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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 5,855 episodes available.
January 29, 2025Has neoliberalism failed? Reflections on Western societyIn this timely event, Samuel Gregg will delve into the origins of the term "neoliberalism," its contested usefulness in contemporary discourse, and whether intellectuals such as F. A. Hayek and Milton Friedman fit the "neoliberal" label....more1h 25minPlay
January 28, 2025From liberal peace to new Cold War? Turbulence and conflict in the 21st centuryWhen Soviet power collapsed between 1989 and 1991, the overwhelming view in the West was that liberalism had triumphed....more1h 34minPlay
January 28, 2025Why the public should engage with new science | Coffee break research at LSEScientists, policymakers and regulators agree that public engagement is necessary and valuable for building understanding of new scientific developments, promoting public trust in science, and deciding how best to regulate emerging technologies....more16minPlay
January 27, 2025Power to the peopleIn 2024, two billion people headed to the polls in some 50 countries around the world. But the drama of these elections risks obscuring just how fragile the foundations of democracy have become....more1h 27minPlay
January 23, 2025Economic development in the 21st centuryThe problem of economic development in the Global South remains as important as ever. For centuries thinkers have tried to explain why some countries grow rich while others remain poor, with varied success....more1h 28minPlay
January 22, 2025The art of uncertainty: living with chance, ignorance, risk, and luckChance, luck, and ignorance; how to put our uncertainty into numbers. We all have to live with uncertainty about what is going to happen, what has happened, and why things turned out how they did....more1h 16minPlay
January 21, 2025Leadership or drift: what's next for US foreign policy?In this roundtable discussion, leading experts on world affairs take stock of the international challenges and opportunities facing the new administration in America....more1h 26minPlay
January 20, 2025Dangerous guesswork in economic policyJoin us to hear Max Steuer talk about his new book, Dangerous Guesswork In Economic Policy....more1h 5minPlay
January 17, 2025Malaysian Prime Minister Visits LSEPrime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim visited LSE to deliver a lecture on Malaysia’s global strategy in an uncertain era...more1h 13minPlay
January 13, 2025Vulture capitalismJoin us to hear UK commentator and economic thinker Grace Blakeley talk about her latest book, Vulture Capitalism....more1h 33minPlay
FAQs about The Ballpark:How many episodes does The Ballpark have?The podcast currently has 5,855 episodes available.