America has 3,300 local health departments. They are the backbone of our public health system, yet they are agencies most of us never think about. Until there’s a crisis.
They respond to disease outbreaks, inspect restaurants, ensure safe drinking water, and coordinate emergency responses. Yet their work remains invisible, their budgets are perpetually squeezed, and their authority is increasingly questioned.
Host Michael Sparer traces how we built this fragmented public health infrastructure, from Constitutional debates to 1866 garbage collection to today’s vaccine controversies. He examines why healthcare spending dwarfs public health investment, why public health agencies vary so dramatically from community to community, and why understanding this system matters for everyone.
This isn’t partisan politics. It’s about the public health infrastructure that protects us every day.
Who the health cares? We all should.
A weekly podcast for California House District 12, representing Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Alameda, Albany, Piedmont and most of San Leandro, California. (CA12, CA-12, Civic Podcasting).
Exploring the people, projects, and progress behind Iowa’s transportation system.
Roadside Chat is the official podcast of the Iowa Department of Transportation. Hosts take you behind the scenes of Iowa’s transportation network. From roads and bridges to licenses and public transit, each episode answers your questions, spotlights Iowa DOT experts, and explores the innovations that keep Iowans moving safely.
In rural Ohio, a kidnapped woman risks her life by calling 911 with her captor’s phone. After she is rescued, investigators turn their attention to her kidnapper: a man named Shawn Grate. As detectives interview Grate, they realize that he may be behind the disappearances of multiple missing women in the area. Could they be face to face with a serial killer?
A six-part series from 20/20 and ABC Audio, hosted by John Quiñones. New episodes Tuesdays.
Subscribe to 20/20 True Crime+ for ad-free listening, early access to new series, exclusive bonus content, and hundreds of episodes from the 20/20 true crime vault. Visit apple.co/2020truecrime to subscribe now. Terms apply.
Make Iowa Nice Again with Meghann Foster is a podcast about rebuilding communities based on care and compassion. In her role as a local leader, Meghann has seen both the power of community to heal and the harm caused by Iowa’s current (and sometimes past) cultural climate. Her goal is to lift up the organizations, leaders, and everyday Iowans who are working to build the future we deserve.
This show will feature stories of resilience and possibility, reminding us that community care is the key to thriving—not just surviving. If you’re ready to imagine a brighter Iowa and roll up your sleeves to help make it happen, this show is for you.
I think that the wall should NOT be shutdown and I also think that the government shouldn’t be shutdown!
Cover art photo provided by Joel Filipe on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@joelfilip
می‌دونی چرا دزدان دریایی موفق‌تر از نیروی دریایی هستن؟ چرا در طول تاریخ نیروهای دریایی به سختی تونستن دزدان دریایی رو شکست بدن؟ به خاطر نگاه متفاوتشون به دنیاست.
گنجی در این دنیا نهفته است. من در فینسوف به دنبال کشف اون گنج نهفته هستم. با من همراه شو و
جهانی را به چالش بکش …
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Because you can’t fix what you don’t understand.
The rules governing your daily life – from the medications you take to the air you breathe, from workplace safety to financial regulation – weren’t made by Congress. They were made by federal agencies operating under delegated authority. And there’s an entire body of law governing how that power works, when it can be challenged, and what happens when it goes wrong.
Administrative Remedies explains that law. Professor Gwendolyn Savitz and Dean Marc Roark of the University of Tulsa College of Law break down the doctrines behind the headlines – Chevron, the major questions doctrine, Jarkesy, due process, agency enforcement – using real-world analogies and current Supreme Court cases.
For law students, practitioners, and anyone who wants the administrative state to actually make sense.
New episodes weekly.
No other level of government impacts us as much in our daily lives as local government.
For the last 40 years I have been talking to managers as an organization consultant and am as fascinated by their work today as when I began. The professional municipal manager is entrusted with a ship that often runs over rough waters even as it delivers vital services to communities.
This show is about the ideas and innovation that will drive the future of the profession of municipal management.
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[Intro and exit music by Joseph Hess. Cover art by Nancy Hess]
In the fall of 1727, a young Ben Franklin and a group of friends founded the Junto Club to discuss the great issues of their day. Franklin’s club members consisted of concerned Americans, tradesmen and artisans, all united in a common-sense perspective in dealing with a complicated world. They sought not only to grapple with hard questions, but to improve themselves through thoughtful conversation on morals, politics, and natural philosophy.
Our JUNTO Podcast series revives the spirit of Dr. Franklin’s initiative with BFF’s strong focus on U.S. foreign affairs, America’s role in the world, and the institutions that make policy.
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