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Make It Make Sense with Grant HermesThe Other Offshoring: Why Jobs Went South, Not Abroad w/ Prof. Gary WinslettSend us a textThe idea that manufacturing jobs were shipped overseas or across borders to other countries is a frequent explanation from both Republicans and Democrats about why the American middle class has been hollowed out. But it's a convenient half-truth. The other side we don't talk about is the other kind of offshoring, from the shores of the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Grant talks to Middlebury College Associate Professor Gary Winslett, whose new article for the Washington Post is all about this other offshoring and why we should be...2025-05-3049 min
Just Asking QuestionsGary Winslett: The American Dream Has Migrated SouthWhy did the Rust Belt really lose its manufacturing base? Middlebury College political scientist Gary Winslett has a provocative answer: It wasn't China or robots. It was Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, and Florida. In a recent Washington Post op-ed, Winslett argued that the South's pro-growth policies—not foreign competition or automation—were the real drivers behind the industrial shift. That makes for an uncomfortable narrative in a political environment where both parties have a stake in telling more convenient stories about trade and globalization.
Winslett explains how factors like "right to work" laws, housing construction, regulatory efficiency, and...2025-05-221h 05
Brogressive PodcastChamber of Progress Talks Tariffs, Cost of Living, and a Smarter Left Game PlanIn this chat, Tara Jirari and Gary Winslett dive into the nitty-gritty of recent tariff policies—how they’re hitting everyday folks at the store and affecting workers’ livelihoods, plus what’s really driving the politicians to make these calls. They toss around ideas about how Democrats could shake things up with a fresh game plan, zeroing in on practical, supply-side fixes for the economy. Think cool, out-of-the-box stuff like using mass timber to tackle the housing crunch. Along the way, they also riff on how culture’s shifting, how different generations see things, and why it’s high time for a r...2025-04-0448 min
Infill: A YIMBY PodcastPro-Housing Policies to Lower the Cost of LivingEveryone knows that the cost of living, especially housing, has reached a high that feels unsustainable for most Americans to maintain. So, what can we do to solve this problem? In 2024, the Chamber of Progress released its Democratic Cost of Living Agenda. The Agenda is a low-cost policy framework with actionable recommendations for legislators to help lower costs in several sectors for families. On this episode of the Infill podcast, YIMBY Action's Mariah Redfern speaks with the author of the Cost of Living Agenda, Dr. Gary Winslett. They discuss the policies th...2025-02-1340 min
Abundance - A Metropolitan Abundance Project Podcast#31 - Gary Winslett on Cost of LivingWelcome back to the Abundance Podcast! In this episode, M. Nolan Gray chats with Gary Winslett. Gary is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College. He is a Senior Advisor for the Chamber of Progress and author of their Chamber's Democratic Cost-of-Living Agenda. For the last few years, he has been an advocate for more housing, particularly in Vermont.
In this episode, they discuss what the federal government can do on housing affordability, transportation costs, and childcare.
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The Realignment508 | Gary Winslett: The New Cost-of-Living Agenda, Abundance, and Supply-Side ReformCost-of-Living Agenda Report: https://bringcostsdown.org/Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail Us: realignmentpod@gmail.comGary Winslett, Chamber of Progress Senior Advisor, Middlebury College Professor, and author of the Democratic Cost-of-Living Agenda, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Gary discuss why voters rank rising costs as their top election concern, how housing, energy, infrastructure, healthcare, and childcare are limited...2024-09-2652 min
What’s the Story? PodcastWTS 300: Paul Howard & Gary MackleSubscribe to hear all of our new episodes free and first and head over to Twitter where you'll find us - @WTSpod
300th EPISODE
It's WTS 300 and who better to mark the milestone than Messrs Mackle and Howard!
This week the lads talk about BAFTA wins and Kate Winslett, mid-life crises, Howie's surgery recovery, their shared love of the great Vincent Browne, Bruce Springsteen and Paul paying the Boss, Gary's cooking, AI, football woes, and lots more besides.
From Mero and Danny, we just want to say thank you. Whether you have...2023-11-041h 52
Vermont ViewpointNeale Lunderville, Gary WinslettFormer Governor Jim Douglas guest hosts the show. He's joined in-studio first by Neale Lunderville, President and CEO of Vermont Gas Systems, to talk about their flood response and more. Then, Middlebury College Political Science Professor Gary Winslett joins the show to discuss a new report he's authored on Vermont's housing crisis. 2023-07-131h 03
The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman‘I'm not giving up’: Voices from Vermont's housing crisisVermont is experiencing an unprecedented housing crisis. Vermont has among the lowest rental vacancy rates in the country and among the highest rates of homelessness. Gov. Phil Schott has announced that he will not extend the pandemic-era emergency hotel housing program now that federal funds for it have run out, and state lawmakers are currently wrestling over its fate. The emergency housing program could end as soon as June, pushing out several thousand people from the hotels and leaving them at high risk of being homeless.On this Vermont Conversation, we hear from people...2023-05-1052 min
Vermont ViewpointIncoming Politicians!Today on Vermont Viewpoint, Franklin County Senator Corey Parent hosts! He’ll talk with Ashley Bartley, Representative Elect, State Senator Elect Becca White, Assistant Professor Gary Winslett on Housing, and Ernest Baynard, founder and President of Meridian Hill in Washington DC2022-11-241h 26
Say More on That*FULL EPISODE* Episode Six: Gary Winslett on Cappuccinos and 'Competitiveness and Death' in international tradeApologies! It appears only half of our conversation uploaded originally. This is the full episode. Gary Winslett is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College. He did a postdoctoral fellowship at the European University Institute in Florence and received his Ph.D. from Boston College in 2016. He was the first in his family to attend college and graduated from the University of Florida in 2009. His first book, Competitiveness and Death: Trade and Politics in Cars, Beef, and Drugs, comes out in March. He enjoys skiing, hiking, and board games with his wife Becky and his daughter Adelaide.2021-02-1834 minSay More on ThatEpisode Six: Gary Winslett on Cappuccinos and 'Competitiveness and Death' in international tradeGary Winslett is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College. He did a postdoctoral fellowship at the European University Institute in Florence and received his Ph.D. from Boston College in 2016. He was the first in his family to attend college and graduated from the University of Florida in 2009. His first book, Competitiveness and Death: Trade and Politics in Cars, Beef, and Drugs, comes out in March. He enjoys skiing, hiking, and board games with his wife Becky and his daughter Adelaide.2021-02-1714 min