The Gallup Podcast

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  The Power of Youth Service: How Service Shapes Career Readiness, Connection and Resilience 13.08.2026 15мин

  New research from Gallup and The Allstate Foundation finds that service doesn't just help communities — it changes the young people who provide it.Stephanie Marken, a senior partner at Gallup, talks with Greg Weatherford II, Director of The Allstate Foundation and Social Impact, about the latest findings.Drawing on a survey of more than 3,000 young people aged 12 to 25, the research explores how service builds career readiness, community connection and resilience — and why the effects are strongest when young people lead the work themselves.
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  Where Do the World’s Migrants Want to Go? 25.06.2026 19мин

  Each year, Gallup asks people around the world if they would like to move to another country — and if so, which one. Of course, not everyone who seeks to migrate is able to do so. But what would it mean for populations and labor forces worldwide if everyone who sought to migrate moved to their desired country?  Julie Ray, Gallup’s managing editor for world news, joins the podcast to discuss her latest analysis. Later, Justin Gest — professor of policy and government at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government — discusses the themes of his new book, Democratic Drain: Global Migration and the Struggle for Democracy.
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  What's Driving the Global Engagement Decline? 23.04.2026 16мин

  For a second consecutive year, global employee engagement has fallen — a pattern without precedent in Gallup's trend, and a loss of productivity that carries a $10 trillion price tag. At the center of the decline: managers. In this episode, Chief Scientist for Workplace Management & Wellbeing Jim Harter unpacks the findings of Gallup's 2026 State of the Global Workplace report. Later, Gallup CEO Jon Clifton talks about what the data mean for AI adoption, employee wellbeing and the future of work.
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  Happiness Rankings Reveal Global Shifts and a Growing Generational Gap 19.03.2026 26мин

  The latest World Happiness Report shows that while the world’s happiest countries remain largely unchanged, deeper shifts are underway beneath the surface. In this episode, Ilana Ron-Levey, managing director at Gallup, and Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, professor at the University of Oxford and  director of its Wellbeing Research Centre, explore how global happiness rankings are evolving, a growing generational divide and what these trends reveal about how people experience their lives today.
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  How Are Black Americans Doing? 12.03.2026 28мин

  The findings of “Black Thriving in America” reveal a complex landscape for the lives and experiences of millions of Black adults in the U.S. This annual report, the product of a partnership between the Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center and the Gallup Center on Black Voices, is an in-depth, data-driven examination of Black Americans’ lived experiences, with a focus on wellbeing, equity and opportunity. Camille Lloyd, director of the Gallup Center on Black Voices, and Dr. M.C. Brown II, executive director and research scientist at the Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center, discuss the report’s latest findings with:  Delano Squires, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Human FlourishingDr. LaToya B. Parker, senior researcher in the Office of the President at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
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  What Is the World’s Most Important Problem? 05.02.2026 20мин

  There is no shortage of contenders for “the most important problem in the world.” Every day, leaders confront a growing list of complex and overlapping challenges that demand their attention. A new report from Gallup, released at World Governments Summit 2026, focuses on the issues people most want their leaders to solve, based on their responses to a new question added to the Gallup World Poll: “According to you, what is the most important problem your country is facing currently?” Riada Akyol, senior communications consultant at Gallup, and Benedict Vigers, Gallup senior global news writer, discuss the findings from this new research.Read the report, “The World’s Most Important Problem,” here: https://www.gallup.com/analytics/701519/worlds-most-important-problem-report.aspx
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  Leading With Strengths: Marlene Tromp, President of the University of Vermont 18.12.2025 37мин

  In a conversation between Gallup CEO Jon Clifton and Dr. Marlene Tromp, president of the University of Vermont, Tromp shares how her strengths shape the way she leads. Listen in as Tromp discusses how she thinks about building trust and belonging across campus and why clarity and self-awareness are essential in moments of uncertainty. Originally recorded as part of Gallup’s “Leading With Strengths” leadership interview series, this discussion offers timely insight for leaders across education and beyond — especially those guiding the next generation through rapid change.The Gallup Podcast will return with new episodes in 2026.
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  Leading With Strengths: Juan Carlos Pinzón, Former Colombian Minister of Defense 20.11.2025 31мин

  The Gallup Podcast will return in 2026. As we round out the year, we invite you to explore Leading With Strengths, a special series on global leadership. Through in-depth interviews, we uncover the decisions, mindsets and strengths that define exceptional leadership across industries and cultures.  Juan Carlos Pinzón twice served as Colombia’s ambassador to the U.S., helping commemorate 200 years of diplomatic relations. From 2011 to 2015, he was Colombia’s youngest minister of defense, after serving as chief of staff to the president, vice minister of defense, and adviser at the World Bank, along with senior positions in banking and finance. Pinzón is a visiting professor at Princeton University.  In this conversation, Gallup CEO Jon Clifton speaks with Pinzón regarding what history teaches us about leadership, why great leaders think beyond tomorrow’s headlines, how the emotions of a nation shape its destiny, and why understanding people’s pain is crucial.  Discover more interviews at www.gallup.com/leading-with-strengths
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  The Promise and Peril of AI, Through Americans’ Eyes 09.10.2025 20мин

  Synopsis: Americans are hesitant and skeptical when it comes to AI — but at the same time, U.S. employees’ use of AI at work has taken off. However, there are bigger-picture questions about AI that linger, on safety and national security, governance, international cooperation, and more.New research with the Special Competitive Studies Project provides insights on how Americans are grappling with the threats and possibilities of these advancing developments. Read up on Gallup’s latest findings on this topic: AI: Major Threat or Just the Next Tech Thing?AI Use at Work Has Nearly Doubled in Two YearsAmericans Prioritize AI Safety and Data SecurityAmerican Views on AI, National Security in 5 Charts
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  HBCUs Demonstrate the Power of a Strengths-Based Culture 28.08.2025 16мин

  As students file back into classrooms, many are returning to campuses transformed by a strengths-based culture. Gallup’s Camille Lloyd talks with Dr. Cheresa Simpson and Dr. Paquita Yarborough of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund about how historically Black colleges and universities are weaving CliftonStrengths into the student experience.
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  Leading With Strengths: Leslie Motter, CEO of Make-A-Wish America 03.07.2025 35мин

  What makes a leader worth following? At Gallup, this question has long guided both our research and our conversations with those shaping the course of society. As The Gallup Podcast pauses for the summer, we invite you to explore Leading With Strengths, a special series on global leadership. This collection of stories profiles real leaders confronting real challenges and shows how impact is shaped by each leader's unique strengths. 
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  Global Employee Engagement Falls for Only the Second Time in Gallup’s Trend 05.06.2025 14мин

  Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report captures the voice of global employees in an evolving workplace. While the annual report has found a generally upward trajectory for global employee engagement, this year is an exception. Gallup’s Jim Harter, Claire DeCarteret and Benedict Vigers join the conversation to explore what the report finds about how employees are feeling around the world – and why it matters.    Read the latest State of the Global Workplace report:https://on.gallup.com/45DhNWc
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  Needs and Challenges Facing Black Parents in the U.S. 01.05.2025 12мин

  Gallup research with the Equity Research Action Coalition at the University of North Carolina explores how Black parents bond with their children and navigate through challenges, from transportation to conversations about race. Camille Lloyd, director of the Gallup Center on Black Voices, talks with Dr. Iheoma Iruka, the coalition’s founding director, about the findings.Read up on Gallup’s latest findings on this topic:Discrimination Takes Less Toll on Socially Connected Black Parents: https://news.gallup.com/poll/648344/discrimination-takes-less-toll-socially-connected-black-parents.aspx  Most Black Parents Discuss Racial Challenges With Children: https://news.gallup.com/poll/648410/black-parents-discuss-racial-challenges-children.aspx  25% of Black Parents Agree: Transportation a Childcare Barrier: https://news.gallup.com/poll/649631/black-parents-agree-transportation-childcare-barrier.aspxTogetherness: Shared Activities Within Black Families: https://news.gallup.com/poll/654335/togetherness-shared-activities-within-black-families.aspx  
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  What’s Behind the Divide Between Young Men and Women in the U.S.? 20.03.2025 36мин

  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 important for public opinion researchers to track in the coming years.Read up on Gallup’s latest findings on this topic:  U.S. Women Have Become More Liberal; Men Mostly Stable: https://news.gallup.com/poll/609914/women-become-liberal-men-mostly-stable.aspx  Exploring Young Women's Leftward Expansion: https://news.gallup.com/poll/649826/exploring-young-women-leftward-expansion.aspx
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  What Are Americans’ Priorities for Public Health? 27.02.2025 25мин

  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 for the Trump administration in terms of public health.
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  Confidence in Business 15.11.2024 20мин

  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 on the role business can play in supporting cities and localities across the U.S. This week’s guests include:Kristjan Archer, senior communications consultant at GallupCynthia Clark, Poduska Professor of Governance at Bentley UniversityJustin Lall, principal at GallupSandy Baruah, president and chief executive officer of the Detroit Regional Chamber
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  Confidence in Police 07.11.2024 24мин

  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’ relationship with the police. This week’s guests include:Lydia Saad, Gallup director of U.S. Social ResearchCamille Lloyd, director of the Gallup Center on Black VoicesDr. Rashawn Ray, senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings InstitutionJulie Ray, Gallup managing editor for World NewsBenedict Vigers, Gallup senior global news writer
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  Confidence in Institutions Among Gen Z 24.10.2024 23мин

  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.
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  Confidence in Labor Unions 26.09.2024 19мин

  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 EditorDr. Ben Wigert, Director of Research and Strategy, Workplace Management at GallupMike Ritz, Executive Director for Gallup's Federal Government InitiativePatrick Crowley, Secretary-Treasurer and incoming President for the Rhode Island AFL-CIO 
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  Confidence in Mass Media 19.09.2024 23мин

  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 local media provide a glimmer of hope for the industry?Read Gallup’s latest update on confidence in mass media: Media Confidence in U.S. Matches 2016 Record Low  This week’s guests include:Dr. Sarah Fioroni, Senior Researcher at GallupDelano Massey, Managing Editor of Axios LocalAmy Mitchell, founding Executive Director of the Center for News, Technology & Innovation