The Gallup Podcast

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?