The Pew Charitable Trusts’ “After the Fact” podcast provides data and expert analysis on the biggest challenges facing society today. Host Dan LeDuc and guests guide listeners through analysis, research, and personal stories that go behind the facts and bring the data to life. Our episodes and thematic seasons explore expansive topics, from the importance of science research in daily life, to ways local policymakers discover innovative policies to improve Americans’ lives, to why race matters in research.
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