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How can we all help shape better policies for better lives? OECD Podcasts bring you insightful interviews with experts and well-known personalities on such pressing challenges as inequality and inclus... Read more

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Do the right thing, says Jeffrey Sachs

Do the right thing, says Jeffrey Sachs

Business-as-usual has become a largely unsustainable system. When economics and the financial industry are driven solely... Read more

30 Oct 2019

20mins

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Introducing OECD Podcasts

Introducing OECD Podcasts

How can we all help shape better policies for better lives? In as little as 15 minutes, our OECD Podcasts bring you insi... Read more

13 May 2019

3mins

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The mystery of stagnating wages. David Weil elucidates.

The mystery of stagnating wages. David Weil elucidates.

If you’re scratching your head over stuck wages and dwindling job benefits, massive corporate outsourcing is one place t... Read more

28 Sep 2018

16mins

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Seven billion heads are better than one: Geoff Mulgan on collective intelligence

Seven billion heads are better than one: Geoff Mulgan on collective intelligence

The wisdom of crowds? Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive of the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts in the... Read more

27 Mar 2019

16mins

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What is human capital? With OECD’s Zuzana Smidova and Jarmila Botev

What is human capital? With OECD’s Zuzana Smidova and Jarmila Botev

Ever wonder what is meant by “human capital”? Then is the episode for you. Join OECD economists, Zuzana Smidova and Jarm... Read more

3 Dec 2019

15mins

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Erik Brynjolfsson on the disruptive power of machine learning

Erik Brynjolfsson on the disruptive power of machine learning

“We aren’t transforming technology into productivity the way we should be."Erik Brynjolfsson, Director of the MIT Initia... Read more

14 Sep 2018

16mins

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MIT’s Fiona Murray on women in tough tech

MIT’s Fiona Murray on women in tough tech

Encouraging women and girls to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) is one thing, getting... Read more

13 Mar 2019

16mins

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Building an entrepreneurial culture with John Hope Bryant

Building an entrepreneurial culture with John Hope Bryant

Entrepreneurs think big. They launch new ideas, create jobs, promote economic development. They also help foster sustain... Read more

4 Sep 2019

14mins

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Margrethe Vestager on looking out for the little guy & the bigger picture of digital competition

Margrethe Vestager on looking out for the little guy & the bigger picture of digital competition

European Commission anti-trust chief Margrethe Vestager has taken on many a superstar firm, bringing sizeable fines agai... Read more

26 Jun 2019

10mins

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David Wallace-Wells sounds the climate alarm

David Wallace-Wells sounds the climate alarm

According to the The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we have 11 years to cut carbon emissions by half. And by... Read more

4 Dec 2019

20mins

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OECD’s Anthony Gooch on facts, fakes, the Forum, and the hope of civic tech

OECD’s Anthony Gooch on facts, fakes, the Forum, and the hope of civic tech

Anthony Gooch is head of OECD’s Public Affairs and Communications and director of OECD Forum. Now in its 20th year, the ... Read more

15 May 2019

16mins

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What can governments do to be ready for the future of work? With OECD’s Stefano Scarpetta

What can governments do to be ready for the future of work? With OECD’s Stefano Scarpetta

New technologies such as automation and AI are rapidly reshaping our economies and our work. For Stefano Scarpetta, head... Read more

20 Nov 2019

15mins

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Harvard’s William Kerr on global talent: what it is, where it goes & how to keep it

Harvard’s William Kerr on global talent: what it is, where it goes & how to keep it

College graduates, entrepreneurs, inventors—talented people are increasingly on the move for school and for work. Willia... Read more

3 Apr 2019

16mins

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Robojobs: Matthew Taylor on the future of work

Robojobs: Matthew Taylor on the future of work

Work as we know it will never be the same. In fact, it already isn’t the same for some people. According to the OECD, 14... Read more

2 Oct 2019

14mins

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An affordable roof over our heads? Anna Minton discusses

An affordable roof over our heads? Anna Minton discusses

Is housing a basic human right? It should be. And yet, investment and speculation in property often get in the way of ho... Read more

8 May 2019

17mins

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The jobs of the future will still need humans: Cognizant’s Ben Pring

The jobs of the future will still need humans: Cognizant’s Ben Pring

When it comes to the jobs of the future, you can’t squeeze people out of the equation, says Ben Pring. An optimist, he b... Read more

23 Oct 2019

16mins

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Un réseau pour ceux qui n’en ont pas– Mélanie Taravant et "Viensvoirmontaf"

Un réseau pour ceux qui n’en ont pas– Mélanie Taravant et "Viensvoirmontaf"

Pour les jeunes qui construisent leurs projets éducatifs et professionnels, « un réseau , c’est le nerf de la guerre » ,... Read more

11 Dec 2019

17mins

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We need to demystify digitalisation, says Belen Moscoso del Prado

We need to demystify digitalisation, says Belen Moscoso del Prado

Technology can be scary - are our digital assistants spying on us? Will robots steal our jobs? Change is challenging, sa... Read more

19 Jun 2019

13mins

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The air we breathe : Rich Fuller of Pure Earth

The air we breathe : Rich Fuller of Pure Earth

Millions of people around the world suffer—and many die prematurely—because of air pollution. The culprit: fossil fuel b... Read more

25 Sep 2019

16mins

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First-class humans, not second-class robots – Andreas Schleicher on learning and the future of work

First-class humans, not second-class robots – Andreas Schleicher on learning and the future of work

In a world where machines can do more and more, what skills and knowledge will today’s children need in order to be prep... Read more

26 Jun 2019

14mins

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