The Gallup Podcast

Mar 20 2025 340 ep. 19 mins 266
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A podcast on what the world’s citizens think about the most pressing issues, and how leaders can use the wisdom of the people to make more informed decisions.

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What’s Behind the Divide Between Young Men and Women in the U.S.?

Mar 20 2025 36 mins  
A surge in liberal identity among U.S. young women reveals itself in various Gallup trends, creating new gender divides not previously seen. Gallup Director of U.S. Social Research Lydia Saad speaks with Daniel Cox, Director of the Survey Center on American Life and Senior Fellow in Polling and Public Opinion, about emerging differences between men and women -- and what will be imp

What Are Americans’ Priorities for Public Health?

Feb 27 2025 25 mins  
A new administration has already made significant changes to the government’s approach to public health in the U.S., with more changes likely on the way. But where do Americans stand on key health issues? The Rollins-Gallup Public Health Priorities Survey from Gallup and Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health provides some early insights into Americans’ priorities

Confidence in Business

Nov 15 2024 20 mins  
There’s a large contrast between how Americans view small business versus big business in Gallup’s annual “confidence in institutions” list. But there is more to Americans’ attitudes toward and expectations of business, research with Bentley University finds. At the local level, businesses are crucial. Gallup’s partnership with the Detroit Regional Chamber sheds light o

Confidence in Police

Nov 07 2024 24 mins  
Gallup’s 2024 Global Safety Report finds that people’s trust in their local police is one of the keys to their overall perceptions of safety. In the U.S., police were the only institution that saw an increase in public confidence in 2024. But racial gaps on this measure persist -- and research from the Gallup Center on Black Voices provides greater context to Black Americans’

Confidence in Institutions Among Gen Z

Oct 24 2024 23 mins  
Generation Z has a unique way of looking at the world, but also U.S. institutions. Gallup’s research with the Walton Family Foundation yields new insights into the young adults and children who are nearing adulthood -- about their confidence in institutions and their desires and needs as they come of age.

Confidence in Labor Unions

Sep 26 2024 19 mins  
Though confidence in organized labor is stable, U.S. approval of labor unions -- one of Gallup’s oldest trends -- has seen a major rebound over the past 15 years. More recently, Gallup research has yielded new insights about the experiences of union members themselves amid this eventful period for the labor movement. This week’s guests include: Megan Brenan, Gallup Senior Edito

Confidence in Mass Media

Sep 19 2024 23 mins  
The media are among the institutions in which Gallup has documented the greatest loss in public confidence. The trend -- which predates the Watergate scandal -- paints a picture of an institution that was once highly revered and is now hardly trusted.Is this crisis in confidence unique to the U.S.? What role is technology playing in the decline in confidence in the media? And could

Confidence in Higher Education

Sep 12 2024 34 mins  
It’s arguable that, of all the items in Gallup’s annual Confidence in Institutions survey, higher education is the institution on the list that has endured the greatest number of destabilizing shocks in recent years.As a new school year has begun, confidence in higher education is at a low point -- but new data from Gallup and Lumina Foundation paint a more detailed picture of

What Is the Happiest Country in the World? It Depends on the Age Group.

Mar 21 2024 21 mins  
The top 10 happiest countries in the world are largely the same as the top 10 recorded before the pandemic, but key shifts are taking place -- including Germany and the U.S. dropping out of the top 20 for the first time. The latest World Happiness Report sheds new light on how people’s life satisfaction ratings vary substantially between the world’s young and old. John Helliwel

What are the Drivers Behind European Attitudes Toward NATO?

Feb 29 2024 18 mins  
How do residents of member states of NATO view the alliance’s leadership? And what factors drive these views? Zacc Ritter, project director and advanced data analyst at Gallup, joins the podcast to discuss soft power, the crossroads NATO finds itself at, and a new analysis of attitudes of NATO member states.