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The CGD Podcast
International development experts share their ideas on smarter policies for a better world. Hosted by the Center for Global Development.
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The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Evaluating the Monkeypox Response
Dr. Boghuma Titanji, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine, joins Javier Guzman to reflect on the ongoing monkeypox…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Making Preparedness a Priority
On this first episode of new CGD podcast series Pandemic Proof, co-hosts Amanda Glassman and Javier Guzman take stock of where things stand on the COVID-19…
The CGD PodcastIntroducing: Pandemic Proof
Get ready for Pandemic Proof, a new podcast from the Center for Global Development. Hosted by CGD's Amanda Glassman and Javier Guzman and featuring guests from…
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A New Paradigm for Decision-making with Patience Marime-Ball and Ruth Shaber
CGD's Megan O'Donnell speaks with coauthors Patience Marime-Ball (Women of the World Endowment) and Ruth Shaber (Tara Health Foundation) about the data backing…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: Recap and Reflections on Season 1
Gyude shares his takeaways from the first season, underlines the importance of elevating underrepresented ideas, and makes an announcement about Season 2.
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Health Insurance in India with Shankar Prinja
CGD's Javier Guzman speaks with the Indian National Health Authority's Shankar Prinja about the structure and benefits of the PMJAY insurance scheme, the…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: Was the AU-EU Summit a Success?
Malado Kaba of Falémé Conseil and Inge Kaul of the Hertie School join Gyude to discuss the commitments made at the long-awaited AU-EU summit, the ways in which…
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A History of USAID with John Norris and Wade Warren
CGD's Sarah Rose speaks with John Norris of the Gates Foundation and Wade Warren of Deloitte Consulting about Norris's new book on USAID, including USAID's…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: What Does the Climate Crisis Mean for Africa?
Zainab Usman of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Olumide Abimbola of the Africa Policy Research Institute join Gyude to discuss the…
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Inside the Development Leader's Conference with Carin Jämtin and Alexia Latortue
CGD's Masood Ahmed speaks with Sida's Carin Jämtin and MCC's Alexia Latortue about their takeaways from the 2021 Development Leaders Conference, including the…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: How Can African Countries Increase Migration Opportunities for Skilled Youth?
Africa's youth population is expected to hit one billion this year, and African countries are not on track to produce enough jobs. Dawit Dame of Ethiopia's…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: How Can Digital ID Improve Lives through Social Protection?
CGD's Anit Mukherjee and Ugo Gentilini of the World Bank join Gyude to discuss how governments reach people with social protection programs, how such programs…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: How Can Digital ID Be Harnessed for Development?
Dr. Joseph Atick, Executive Chairman of ID4Africa, and Alan Gelb, CGD Senior Fellow, join Gyude to discuss the evolution of ID systems across Africa, the…
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The Future of Education in Afghanistan with Zuhra Faizi and Rob Jenkins
CGD's Susannah Hares speaks with Zuhra Faizi of Harvard and MIT and Rob Jenkins of UNICEF about the history and current status of Afghan education, the role of…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: How Do We Accelerate EU-Africa Investment?
CGD's Mikaela Gavas joins Gyude to discuss barriers to private investment in health and infrastructure projects and how a new initiative—an Accelerator…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: How Do We Evaluate (and Rank) Commitment to Development?
CGD's Ian Mitchell joins Gyude to discuss the newest edition of CGD's Commitment to Development Index, which ranks 40 of the world's most powerful countries on…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: Can Agriculture Drive Economic Growth in Africa?
This episode of Lagos to Mombasa asks: could ag policy be a means to post-COVID-19 recovery in Africa? Linda Manda of Standard Bank Group and Gillian Pais of…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: How Does Africa Attract Private Investment to Meet Its Development Needs?
In this episode of the new series Lagos to Mombasa, Abebe Aemro Selassie of the IMF and Charlie Robertson of Renaissance Capital join Gyude Moore to discuss…
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Demystifying Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) with Adrienne Cheasty
CGD's Mark Plant and University of Oxford's Adrienne Cheasty, formerly of the IMF, on how SDRs work, what the IMF's new allocation means, and what needs to…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: How Does the Pandemic End in Africa?
This first episode of the new Africa-centered podcast series Lagos to Mombasa examines how African governments can shape their responses to the pandemic and…
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Women's Economic Empowerment in India with Soumya Kapoor
Megan O'Donnell of CGD and Soumya Kapoor of IWWAGE on breaking down the barriers that keep Indian women from the workforce, the roles of local and…
The CGD PodcastComing Soon! Lagos to Mombasa: The Trans-Africa Podcast from the Center for Global Development
Next week CGD will launch the new podcast series Lagos to Mombasa: The Trans-Africa Podcast from CGD. The series will focus on policies, problems, and promise…
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Vaccine Certificates with Pam Dixon and Camilla Ravnbøl
Anit Mukherjee of CGD, Pam Dixon of World Privacy Forum, and Camilla Ravnbøl of the University of Copenhagen on how vaccine certificates work, what challenges…
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Aid Transparency During COVID-19 with Henry Asor Nkang and Gary Forster
CGD's Sarah Rose; Henry Asor Nkang from Nigeria's Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning; and Publish What You Fund CEO Gary Forster on the current…
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Coordinating Country Aid with Bella Bird, Sharmarke Farah, and Jonathan Papoulidis
CGD's Sarah Rose, Bella Bird of the World Bank, Sharmarke Farah of the government of Somalia, and Jonathan Papoulidis of World Vision on the potential of…
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Consent in Development with Stephanie Kimou and Angela Bruce-Raeburn
CGD's Megan O'Donnell, Stephanie Kimou of PopWorks Africa, and Angela Bruce-Raeburn of Global Health Advocacy Incubator discuss the impact of the colonization…
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US Policy Toward Africa with Howard French
CGD's Gyude Moore and journalist Howard French discuss US perceptions of Africa, the business opportunities the US is leaving on the table, and how policy…
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Creative Development with Bobby Pittman and Ladipoe
CGD's Amanda Glassman talks with Kupanda Capital's Bobby Pittman and rapper Ladipoe about development opportunities in Africa's entertainment industries…
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Lessons from Ghana on Universal Health Coverage with Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt
Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt, Director of Technical Coordination at Ghana's Ministry of Health, explains how Ghana's health services have evolved, how they select…
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Next Steps for Nigeria's Border Situation with Amaka Anku and Nonso Obikili
CGD's Gyude Moore, Amaka Anku of Eurasia Group, and Nonso Obikili of Economic Research Southern Africa on Nigeria's recent border closure. They discuss the…
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Investing in Women with Priya Krishnan, Jen Braswell, and Graham Wrigley
CGD's Megan O'Donnell, KLAY founder Priya Krishnan, and CDC Group's Jen Braswell and Graham Wrigley discuss the importance of investing in women, how to find…
The CGD PodcastSounds Robotic: Carl Benedikt Frey
In this episode of Sounds Robotic, host Charles Kenny talks with Carl Benedikt Frey, co-director of the Program on Technology and Employment at the Oxford…
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How Significant Is Household Headship? with Agnes Quisumbing and Dominique van de Walle
IFPRI's Agnes Quisumbing joins CGD's Dominique van de Walle and Megan O'Donnell to discuss the contexts in which headship is (and isn't) useful, the importance…
The CGD PodcastSounds Robotic: Benno Ndulu
In this episode of Sounds Robotic, host Charles Kenny talks with Benno Ndulu, an academic director of the Pathways for Prosperity Commission on Technology and…
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Parenting by the Data with Emily Oster
Cribsheet author and economist Emily Oster on the data behind health recommendations for pregnant women, how to balance children's and parents' needs, and how…
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Prospects for Prosper Africa – CGD Podcast
Landry Signé, Aubrey Hruby, Judd Devermont, and Gyude Moore on their expectations for the new Prosper Africa initiative and the roles that infrastructure…
The CGD PodcastSounds Robotic: Amolo Ngweno
In this episode of Sounds Robotic, host Charles Kenny talks with Amolo Ngweno, CEO and East Africa Regional Director for BFA, about her recent paper on what…
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Justice for the Displaced? with Canadian Senator Ratna Omidvar
Canadian Senator Ratna Omidvar on how the Frozen Assets Repurposing Act would work, what it could mean for Canada, and why it resonates with her personally.
The CGD PodcastSounds Robotic: Bright Simons
In this episode of Sounds Robotic, host Charles Kenny talks with Bright Simons, founder of the mPedigree Network and VP at the IMANI Center for Policy and…
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Looking Beyond Aid with Ian Mitchell
CGD's Ian Mitchell on why looking beyond aid is important for development, how the Commitment to Development Index measures and weighs various development…
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To Brand or Not to Brand? with Gyude Moore
Gyude Moore, former Minister of Public Works in Liberia and current visiting fellow at CGD, on aid branding, what China does differently, and what innovation…
The CGD PodcastSounds Robotic: Tom Standage
In this episode of Sounds Robotic, host Charles Kenny talks with Tom Standage, Deputy Editor of the Economist, about the potential upsides of AI and automation…
The CGD PodcastSounds Robotic: Shahid Yusuf
In this episode of Sounds Robotic, host Charles Kenny talks with Shahid Yusuf, who argues that the old path to rapid growth—manufacturing export goods—is less…
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The Politics of Big Data with Yuen Yuen Ang – Sounds Robotic & CGD Podcast
Yuen Yuen Ang on how to make your data more meaningful, the dangers of big data in cases of oppression, and whether political freedom is really a requirement…
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National Development Banks with Stephany Griffith-Jones
Economist Stephany Griffith-Jones on the role development banks can play in innovation, how they should interact with private actors and governments, and what…