Laura Arnold sits down with former presidential candidate Andrew Yang and Stanford professor Larry Diamond, a leading scholar in democracy reform, to discuss the crisis eating away at American democracy and potential solutions, including ranked

A Lifetime Sentence to Poverty

Jul 15th, 2021 35m

America’s criminal justice system has exploded in scope over recent decades and the punishment for these individuals does not always end when they leave prison or jail. In this episode of Deep Dive, Laura Arnold sits down with three guests to e

The Chance to Choose

Jun 3rd, 2021 32m 2s

Birth control is one of the most popular innovations of modern history, with eight out of 10 Americans supporting it as essential health care. Yet millions lack access, and the politicization of contraception has exacerbated the problem. Is the

The accountability crisis in higher education

May 3rd, 2021 28m 11s

Nearly two out of every five students who start a full-time, four-year undergraduate program drop out. This is especially true for part-time students, low-income students and students of color. The U.S. higher education system is clearly broke

Has the Gun Reform Debate Reached a Tipping Point?

Apr 15th, 2021 33m 28s

Recent mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado have spurred cries for change, including President Biden's effort to ban assault rifles. But will this moment be any different? In this episode, Laura Arnold sits down with four experts on gun vio

Confronting racism in policing

Mar 31st, 2021 22m 38s

The video of police officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee into George Floyd’s neck for approximately 9 minutes served as the spark that ignited a tinder box of demonstrations calling for police reform. We examine the root causes of the acco

Democracy in Crisis

Jan 28th, 2021 24m 33s

Systemic failures in the nation’s electoral and legislative systems have led to extreme polarization and partisan rancor, raising questions about whether American democracy is still working. This episode examines three possible improvements:

Money Bail in California

Oct 26th, 2020 28m 54s

Voters in California have a historic issue in front of them on election day: whether to become the first state to abolish money bail and replace it with a system centered on safety, not money, or stick with the status quo. This episode, which i

The Impact of COVID-19 on Reform

Apr 30th, 2020 28m 40s

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on families, individuals, and organizations around the world. The global health crisis has touched virtually every aspect of our lives, from the way we interact with one another to the manne

Your Money or Your Freedom

Mar 3rd, 2020 41m 21s

Right now in the United States, there are almost 500,000 people being held behind bars who have yet to receive their day in court. In the vast majority of those cases, the defendant is being held simply because they cannot meet the financial d

The High Price of Freedom

Mar 3rd, 2020 41m 21s

The Dire State of America's Organ Donation System

Feb 5th, 2020 23m 7s

There are 115,000 Americans on an organ transplant waiting list, and their future health hangs on several different factors — age, blood type, condition — that play a key role in determining who gets placed next in a potentially life-saving lin

"Dollar Signs in Uniform"

Jan 8th, 2020 24m 14s

For 75 years, the GI Bill has provided military service members with invaluable educational opportunities. And for just as long, for-profit colleges and universities have sought to gain and maintain access to that funding stream. In this epis

The Fight for $15

Dec 9th, 2019 32m 13s

It's a heated debate that's unfolding at the federal, state, and local levels. What is the appropriate minimum wage that employers must pay their workers in the United States? On the latest episode of the podcast Deep Dive with Laura Arnold:

The Hidden Costs of Fines & Fees

Nov 6th, 2019 28m 19s

Criminalizing poverty in America. For too many, it starts with a traffic ticket and can end with lost jobs, homes, and even dignity. On the latest episode of the podcast Deep Dive with Laura Arnold: a closer look at the hidden price tag behind

A Conversation in Cambridge

Oct 4th, 2019 33m 22s

Even though it's been around for almost 400 years, most Americans know very little about the inner workings of Harvard University. But with University President Lawrence Bacow at the helm, that trend is beginning to change. In this episode, L

A Conversation in Cambridge

Oct 4th, 2019 33m 22s

Cheating Between the Lines

Aug 29th, 2019 30m 1s

The practice of gerrymandering is more than 200 years old in the United States, and yet its impact on our nation's politics is likely stronger today than at any other time in our American history. Drawing voting maps with pure political partis

Bootleggers and Baptists

Jul 31st, 2019 38m 9s

In today's toxic political environment, reaching any type of bipartisan agreement can seem like an impossible goal. But criminal justice reform is one issue area where the left and the right routinely manage to form coalitions with one another.

The High Cost of Higher Education

Jun 27th, 2019 26m 33s

It's one of the larger investments that most people will make during their lifetime, and yet, making sure that a college degree leads to a solid return on the original investment isn't always easy. A lack of transparency and accountability wit

Probation and Parole in America

May 29th, 2019 30m 43s

Each year in America, almost 350,000 people are incarcerated for some sort of violation of their probation or parole conditions. Often, these violations involve technical infractions that are as commonplace as a traffic violation but can result

Drug Pricing in America

Apr 16th, 2019 36m 6s

How do you set a price on staying alive? In this episode of “Deep Dive,” Arnold Ventures Co-Chair Laura Arnold sits down with David Mitchell, founder of Patients for Affordable Drugs, who began his fight for drug pricing reform after a devastat

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