The podcast episodes provided cover a range of topics related to policymaking, including the challenges of evidence-based decision-making, the role of emerging technologies in shaping policy, the interplay between scientific consensus and public opinion, and the broader political and economic considerations that influence the policymaking process.

For example, the episode 'Closing fisheries devastated Newfoundland. Should they come back?' discusses the policymaking process around the management of the northern cod fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador, highlighting the tension between scientific recommendations and economic interests. The episode 'Intelligence in the Age of AI with new CTO of the CIA' explores the role of policymakers in shaping the regulation and governance of artificial intelligence.

Other episodes, such as 'We still don't really know how inflation works' and 'The Death of Bidenomics', delve into the challenges policymakers face in addressing complex economic phenomena like inflation and communicating their policy decisions to the public.