American Compassion Podcast
1) Season 3, Ep 4: Who's Doing it Best?
As the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, but when it comes to the challenges facing the American safety net, the path forward can feel overwhelming. The problems ar...Show More
2) Season 3, Ep 3: Social Care in The Digital Age
How is technology reshaping the way we access social services and healthcare? In this episode of American Compassion, recorded at The LBJ School of Public Affairs, we dive into the challenges and oppo...Show More
3) SE 3, EP 2: What Happens Now?
Now that the US election has been decided, what will the new administration mean for the American safety net, and how does the American political story influence how we understand what is possible reg...Show More
4) Season 3, Ep 1: The Broken US Safety Net
We concluded season 2 of American Compassion by looking at the legacy of The Great Society and asked, " If we accept the fact that there's enough money in the US to solve poverty—just accept that—then...Show More
5) Season 2, Ep 4: The Legacy of The War on Poverty
During Lydon Johnson’s 4 years in office, his administration shepherded through: The Civil Rights Act, The Voting Rights Act, The Economic Opportunity Act, Upward Bound, The Job Corps, Head Start, Com...Show More
6) Season 2, Ep 3: The Road to Realization for Medicare and Medicaid
Here we are in the third episode of our 4 episode season looking at how Lyndon Johnson, by passing the civil rights bill on July 2nd, 1964, and The Economic Opportunity Act on Aug. 20th, 1964, is cont...Show More
7) Season 2, Ep 2: The (Revolutionary) Economic Opportunity Act
It’s the summer of 1964 and Lyndon Johnson has just signed the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. It was a continuation of the proposal of John F. Kennedy and LBJ found a way...Show More
8) Season 2, Ep 1: Taking The Reins and Passage of The Civil Rights Act
When we left off last season FDR’s New Deal and the end of WWII meant America was out of the Great Depression. But in 1960 people were waking from dreams of Earth Angels and Chantilly Lace to times th...Show More
9) Season 2 Coming Soon
How do politicians and leaders get things done in the face of opposition, and through the red tape of bureaucracy? And what kinds of people can meaningfully change the direction of an entire country? ...Show More
10) 4. Compromise and Concessions
Compromise is at the heart of almost every aspect of life. From what our family wants for dinner, to what subjects are taught in our schools, to what is included in, and left out of, congressional leg...Show More