The Policy Scout

11 - Decoding North Korea, Part One (The Setup)

12 - Decoding North Korea, Part Two (Questions Answered)

This is Episode 13: "What is Your College Education Really Worth?". We ask many questions that need to be asked - what does "education" mean? Is a degree measured in dollars, or is it measured in something more? Is the financial risk of a college education worth it? Can someone be as successful without a degree? We'd like to thank author and entrepreneur Zak Slayback for his incredible insights and for helping us wade through these deeper issues. You can also visit&nbsp;for more details about this and other TPS episodes,&nbsp;announcements, bonus information, resources, and links to interesting websites and articles referenced in this episode:&nbsp;https://www.thepolicyscout.com/, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter (both @thepolicyscout). You can donate to TPS on Paypal or Patreon, just following the links on the TPS website. We would also like to send a very big thanks to Resonate Recordings for editing this episode. You can read more about their services at&nbsp;www.resonaterecordings.com.&nbsp;

13 - What is Your College Education Really Worth?

This is the promo for our next episode - and boy, is it going to be a good one! The Policy Scout Shorts: Five Fast Facts is available a week before each new episode. These quick policy briefers provide the upcoming episode topic title, as well as five fast facts about the upcoming topic to spark interest and thought. If you want to know what topic The Policy Scout will cover next in a full-length episode, this is the only way to find out!&nbsp;Join us on Monday, February 5, 2018 for Episode 13, and have a great week in the meantime.&nbsp;

The Policy Scout Shorts #10: Five Fast Facts for Episode 14

This is Episode 14: "Getting What You Paid For: The Murky World of Campaign Finance". While elections are a vital part of our history and democracy, campaign finance has become a source of debate and controversy. Where does the money donated go? Who regulates it, and who spends it? Where is it coming from in the first place, and how much of this are we allowed to know about, anyway? We'd like to thank our amazing sponsors: Deep Dish Podcast, which you can subscribe to here:&nbsp;https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/deep-dish-podcast&nbsp;and Ecosia, which you can visit at&nbsp;https://www.ecosia.org/. You can also find out more about what Ecosia does at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MMUghib3qE&nbsp;and at&nbsp;https://info.ecosia.org/project/#projects. For this episode, we featured footage and sound courtesy of the New York Times, CSPAN, and The Heritage Foundation.&nbsp;You can also visit our website for more details about this and other TPS episodes,&nbsp;announcements, and bonus information referenced in this episode:&nbsp;https://www.thepolicyscout.com/, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter (both @thepolicyscout). You can donate to TPS on Paypal or Patreon, just following the links on the TPS website. We would also like to send a very big thanks to Resonate Recordings for editing this episode. You can read more about their services at&nbsp;www.resonaterecordings.com.&nbsp;

14 - Getting What You Paid For: The Murky World of Campaign Finance

Tune in for a big announcement and a promo for the next episode, which will drop next week!

Special Announcement and Episode 15 Promo

The world of politics is a mess. Policy is confusing. The media is biased. Why not try to form your own opinions by listening to The Policy Scout? We are a biweekly podcast, dedicated to unpacking difficult issues with balance and humor. If you are a political skeptic, you'll love The Policy Scout!