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After the Fact
After the Fact is a podcast from The Pew Charitable Trusts that brings you data and analysis on the issues that matter to you—from our environment and the sciences, to larger economic trends and public health. Experts from Pew and other special guests discuss the numbers and trends shaping some of society's biggest challenges with host Dan LeDuc, then go behind the facts with nonpartisan analysis and stories.
Episodes
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Housing in America: A Foundation in Montana
Stat: 49%: The share of Americans who say the availability of affordable housing in their local community is a major problem, compared to 39% in 2018. Story…
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Housing in America: A Blueprint in Minneapolis
Stat: 12%: From 2017 to 2022, Minneapolis increased its housing stock by 12% while rents remained flat. Story: Minneapolis is drawing positive national…
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Housing in America: Pathways to Homeownership
Stat: 70%: The share of Americans who think young adults today have a harder time than their parents' generation when it comes to buying a home. Story: Putting…
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Housing in America: Where Is Home?
Stat: 60%: The share of Americans who say they're very concerned about the cost of housing. Story: In just a few years, from 2019 to 2022, the national median…
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Coming Soon: Housing in America
Rising rents, escalating home prices, and limited housing supply. They are some of the forces pushing the American Dream of homeownership out of reach for…
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Bonus Episode: Reflections on Bridging Divides
Story: Over most of last year, "After the Fact" looked at how people are restoring and building community at a time when the nation is divided and exhausted…
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Beyond Polarization: Finding a Way Forward
Stat: 57%: The percentage of Americans who believe that partisan conflicts receive too much attention these days. Story: A majority of Americans say partisan…
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Beyond Polarization: Talking It Out
Stat: 79%: The share of Americans who believe access to the internet and social media has made people more divided in their political opinions. Story: Social…
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Beyond Polarization: Where Americans Agree
Stat: 65%: The share of Americans who say they always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics. Story: Political polarization has become…
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Beyond Polarization: Where We Are Today
Stat: An inaccurate "double": Both Democrats and Republicans imagine that almost twice as many of their political opponents hold more extreme views than they…
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Coming Soon: Beyond Polarization
If discussing politics feels different today, that's because it is. Pew Research Center reports that 65% of Americans say they always or often feel exhausted…
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Strengthening Democracy in America: For the People
Stat: 65%: The percentage of Philadelphians who said the city is "pretty seriously off on the wrong track" in 2023. Story: Philadelphia is a thriving city with…
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Strengthening Democracy in America: Government in Action
Stat: 60% - The share of U.S. adults who have at least some confidence in the future of the U.S. Story: A vibrant democracy requires a government responsive to…
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Strengthening Democracy in America: Voice of the People
Stat: 6 in 10: The share of Americans who are dissatisfied with the way democracy is working in the United States. Story: Increased political polarization…
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Strengthening Democracy in America: Making a Difference
Story: The Pew Charitable Trusts has worked to strengthen democracy in America for 75 years. But today, at a time of growing polarization and waning trust in…
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Coming Soon: Strengthening Democracy in America
A vibrant democracy depends upon an effective government that listens to and acts on the will of the people. Even in these polarized times, with many Americans…
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Event Rebroadcast: Reflections on America – Then and Now
Only 19% of Americans are satisfied with the current state of the nation and 58% say that life for people like them is worse today than it was 50 years ago…
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Event Rebroadcast: In Conversation With Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
In celebration of Pew's 75th anniversary, we hosted a special live event titled "Strengthening Democracy in America," featuring a conversation between Pew's…
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Restoring Community: Celebrating Diversity
Belonging to a religious community is linked with higher levels of civic engagement, according to data from Pew Research Center. In the U.S., for example, 69%…
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Restoring Community: Building Understanding
At a time when many people lament divisions in society, some interfaith organizations are showing that seemingly disparate religious groups can bring people…
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Restoring Community: Embracing Interfaith
Religious diversity is a characteristic that defines American society, and today, more people are embracing interfaith connections. Seventy-two percent of…
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Restoring Community: Valuing Dignity
In this episode, part of our season on "Restoring Community," we travel to Philadelphia, Pew's hometown, to learn how Project HOME has created a supportive…
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Restoring Community: Breaking Bread
In this episode of "Restoring Community," we travel to the Kinship Community Food Center, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We hear from the center's executive…
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Restoring Community: Showing Up
Recent data from the Pew Research Center shows many Americans believe that trust in each other is eroding. But a greater amount—86%—of U.S. adults believe that…
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Coming Soon: Restoring Community
Americans' distrust of government—and of each other—hovers at record high levels. And while communities continue to recover from the effects of the COVID-19…
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Mental Health in America: In Depth with Dr. Rahul Gupta
In this bonus episode of our "Mental Health in America" season, Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy, talks…
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Mental Health in America: Building Healthy Communities
Access to mental health care is a rising concern in communities throughout the country—especially for groups already experiencing challenges connecting with…
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Mental Health in America: The Intersection of Mental Health and Justice
Personnel from America's emergency response systems are on the front lines answering calls from individuals experiencing mental health crises. In this episode…
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Mental Health in America: Connecting Physical and Mental Health
The conversation on acknowledging, identifying, and treating mental health challenges has shifted during the pandemic as a growing number of Americans…
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Mental Health in America: Battling Stigma
Stigma surrounds two growing public health problems in the United States: substance use disorder and suicide. In this episode of "Mental Health in America,"…
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Mental Health in America: Where Are We?
The pandemic increased concerns about mental health in America and exposed a lack of access to treatment and a growing demand for services—all issues that…
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Coming Soon: Mental Health in America
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a considerable toll on the nation's mental health: The percentage of Americans experiencing symptoms of depression has tripled…
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Ocean, People, Planet: Conservation Across Generations
Stat: $2.5 trillion—The estimated GDP of the ocean, according to a 2015 report by the World Wildlife Fund, making it the seventh-largest economy in the world…
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Ocean, People, Planet: Cultivating Conservation
Stat: 680 million—According to the United Nations, about 680 million people live in low-lying coastal zones around the world, a number expected to increase to…
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Ocean, People, Planet: A Wildlife Refuge On The Brink
Stat: 2.1 feet—Scientists have forecast an increase of as much as 2.1 feet in the Chesapeake Bay by 2050. Story: In this episode, we travel to Blackwater…
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Ocean, People, Planet: The Impacts of Climate Change
Stat: 51% of Americans say the U.S. is doing a very bad or somewhat bad job of addressing climate change. Story: Amid growing public concern about rising seas…
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Ocean, People, Planet: Preventing Ocean Plastic Pollution
Stat: 11 million metric tons—the amount of plastic that enters the ocean each year. Story: We continue our "Ocean, People, Planet" season with a discussion of…
After the FactCrisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders— Navigating the Pandemic
Story: "Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders" is produced in partnership by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Stanford Social Innovation Review. In…
After the FactCrisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders—Economic Opportunity in America
Story: "Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders" is produced in partnership by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Stanford Social Innovation Review. In…
After the FactCrisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders—Climate Solutions
Story: "Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders" is produced in partnership by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Stanford Social Innovation Review. In…
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Part II: The State of Our Ocean With Sheila (Siila) Watt-Cloutier
Stat: 3 times: The Arctic is warming three times faster than the planet as a whole. Story: The ocean is important for the health of the planet, and coastal…
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Part I: The State of Our Ocean With Callum Roberts
Stat: 30%—More than 70 countries support the call to protect and conserve at least 30% of the global ocean by 2030. Story: The ocean is central to all life…
After the FactCrisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders—Race and Diversity Today
Story: "Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders" is produced in partnership by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Stanford Social Innovation Review. In…
After the FactCrisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders—Political Polarization
Story: "Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders" is produced in partnership by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Stanford Social Innovation Review. In…
After the FactComing Soon: Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders
Political polarization. Climate change. Racial reckoning. Income inequality. A global pandemic. Since 2020, all five of these immense challenges have emerged…
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Event Rebroadcast: A Conversation on Race and Research
Stat: 4 in 10: U.S. Census data from 2020 shows that 4 in 10 Americans identify with a race other than White. Story: The demographic landscape in the United…
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The Facts Behind the COVID-19 Delta Variant
Stat: 93%—93% of new COVID-19 cases were caused by the delta variant in the United States by the end of July 2021. Story: The battle against the COVID-19 virus…
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Race and Research: Charita Castro on Increasing Diversity in the Sciences
Charita Castro, a social science researcher and ambassador for the American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/THEN Ambassadors program, speaks…
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Race and Research: Driving Diversity in Economics with Fanta Traore
In this conversation with Fanta Traore, we hear about her work to support and empower Black women in economics, finance, and data science fields through The…
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Race and Research: In Depth With Dr. Marie Bernard
In this bonus episode of our "Race and Research" season, we share an extended talk with Dr. Marie Bernard, chief officer for scientific workforce diversity at…
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Race and Research: What's Next?
Stat: 68%: The percentage of technology experts who express doubt about ethical standards in artificial intelligence systems. Story: Technology driven by…
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Race and Research: Higher Education and Diversity
Stat: 33%—The percentage of people of color who make up America's STEM workforce. Story: In this episode, we consider the pipeline to the research…
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Race and Research: Data and Our Neighborhoods
Stat: 99%: The percentage of census tracts in the United States where young black men end up having lower incomes than their white counterparts even though…
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Race and Research: The Gaps in Health
Stat: 5%—The percentage of Black physicians and surgeons in America. Story: Continuing our look at race and research, we turn to health care. We hear from Dr…
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Race and Research: Representation in Data
Stat: 46.8 million: The number of people in the United States who identify as Black. Story: The census shows that the U.S. is growing more diverse racially and…
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Race and Research: America Today
Stat: 40%: 4 in 10 Americans identify with a race other than White. Story: In our first episode on race and research, we explore the diverse story of America…
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Coming Soon: Race and Research
A new season of Pew's "After the Fact" podcast explores diversity in America and how race intersects with research in a range of fields—from public opinion…
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Misinformation and the Coronavirus Vaccines
Stat: 30 percent—According to the Pew Research Center, 30% of Americans don't intend to get a coronavirus vaccination. Story: There's a light appearing at the…
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The Pandemic's Impact on America's Civil Courts
Stat: 70%: The percentage of debt collection cases that result in default judgment, or automatic win, to plaintiffs. Story: Debt collection cases are the most…
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States of Innovation: Securing Public Pensions
Stat: $1.24 trillion: The 50-state pension funding gap—the shortfall between what all the states have funded and what they actually owed public employee…