{"podcast":{"title":"Oxford Policy Pod","slug":"oxford-policy-pod-1217253","podcast_index_feed_id":1217253,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/oxfordpolicypod/","website_url":"https://oxfordpolicypod.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/207a37e4-f53f-49ea-a4fa-dbd21674f6a0/-wzfp-p29-bcpj9rdxu-l7fj.png","author":"Students at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University","episode_count":137,"summary":"A bi-weekly policy podcast based out of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. The Oxford Policy Pod explores pressing policy issues around the globe and is produced by students reading for a Master of Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government. The podcast explores contemporary policy challenges that policymakers face all over the world, and taps into the rich diversity of policy experience and insights of the student body and faculty. The podcast is supported by the staff of the Blavatnik School of Government. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the students, speakers and featured guests only. They do not represent the views or position of featured organisations, or the Blavatnik School of Government and the University of Oxford. To keep up with the latest on our episodes, follow us on Instagram @OxfordPolicyPod_ and Twitter @OxfordPolicyPod.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T06:18:25.582004+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-policy-pod-1217253"},"episode":{"title":"The Politics of Care: A conversation with Belén Villegas & Rossella Ciccia","slug":"the-politics-of-care-a-conversation-with-bel-n-villegas-rossella-ciccia","published_at":"2026-07-20T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-policy-pod-1217253/the-politics-of-care-a-conversation-with-bel-n-villegas-rossella-ciccia","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-policy-pod-1217253","url":"https://oxfordpolicypod.captivate.fm/episode/the-politics-of-care-a-conversation-with-belen-villegas-rossella-ciccia","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/95898515-1a38-4cd7-ab6e-f2802d9a7398.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the Oxford Policy Pod, Belén Tomic sits down with Dr. Belén Villegas Plá and Dr. Rossella Ciccia to talk about care , its many forms, and who bears its weight. Belén Villegas Plá is Lecturer in the Political Economy of Latin America at the Oxford Department of International Development, and Rossella Ciccia is Associate Professor of Social Policy at the Oxford Department of Social Policy and Intervention. Together, they explore how and why care has become such a politically salient issue over the past decade , the role feminist movements have played in putting it on the agenda in Latin America, and why the region has become such an important space for these discussions. The conversation also examines the challenges of turning care demands into lasting policy where social protection is fragmented and state capacity is limited. Drawing on both Latin American and European experiences, Belén and Rossella reflect on what a caring society would look like , what it would take to treat care as a shared social responsibility rather than a private burden carried disproportionately by women, and why redistributing unpaid care work remains one of the defining challenges of contemporary social policy.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Oxford Policy Pod, Belén Tomic sits down with Dr. Belén Villegas Plá and Dr. Rossella Ciccia to talk about care , its many forms, a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3043,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/oxford-policy-pod-1217253/episodes/the-politics-of-care-a-conversation-with-bel-n-villegas-rossella-ciccia/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-policy-pod-1217253/the-politics-of-care-a-conversation-with-bel-n-villegas-rossella-ciccia.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}