After the Fact

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“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, then go behind the facts with nonpartisan analysis and stories.

In each episode, host Dan LeDuc discusses pressing policy issues with featured experts and relevant voices to the conversation. If you like what you hear, we hope you will subscribe to “After the Fact” and share it with others.

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In a special series, Pew’s “After the Fact” podcast explores the changing nature of the American family—from marriage trends to retirement finances—blending individual and family voices with expert perspectives on trends and their implications.

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Pew’s “After the Fact” podcast asks a question at the heart of the human experience—how do we learn? And as we continue to live longer than previous generations, what are we discovering to help increase lifelong learning and prepare the workforce of the future?

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In this three-part series, we explore the decline in local news coverage across America.


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The conversation on acknowledging, identifying, and treating mental health challenges has shifted during the pandemic as a growing number of Americ...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2022
  • Length: 18:41
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In this episode we hear about the stigma surrounding two growing public health problems in the United States: substance use disorder and suicide.

  • Added: Oct 14, 2022
  • Length: 18:51
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The pandemic increased concerns about mental health in America and exposed a lack of access to treatment and a growing demand for services—all issu...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2022
  • Length: 41:50
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In this episode, we speak with Ashlan Cousteau and Philippe Cousteau Jr., who, inspired by the legacy of Philippe’s grandfather, undersea explorer ...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2022
  • Length: 20:44
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In this episode, we explore how communities that rely on a healthy ocean are working to create marine protected areas (MPAs) to preserve biodiversi...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2022
  • Length: 19:28
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We travel to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, where the refuge is losing ground to climate change and rising ...

  • Added: May 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:29
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Amid growing public concern about rising seas, extreme weather, and disappearing biodiversity, we speak with Michael Oppenheimer, the Albert G. Mil...

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  • Added: Apr 25, 2022
  • Length: 18:51
  • Purchases: 1
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We continue our “Ocean, People, Planet” season with a discussion of one of the largest threats facing the ocean: plastic pollution. Winnie Lau, who...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2022
  • Length: 19:50
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The COVID-19 pandemic shook the world, challenging public health systems and communities. In this final episode of this special series, Dr. Rajiv J...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2022
  • Length: 25:45
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The increasing wealth gap is a symptom of larger inequities facing Americans today. And 61% of Americans say there’s too much economic inequality i...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 20:18