Brookings Launches Metro Blueprint Podcast

Washington, D.C. – Brookings is pleased to announce the launch of Metro Blueprint, a new podcast focused on ideas and actions to foster more prosperous, just, and resilient communities across the United States. 

Hosted by Robert Puentes, vice president and director of Brookings Metro, the bi-weekly Metro Blueprint features in-depth conversations between Brookings Metro scholars and guest experts. Each episode explores innovative research findings and actionable policy ideas designed to improve the well-being of people and places nationwide. 

Topics will span a wide range of critical issues, including: 

• Economic and workforce development 

• Climate and the built environment 

• Changing demographics 

• Place-based policymaking 

• The future of work in the age of artificial intelligence 

In the first episode of Metro Blueprint, our experts discuss how efforts to weaken DEI protections result in taking away resources from people who deserve them. Andre Perry, a senior fellow at Brookings Metro and director of its Center for Community Uplift, along with Stacy Hawkins, a professor at Rutgers Law School and a Brookings nonresident senior fellow, explain how Black Americans can still achieve economic growth despite these efforts.

Listeners can subscribe to Metro Blueprint on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or their favorite podcast platforms. Episodes are also available at brookings.edu/MetroBlueprint. 

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