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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
FAQs about The Ballpark:How many episodes does The Ballpark have?The podcast currently has 5,856 episodes available.
January 21, 2021Rebuilding the UK Economy for a More Secure FutureJoin Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds as she sets out Labour’s plans to recover jobs, retrain workers and rebuild businesses to build a better, more secure future....more1h 1minPlay
January 20, 2021A Decade of Behavioural Science at LSE: A Fireside chat with Professor Paul DolanJoin us for this fireside chat where Paul Dolan will be reflecting on ten years of behavioural science at LSE, discussing biases, narratives, happiness, resilience and more....more1hPlay
January 20, 2021Solutions for a Planet in CrisisInger Andersen, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, discusses how we can make science more democratic and inclusive to inform better policies....more1h 1minPlay
January 19, 2021Warfare and Peacemaking in the 21st Century: who's taking responsibility to protect and promote peaceIn this, the first 'In Conversation with' event, the director of the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, will delve into the real world experiences and efforts to bring the vision and promise of the WPS agenda to life....more1h 17minPlay
January 18, 2021Is Perfectionism an Illness?Dr Tom Curran from LSE’s Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science researches perfectionism, its damaging effects and why society is making it more prevalent....more6minPlay
January 18, 2021Key Workers and InequalityThe vital labour of 'key workers' has been widely lauded during the pandemic. But can the trend of recent decades toward inequalities in earning and status be reversed?...more1h 21minPlay
January 18, 2021Keeping up appearances: the changing face of the elites and their hobbiesDr Sam Friedman and Dr Aaron Reeves examine how elites signal their superior social position via the consumption of culture....more6minPlay
January 18, 2021Hayekian Behavioural EconomicsFriedrich Hayek argued for freedom of choice based on outsiders knowing much less than choosers so that interferences with personal freedom will make choosers worse off....more57minPlay
January 15, 2021After the Drugs WarsWho are the people most affected by the drugs trade? What are the challenges they face?...more19minPlay
January 05, 2021What’s the point of social science in a pandemic?As we embark on 2021 and, hopefully, the latter stages of the pandemic, now is an apt moment to reflect on how we’ve got to where we are....more45minPlay
FAQs about The Ballpark:How many episodes does The Ballpark have?The podcast currently has 5,856 episodes available.