1050 Bascom

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.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were delighted to talk to Professor Genevieve Bates, a new faculty member in the Political Science Department at UW-Madison. Previously, Prof. Bates was an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, and a postdoctoral fellow with the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Next fall, she will be teaching a new class we are all excited about entitled, “Transitional Justice in World Politics.” We asked Prof. Bates about her fall class as well as about her research interests in political violence and post-conflict politics, transitional justice, and human rights. We learned a lot and enjoyed the conversation. We hope you will too.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were delighted to welcome back Howard Schweber, Professor Emeritus of the UW-Political Science Department. As many of our listeners know, Prof. Schweber - who holds a JD from the University of Washington as well as a doctorate in Political Science from Cornell University – taught popular classes in political theory, American politics and constitutional law at UW-Madison before retiring last spring. We are happy to announce that he will be teaching a summer course for us online summer term, PS 470: The First Amendment. In a fun and multifaceted conversation, we talked about the politics of the contemporary Supreme Court, free speech on campus and his summer course. We learned a lot and hope you will too.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were delighted to talk to Prof. Cramer about her teaching and research focusing on reimagining democracy. As always, we learned so much and had a lot of fun talking to Prof. Cramer. We hope you will too.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were delighted to talk to Professor Marty Davidson, a new faculty member in the Political Science Department at UW-Madison. Next fall he will be teaching two classes: The Political Economy of Race in the US and Crime and Politics. Professor Davidson received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan. We asked Professor Davidson about his fall courses as well as his research projects and interests. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with Prof. Davidson and learned so much. We hope you will too

In this week’s episode of 1050 Bascom, we are joined by Dr. Kate Phelps, a lecturer in UW-Madison’s Gender and Women’s Studies department specializing in body politics, feminist theory and fat studies. This semester, Dr. Kate is teaching “Food for Thought,” a class about the politics behind our food systems, which we take a deeper look at in this episode. We found our discussion with Dr. Phelps fascinating and we hope you will too. Listen here!

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were delighted to talk to Jim Gingras, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science. A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and military diplomat, Jim is particularly interested in Civil-Military Relations and methods that may improve U.S. and international security policy. In his time in the Air Force, Jim commanded a squadron and installation in Turkey as well as the U.S. assistant air attaché at the U.S. Embassy in London. He also led combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Jim was also an instructor at both the French Air Force and the U.S. Air Force Academies prior to coming to UW-Madison.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we had the pleasure of speaking with Luke Fuszard. Luke is a former Alderman who represented Middleton, WI. He was also a lecturer in our State Politics course at UW-Madison. Fuszard’s work centers around state and local government and in this episode, we talked federalism, redistricting, elections, and policy. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with Luke, and hope you will too.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were delighted to be joined by David Canon, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science. As most of our listeners know, Prof. Canon’s work engages a wide range of American politics including institutions, elections, campaigns and race. We asked Prof. Canon for his take on the state of election 2024 after New Hampshire and what it means for the short- and long-term future of American politics.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were excited for the opportunity to talk with Badger Alum Bryan Blom as part of our Career Conversations series. Bryan, graduated from UW-Madison with a major in Political Science. He is currently a Senior Vice President at Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC, a government relations firm based in Washington DC. Prior to his work in government relations, Bryan worked in the U.S. Senate as a Staff Director for the Banking Subcommittee on National Security International Trade and Finance, and as the Republican Staff Director for the Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment.