In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to speak with Manuel Teodoro, Professor of Public Affairs at the La Follette School of Public Affairs, to talk about water, environmental policy, and public utilities. We also asked Prof. Teodoro for his take on the breakdown of public utilities in Texas during the recent winter storm that left hundreds of thousands without electricity and heat for several days. We learned so much from Prof. Teodoro and had a fun and interesting conversation. For more on Manny and his research, check out http://mannyteodoro.com!

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were excited to collaborate with the La Follette School of Public Affairs to talk about with Tim Smeeding, Professor of Public Affairs and Economics, about the impact of the pandemic on inequality, employment and poverty. Prof. Smeeding offered his insights into current legislation that seeks to reduce poverty by expanding the help that the government gives families with children. Prof. Smeeding explains why this legislation, which has bipartisan support in Congress, is key to addressing childhood poverty. He also shared advice to students interested in public policy career paths. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with Prof. Smeeding and learned so much.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to welcome back Prof. Scott Straus to talk about his new role as Chair of our Political Science Department. Prof. Straus shared some of his goals for the department and talked about how he is thinking about his leadership role on campus amidst an ongoing pandemic, a revitalized civil rights movement, and deep political divisions across the state and nation. We also appreciated Prof. Straus’ insights into helping us address questions of political violence in a comparative context. We enjoyed our conversation with Prof. Straus and learned so much. We hope you will too.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to have the opportunity to speak with Mark Copelovitch, Professor in the Department of Political Science and La Follette School of Public Affairs. Prof. Copelovitch shared his insights on the evolution of Covid-19’s influence on the domestic and global markets. It was a fun and interesting conversation, and we learned so much from Prof. Copelovitch.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were happy to welcome back Doug McLeod, Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications. Prof. McLeod shared with us his insights into advertising and consumerism in the context of the pandemic and, more broadly, the impact of both on the state of American politics and democracy today. As always, we enjoyed our conversation with Prof. McLeod and learned so much.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to have the opportunity to speak with Prof. Herrera about the state of US relations with Russia. Prof. Herrera shared her insights into the recent arrest of Putin critic, Alexei Navalny, and the meaning of the subsequent protests in Russia. We also asked Prof. Herrera for her analysis of the suspected Russian hack into several government agencies and US based corporations. We learned so much from Prof. Herrera and enjoyed our conversation. We hope you will too.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom we were grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with the Graaskamp Center for Real Estate to talk to Joaquin Altoro, the executive director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Association (WHEDA) to talk about the intersection of politics, racial equity and affordable housing. Prior to his appointment to WHEDA, Joaquin served as the City Plan Commissioner for the City of Milwaukee.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to have the opportunity to talk with Prof. Powell about power sharing in Congress in the context of the new Biden Administration. We asked Prof. Powell for her take on current efforts to pass Covid Relief legislation, the pending impeachment trial, and the deep partisan divisions in the Senate and the House that may make policymaking challenging in the coming months and years. As always, we learned so much from Prof. Powell and enjoyed our conversation.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to interview Paul Kelleher, Professor of Bioethics and Philosophy at UW-Madison. Prof. Kelleher’s teaching and research explore ethical and philosophical dimensions of public policy, especially health policy and climate policy. Prof. Kelleher shared his insights on bioethics and Covid-19, and how public policy responses to the global pandemic have played out at the national, state and local level over the last year. He has served on two state-level allocation committees, as well as the UW Hospital ethics committee concerned with ICU triage. We learned so much from Prof. Kelleher and enjoyed our conversation.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with the Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the UW-Madison Business School to speak with Paige Glotzer, Professor of History, about housing segregation in U.S. cities from a historical perspective. Prof. Glotzer offered her insights into how suburban developers, including Baltimore’s Roland Park Company, ushered in modern housing segregation with the help of transnational financiers, real estate institutions, and public policymakers. She shared with us how the effects of their efforts continue to be felt today here in Madison and across the country. We learned so much from our conversation with Prof. Glotzer, and hope you will too.