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LSE: The Ballpark

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The Ballpark is the LSE Phelan US Centre's regular podcast on the politics and policy of the United States. Through features and interviews with academics from the LSE and elsewhere, The Ballpark looks more closely into what's going on behind the headlines.

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LSE Film and Audio Team

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lse.ac.uk

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Extra Innings: The Dangers of Brexit for the Special Relationship with Senator Chris Murphy 04.04.2019

Contributor(s): Chris Murphy, US Senator for Connecticut

Season 3, Episode 7: Politics and Policing in New Jersey 19.02.2019

Contributor(s): Ashley Koning, Joe Miller, Scott Thompson

Season 3 Episode 6: Polarization and deindustrialization in the Badger State 23.01.2019

Contributor(s): Amy Goldstein, Wendy Scattergood

Extra Innings: What the US-North Korea summit may have in store, with Professor Stephan Haggard 23.01.2019

Contributor(s): Professor Stephan Haggard, Susan Strange

Extra Inning: Lessons from History & the Future of International Trade with Doug Irwin and Jeff Frieden 23.01.2019

Contributor(s): Jeff Frieden, Doug Irwin

Season 3, Episode 5: Missouri 07.01.2019

Contributor(s): Robynn Kuhlmann, Samantha Pettey

Extra Innings: Conspiracy Theories in the Age of Trump with Joe Uscinski 07.01.2019

Contributor(s): Joe Uscinski, Ros Taylor

Extra Innings: How Great Powers Transition: A Conversation with Dr. Kori Schake 19.11.2018

Contributor(s): Dr Kori Schake

Season 3, Episode 4: The Lone Star State You Don't Know 05.11.2018

Contributor(s): Professor Peter Trubowitz, Lawrence Wright, Heather Evans

Season 3, Episode 3: Healthcare politics and policy in Tennessee 21.09.2018

Contributor(s): Jason Burchard, Amanda Wintersieck, and Andy Schneider, Denise Baron and Sarah Scaffidi

Season 3, Episode 2: Arizona: Immigration politics in the Grand Canyon State 09.07.2018

Contributor(s): Susannah Crockford, Antonia Noori Farzan, Chris Gilson, Dr Denise Baron

Season 3, Episode 1: State of the States: Textbooks in Texas and Cars in California 04.06.2018

Contributor(s): Chris Bonneau, Kris Kanthak, Dr Denise Baron, Chris Gilson

Season 2, Episode 9: What can be done about fake news? 08.01.2018

Contributor(s): Professor Charlie Beckett, Professor Sonia Livingstone, Chris Gilson, Sophie Donszelmann, Dr Denise Baron

Season 2, Episode 8: Where did the opioid epidemic come from? 17.11.2017

Contributor(s): John Collins, Alex Soderholm, Sophie Donszelman and Denise Baron

Season 2, Episode 7: The Rural-Urban Divide 12.10.2017

Contributor(s): Kathy Cramer, Tory Mallett, Dr Denise Baron, Chris Gilson

Season 2, Episode 6: Racism towards Latinos: Past, present, and future 09.10.2017

Contributor(s): Professor Neil Foley, Susannah Crockford, Chris Gilson, Sophie Donszelmann

Extra Innings: The Politics of Resentment in the 2016 US Presidential Election 25.08.2017

Contributor(s): Kathy Cramer and Denise Baron

Extra Innings: The Affluence Effect: College Socialization and Inequality in America 18.08.2017

Contributor(s): Professor Tali Mendelberg, Sophie Donszelmann

Extra Innings: Anxiety, Fear, and National Identity 11.08.2017

Contributor(s): Professor Neil Foley, Dr Denise Baron

Season 2, Episode 5: The future of American progressivism 07.08.2017

Contributor(s): Thomas Frank, Inge Kjemtrup, Sophie Donszelmann, Dr Denise Baron

Season 2, Episode 4: The Changing Face of American Conservatism 03.07.2017

Contributor(s): Yuval Levin, Alex Sundstrom, Dr Denise Baron, Chris Gilson

Season 2, Episode 3: Trumpian Foreign Policy 02.06.2017

Contributor(s): Professor Charles Kupchan, Emmanuelle Blanc, Chris Gilson, Dr Denise Baron

Season 2, Episode 2: Do state governments even matter? 28.04.2017

Contributor(s): Jamie Monogan, Chris Gilson, Dr Denise Baron, Sophie Donszelmann

Season 2, Episode 1: Populism and the new political spectrum 30.03.2017

Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Dr Denise Baron, Professor Eric Kaufmann, Dr Brian Klaas

Season 2 | The Ballpark | Back at Bat 28.03.2017

Contributor(s): Dr Denise Baron, Sophie Donszelmann, Chris Gilson

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