1050 Bascom

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to have the opportunity to talk to Mary Davis Michaud, a UW Political Science alum and Faculty Associate at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Mary joined the La Follette School last October after working for more than two decades in public health in roles at the local, state, and national levels. Most recently, Mary worked with the Center fo...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Prof. Canon shares his insights on the last several rocky and historic months in American politics. We talked with Prof. Canon about the aftermath of the presidential election, the Jan. 6 insurrection, impeachment, Twitter, and the new Biden Administration. As always, we learned so much from talking with Prof. Canon, and hope you will too.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were delighted to have the opportunity to interview Prof. Allion Prasch, from the UW-Madison’s Department of Communication Arts. Prof. Allison’s teaching and research focus on politics, rhetoric and culture. Prof. Prasch’s book, The Global Rhetorical Presidency: Cold War Rhetoric on the World, is in its final stages and we asked her for her insights on the state...

In this episode, we were grateful to have the opportunity to speak with Amy Bogost, a civil rights lawyer at Bogost Law, LLC. Amy is a UW-Madison Political Science and History grad. She received her law degree from Chicago Kent College of Law and has worked in civil law in Seattle, Washington and California before moving back to Madison. Amy has most recently focused her practice on Federal Title...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to have the opportunity to speak with Prof. Adeline Lo who joined the UW-Madison Political Science Department last fall. Prof. Lo shared with us her academic pathway from a BA in Politics and Economics at Columbia University to an MA in Politics at NYU and a Ph. D. in Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. Prof. Lo’s published...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to have the opportunity to talk to Prof. Melanie Murchison, a Lecturer in the Center for Law, Society & Justice. Prof. Murchison walked us through the Trump Administration’s legal challenges to the 2020 presidential election and offered her take on the role the media has sought to play in protecting the perceived legitimacy of the American electoral...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to have the opportunity to interview, Prof. Dennis Dresang, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science and the La Follette School of Public Affairs. In a long and distinguished career, Prof. Dresang, who served as Chair of the Political Science Department for two terms, has directed research and public service seminars at La Follette...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to have the opportunity to talk with Prof. Reed Lei, a new faculty member in the Political Science Department. We talked to Prof. Lei about growing up in China where he received his undergraduate degree at the China Foreign Affairs University. Prof. Lei also shared his personal and professional pathway to an MA and MPA at University of Southern Cali...

As the global pandemic continues to raise questions about the future and stability of the job and internship market, 1050 Bascom is reaching out to successful Political Science alumni to help us navigate these uncertain times. In this episode, we were grateful to have the opportunity to talk to Sherry Kaiman. Sherry, who continues to offer her time and valuable insights to our majors as an active...

As we continue to await the results of Tuesday’s presidential election, 1050 Bascom reached out to Prof. Burden for his insights on this historic week in American politics. Prof. Burden offered his take on what the pre-election polls got right, where the race is this afternoon, and how the next couple of days might play out. Prof. Burden also offered his take on President Trump’s election night re...

This afternoon, 1050 Bascom reached out to Prof. Canon for his final pre-election day thoughts on tomorrow’s historic presidential election. Prof. Canon offered his insights on the latest polls, and talked us through each candidate’s path to an electoral college victory. He also shared with us why he’s going to have an eye on Georgia, and offered his insights on why he hopes media reports of exit...

Today, as the 2020 presidential campaign enters its final days, 1050 Bascom moderated a discussion and debate between UW-Madison College Republicans and College Democrats. We appreciated the time that Keeley Collins, Communications Director of College Republicans, and Rianna Mukherjee, Chair of the College Democrats, took to spend with us this afternoon. We thought it was an informative and engagi...

In this episode of1050 Bascom, we were grateful to to have the opportunity to speak with Prof. Richard Keller, Professor of the History of Medicine and Bioethics at UW-Madison. His research and teaching speak directly to so many of the pivotal issues confronting American politics and society today including Covid-19 and the intersection of race and medicine. Prof. Keller is currently at work on a...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to interview Hilary Miller who graduated with a B.A. in Political Science, History, and Jewish Studies from UW-Madison in 2019. After working as a Goldman Fellow in Chicago joined UN Watch—an independent human rights watchdog NGO— in Geneva, Switzerland where she lived for a year. In June 2020, Hilary testified before the U.N. Human Rights Council o...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we had the opportunity to ask Prof. Schweber about the state of democracy in the US amidst a global pandemic, a contentious, partisan Supreme Court nomination process, and an historical presidential election. Our conversation with Prof. Schweber was informative and fun. We appreciated his insights on Supreme Court politics, the Amy Coney Barrett hearings, what might...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to have the opportunity to talk to Young Mie Kim, Professor in the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a faculty affiliate of Political Science and the Elections Research Center. Over the last several years, Prof. Kim’s work on the role of Russian interference in the 2016 election has received national and international attent...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Cramer back to the podcast to discuss the upcoming presidential election. We talked to Prof. Cramer about her research and life-long devotion to helping citizens engage in the democratic process. Prof. Cramer shared her insights about potential barriers to voting and how to overcome them. She also offered her analysis of the pr...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Caroline Fuchs, an immigration lawyer and pre-law advisor at the Center for Pre-Law Advising offers her advice to students thinking about applying to law school. Caroline, who has a J.D. and MPA, shared with us her own career path and offers her insights on how to think about the decision to go to law school, what the application process looks like, LSAT preparation...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to talk to Scott Gillespie, Editorial Page Editor and Vice President of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and a UW-Madison Journalism School and Political Science alum. Scott was lead editor on “Separate and Unequal,” the series of editorials on underfunded Bureau of Indian Education schools that was a finalist for a 2015 Pulitzer Prize, and “Not this m...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, Prof. Wagner from the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, shares his insights and analysis of Wednesday’s Vice Presidential debate. We enjoyed our conversation with Prof. Wagner, and hope you will too.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, were thrilled get to talk to Prof. Alexander Shashko, a UW-Madison alumni and lecturer in the Department of Afro-American Studies. Prof. Shashko, who is a voting member of the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame, shared with us his research and analysis connecting music and political culture, especially in the context of black music and the history of racism and race relation...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we had the distinct honor and pleasure of interviewing Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield about her life and career in public service and her analysis of many of the opportunities and challenges the US faces today. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield’s career in foreign service included State Department appointments across Republican and Democratic presidents from George W...

In this episode 1050 Bascom, we are grateful to have the opportunity to interview Gavin Luter, Managing Director of UniverCity Alliance at UW-Madison. UniverCity Alliance connects education, service and research activities across UW-Madison with cities across Wisconsin with a focus on furthering sustainability. We asked Gavin about his own research and mission to provide more participatory researc...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to have the opportunity to talk with Aili Mari Tripp, Professor of Political Science and Gender and Women’s studies at UW-Madison. Professor Tripp’s research focuses on women and politics in Africa, women and peacebuilding, transnational feminism and African politics more generally. We found Prof. Tripp’s discussion of her pathway to UW-Madison fasc...

As the global pandemic continues to raise questions about the future and stability of the job and internship market,1050 Bascom is reaching out to successful Political Science graduates to help us navigate these uncertain times. In this episode, we were grateful to have the opportunity to interview Angela Maramba, Political Science Badger alumni and Director of State Board Relations at the Colorad...