1050 Bascom

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we welcome back Professor Jon Pevehouse, Chair of the Political Science department, to the podcast to talk about his summer trip to Israel, this upcoming academic year, and President Biden’s attempt to broker a Saudi-Israel Deal before the start of the 2024 presidential election cycle. As always we had so much fun talking to Prof. Pevehouse and learned so much. We hope you will too.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are excited for the opportunity to talk with Tatiana Cruz, as part of our Career Conversations series. Tatiana is currently an Instructor at the Center for Law, Society & Justice and a Graduate Student at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Tatiana is also working as a PhD student in Law at the University of Brasília and holds a Masters in Procedural Law at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro. She worked as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Formal Public Law and Professional Ethics at the Law School of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, and held a position as First Lieutenant in the Brazilian Air Force, working as Legal Advisor to the Air Force Commander's Office. In this episode, we asked Tatiana about her academic and professional path as well as her current research and teaching interests. We also touched on some topics related to contemporary Brazilian politics – including the last Presidential election, the Brazilian Supreme Court, and the similarities between the US and Brazil. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with Tatiana and hope you will too.

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are happy to welcome back Kathleen Culver, Professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication as well as the Director of the Center for Journalism Ethics. Prof. Culver’s current work explores journalism’s relationship with the public and free expression controversies on college campuses. We asked Prof. Culver about her interest and insights on free speech debates on college campuses, including here at UW-Madison. As always, we thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with Prof. Culver and learned so much.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are joined by Professor Barry Burden to discuss the first Republican Presidential Primary Debate that was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, August 23rd. Barry Burden is a professor of Political Science, and he also serves as the Director of the Elections Research Center here at UW-Madison. As always, we appreciated Prof. Burden's insights and thoroughly enjoyed the conversation.

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are happy to welcome back Yoshiko Herrera, a professor of Political Science at UW-Madison. Professor Herrera’s work specializes in Russian politics and US-Russian relations. In this episode, we asked Prof. Herrera about the Wagner Group’s ‘March on Moscow’ and the Russian response. Professor Herrera provided her insights into how this unprecedented situation might transform the War in Ukraine, Putin’s rule in Russia, and daily life for Russian citizens for the foreseeable future. As always, we thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with Prof. Herrera and learned so much.

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we welcome Edible Insect Ambassador Joseph Yoon to the podcast for the first time. Founder of Brooklyn Bugs, Joseph is a world leader in entomophagy (eating insects) and insect agriculture. He attended COP27 as Chef Advocate for the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and has appeared in articles by the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Guardian. He recently took to the screen in a Fox News Special — an experience we asked him about today.

In our interview with Joseph, we dive into his journey to becoming one of the world’s largest Chef Advocates for insects and how he became so passionate about edible insects. We also asked Joseph to explain the environmental benefits and cultural aspects of eating insects, before taking a closer look at the meat industry itself. We covered a lot of ground in this episode, and we learned so much. We hope you will too.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we welcome back Prof. Howard Schweber to talk about his teaching and research career at UW-Madison. This episode marks the end of the Professor’s final semester at UW-Madison, as he prepares to retire after a decades-long career as a teacher and prolific researcher. We spoke with Professor Schweber about some of his favorite memories at UW and what’s next for him as he prepares for the next phase of his life beyond the Badger State. We also asked Prof. Schweber about a few notable current events around campus and the nation. We deeply enjoyed our time talking with Professor Schweber – we hope you will too!

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we welcome back Prof. Howard Schweber to talk about his teaching and research career at UW-Madison. This episode marks the end of the Professor’s final semester at UW-Madison, as he prepares to retire after a decades-long career as a teacher and prolific researcher. We spoke with Professor Schweber about some of his favorite memories at UW and what’s next for him as he prepares for the next phase of his life beyond the Badger State. We also asked Prof. Schweber about a few notable current events around campus and the nation. We deeply enjoyed our time talking with Professor Schweber – we hope you will too!

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are honored to welcome Sam Cornale to the podcast. Sam is a Madison native and a graduate of La Follette High School and UW-Madison with a major in Political Science. He now works in DC, but continues to give back to his Badger roots by teaching a class for the UW ‘Wisconsin in Washington’ program. A veteran of the Obama campaign and administration, Sam is currently the Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee. We talked to Sam about his work on the presidential campaign trail and what that entails. We also asked him about his own predictions and opinions of Biden’s re-election campaign, who will lead the Republican Party, and what we should look out for as we head into the 2024 election cycle. We thoroughly enjoyed talking to Sam and learned so much. We hope you will too. Listen here!

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On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we are honored to welcome back Prof. Kathy Cramer to the podcast. Professor Cramer is the author of The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker, an award winning book which many national journalists and scholars said was helpful in explaining Donald Trump’s presidential victory. She is also Chair of the Commission of Reimagining the Economy for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In this episode, Prof. Cramer offered her insights on the state of the national economy and how it is influencing politics and polarization. We also asked Prof. Cramer about partisan divisions more generally and how they might play out in the next several election cycles. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with Prof. Cramer and I learned so much. Listen here!