Episodes 74
Avg. Duration 56m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 4.8 (51)
Since Aug 2023
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Statecraft is an interview series about how policy actually gets made.

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How the National Security Strategy Gets Made

Mar 12, 2026 58m

In the last six months, we’ve been covering big strategic documents published by the executive branch. We’ve interviewed Dean Ball, the principal author of the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan.…

Ten Thoughts on Government Data

Mar 05, 2026 13m

Government data often underpins policy debates. Nevertheless, those who work with it will know how uniquely frustrating it can be. Relative to the private sector, government systems collect data in…

When FAFSA Broke, They Called This Guy

Feb 26, 2026 1h 15m

Jeremy Singer is the President of College Board, which he has led for over a decade. In that role, he oversees the SAT, AP, and other core elements of the U.S. college access ecosystem, and he’s…

How a Congressional Office Actually Works

Feb 19, 2026 1h 9m

Baillee Brown is Head of Government and External Affairs at Inclusive Abundance, which works to help members of Congress get more interested in abundance-policy areas, principally housing, energy,…

How to Rewire City Hall

Feb 13, 2026 1h 1m

James Anderson leads the Government Innovation Program at Bloomberg Philanthropies, the umbrella for the charitable giving of billionaire and former three-term New York City Mayor Michael…

What’s Wrong with Nonprofits?

Feb 04, 2026 1h 26m

Today’s guest is Greg Berman, and we talk about nonprofits — Non-Governmental Organizations, or NGOs. Greg’s got a new book out called The Nonprofit Crisis: Leadership Through the Culture Wars, which…

One Year of Trump’s Economic Statecraft

Jan 27, 2026 1h 32m

When I got this episode on the calendar a month ago, my vision was, “Let’s get three of the smartest, most thoughtful liberals I can find on the topic of economic statecraft, and we’ll do a full…

What’s Wrong with NIH Grants?

Jan 09, 2026 1h 11m

Mike Lauer is the former Deputy Director for Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health. A cardiologist and researcher, he joined the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in…

99.8% of Federal Employees Get Good Performance Reviews. Why?

Dec 16, 2025 1h 2m

Today we’re joined by Scott Kupor, Director of the Office of Personnel Management. I think of it as the federal HR department — he makes a compelling case that it’s really the government’s talent…

Did the CHIPS "Everything Bagel"...Work?

Dec 12, 2025 1h 35m

CHIPS, the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors Act, is another. It spurred a massive investment boom in semiconductors on American soil, led by the CHIPS Program Office (CPO) at the…

How to Save Science Funding

Dec 04, 2025 1h

If you’re a scientist, and you apply for federal research funding, you’ll ask for a specific dollar amount. Let’s say you’re asking for a million-dollar grant. Your grant covers the direct costs,…

Should the Feds Bail Out Chicago?

Nov 25, 2025 1h 5m

The full transcript for this conversation and many others can be found at www.statecraft.pub.Today we’re joined by David Schleicher. David is Professor of Property and Urban Law at Yale Law School,…

How Diplomacy Works in Africa

Nov 12, 2025 1h 35m

Today we’re joined by Judd Devermont, one of the most experienced Africa policy hands in Washington. He spent 16 years as an intelligence analyst, serving in both the Obama and Biden administrations.…

How to Run New York City

Oct 31, 2025 1h 18m

You can find the full transcript of this conversation at www.statecraft.pub.The likely next mayor of New York City is Zohran Mamdani, if polling is anywhere close to being correct. Much of the…

A Statecraft Fall Roundup

Oct 23, 2025 36m

This episode was originally recorded on October 18th at the Progress Conference in Berkeley. Because of the federal shutdown, Director Kratsios called in virtually.Michael Kratsios is Director of the…

Is the Senate Fixing Housing Policy?

Oct 16, 2025 1h 8m

Today we’re talking about housing. The ROAD to Housing Act passed the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee 24-0 in late July. Last week — despite the shutdown — it cleared the Senate.…

Why We Don't Build Apartments for Families

Oct 08, 2025 57m

Today, we’re joined by Bobby Fijan. He’s a co-founder of the American Housing Corporation, a startup building housing for families in cities. A burning question motivates his work: How do you make…

How to Bring Down Healthcare Costs

Oct 02, 2025 1h 22m

Today, I’m joined by Anup Malani. He’s a professor of law at the University of Chicago, currently on leave, serving as the first Chief Economist at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.…

What Is America’s Infrastructure Cost Problem?

Sep 17, 2025 33m

This episode was originally recorded on September 4th at the Abundance Conference in DC."Zach Liscow, my guest today, is a professor of law at Yale Law School. In 2022-2023, he was the Chief…

How to Write the AI Action Plan

Sep 10, 2025 1h 25m

The full transcript for this conversation is at www.statecraft.pub. When I started this podcast a couple years ago, the idea was more constrained than it is today. We wanted to do exit interviews…

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