Are You Kidding Me? Podcast
1) Farewell Episode: The Good, the Bad, and Looking Ahead
What policy successes and failures have shaped outcomes for kids in the past five years, and what is necessary to create solutions in the next five? Join Naomi and Ian for the final episode of the Are...Show More
2) Lynn Johnson on Child Welfare Priorities for the New Administration
What will a new administration in Washington mean for American children, particularly the most vulnerable? This week, Naomi and Ian are joined by Lynn Johnson, founder of All In Fostering Futures and ...Show More
3) George Borjas on Mortality Rates Among Black Infants
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, in her dissent on the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action in 2023, cited a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) concluding ...Show More
4) Catherine Pakaluk on Population Decline and the Women Choosing Large Families
How do we combat historically low fertility rates? While having fewer children has been correlated with higher rates of education among women, a significant group of highly educated women are still ch...Show More
Catherine Pakaluk on Population Decline and the Women Choosing Large Families
29:02 | Nov 26th, 2024
5) Sixto Cancel on Upgrading Technology in Child Welfare
Much like other governmental agencies, child welfare systems are long overdue for a digital upgrade. But how can we ensure the technological tools implemented truly equip caseworkers and supervisors t...Show More
6) Bruce Henderson on Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Residential Care for Foster Youth
Because of the Family First Prevention Services Act passed in 2017, residential care facilities, or “group homes,” for foster youth have lost significant funding—leading to the closure of many residen...Show More
7) Christine Rosen on How Technology Replaces Experiences
Technological innovations are often sold to the public as ways to make life easier. But what if the increasing prevalence of technology in our lives is actually crowding out human experiences that are...Show More
8) Savannah Nelson on Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Abuse
When parents perpetuate abuse against their children, it is all too likely that they themselves were also victims of abuse. Children who have experienced maltreatment face significant barriers to flou...Show More
9) Carolyn D. Gorman on School-Based Mental Health Initiatives
Concerns about a mental health crisis among young people have produced broad initiatives to improve overall mental well-being or “prevent” mental illness. But what evidence do we have that these progr...Show More
10) Rafael Mangual on Civil Rights and Child Welfare
Policymakers, researchers, and activists in the child welfare field frequently point to racial disparities within the system, as evidence of the systemic bias. But what are the true causes of these di...Show More