197 Episodes

  1. Do Republicans and Democrats Get Different Results?

    Published: 4/12/2019

  2. Do Early Primary States Still Pick Presidents?

    Published: 20/11/2019

  3. The Electoral Effects of Impeachment

    Published: 6/11/2019

  4. How Trump Politicized Refugees

    Published: 23/10/2019

  5. How Bureaucrats Make Good Policy

    Published: 9/10/2019

  6. Have Conservatives Transformed the States?

    Published: 25/09/2019

  7. The American Public's Growing Ideological Sophistication

    Published: 10/09/2019

  8. Why Americans Dislike Government, Even When It Works

    Published: 28/08/2019

  9. How Presidential Debates Influence Voters

    Published: 14/08/2019

  10. Ep 48: Will a Good Economy Save Trump?

    Published: 31/07/2019

  11. Explaining the Urban-Rural Political Divide

    Published: 17/07/2019

  12. Can Diversity and Liberalism Rise Together?

    Published: 3/07/2019

  13. Do the Parties Favor White Male Candidates?

    Published: 19/06/2019

  14. If Moderates are Electable, Why are Ideologues Winning?

    Published: 5/06/2019

  15. How Medicaid and Obamacare Drive Voting

    Published: 22/05/2019

  16. How Not-In-My-Backyard Politics Keep Housing Costs High

    Published: 8/05/2019

  17. When and Where Can Climate Policy Succeed?

    Published: 24/04/2019

  18. Higher Education: An Engine of Social Mobility...or a Driver of Inequality?

    Published: 10/04/2019

  19. Episode 39: Is White Identity Causing an Immigration Backlash?

    Published: 27/03/2019

  20. How Philanthropy Diverts Social Movements

    Published: 13/03/2019

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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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