197 Episodes

  1. The decline of union Democrats

    Published: 1/11/2023

  2. What explains the diploma divide?

    Published: 18/10/2023

  3. Can state politicians be held accountable to the public?

    Published: 4/10/2023

  4. Partisan election administrators don't tip the scales

    Published: 20/09/2023

  5. Do the media drive presidential primaries?

    Published: 6/09/2023

  6. Are claims that social media polarizes us overblown?

    Published: 23/08/2023

  7. Don't expect extreme weather to spur climate policy change

    Published: 9/08/2023

  8. Has American business turned left?

    Published: 26/07/2023

  9. Will Supreme Court Opinions Provoke Public Backlash?

    Published: 12/07/2023

  10. Are We Overproducing Elites and Instability?

    Published: 28/06/2023

  11. How Parties Recruit and Limit Candidates

    Published: 14/06/2023

  12. The causes and effects of budgeting under threat

    Published: 31/05/2023

  13. How administrative burdens undermine public programs

    Published: 17/05/2023

  14. How to reduce partisan animosity

    Published: 3/05/2023

  15. Why Scandals Don’t Add Up to Damage Candidates

    Published: 20/04/2023

  16. How Black voters choose candidates

    Published: 5/04/2023

  17. How debates over diversity and equity came to dominate education politics

    Published: 22/03/2023

  18. Racial minorities can win elections. Here's what's holding them back.

    Published: 8/03/2023

  19. Changing how we elect presidents

    Published: 22/02/2023

  20. How Congress communicates

    Published: 8/02/2023

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The Niskanen Center’s The Science of Politics podcast features up-and-coming researchers delivering fresh insights on the big trends driving American politics today. Get beyond punditry to data-driven understanding of today’s Washington with host and political scientist Matt Grossmann. Each 30-45-minute episode covers two new cutting-edge studies and interviews two researchers.

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