruv Uppal '22. Please note that this episode was recorded on the 12th of February 2021.

Professor of Economics, Marjorie Rose discusses the domestic fiscal deficit, national debts globally, Modern Monetary Theory, and their impacts. Hosted by Dhruv Uppal '22.

Professor of Government, Jennifer Jerit discusses politics as it relates to the media, psychology, and emotion as well as how political messaging may change under a Biden presidency. Hosted by Dhruv Uppal '22 and Jack Nicastro '23. Please note that this episode was recorded in December 2020.

Nelson A. Rockefeller Professor of Government, Michael Mastanduno discusses the impact of a Biden presidency on U.S foreign policy. Hosted by Dhruv Uppal '22.

Professor of Government, Dean Lacy discusses the upcoming election as it relates to partisanship, the Supreme Court, demographics, and a spate of other topics. Hosted by Dhruv Uppal '22 and Jack Nicastro '23.

Jack Nicastro '23 discusses topics related to voting, such as voting by mail and voter turnout, with Professor of Government, Brendan Nyhan.

Three new members of the DPT, Ayush Ajmani '24, Isaiah Menning '24, and Sathvik Rayala '24 discuss Trump's Platinum Plan and Supreme Court Justice nomination with Dhruv Uppal '22.

Marc Novicoff ’22, a redistributionist Democrat with centrist social leanings and Jack Nicastro ’23, a free-market libertarian discuss their political beliefs with Dhruv Uppal ’22. Note: This episode is opinion-based. Notes on the episode's content including select sources can be found on the DPT website.

Anshul Barnwal ‘21 and Ted Gehring ‘20 talk Dhruv Uppal ‘22 and Madeline Gochee ‘23 through Penn State' reopening plans, the Supreme Court's ruling that protects LGBTQ workers under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and recent North Korean aggression.