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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 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
December 16, 2020Public investment and graduate underemployment in Benin (Investissements publics et chômage des jeunes diplômés au Bénin)Quelle est la cause du taux de chômage croissant chez les diplômés au Bénin?...more22minPlay
December 12, 2020Europe and the British Geographical Imagination, 1760-1830Paul Stock explores what geographical reference works, textbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopaedias tell us about literate Britons' understandings of Europe in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries....more32minPlay
December 11, 2020LSE class of 2020Congratulations to the class of 2020! LSE Director Minouche Shafik shares her message to students graduating in this exceptional year....more3minPlay
December 10, 2020Neglected Tropical Diseases: the rise of a global health issueDiscussing why and how ideas ‘go viral’, we speak to LSE Professor Dr Ken Shadlen and NTD specialist at the SCI Foundation Yael Velleman to explore the power dynamics involved in global agenda-setting....more22minPlay
December 10, 2020The 'True' Brexit: where are we now?Our speakers will comprise a range of expertise, covering British politics, knowledge of Whitehall, the economy, and UK-EU law to assess where we might be heading....more1h 24minPlay
December 09, 2020Why Aren't Policy-Makers and the Public Demanding That More Emphasis is Placed in Happiness?Join Gus O'Donnell and Paul Dolan in conversation, as they discuss the role of happiness in public policy....more1h 12minPlay
December 09, 2020Report of the UK Wealth Tax CommissionThis event launches the final report of a major new project investigating the desirability and feasibility of a ‘wealth tax’ for the UK....more1h 29minPlay
December 08, 2020Why Does Globalisation Fuel Populism, and What Can We Do About It?Dani Rodrik will explore the globalisation backlash and the ways (hyper-) globalisation has produced a political counter-reaction....more1h 29minPlay
December 08, 2020Imperialism and the Developing WorldHow did Western imperialism shape the developing world? And what effect has Anglo-American expansionism had on economic development in poor parts of the world?...more1h 29minPlay
FAQs about The Ballpark:How many episodes does The Ballpark have?The podcast currently has 5,856 episodes available.