The Gallup Podcast

How have U.S. workers handled disruptions from the coronavirus outbreak? And how have key measures like employee engagement and wellbeing fared? Jim Harter, Gallup’s Chief Scientist on Workplace and Wellbeing, joins the podcast to break down Gallup’s latest findings.

How has Americans' wellbeing been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak? And what impact has the crisis had on how people rate their current lives and their anticipated futures? Dan Witters, research director of the Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index, joins the podcast to break down Gallup's findings on U.S. wellbeing in the age of COVID-19.

Many facets of U.S. work and life have had to adapt to changes resulting from the outbreak of the coronavirus -- and this includes how Gallup polls Americans every day. What are the challenges of collecting data during an international health crisis? And what have we found in the thousands of interviews we have done since the beginning of the pandemic?

How can the true economic pain from the COVID-19 pandemic, beyond the U.S. unemployment rate, be measured? Gallup Principal Economist Jonathan Rothwell returns to the podcast.

How cyclical are U.S. events and history? Gallup Research Adviser George Friedman joins the podcast to discuss his new book, "The Storm Before the Calm." Pointing to key moments in history, Friedman argues that the country cyclically finds itself in a state of crisis every 80 years -- and that these moments are drivers of major change as the U.S. "reinvents itself, in a form both faithful to its founding and radically different from what it had been."

Like COVID-19 itself, there is much uncertainty about the full impact and future rebound of U.S. and global markets. CNBC's Seema Mody joins the podcast to offer her perspective in covering the economic fallout. How are world economies weathering the storm? And which are the hardest-hit industries?

As a global health crisis takes its toll on the U.S., the country's economy and workforce are taking a massive hit. How will the COVID-19 outbreak and response change the U.S. economy when it's all over? Gallup Principal Economist Jonathan Rothwell joins the podcast to offer a glimpse of the situation from an economist's lens, discussing the skyrocketing U.S. unemployment rate, the economic relief package passed by Congress and more.

Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton and economist Anne Case join the podcast to discuss their new book, "Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism." Case and Deaton's vast research -- on the destabilization in the American family, the rise of addiction and suicide, and other key social, economic and wellbeing shifts over time -- paints a grim picture of how U.S. capitalism in its current form no longer works for the U.S. working class.

What are the essential conditions for startup companies to succeed? And why are entrepreneurs so integral to job growth? Charles Fred, CEO of TrueSpace, and Jennifer Maher, CEO of 1776, join the podcast to talk about the future of U.S. entrepreneurship.

About one in four Americans report having cut back on meat in their diet. What ramifications does this have for the U.S. agriculture industry? And are plant-based meats merely a fad, or are they here to stay? Julia Moskin, a veteran food reporter at The New York Times, and Laura Reiley, a reporter covering the business of food at The Washington Post, join the podcast to help us digest Gallup's latest findings.

Bill Novelli -- former CEO of AARP, former president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and current co-chair of the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care -- offers his takes on the varied health challenges facing the U.S. today. How do efforts to combat the vaping epidemic today compare with his early efforts to reduce youth smoking? And what are the challenges for end-of-life care in the U.S.?

How can U.S. workplaces navigate the major societal and political shifts the country is currently undergoing? Why is establishing a workplace culture so important? How have workplace norms changed? Johnny C. Taylor Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Society for Human Resource Management, joins the podcast to discuss how U.S. employers can facilitate a thriving workplace in the new decade.

What is the state and future of higher education in the U.S.? University of Texas System Chancellor James Milliken joins the podcast to share his perspective, based on more than 30 years of leadership experience in higher education. How are leaders in higher education working to ensure career preparedness for college graduates? And how are they navigating a public decline in confidence in higher education and concerns about affordability? What is higher education's role in the U.S., and why is it important to society?

One of the most important topics Gallup has committed to researching is wellbeing, studying its benefits and what contributes to wellbeing across the world. Gallup Senior Scientist Ed Diener joins the podcast to unpack what Gallup has learned. What does an individual stand to gain from caring about their wellbeing? And what can leaders of businesses and nations alike do to boost it?

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was the architect of the 1994 GOP strategy to retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives after 40 years of Democratic control. How does Gingrich reflect on the political earthquake a quarter of a century later? How did he spend his decade-plus in the House minority leading up to the 1994 midterms? And how does he look back on the impeachment hearings he oversaw as speaker in the 1990s amid the impeachment hearings taking place today?

Jonathan Rothwell, Gallup's Chief Economist and host of "Out of the Echo Chamber," joins the podcast to discuss his new book, A Republic of Equals, in which he offers a formula for a more just society. How can the U.S. create greater equality of opportunity and expand markets to curb the growth of the 1%? And how does the issue of housing overlap these two goals? Are the political right and left blaming the wrong scapegoats for U.S. inequality?

Gallup managing editor for world news, Julie Ray, joins the podcast to break down the latest findings of Gallup’s annual Global Law and Order Report. Which countries score highest and lowest on the Law and Order Index -- and how does the U.S. fare? Later, Sarah Wildman, Foreign Policy magazine deputy editor, gives context to how the findings play out in real-life situations around the world. How do the military and foreign policy decisions made by the U.S. impact life and safety for civilians in the Middle East?

Ambassador Stuart Holliday, President and CEO of the Meridian International Center, joins the podcast to discuss the organization’s focus on trade this year. Where do trade relations between the U.S. and China currently stand, and how should the U.S. shape its longer-term global trade strategy? Later, Politico’s chief economic correspondent Ben White discusses what President Donald Trump gets right about the U.S. position on global trade. Where does the U.S. stand after withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal?

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox joins the podcast to discuss the state of Mexico and its place in Latin America and the world. How has the Mexican economy changed since his time in office? What effect has the Central American migration crisis had on the country, and how does he think the U.S. and Mexico can work together to address it?

Sixty-five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in U.S. schools was unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education. Cheryl Brown Henderson -- daughter of the plaintiff in the case and president of Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research -- joins the podcast to look back on the landmark decision and what education and life were like for black Americans before and after Brown v. Board. How has the decision impacted schools today, and where is there still more work to be done?