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The official account of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Political Science
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan sits down with Professor Jeffrey Church, a new faculty member at UW-Madison, to discuss his background in political theory and his upcoming course in the spring, PS400: Left, Right, and Center.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5vSb...
December 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan sits down with Professor Jeffrey Church, a new faculty member at UW-Madison, to discuss his background in political theory and his upcoming course in the spring, PS400: Left, Right, and Center.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5vSb...
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5vSb...
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan and Nama are joined by new professor Andres Uribe, to discuss his background in comparative politics, his ongoing class PS 401: Threads to Democracy, and his forthcoming class PS 400: Political Violence.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5Ehf...
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan and Nama are joined by new professor Andres Uribe, to discuss his background in comparative politics, his ongoing class PS 401: Threads to Democracy, and his forthcoming class PS 400: Political Violence.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5Ehf...
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5Ehf...
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren and Heewone are joined by Professor Anton Strezhnev, a new faculty member in the Department of Political Science, to discuss his background and experience teaching PS-170 this semester!
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4g08...
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren and Heewone are joined by Professor Anton Strezhnev, a new faculty member in the Department of Political Science, to discuss his background and experience teaching PS-170 this semester!
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4g08...
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4g08...
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by Dr. Daniel Mark, a professor of Political Science at Villanova University, to discuss his work regarding the philosophy of law and the relationship between politics and religion.
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Listen here:
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November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by Dr. Daniel Mark, a professor of Political Science at Villanova University, to discuss his work regarding the philosophy of law and the relationship between politics and religion.
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Listen here:
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In today's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Evan are joined by UW Junior Tony Jing to discuss his background and how he came to found the new student org CIRA - the Contemporary International Relations Association.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0HNp...
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
In today's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Evan are joined by UW Junior Tony Jing to discuss his background and how he came to found the new student org CIRA - the Contemporary International Relations Association.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0HNp...
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama, Lauren, Heewone, and Evan sit down with former Deputy National Security Advisor, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough to discuss his experience in the White House and beyond.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Tit...
November 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama, Lauren, Heewone, and Evan sit down with former Deputy National Security Advisor, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough to discuss his experience in the White House and beyond.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Tit...
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Tit...
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren and Nama are joined by Hamni Park, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science, to discuss the course she's teaching this semester: PS 400 - Ancient Ideas: East and West.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1YiE...
October 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren and Nama are joined by Hamni Park, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science, to discuss the course she's teaching this semester: PS 400 - Ancient Ideas: East and West.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1YiE...
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1YiE...
A big thank you to our Board of Visitors for taking the time out of their busy lives to attend our meeting last week. We're so grateful for all you do for us!
October 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A big thank you to our Board of Visitors for taking the time out of their busy lives to attend our meeting last week. We're so grateful for all you do for us!
We want to extend a huge thank you to both Denis McDonough for taking the time to speak with us last week, and to everyone who attended the event! We had much higher turnout than we expected, and we're so grateful to everyone for making the event such a smashing success.
October 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
We want to extend a huge thank you to both Denis McDonough for taking the time to speak with us last week, and to everyone who attended the event! We had much higher turnout than we expected, and we're so grateful to everyone for making the event such a smashing success.
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Heewone, Evan, and Nama are joined by Professor Barry Burden to discuss his background in the study of electoral politics and the ERC's October 3rd event - Election Matters 2025: Money, Politics, and the First Amendment.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/09Tt...
October 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Heewone, Evan, and Nama are joined by Professor Barry Burden to discuss his background in the study of electoral politics and the ERC's October 3rd event - Election Matters 2025: Money, Politics, and the First Amendment.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/09Tt...
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/09Tt...
Cheers to everyone who came out in support of the Department of Political Science at Fill the Hill last week, whether by giving a gift, planting a flamingo, or playing any of the games around campus! It's thanks to you that the department is able to be what it is, and we'll never forget it!
October 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Cheers to everyone who came out in support of the Department of Political Science at Fill the Hill last week, whether by giving a gift, planting a flamingo, or playing any of the games around campus! It's thanks to you that the department is able to be what it is, and we'll never forget it!
Please join us in congratulating Zoe Kukla on receiving the Elaine C. Davis Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement!
October 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Please join us in congratulating Zoe Kukla on receiving the Elaine C. Davis Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement!
On this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Lauren are joined by new faculty member Matt Pietryka to discuss his research and teaching in Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Social Network Analysis, and R Programming.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6WX0...
October 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
On this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Lauren are joined by new faculty member Matt Pietryka to discuss his research and teaching in Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Social Network Analysis, and R Programming.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6WX0...
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6WX0...
We were blown away by the turnout at our Eat and Greet event with the La Follette School of Public Affairs last week. So many students turned up to learn from and network with alumni in their desired career paths. We had so much fun seeing it all come together. Thanks to everyone who attended!
October 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We were blown away by the turnout at our Eat and Greet event with the La Follette School of Public Affairs last week. So many students turned up to learn from and network with alumni in their desired career paths. We had so much fun seeing it all come together. Thanks to everyone who attended!
Last week, the department teamed up with the Multicultural Student Center to host an ice cream social where students could take a break from studying, meet with faculty, and have some delicious Babcock ice cream! Thanks to everyone who attended!
October 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Last week, the department teamed up with the Multicultural Student Center to host an ice cream social where students could take a break from studying, meet with faculty, and have some delicious Babcock ice cream! Thanks to everyone who attended!
On this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, we have the pleasure of welcoming back Professor Howard Schweber to discuss the first amendment, the supreme court, and his course this semester, PS 314 - Criminal Law and Justice. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7b7l...
September 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
On this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, we have the pleasure of welcoming back Professor Howard Schweber to discuss the first amendment, the supreme court, and his course this semester, PS 314 - Criminal Law and Justice. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7b7l...
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama is joined by executive board members of BridgeMadison to discuss the event they hosted in April regarding crime and punishment.
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Listen here:
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May 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama is joined by executive board members of BridgeMadison to discuss the event they hosted in April regarding crime and punishment.
Listen here:
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Listen here:
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This week on 1050 Bascom, Honor speaks with Corey Robin, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College and The CUNY Graduate Center, about his research into the intellectual life of Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court's longest-serving justice.
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May 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This week on 1050 Bascom, Honor speaks with Corey Robin, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College and The CUNY Graduate Center, about his research into the intellectual life of Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court's longest-serving justice.
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open.spotify.com/episode/5OGz...
Congratulations to Zoe King on winning the Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Power Best Undergraduate Paper Award for her paper, "From Margin to Center: Black Feminist Perspectives on Collegiate Sports Leadership," as well as honorable mentions Laura Perry and Ari Collins. Excellent work, all of you!
May 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Congratulations to Zoe King on winning the Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Power Best Undergraduate Paper Award for her paper, "From Margin to Center: Black Feminist Perspectives on Collegiate Sports Leadership," as well as honorable mentions Laura Perry and Ari Collins. Excellent work, all of you!
This week on 1050 Bascom, Allison and Nama are joined by Amed Khan, a Poli Sci alum whose foundation specializes in getting people out of active conflict zones.
To hear about Amed's incredible humanitarian work, tune in here:
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To hear about Amed's incredible humanitarian work, tune in here:
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May 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This week on 1050 Bascom, Allison and Nama are joined by Amed Khan, a Poli Sci alum whose foundation specializes in getting people out of active conflict zones.
To hear about Amed's incredible humanitarian work, tune in here:
open.spotify.com/episode/6RC3...
To hear about Amed's incredible humanitarian work, tune in here:
open.spotify.com/episode/6RC3...
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Allison sits down with Poli Sci alum Crystal Potts, to talk about Crystal's role as the Senior Director of State Relations & Statewide Outreach at UW-Madison.
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Listen here:
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May 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Allison sits down with Poli Sci alum Crystal Potts, to talk about Crystal's role as the Senior Director of State Relations & Statewide Outreach at UW-Madison.
Listen here:
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Listen here:
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Recently, senior thesis students had the opportunity to present their research via posters to fellow students, faculty, and guests in North Hall. Thanks to everyone who presented or stopped in!
May 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Recently, senior thesis students had the opportunity to present their research via posters to fellow students, faculty, and guests in North Hall. Thanks to everyone who presented or stopped in!
On this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama is joined by Lt. Col. Scott Gross, Commander of the Air Force ROTC at UW-Madison, to discuss his nearly two decades in the US Air Force, the lessons he’s learned about leadership and service, and more!
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Listen here:
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April 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
On this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama is joined by Lt. Col. Scott Gross, Commander of the Air Force ROTC at UW-Madison, to discuss his nearly two decades in the US Air Force, the lessons he’s learned about leadership and service, and more!
Listen here:
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Listen here:
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Please join us in congratulating Professor Lisa Martin, who was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences!
April 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Please join us in congratulating Professor Lisa Martin, who was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences!
Big thanks to everyone who attended our recent resume and headshot workshop, and to our peer mentors Sadie and Alice for offering their expertise to help students strengthen their resumes!
April 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Big thanks to everyone who attended our recent resume and headshot workshop, and to our peer mentors Sadie and Alice for offering their expertise to help students strengthen their resumes!