1050 Bascom

In this special episode of 1050 Bascom, we present our recording of an expert panel on the conflict in Israel-Palestine that was held on Nov. 29 and was hosted by the Department of Political Science and the Middle East Studies Program. The panel featured Professors Steven Brooke, Marwa Shalaby, and Nadav Shelef as speakers and was moderated by Professor Jon Pevehouse.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are joined by Jessie Munson, a Ph. D. student in the Department of Political Science, to discuss the U.S. Congress. We asked Jessie about the power struggles that have made headline news around the world over the last several months as well as some of the key issues that Congress faces as the 2024 presidential primary season gets underway. Jessie studies American...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are joined by Professor Allison Prasch to discuss the third Republican Presidential Primary Debate. The debate was held in Miami, Florida on Wednesday, November 8th. Dr. Prasch is an Associate Professor in the Communications Department where she studies and teaches on rhetoric, politics, and culture. We had a lot of fun talking to Dr. Prasch and learned so much....

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were excited to talk to Josh Brown about social identity theory and political polarization. Josh is social psychologist and Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Human Ecology. He is interested in understanding groups processes and intergroup relations in applied settings like politics. In particular, he studies what motivates people to identify with g...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we welcome UW-Madison Dean of Students Christina Olstad and UW Police Department Chief Kristen Roman to discuss campus safety resources following a recent high-profile event near campus that put some students on edge. We also take a look at protest guidelines for students, specifically how to protest safely and what UW officials do to support students who choose to...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we wanted to bring back Jon Pevehouse, Professor and Chair of the Political Science department, to talk about the war that has erupted in the Middle East. An unprecedented surprise attack in southern Israel by Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist militant group that controls the Gaza Strip, has led to an increasingly deadly conflict with no resolution in sight. Hamas lau...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are excited to have the opportunity to speak with Annie Jones, professor of organizational development and a Tribal Nations specialist with UW-Madison’s Division of Extension. Prof. Jones, an enrolled member of the Menominee Nation, is also an affiliate faculty with the departments of American Indian Studies and Community and Environmental Sociology. She was name...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are joined by Professor Mike Wagner to discuss the second Republican Presidential Primary Debate that was held on Wednesday, September 27th at the Reagan National Library in Simi Valley, California. Mike Wagner is a professor at the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. His research focuses on democracy and political communications. As always, w...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were happy in late May to welcome back Erin Barbato, Director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic at the University of Wisconsin Law School. As the Trump Administration’s Title 42 immigration policy came to an end, we invited Erin to tell us about what Title 42 was, why it ended in spring, and what this transition might mean for U.S. immigration policy. As always we...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we welcome back Professor Jon Pevehouse, Chair of the Political Science department, to the podcast to talk about his summer trip to Israel, this upcoming academic year, and President Biden’s attempt to broker a Saudi-Israel Deal before the start of the 2024 presidential election cycle. As always we had so much fun talking to Prof. Pevehouse and learned so much. We h...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are excited for the opportunity to talk with Tatiana Cruz, as part of our Career Conversations series. Tatiana is currently an Instructor at the Center for Law, Society & Justice and a Graduate Student at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Tatiana is also working as a PhD student in Law at the University of Brasília and holds a Masters in Procedural Law at...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are happy to welcome back Kathleen Culver, Professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication as well as the Director of the Center for Journalism Ethics. Prof. Culver’s current work explores journalism’s relationship with the public and free expression controversies on college campuses. We asked Prof. Culver about her inte...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are joined by Professor Barry Burden to discuss the first Republican Presidential Primary Debate that was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, August 23rd. Barry Burden is a professor of Political Science, and he also serves as the Director of the Elections Research Center here at UW-Madison. As always, we appreciated Prof. Burden's insights and thoroughly...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are happy to welcome back Yoshiko Herrera, a professor of Political Science at UW-Madison. Professor Herrera’s work specializes in Russian politics and US-Russian relations. In this episode, we asked Prof. Herrera about the Wagner Group’s ‘March on Moscow’ and the Russian response. Professor Herrera provided her insights into how this unprecedented situation migh...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we welcome Edible Insect Ambassador Joseph Yoon to the podcast for the first time. Founder of Brooklyn Bugs, Joseph is a world leader in entomophagy (eating insects) and insect agriculture. He attended COP27 as Chef Advocate for the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and has appeared in articles by the New York Times, the Washing...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we welcome back Prof. Howard Schweber to talk about his teaching and research career at UW-Madison. This episode marks the end of the Professor’s final semester at UW-Madison, as he prepares to retire after a decades-long career as a teacher and prolific researcher. We spoke with Professor Schweber about some of his favorite memories at UW and what’s next for him as...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are honored to welcome Sam Cornale to the podcast. Sam is a Madison native and a graduate of La Follette High School and UW-Madison with a major in Political Science. He now works in DC, but continues to give back to his Badger roots by teaching a class for the UW ‘Wisconsin in Washington’ program. A veteran of the Obama campaign and administration, Sam is curren...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are honored to welcome back Prof. Kathy Cramer to the podcast. Professor Cramer is the author of The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker, an award winning book which many national journalists and scholars said was helpful in explaining Donald Trump’s presidential victory. She is also Chair of the Commission of Rei...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we welcome back Prof. David Canon to talk about his teaching and research career at UW-Madison. Prof. Canon will be retiring after a decade's long career here where he is a very popular teacher and prolific researcher. We are very sad to see him move on – but excited to have an opportunity to talk to him about what’s next. Prof. Canon was instrumental in launching o...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to welcome Rikhil Bhavnani,Professor with the Department of Political Science here at UW-Madison, where he also serves as Director of Graduate Studies. He is also Faculty Affiliate at the La Follette School of Public Affairs, the Elections Research Center, and the Center for South Asia. Professor Bhvanani’s research focuses on th...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to talk to Joshua Dienstag, Professor of Political Science here at UW-Madison. Professor Diesnstag’s research focuses on the intersection of politics with time, history, memory and narrative with an emphasis on European political theory between the 17th and 19th centuries. He also writes about cinema, the American Founding, and t...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to talk to Mikhail Troitskiy, Professor of Practice at UW-Madison. Prof. Troitskiy will be teaching a course called Russian Foreign Policy Since 1991: The Road to War and Beyond in the fall. Prof. Troitskiy’s research focuses on conflicts, security, and politics in Eurasia, Russian foreign policy and U.S.-Russia relations as well...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were excited to welcome Rochelle Snyder to the podcast. Rochelle is a doctoral candidate in Political Science teaching a fascinating class this semester on representation in American politics. We asked Rochelle about her class and her own academic background and research interests. Our main topic of discussion centered around representation in contemporary politi...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were excited to have the opportunity to interview Ashley Bown, Principal and Founder of FourConsultancy LLC, as part of our Career Conversations series. Ashley graduated from UW-Madison with a BA in Political Science in 2010. She earned a Graduate Certificate in Public Policy from UMass-Boston in 2012 and a Master in Public Policy from Northeastern University in...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to interview Shaan Amin, a Ph. D. candidate in Political Science. Shaan is teaching a seminar on LGBTQ+ Politics in World Democracies for the department this term. We asked Shaan about his class and talked to him about his own academic and professional background. We learned so much and enjoyed our conversation. We hope you will...