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In this episode, we interviewed Marie Koko, the Senior Career Services Coordinator in the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison. Many of our majors are familiar with Marie, who was an award-winning career advisor at SuccessWorks before moving over to La Follette last year. Marie offered us concrete advice for students seeking jobs and internship during the pandemic. She also shared he...

In this episode, we had the opportunity to interview Kate Kruizenga, Chief of Staff and Head of Strategy & Operations for the Business Development team at Dropbox in the San Francisco Bay area. Kate shared her hiring insights, focusing on how to distinguish yourself on the job market and offered concrete advice on developing a unique "narrative pitch" in your applications and interviews. We found...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we talked to Prof. Doug McLeod from the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communications to discuss media coverage of the BLM protests and social movements more generally. Prof. McLeod shared his insights about how fundamental changes in the media system in the 21st century has played out in both media coverage and public opinion formation surrounding our cur...

Career Conversations with Sam Nitz, Partner at Fireside Campaigns in DC by 1050 Bascom

L&S Dean Eric Wilcots on Teaching and Learning during Covid-19, and Political Protest by 1050 Bascom

1050 Bascom had the extreme pleasure of interviewing best-selling author and podcaster Alyssa Mastromonaco. A Political Science Badger alum and a member of the department’s Board of Visitors, Alyssa served as former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for the Obama Administration. She talked us through her political pathway from a feel-the-Bern intern in Vermont for Bernie Sanders and a politically...

The Federal Government in Covid-19 and Crisis Preparation with Eileen Harrington by 1050 Bascom

1050 Bascom had the pleasure of interviewing, Margaret Henoch, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer and member of the Steady State. Margaret worked in the Directorate of Operations, also known as the clandestine service, of the Agency and served in senior positions at the CIA headquarters and stations abroad. Margaret spoke with us about her career path, her work in the CIA in the aftermat...

Global Impact of Covid-19 and the German Response with Nils Ringe by 1050 Bascom

The Biden Campaign in Covid-19 with Barry Burden by 1050 Bascom

State and National Politics in Covid-19 with David Canon by 1050 Bascom

Navigating the Internship and Job Market in a Covid-19 World with Mindi Zissman by 1050 Bascom

Partisian Politics, Covid-19 and the Importance of Listening and Empathy with Kathy Cramer by 1050 Bascom

Covid-19 and Media and Elections 2020 with Dhavan Shah by 1050 Bascom

WI Primary Election in Covid-19 and SC Abortion Case with Ryan Owens by 1050 Bascom

Adapting to a Covid-19 Economy with Greg Reed by 1050 Bascom

Political Science in Covid-19 with PS Chair, John Zumbrunnen by 1050 Bascom

J-School Profs. Culver and Graves on Media Polarization and Trust by 1050 Bascom

Ken Mayer on Biden versus Sanders by 1050 Bascom

David Canon on Biden's Big Win in South Carolina and Looking Ahead to Super Tuesday by 1050 Bascom

Ellie Powell on UW Election Center Poll Results in WI, PA, and MI, and Gender and Elections by 1050 Bascom

Jon Pevehouse on Foreign Policy and Election 2020 by 1050 Bascom

Prof. Scott Straus on Genocide and Human Rights by 1050 Bascom

Barry Burden on the Iowa Caucuses, New Hamphire Results and What's Next by 1050 Bascom

An Analysis of the Impeachment Trial of President Trump with Prof. Howard Schweber by 1050 Bascom