145. Why Nebraska Should Be Concerned about Brain Drain with Dr. Josie Schafer

It's not unusual among educated Nebraskans to hold the
expectation that, if you’re an ambitious young person in this
state, you’ll leave. This is within a moment where, over the past
decade, the Nebraska Examiner has reported that “more people have
continued to leave than enter Nebraska from other states, and the
loss is heavily those with an education level of at least a
bachelor’s degree.” Today Dr. Josie Schafer, director of the
Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Nebraska
at Omaha, is in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about her
research on Nebraska’s concerning demographic trends, the root
causes of brain drain, and what steps may be taken to mitigate
concerns as job requirements shift over the coming decades.





Later in the show, Joshua LaBure reviews 'Ryuichi Sakamoto:
Coda.'