Pints and Policy

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, there will not be a new 'Pints and Policy' episode this week.

On this week's episode Jordan and Kelly sit down with Cristobal Ramon, a senior policy analyst on BPC's Immigration Project, to learn about the Democratic presidential candidates' immigration policy proposals.

On this week’s episode, Jordan and Kelly sit down with Lesley Jantarasami, associate director of BPC’s Energy Project, to discuss the GOP's new climate plan, the Trillion Trees Act, and to better understand how reforestation may be the solution to some of our climate change challenges.

On this week’s episode Jordan and Kelly sit down with Michael Thorning, associate director of BPC’s Congress Project to break down the results of the latest Healthy Congress Index to understand how Congress can be more effective in the coming year.

To kick off the new year, Jordan and Kelly are joined by the director of BPC's Health Project, Marilyn Serafini, who highlights the results of a new BPC - Morning Consult poll on Americans' attitudes towards the current health care system and what health care issues are prioritized by Democratic and Republican voters.

Jordan and Kelly take a quick trip down memory lane as they talk about some of their favorite conversations from 2019. The episode features discussions on paid family leave, impeachment, and a BPC study on wait times in polling place lines.

On this week’s episode of Pints and Policy, Jordan and Kelly sit down with Theresa Cardinal Brown, BPC’s director of immigration and cross-border policy, to review year in immigration. The topics covered in the episode are the DACA Supreme Court hearing, leadership within DHS, and updates at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Jordan LaPier and Kelly Parsons sit down with Senior Policy Analyst Jinann Bitar to discuss the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and how the House’s College Affordability Act aims to increase opportunity and make higher education more affordable.

Jordan LaPier and Kelly Parsons sit down with Senior Policy Analyst Tim Harper to discuss the results of BPC’s new study on wait times in polling places and what policymakers and election officials can do to improve the voting experience.

Jordan and Kelly sit down with John Soroushian, BPC's associate director of Corporate Governance and Finance to talk about the future of artificial intelligence and its impact on the economy and public policy.

The formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump marks the fourth time in U.S. history that a president has faced serious threats of impeachment. Jordan LaPier and Kelly Parsons sit down with John Richter, director of BPC’s Congress Project, and BPC Senior Advisor Franz Wuerfmannsdobler to give some insight into the impeachment process and share their experiences working on the Hill during Clinton’s impeachment proceedings.

Jordan LaPier and Kelly Parsons sit down with BPC Chief Medical Advisor Anand Parekh, MD to discuss the findings of the new BPC report, Ending HIV in America, as well as the barriers and potential policy solutions to end the U.S. HIV epidemic once and for all.

This week, Jordan LaPier and Kelly Parsons sit down with BPC fellow Adrienne Schweer to discuss what steps Congress is taking to implement a national paid family leave program, as well as challenges faced by both workers and employers regarding taking time off to care for family.

In this week’s episode, Jordan LaPier and Kelly Parsons go back to school with director of BPC’s Campus Free Expression Project Jacquie Pfeffer Merrill and fellow Steven Hayward to find out how incoming college freshmen should approach the issues of free speech and expression on campus and the broader impact these issues have on our democracy.

In this week's episode, Jordan LaPier welcomes back associate director for BPC's Congress Project, Michael Thorning, to discuss the performance of the 116th Congress, the Healthy Congress Index, filibustering, and more.

In this week's episode, Jordan LaPier welcomes back associate director for infrastructure and housing policy, Andy Winkler, to discuss all of the recent happenings in the infrastructure realm, including a Senate committee markup of a highway bill, water infrastructure, and the infrastructure plans of the 2020 Democratic candidates.

The 2020 Elections will be here before we know it. A few weeks ago, news broke that two counties in Florida had their voter databases breached, which we didn’t previously know. That has sparked another round of questions of what’s being done to defend against similar attacks in 2020, and whether we’re prepared to run a safe and secure presidential election. Are we doing enough to secure our elections and anticipate the potential threats? Matt Weil, Director of BPC’s Elections Project...

Infrastructure: Everyone agrees we need to invest but who pays? And how much can we afford? With industry’s official Infrastructure Week just ahead, Jordan LaPier sits down with senior policy analyst Andy Winkler to look at the state of the national conversation. This podcast can also be found on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google Play.

Earlier this week the trustees for Social Security and Medicare released their latest projections on when their trust funds will dry up. They’re holding steady saying Medicare’s Hospital Insurance fund will run out by 2026 and the main Social Security fund will be empty by 2034. Jordan is joined by BPC associate director Tim Shaw to discuss why treading water for these programs isn’t enough. This podcast can also be found on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google Play.

Tax day is just around the corner and for lots of Americans this weekend is going to be a final scramble to get their returns in order and filed. But they’re likely to find the process as confusing and cumbersome as ever. Jordan is joined by BPC research analyst Kody Carmody to discuss a new report from BPC on the complexity of American taxes. This podcast can also be found on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google Play.