Harvard's Funding Freeze

Since World War II, America has led the world in science and medicine by making an unusual choice: instead of keeping research in government labs, it invested directly in universities. That partnership fueled decades of discovery and breakthroughs. But today, that pipeline is under serious threat, and nowhere is the impact clearer than at Harvard. This week, Dr. Joan Brugge, director of Harvard’s Ludwig Cancer Center, joins us to explore what’s at stake for scientific progress and for America’s place on the global stage. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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Harvard's Funding Freeze is an episode from Gangster Capitalism by Audacy.

This episode is 30:45 long.

This episode was published on Sep 3, 2025.

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