1050 Bascom

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to talk to the new Chair of the Department of Political Science, Prof. Nadav Shelef. We asked Prof. Shelef about his responsibility as Chair, as well as some of his recent research on collective victimhood and conflict attitudes. We also asked him about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. We enjoyed our conversation and hope you will too

In this episode, we welcome back Barry Burden, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Elections Research Center to talk the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were delighted to talk with Paul Aylesworth, Associate Director for the MS degree in Real Estate at the Wisconsin School of Business. Before coming to campus Paul served as the Real Estate Director for the Women’s Community Revitalization Project, a nonprofit Philadelphia-based community development corporation. In his fourteen years in Philadelphia, Paul’s work focused on the new construction and preservation of affordable housing utilizing Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity and many other sources of capital and operating subsidy. He was also instrumental in establishing and building the Community Justice Land Trust, which now holds over 100 permanently affordable homes. We know so many of our listeners are interested in the issue of affordable housing and it is a concern that impacts so many people of all ages here in Madison and around the country. We enjoyed talking to Paul and learned so much. We hope you will too!

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were happy to welcome back Nils Ringe, Professor of Political Science and the former Director of European Studies, to talk about the recent EU elections as well as the elections in Britain and France that took place earlier this summer. As always, we learned so much and enjoyed talking to Prof. Ringe. We hope you will too.

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were delighted to talk to Andrew McWard, Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Denison University and an instructor here in our Political Science Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Prof. McWard specializes in international relations with an emphasis on international organizations. This summer, Prof. McWard is teaching our very popular The Politics of Human Rights course. Prof. McWard received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison last year and his BA in International Relations from Hendrix College in 2017. We asked Prof. McWard about his Politics of Human Rights course and about his interest in studying and teaching human rights more generally. We thoroughly enjoyed the conversation and learned so much. We hope you will too.

In this special episode of 1050 Bascom, we share with you Prof. Cramer’s speech on hope in a polarized world. Prof. Cramer delivered these remarks at our 2024 Political Science Graduation Brunch. We so appreciated Prof. Cramer’s insights, and hope you will enjoy them as well.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were excited to interview Marko Kljajic. Marko is a PhD student studying comparative politics and international relations here at UW-Madison. His research and teaching interests focus on the political psychology of polarization and reconciliation in the aftermath of civil conflict. In particular, he is interested in the role that collective victimhood beliefs have on intergroup dynamics and political mobilization. Marko will be teaching a new seminar course this coming fall called, “Why We Fight: The Politics of Intergroup Conflict”. We asked Marko about his class as well as the role of polarization in conflict in the United States and around the world. We learned a lot, and hope you will too.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Ambassador Karl Eikenberry. Ambassador Eikenberry is a Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center, a faculty member of Schwarzman College in Beijing, China and a Senior Advisor to the United States Institute for Peace. He is a former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and a retired Lieutenant General of the U.S. Army. His postings have included the East/Central/South Asian regions, Europe, and the Middle East. We were honored to speak with the Ambassador and learned so much. We hope you will too.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were delighted to welcome back Katie Harbath to the podcast. Katie graduated from the UW-Madison School of Journalism with a Political Science major as well in 2003. After graduating, Katie’s impressive career trajectory took her to high level politics and to Facebook where she served as the Public Policy Director for ten years. Katie is now Chief Global Affairs Office at Duco Experts and the founder and CEO of her own DC-based company, Anchor Change. With major concerns about whether Americans trust the electoral process amidst a historical presidential campaign season and controversy over proposals aimed at regulating big tech, we were grateful that Katie was willing to spend a little time with us to talk about big tech, AI, and the future of democracy in the United States. We learned so much and hope you will too.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are joined by Sarah Lundquist Nuutinen. Sarah is a Badger alum and is currently serving as Foreign Service Officer. She majored in Political Science and International Studies at UW-Madison, and also earned a Masters of Science in International Relations and Development at Bristol University. We asked Sarah about her time at UW Madison, her advice for students looking to perhaps become a Foreign Service Officer, and her work in a career path that has taken her around the world. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with Sarah and hope you will too.