The Gallup Podcast

As Inauguration Day 2021 approaches, Europe watches from afar. What does a Joe Biden presidency spell for the shifting global order? Dr. Benedikt Franke, CEO of the Munich Security Conference, joins the podcast to talk about the future of the transatlantic relationship, how global views of German leadership have evolved in recent years, and more.

What exactly is independent work, and why is a larger portion of the overall U.S. workforce engaging in it? Miles Everson, chief executive officer of MBO Partners, joins the podcast to discuss how independent workers stay engaged, and more. What advice would he offer to those entering the workforce?

What are the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? And how can measuring them help lead the world to a better, more sustainable future? The Gallup World Poll, the most comprehensive and farthest-reaching survey of the world, tracks key development measures across more than 160 countries and areas -- including on issues that are crucial to the U.N.’s SDGs, such as food insecurity, financial inclusion and safety. Andy Rzepa, a partner at Gallup, joins the podcast to discuss.

“Cultural Competence” is a diversity and inclusion podcast from the Gallup Center on Black Voices, hosted by Dr. Ella Washington and Camille Lloyd. We talk to employers and employees alike about what a workplace utopia for diversity, equity and inclusion looks like and the hard work it will take for us to get there. How can employers facilitate meaningful conversations on race in America? And what are the missteps they can avoid in the process? This season, we’ll talk tokenism, pay inequity, political polarization, hair in the workplace and much more. Tune in to “Cultural Competence: a Diversity and Inclusion Podcast” on Dec. 8 wherever you listen to your podcasts. And learn more about the Gallup Center on Black Voices at gallup.com.

What does inclusive leadership look like? And why is it key for teams’ and organizations’ success? Susan Brady, CEO of the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership, joins the podcast to talk about psychological safety, why employees need to feel safe speaking up at work and what she believes is the most important skill for leaders to have.

Leaders in education are being challenged like never before amid the COVID-19 pandemic and racial strife wracking the U.S. Lynn Perry Wooten, president of Simmons University, joins the podcast to talk wellbeing and self-care, being Black on campus, the education pipeline, strengths in education and more.

As the aftermath of the 2020 election leaves U.S. politics as contentious as they were before, Gallup Research Adviser George Friedman rejoins the podcast to assess the “deep, profound division in the country” and how this moment fits into a larger, cyclical nature of economic and social crises in the U.S.

With Election Day just days away, what did Gallup find in its final pre-election polling? What was Election 2020 like from the perspective of two seasoned U.S. pollsters? Lydia Saad, Gallup's director of U.S. social research, and Jeff Jones, Gallup senior editor, join the podcast to talk voter enthusiasm, the impact of early voting, top election issues and more.

Gallup and Lloyd's Register Foundation have completed the first-ever global study of perceptions and experiences of risk in our daily lives: the Lloyd's Register Foundation World Risk Poll. Why is it important to understand and measure risk? Lloyd’s Register Foundation CEO and Managing Director, Professor Richard Clegg, and Director of Insight and Evidence, Sarah Cumbers, join the podcast to discuss global findings from this unprecedented research.

Democrats, including presidential candidate Joe Biden, stand strong in the polls -- but unpredictability reigns in 2020. "We're in such a unique time that you don't know what the next week is going to bring," says Harry Enten, senior writer and analyst for CNN Politics, in this week's episode. Assessing the latest polls as well as elections past, Enten offers his take on Biden's and President Donald Trump's respective paths to 270 electoral votes. What impact will the proliferation of mail-in ballots have on the election? And do the candidates' favorability ratings matter?