The Gallup Podcast

What is “Straight to Business”? Larry Kleinman, executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Highmark Health, joins the podcast to discuss a new and innovative pathway to career success. How does this new career pipeline benefit companies and communities alike?

How did the attacks on 9/11 impact public opinion 20 years ago -- and what legacy did they leave on Americans’ views in the decades since? Gallup senior editors Jeff Jones and Megan Brenan join the podcast to discuss the post-9/11 “rallying event.” Will we ever see one again?

Noam Chomsky -- linguist, scholar and historian -- joins the podcast to discuss the state of confidence in U.S. institutions. Chomsky talks about growing despair in American life, U.S. foreign relations and more.

What do recent events in Afghanistan mean for the United States’ position in the world? George Friedman, founder of Geopolitical Futures, joins the podcast to discuss the current situation and how this saga has unfolded over multiple U.S. presidencies.

Dr. Robin R. Sanders, former U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Congo and Nigeria as well as CEO and Founder of FEEEDS Advocacy Initiative, joins the podcast to talk about her work in measuring and impacting human development in Africa -- and the role women play in the process.

Negative emotions, including stress, are rising around the world. But news about how the world is feeling isn’t all grim, and leaders need to be paying attention to both the good and the bad. John Helliwell -- editor of the World Happiness Report and professor emeritus of economics at the University of British Columbia -- joins the podcast to talk about the state of global happiness.

Americans were becoming more optimistic about the COVID-19 situation in the U.S. -- but that has taken a dramatic turn recently, as the delta variant has spread. Gallup Senior Editor Jeff Jones joins the podcast to break down the latest findings.

The percentage of Americans who evaluate their lives well enough to be considered “thriving” on Gallup's Life Evaluation Index has reached a 13-year high. But what does it mean to be thriving? Dan Witters, research director of the Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index, joins the podcast to discuss.

Millions of students are returning to school this fall after a difficult year during the COVID-19 pandemic. How are K-12 educators preparing for their return -- and what new challenges must they contend with? LaVerne Evans Srinivasan, vice president of Carnegie Corporation of New York’s National Program and program director for Education, joins the podcast to discuss the barriers students and parents face, but also the resources they can seek out.

What is the state of global trust in vaccines -- and how is it affecting the rollout of vaccines worldwide? Anna Mouser, policy and advocacy lead on vaccines at Wellcome, and Ethan Greenwood, project manager and senior data analyst at Wellcome, join the podcast to discuss Wellcome and Gallup's research that predates the COVID-19 pandemic.

What is the difference between employee engagement and satisfaction with one’s job? And how did the COVID-19 pandemic affect Gallup’s global engagement trend? Dr. Jim Harter, Gallup’s Chief Scientist on Workplace and Wellbeing and coauthor of Wellbeing at Work, joins the podcast to unpack findings from the State of the Global Workplace: 2021 Report.

Gallup was conducting face-to-face interviews in sub-Saharan Africa -- but then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. How did we overcome this challenge? Jay Loschky and Magali Rheault, Gallup’s regional directors for sub-Saharan Africa, join the podcast to discuss polling during a global health crisis and what they found in their research.

Barbara Slavin, Director of the Future of Iran Initiative at the Atlantic Council, joins the podcast to discuss the presidential election in Iran -- and what the outcome means for U.S.-Iran relations.

Many Americans across the country are preparing to celebrate Juneteenth this weekend -- but many in the U.S. also know nothing about the holiday. How can this key moment in U.S. history have such varying degrees of understanding among Americans? Gallup Center on Black Voices Director Camille Lloyd joins the podcast to discuss the holiday, our latest findings and more.

Dr. Rajesh Srinivasan, Gallup’s Global Research Director, joins the podcast to discuss India’s battle with COVID-19 and the long-term effects on the nation’s public health and economy. What have been Gallup’s challenges of polling in the country during the pandemic? And what are the biggest findings we captured in India during this period?