The Ballpark

By LSE Film and Audio Team

The Ballpark is the LSE US Centre's regular podcast on the politics and policy of the United States. Through features and interviews with academics from the LSE and elsewhere, The Ballpark looks more ... more

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The podcast currently has 5,855 episodes available.

The Ballpark episodes:

May 24, 2021 Unconditional Equals
Drawing on her forthcoming book Unconditional Equals, Anne Phillips explores the dangers of treating equality as conditional on some supposedly shared human characteristic.
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1h 28min
May 20, 2021 Where Are All the ‘Welfare Queens?’ Diversity and European Evidence on Single-Parent
In the United States, single mothers are often blamed for their own circumstances and offered little support.... So what does this mean for social policy?
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1h 31min
May 20, 2021 Doom: the politics of catastrophe
Disasters are inherently hard to predict. But when catastrophe strikes, we ought to be better prepared than the Romans were when Vesuvius erupted or medieval Italians when the Black Death struck.
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1h 3min
May 19, 2021 The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Four Threats to American Democracy with Profs Lieberman and Mettler
On 15 February 2021, The US Centre’s Chris Gilson speaks to Professor Robert Lieberman and Professor Suzanne Mettler about their recent book, ‘Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy’.
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30min
May 19, 2021 A Decade of Behavioural Science at LSE - Part 2
Join us for this fireside chat where Paul Dolan will continue his reflection on ten years of behavioural science at LSE, discussing biases, narratives, happiness, resilience and more.
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57min
May 18, 2021 Financing the Green Transition: what role for multilateral development banks?
This panel event examines the challenge of scaling up sustainable investments to support a strong and green recovery.
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1h 31min
May 17, 2021 Who's a Good Boy?
Do non-human animals have morals? Can chimpanzees tell right from wrong? Do dolphins think about what they ought to do? And can a dog really be good?
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1h 15min
May 13, 2021 Responsible Persons: thinking about resentment, trust and hope in everyday life
Join us for the Brian Barry Memorial Lecture, an annual event honouring the work of political philosopher and former colleague, Professor Brian Barry.
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1h 1min
May 13, 2021 Lessons learnt from the Pandemic
Over a year on from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, what key lessons have been learnt that should shape the policies that national and global actors should pursue.
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1h
May 12, 2021 What is to be done about fake news in politics?
The problem of fake news and other contentious online content is one of our most pressing challenges...
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1h 29min

FAQs about The Ballpark:

How many episodes does The Ballpark have?

The podcast currently has 5,855 episodes available.