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 5,855 episodes available.

The Ballpark episodes:

November 03, 2022 Inflation: how long do recessions last?
With a potential recession looming in the near future we talk to Jason Lennard about the history of recessions and the shape of them.
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3min
November 03, 2022 Series 3 | Episode 2 - IMF creditworthiness: implications for knowledge production and African development
This episode addresses how the IMF conceptualises creditworthiness.
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26min
November 03, 2022 Viral Justice
Ruha Benjamin discusses a practical vision of how small changes can add up to large ones, transforming our relationships and communities and helping us build a more just and joyful world.
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1h 24min
November 01, 2022 Friedrich Hayek and Adam Smith on the Concept of Liberty
The term, “liberty,” has largely disappeared from traditional economics. As part of a larger study of Adam Smith’s politics, Barry Weingast suggests why this is the case.
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1h 16min
November 01, 2022 How does class define us?
This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘How does class define us?’
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33min
October 31, 2022 NATO's Strategic Concept
NATO’s strategy for the next decade.
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1h 37min
October 31, 2022 Trade and Climate A Negotiating Agenda For The WTO
After striking a deal on fisheries subsidies, could trade and climate be the next negotiating challenge for the WTO?
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1h 31min
October 27, 2022 Series 3 | Episode 1 – Who Owns Knowledge: the Politics of Knowledge Production
This podcast asks the question, what is considered legitimate knowledge within the development studies field?
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21min
October 27, 2022 The Multidimensional Politics of Inequality
In the inaugural Social Policy Lecture at LSE, Leslie McCall presents a novel analytical framework for the understanding of popular responses to economic inequality.
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1h 34min
October 25, 2022 Social Media and Hate
Using expert interviews and focus groups, this book investigates the theoretical and practical intersection of misinformation and social media hate in contemporary societies.
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1h 25min

FAQs about The Ballpark:

How many episodes does The Ballpark have?

The podcast currently has 5,855 episodes available.