Diantha Parker talks with University of Wisconsin economist Tim Smeeding about one of the groups being hit hardest by the Great Recession — young, undereducated men — and what we can do to help reconnect them to the labor force.

CPI's podcasts, hosted by Diantha Parker, feature discussions of cutting-edge research on poverty, inequality, and social policy. Funding comes from the Elfenworks Foundation, The Russell Sage Foundation, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services.