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Ben Wildavsky on the German Model of Dual-Studies
Ben Wildavsky is a veteran higher education strategist and writer, and host of the Higher Ed Spotlight podcast. He brings decades of experience in journalism and education policy, including…
Robert Lerman on the Role of Apprenticeships in the American Economy
Robert Lerman is a research fellow at the Urban Institute and the co-founder of Apprenticeships for America, where he is dedicated to expanding opportunities for lifelong learning and ensuring that…
Stuart Andreason on Skills-Based Hiring
Stuart Andreason is the Executive Director of Programs at the Burning Glass Institute where he leads efforts in research and engagement on workforce innovation, higher education, and economic…
Kerry McKittrick on Education, Career Navigation, and Workforce Development
Kerry McKittrick, in her work as co-director of The Project on Workforce at Harvard, looks into different aspects of the relationship between workforce development and careers. In this episode of…
David Hernandez on Creating a Domestic Microprocessor Manufacturing Labor Force
Description:This week on Hardly Working, Brent Orrell talks with David Hernandez, Vice President of Education at IPC, the Global Association for Electronics Manufacturing.Brent and David discuss…
Addressing Rural Economic Development With Kevin R. Kosar
On July 22, Brent Orrell from AEI and Tony Pipa from Brookings hosted a discussion about Casa Grande Valley Farms, an agricultural cooperative from the New Deal era that faced challenges and…
Russ Roberts on "Wild Problems"
Russ Roberts, President of Shalem College in Jerusalem and host of the Econtalk podcast, discusses his book, “Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us. The book discusses Robert’s…
Sally Satel and Keith Humphreys on the Opioid Epidemic
On July 8, AEI’s Brent Orrell hosted the fifth event in the “On the Front Porch” series with the Brookings Institution’s Tony Pipa featuring Stanford University Professor Keith Humphreys and AEI’s…
Brad Wilcox on Marriage and Family Stability
This week on Hardly Working, Brent Orrell talks with AEI Senior Fellow Brad Wilcox. Wilcox’s recent book Get Married: Why Americans Should Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families and Save Civilization…
Daniel Susskind on the Growth Dilemma
Americans are grappling with the complexities of economic growth, technology, and their impacts on society. This week, Brent talks with Oxford University economist Daniel Susskind, who explores these…
Scott Winship on the Wage-Productivity Paradox
Americans’ views on the economy have soured in recent years, often seemingly disconnected with the realities of work and growth in incomes. One particularly pernicious meme, found on both the left…
John Tamny on the End of Work
In a world where the traditional boundaries of work are being redrawn, the interplay between work and personal satisfaction, a sense of purpose, and meaning is rapidly evolving. This week on Hardly…
Carol Graham on the Power of Hope
Contemporary differences between rural and urban areas in America have their roots in long-term demographic, economic, technological, and social factors. Brent and the Brookings Institution’s Tony…
Jim Pethokoukis on Conservative Futurism
As technology marches on, what kind of world are we moving towards? According to AEI senior fellow Jim Pethokoukis, it’s an abundant and prosperous one, at least potentially. So long as we play our…
Vikram Mansharamani on Why to Be a Generalist
In a world of specialists, generalists sometimes seem like people without a country. That may be changing. In an age of specialized–and increasingly powerful– AI tools, going broad rather than narrow…
What Rural Voters Think: A Conversation with Nick Jacobs
Divides between rural and urban America have their roots in longstanding demographic, economic, technological, and social factors. In a new event series, AEI’s Brent Orrell and the Brookings…
Robert Schwartz and Rachel Lipson on Community Colleges and Economic Mobility
In recent years, confidence in higher education has plummeted. This decline has prompted a vigorous debate on the role of all types of post-secondary education. In their recent book America’s Hidden…
Keith Sonderling on AI and the Workforce
As artificial intelligence (AI) bounds ahead, many are rightfully concerned about the risks and ethical issues it raises. Perhaps some of the most practical of these is the potential that AI will be…
Elizabeth Currid-Halkett on Rural America
Many urban Americans have come to believe that there’s a growing chasm separating urban and rural America. While urban America bounds ahead, rural America, many assume, is being left behind,…
Ben Wildavsky on the Career Arts
Regrettably, the debate about post-secondary education has devolved into just another culture war issue with one camp saying “everyone go to college” and another saying “skip college learn a…
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Hardly Working with Brent Orrell has published 133 episodes since January 2020, covering topics in Business, Careers.
Hardly Working with Brent Orrell is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 49m.
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