1050 Bascom

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were excited to welcome Noah Stengl, a Ph. D. candidate in Political Science to the podcast. Noah, who received his BA in Political science and Economics from UW-Madison in 2017, taught a seminar in Environmental Political Thought last term. We asked Noah about some of the major themes in environmental political thought and about his own academic and professional...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to welcome back Prof. J. Michael Collins to talk about near historic inflation in the US. In a podcast recorded in late November, we asked Prof. Collins about the impact of high inflation on the economy and the political process in the US. Prof. Collins walked us through some of the major reasons for high inflation in the current economy and ways th...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were excited to welcome Jean Vilbert. Jean holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in law as well as as Master's degree in International Public Affairs from the La Follette School of Public Affairs. He is currently teaching courses for the Political Science department. In an interview conducted in December, we asked Jean about his career teaching law and working a...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we welcome back Prof. Steven Brooke to talk about the protests in Iran that began after a 22 year-old woman died while in custody of the morality police for violating the country’s dress code. We asked Prof. Brooke to explain the current situation, how these ongoing protests might be different from those that Iran has experienced in the past, and the impact the upri...

In this episode 1050 Bascom, we are happy to welcome back Gavin Luter, Managing Director of UniverCity Alliance at UW-Madison. UniverCity Alliance connects education, service and research activities across UW-Madison with cities and counties across Wisconsin. We asked Gavin about his work and interests in urban affairs at UnivCity Alliance as well as a course he teaches called “Welcome to Your Urb...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were privileged to talk with Prof Reed Lei about China’s National Party Congress that occurred in October during what is now an extraordinary time for China in the world. The Chinese economy is facing a series of challenges. The country’s Covid-zero policy means ongoing lockdowns. Chip access is being curtailed by actions from the Biden administration, and the sp...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we spoke with Prof. David Canon on the morning after the 2022 midterm elections. Prof. Canon shared with us his biggest take-aways from the elections and offered some insights into what to expect in the coming months and years in American electoral politics.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are pleased to welcome Bernadette Doray of GOP Badgers and Maggie Keuler of the College Democrats of Wisconsin. We discussed their respective organizations' involvement in the upcoming midterm elections, how students are getting involved in the political process, and the candidates running for office here in Wisconsin.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were excited to welcome back Barry Burden, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Elections Research Center to talk about the upcoming midterm elections when Americans will return to the polls for the first time since the 2020 presidential election and the Jan. 6 insurrection. Both parties are battling for control of the House and the polls are tighte...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom we were excited to welcome back Greg Nemet, Professor at the La Follette School of Public Affairs to talk about his work as a Lead Author for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as well as the recently passed reconciliation bill that included significant amount of climate spending in the U.S. (officially called the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022). We al...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were happy to welcome back Prof. Herrera to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We first interviewed Prof. Herrera back in early April to discuss the initial stages of the invasion and the shockingly strong Ukrainian response. Much has happened since early spring. In an interview conducted on Oct. 7, Prof. Herrera shared her insights into the evolving war an...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were excited for the opportunity to talk with Katy Hogan, as part of our Career Conversations series. Katy graduated from The Ohio State University in 2011 with a bachelor’s in Political Science, and went on to earn an MPA from the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at OSU in 2013. She now works with the Federal Workforce Programs at Partnership for Public Serv...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we enjoyed the opportunity to interview Nicole Gulatz as part of our Career Conversations series. Nicole graduated from UW-Madison with a BA in International Studies in 2007. She has served as Chief Development Officer of the American Red Cross of Wisconsin, was Vice President of Development of Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, started her own consulting co...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were very happy to get to talk to Prof. Jon Pevehouse who teaches courses in both international relations and foreign policy for the Political Science department as well as the La Follette School of Public Affairs. We asked Prof. Pevehouse about how intensifying global differences over Taiwan’s status in the international order are fueling rising tensions between...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom we were grateful to talk with Professor Howard Schweber, a long-time friend of the pod, to discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. Prof. Schweber provided an in-depth analysis of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision and explained to us why he believes we are in the midst of a constitutional revolution. We learned so much f...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom we were grateful for the opportunity to interview Ethan vanderWilden, a Ph. D. candidate in the Political Science department. Ethan studies political parties and electoral competition in Europe, the European Union and the United States. Some of his most recent research examines radical right electoral outcomes and divergences in radical right party strategies. In an...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are happy to welcome back Nils Ringe, Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Jean Monnet EU Center for Comparative Populism, to talk about his new book, The Language of Politics: Multilingual Policymaking in the European Union. The book, published in early 2022, investigates the impact of politicians’ reliance on shared foreign languages and trans...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to talk to Sue Robinson, Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at UW-Madison about her latest book, News After Trump: Journalism’s Crisis of Relevance in a Changed Media Culture. We asked Prof. Robinson about the arguments presented in the book (co-authored with Prof. Matt Carlson from the University of Minnesota and Pro...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are happy to welcome back Professors Mark Copelovitch and Jon Pevehouse to talk about the upcoming La Follette Forum - American Power, Prosperity and Democracy that will be held on Wednesday May 4 at Monona Terrace and include academic researchers as well as experts from journalism, private industry and public policy. We covered a wide range of topics from the st...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are excited to one again interview Don Stanley, an award-winning instructor who teaches design, social media, and digital marketing courses for the UW-Madison Department of Life Sciences Communication. Don also owns a digital consultancy firm, 3Rhino Media, that provides design and digital marketing services to clients throughout the United States. With Facebook...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were happy to welcome back Prof. Herrera to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine as well as the ongoing war and humanitarian crisis. In an interview conducted on April 1, Prof. Herrera shared with us her insights into Putin’s motivations and the Ukrainian response thus far. We all also talked with Prof. Herrera about the short- and long-term consequences of th...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to talk to Mariel Barnes, Assistant Professor at the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs. Prof. Barnes is also a core and founding faculty member of UW-Madison’s Sexual Violence Research Initiative. Professor Barnes’ research examines everyday forms of violence against women, gender, and the politics of the welfare sta...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we welcome back Prof. David Canon to talk about the future of voting rights reform. Prof. Canon provided us with a brief history of voting rights legislation in the United States and walked us through several Supreme Court rulings over the last decade that have altered election laws and practices throughout the country. He also gave us some insights into what ongoin...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to talk to Anton Shirikov, a Ph. D. candidate in the Political Science department. Anton studies media, propaganda, misinformation, political polarization, and trust. Before graduate school, Anton worked as a journalist and an editor in Russian media. In an interview conducted last Friday afternoon, we asked Anton about his time...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we had the opportunity to interview David Greenwood-Sanchez, a Ph. D. candidate in the Political Science department. David is teaching a new seminar this spring called Environmental Politics and Indigeneity in the 21st Century. We asked David about this fascinating course as well his research and the community-based projects that inform his teaching. We thoroughly e...