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 5,868 episodes available.

The Ballpark episodes:

May 25, 2023 Ontological Polyglossia: the art of communicating in opacity
Ontological polyglossia: the art of communicating in opacity. What do communicating with a baby, with an ancestor and with an animal, have in common?
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56min
May 24, 2023 Patriarchy: where did it all begin?
Award-winning writer Angela Saini gives this year’s Wollstonecraft Society Lecture, sharing from her hotly-anticipated book, "The Patriarchs".
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1h 24min
May 22, 2023 What We Owe the Future: in conversation with William MacAskill
William MacAskill discusses his recent book What We Owe the Future, and his argument for ‘longtermism’, which proposes that positively influencing the future is the moral priority of our time.
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1h 38min
May 22, 2023 The High Seas Treaty: the agreement on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction
Dr Siva Thambisetty explains the importance of The High Seas Treaty in protecting our oceans and planet.
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6min
May 18, 2023 Climate Change: America and the World – Episode 3: Conflict and Security
This episode examines the intersection between climate change and global security.
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44min
May 18, 2023 Putting Bourdieu and Marx in Dialogue
This event marks the launch Gabriella Paolucci's edited book Bourdieu and Marx.
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1h 28min
May 17, 2023 Central Bank Balance Sheet Expansion and Financial Stability: why less can be more
Raghuram Rajan delivers this lecture in honour of LSE's Charles Goodhart.
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1h 33min
May 17, 2023 Why has productivity in the UK slowed?
Growth and productivity are often talked about in UK politics but how are they linked and what affect do they have on the economy? LSE’s John Van Reenen explains.
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3min
May 15, 2023 What Would a Fair Society Look Like?
Our society faces multiple crisis — culture wars, unprecedented dissatisfaction with democracy, vast inequalities, a climate and ecological emergency — but where is the alternative?
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1h 32min
May 12, 2023 Climate Change: America and the World – Episode 2: Migration and Forced Movement
In this episode, we examine the interaction of climate change with migration.
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45min

FAQs about The Ballpark:

How many episodes does The Ballpark have?

The podcast currently has 5,868 episodes available.