Mark and Carrie

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the news.

One this episode: how to model the coronavirus(and therefore, our future); what different national responses to the pandemic reveal about their economies and politics; Bernie Sanders' departure from the Democratic Primary, and the Democratic Party's socially distanced nominee; how to vote in a pandemic; countries that are -- unbelievably -- handling this worse than the US; quarantine cooking adventures.

You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OskiPBD1TcTczZWrKZ_4_k7U3CHiW1ji/view?usp=sharing]

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the news.

On this episode: digital living in the age of Coronavirus; the Trump administration's bizarre, belated crisis response; making sense of the Fed's $1.5 trillion injection; the semi-forgotten Democratic Primary; what the Coronavirus is revealing about our fractured society and economy; and TV shows and movies to binge if you find yourself spending a little more time at home this Spring.

You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13qocFFLuW9jIKPyf5v0rjro9rr8GOmxL/view?usp=sharing]

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the news. On this episode:

The human, political, and economic costs of coronavirus; Harvey Weinstein verdict; Modi, Trump and immigration policy; the Democratic primaries; Mark and Carrie's new favorite, light-hearted TV shows.

You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EvaIYyQ71QMBiWhY_lYCItXM8Trs-U8V/view?usp=sharing]

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the news.

On this episode: the politics of 'Megxit'; Impeachment and Trump's optimistic 'State of the Union'; hope vs. cynicism in the Democratic primaries; Mark and Carrie's casserole cultural exchange; Coronavirus and globalization; Mark and Carrie's holiday trips to...Australia and Russia.

You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/11J1_sFdEzE89g1D31EuTQKRJL4KxmHBa/view?usp=sharing]

On this episode: We're LIVE at the Watson Institute in Providence! Mark and Carrie talk Trump's meddling in the Navy SEAL's; impeachment excitement-turned-fatigue-turned-existential-boredom; explaining UK Elections and Brexit to Americans; and the difference between being conservative and being wrong. Mark and Carrie also take listener questions about UBI, inflation vs. cost of living, and expanding our impeachment imagination.

You can watch a recording of the event on our YouTube channel here: [https://youtu.be/xAUbnsBlIoI]

You can read a transcript of this episode here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZUdVRwEsdTOrsToJvMe3QlruDgPQcfsQ/view?usp=sharing

Special Announcement: We'll be having a *LIVE* Mark and Carrie show on Monday, December 2 at 6pm at the Watson Institute (111 Thayer Street, Providence, RI). And you're invited - so mark your calendars! We'll have a Q&A at the end, so come with questions about the news of the day. If you can't come, you can email us questions at [email protected], and we'll get to as many as we can. Hope to see you there!

You can learn more about the event here: [https://watson.brown.edu/events/2019/mark-carrie-live]

On this episode: Chile, Hong Kong, and the issues that are actually making people take to the streets; impeachment, Brexit, and the disturbing trend of litigating free elections; Democratic Party victories in 2019 US state elections, and what they say (and don't) about the 2020 presidential election. Mark and Carrie also come to terms with the idea that Impeachment hearings and Brexit will outlive them both. And there's a dog with a tail on its head.

You can read a transcript of this episode here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dbnL0azuzDlgt6yC9C0cMZKWpUS28klc/view?usp=sharing

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the news. On this episode: recapping Mark Blyth's chat with Tucker Carlson, Mark Zuckerberg (aka Frankenstein) defends his monster, and Trump's plan to pull out of the military 'Open Skies' agreement. Also, the Democratic primary's old man problem, zombie Brexit, impeachment updates, and some of Mark and Carrie's favorite TV shows for avoiding the news about...Brexit and impeachment.

You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gEh3b9wlV32P50VEe1Kv0nAyTilceliH/view?usp=sharing]

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the news. Topics include: Greta Thunberg and the grown-ups failing our planet, fires and blackouts in California, Brexit: Endgame, Bernie Sanders' health and its effects on the Democratic primary, Mark's super chill visit to Hong Kong, and the US's impending constitutional crisis.

You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dop41fa1X2-go_mRM13GL4S_ztcapMU-/view?usp=sharing]

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the week's news.

Topics include: Explaining the Brexit Extended Universe, Hurricane Dorian, protests and political turmoil in Hong Kong, Germany and US's political parallels, the Democrat's lukewarm affair with Joe Biden, and what Mark and Carrie learned this summer...

You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QyMwWCTPl1U-OcVTRaPBSGkQtXGH7Zkl/view?usp=sharing]

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the week's news.

In today's last show of the semester, topics include, Julian Assange, Brexit in a post-Torre world, the Democratic primary, China tarrifs, Alabama's abortion law, warmongering with Iran and record setting CO2 emissions.

You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tq5ZgMgiykl-9vJCuc3uvyAmRUNyj6o2/view?usp=sharing]