In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan and Nama are joined by Professor Andres Uribe, a new faculty member in the department, to discuss his background in comparative politics, his ongoing class PS 401: Threads to Democracy, and his forthcoming class PS 400: Political Violence.

In this episode, Lauren and Heewone are joined by Professor Anton Strezhnev, a new faculty member in the Department of Political Science, to discuss his background at Harvard, NYU, and the University of Chicago, his work in the field of political methodology, his experience teaching PS-170 - Research Methods in Political Science, and more!

In this episode, Evan is joined by Daniel Mark, a professor of Political Science at Villanova University, to discuss his work regarding the philosophy of law and the relationship between politics and religion.

In this episode, Nama and Evan are joined by Tony Jing, the founder and president of the Contemporary International Relations Association at UW-Madison, a new student organization that encourages discussion on international relations from diverse perspectives, provides flexible research opportunities, and connects students with UW professors & professionals.

In this episode, Nama, Lauren, Heewone, and Evan sit down with former Deputy National Security Advisor, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough to discuss how his experiences - from his upbringing, to his education, to his remarkable career - have shaped his outlook on life, and the lessons he's learned along the way.

In this episode, Lauren and Nama are joined by Hamni Park, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science, to discuss the course she's teaching this semester: PS 400 - Ancient Ideas: East and West.

In this episode, Heewone, Evan, and Nama are joined by Barry Burden, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Elections Research Center, to discuss his background in electoral politics, his various publications, and the ERC's event that took place on October 3rd - Election Matters 2025: Money, Politics, and the First Amendment.

In this episode, Evan is joined by Kathryn Hendley, the Roman Z. Livshits & Theodore W. Brazeau Professor of Law and Political Science, to discuss her roots in studying Russian law, and her work as the Director of Lawyers and Democratic Decline (LADD), a new research project at the UW-Madison School of Law, which explores how legal professionals navigate repression, uphold democratic norms, and negotiate their professional identity in times of political crisis.

This week, Nama and Lauren sit down with Matt Pietryka, one of the new faculty in the Department of Political Science, to discuss his research and teaching in Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Social Network Analysis, and R Programming

In this episode, Heewone, Evan, and Lauren are joined by Emmett Lockwood, a recent UW-Madison alum, to discuss his experience writing his senior thesis at Madison, how grad school has been, and his path to pursuing a master's degree in critical disability studies at York University in Toronto, Ontario.