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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.
April 30, 2024Is the risk of nuclear war increasing?As Nuclear security issues and risks are back on the international agenda, our panel examine the steps that can be taken to reduce them....more1h 0minPlay
April 29, 2024LSE: The Ballpark | The Insiders’ Game: How Elites Make War and Peace with Professor Elizabeth SaundersIn March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Elizabeth Saunders, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University about her new book, ‘The Insiders’ Game: How Elites Make War and Peace’ and the role of elites in US foreign policymaking....more46minPlay
April 29, 2024This time no mistakesPolitical economist, journalist, and bestselling author, Will Hutton discusses his new book, This Time No Mistakes in which he shows how the right and left have gone wrong over the course of the last century – and how we can remake a better Britain....more1h 0minPlay
April 23, 2024The future-proof career: strategies for thriving at every stageThe book launch event of The Future-Proof Career by Isabel Berwick, a guide to navigating the post-pandemic work world....more1h 0minPlay
April 16, 2024Elections in IndiaDr Mukulika Banerjee analyses elections in India, the largest human organised event anywhere in the world....more4minPlay
April 15, 2024LSE: The Ballpark | Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy with Professor Jennifer CarlsonIn March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jennifer Carlson of Arizona State University, and 2022 MacArthur Fellow, about her new book, Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy....more1h 12minPlay
April 15, 2024Approximation is the new optimalThe internet has become a huge computational platform for many heterogeneous, complex markets......more1h 38minPlay
April 09, 2024China, war and the civilizational stateWhy do some countries, such as China and Russia, stand outside of the liberal international order and oppose values that the West takes for granted – values such as liberty and democracy?...more19minPlay
April 01, 2024LSE: The Ballpark | Latino Voters in the United States with Professor Jason CasellasIn March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jason Casellas about how the role of Latino voters in the United States and their changing voting patterns. They also discuss how Latino voters might influence the 2024 presidential election....more35minPlay
March 27, 2024What it means to be human in a world changed by AIAuthor Madhumita Murgia discusses her new book Code Dependent, which sets out just how profoundly automated systems are reshaping our lives all over the world, and how AI is changing our relationships with institutions, communities and each other....more1h 30minPlay
FAQs about The Ballpark:How many episodes does The Ballpark have?The podcast currently has 5,855 episodes available.