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Growing good ideas, Supreme Court confirmation hearings

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is a U.S. Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, poses for a portrait, Friday, Feb., 18, 2022, at the court in Washington.President Joe Biden on Friday nominated federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed segregation. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

The confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson continues today. We look back on the proceedings so far and dig into the legal questions senators have raised. We also talk with an author about how to take our small ideas and grow them into bigger projects.

Featured in this Show

  • Hearings continue for Biden Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

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    We review the opening days of confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • How to expand our good ideas onto a large scale

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    Most good ideas start small, but what makes them grow? We talk with an economist and UW-Stevens Point alumnus about developing an idea to reach larger and larger groups of people.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • Susan Liebell Guest
  • John A. List Guest

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