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 5,859 episodes available.

The Ballpark episodes:

June 18, 2025 Breaking the Jeff Bezos model of new technology
New technology and AI are transforming the labour market at an unprecedented pace, often reinforcing existing inequalities and concentrating wealth in the hands of a few.
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1h
June 17, 2025 Tech and the future of the world economy
Driven in large part by the rapid growth of the tech sector, the US economy has diverged from other advanced economies.
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1h 3min
June 17, 2025 Data for development
Data plays a crucial role in designing effective development policies, yet its availability and use in low- and middle-income countries remain inconsistent.
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1h 1min
June 16, 2025 Alternatives to capitalism
There are frequent discussions on how our current economic system should be reformed and improved to address global challenges
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1h 5min
June 16, 2025 The London Consensus: economic principles for the 21st century
A generation ago, the so-called Washington Consensus laid out a series of do’s and don’ts for policymakers around the world.
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1h 1min
June 16, 2025 A society free from poverty: how do we get there and what would it look like?
The event challenges the old adage, 'The poor will always be with us', by envisaging a future free from poverty.
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1h
June 11, 2025 Beliefism: how to stop hating the people we disagree with
Join us for this talk by LSE's Paul Dolan in which he will talk about his new book, Beliefism.
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1h 11min
June 10, 2025 Amartya Sen and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in conversation with Nick Stern: building sustainability in a turbulent world
Join us for this special event celebrating LSE's new Global School of Sustainability at which our speakers will discuss fostering sustainability amidst global uncertainty
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1h 29min
June 10, 2025 Can AI save the NHS?
Is artificial intelligence the solution to the National Health Service? Can we use technology to help reduce wait times in Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments at hospitals in the UK?
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4min
June 09, 2025 Economic nationalism and global (dis)order
Join us for this year's Martin Wight Memorial Lecture which will be delivered by Robert Falkner who will explore the rise of economic nationalism amidst growing geopolitical rivalry.
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1h 25min

FAQs about The Ballpark:

How many episodes does The Ballpark have?

The podcast currently has 5,859 episodes available.