A surge in liberal identity among U.S. young women reveals itself in various Gallup trends, creating new gender divides not previously seen. Gallup Director of U.S. Social Research Lydia Saad speaks with Daniel Cox, Director of the Survey Center on American Life and Senior Fellow in Polling and Public Opinion, about emerging differences between men and women -- and what will be important for public opinion researchers to track in the coming years.Read up on Gallup’s latest findings on this topic:  U.S. Women Have Become More Liberal; Men Mostly Stable: https://news.gallup.com/poll/609914/women-become-liberal-men-mostly-stable.aspx  Exploring Young Women's Leftward Expansion: https://news.gallup.com/poll/649826/exploring-young-women-leftward-expansion.aspx

A new administration has already made significant changes to the government’s approach to public health in the U.S., with more changes likely on the way. But where do Americans stand on key health issues? The Rollins-Gallup Public Health Priorities Survey from Gallup and Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health provides some early insights into Americans’ priorities for the Trump administration in terms of public health.

There’s a large contrast between how Americans view small business versus big business in Gallup’s annual “confidence in institutions” list. But there is more to Americans’ attitudes toward and expectations of business, research with Bentley University finds. At the local level, businesses are crucial. Gallup’s partnership with the Detroit Regional Chamber sheds light on the role business can play in supporting cities and localities across the U.S. This week’s guests include:Kristjan Archer, senior communications consultant at GallupCynthia Clark, Poduska Professor of Governance at Bentley UniversityJustin Lall, principal at GallupSandy Baruah, president and chief executive officer of the Detroit Regional Chamber

Gallup’s 2024 Global Safety Report finds that people’s trust in their local police is one of the keys to their overall perceptions of safety. In the U.S., police were the only institution that saw an increase in public confidence in 2024. But racial gaps on this measure persist -- and research from the Gallup Center on Black Voices provides greater context to Black Americans’ relationship with the police. This week’s guests include:Lydia Saad, Gallup director of U.S. Social ResearchCamille Lloyd, director of the Gallup Center on Black VoicesDr. Rashawn Ray, senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings InstitutionJulie Ray, Gallup managing editor for World NewsBenedict Vigers, Gallup senior global news writer

Zach Karnowski, a research consultant at Gallup, discusses insights from the Voices of Gen Z study on institutional trust. Romy Drucker, director at the Walton Family Foundation, highlights Gen Z's discontent with public education and the urgent need for curriculum reform. Clinical psychologist Lisa DeMoor addresses the emotional complexities of teenage life, offering strategies for better communication around mental health. Together, they explore the pressing challenges Gen Z faces and their desire for a more responsive educational and social landscape.

Though confidence in organized labor is stable, U.S. approval of labor unions -- one of Gallup’s oldest trends -- has seen a major rebound over the past 15 years. More recently, Gallup research has yielded new insights about the experiences of union members themselves amid this eventful period for the labor movement.     This week’s guests include: Megan Brenan, Gallup Senior EditorDr. Ben Wigert, Director of Research and Strategy, Workplace Management at GallupMike Ritz, Executive Director for Gallup's Federal Government InitiativePatrick Crowley, Secretary-Treasurer and incoming President for the Rhode Island AFL-CIO 

The media are among the institutions in which Gallup has documented the greatest loss in public confidence. The trend -- which predates the Watergate scandal -- paints a picture of an institution that was once highly revered and is now hardly trusted.Is this crisis in confidence unique to the U.S.? What role is technology playing in the decline in confidence in the media? And could local media provide a glimmer of hope for the industry?Read Gallup’s latest update on confidence in mass media: Media Confidence in U.S. Matches 2016 Record Low  This week’s guests include:Dr. Sarah Fioroni, Senior Researcher at GallupDelano Massey, Managing Editor of Axios LocalAmy Mitchell, founding Executive Director of the Center for News, Technology & Innovation

It’s arguable that, of all the items in Gallup’s annual Confidence in Institutions survey, higher education is the institution on the list that has endured the greatest number of destabilizing shocks in recent years.As a new school year has begun, confidence in higher education is at a low point -- but new data from Gallup and Lumina Foundation paint a more detailed picture of why this is. And what are experts in the field doing to restore confidence?Read Gallup’s latest update on confidence in higher education: U.S. Confidence in Higher Education Now Closely DividedLearn more about Gallup’s research with Lumina Foundation: ​Gallup-Lumina State of Higher EducationThis week’s guests include:Stephanie Marken, Senior Partner, Education Division at GallupCourtney Brown, Vice President of Impact and Planning at Lumina FoundationZach Hrynowski, Senior Research Consultant at GallupLee Strang, Director of The University of Toledo Institute of Constitutional Thought and Leadership

The top 10 happiest countries in the world are largely the same as the top 10 recorded before the pandemic, but key shifts are taking place -- including Germany and the U.S. dropping out of the top 20 for the first time. The latest World Happiness Report sheds new light on how people’s life satisfaction ratings vary substantially between the world’s young and old. John Helliwell, professor emeritus of economics at the University of British Columbia, and Lara Aknin, professor of social psychology at Simon Fraser University, join the podcast to discuss key changes in India, a growing global inequality of happiness and how wellbeing can serve as a protective factor against dementia.

How do residents of member states of NATO view the alliance’s leadership? And what factors drive these views? Zacc Ritter, project director and advanced data analyst at Gallup, joins the podcast to discuss soft power, the crossroads NATO finds itself at, and a new analysis of attitudes of NATO member states.