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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How many episodes does The Ballpark have?

The podcast currently has 5,868 episodes available.

The Ballpark episodes:

November 10, 2022 Series 3 | Episode 3 - Assessing the Assessment, a look at the World Bank’s CPIA
This episode builds on the previous theme by zooming in on the World Bank’s Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) score.
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39min
November 09, 2022 Sizing Up the US Midterm Elections
Will the midterm elections put the Republicans back in control of Congress, and President Biden and the Democrats on the defensive?
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1h 30min
November 07, 2022 Lula and the Latin American Left
Our panel of experts consider the lessons for the left in Latin America and beyond.
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1h 23min
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

FAQs about The Ballpark:

How many episodes does The Ballpark have?

The podcast currently has 5,868 episodes available.