In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we had the opportunity to interview David Greenwood-Sanchez, a Ph.D. candidate in the Political Science department. David is teaching a new seminar this spring called Environmental Politics and Indigeneity in the 21st Century. We asked David about this fascinating course as well his research and the community-based projects that inform his teaching. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with David and learned so much. We hope you will too.
Feb 21, 2022•50 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were privileged to talk to PS alumni, Jeremy Kedziora. Prof. Kedziora, who teaches a very popular Public Policy course for the department, graduated from UW-Madison in 2004 with a BS in Chemistry and Political Science. He earned a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Rochester in 2012. Prof. Kedziora also spent ten years working for the CIA and is currently a Director of Data Science and Analytics at Northwestern Mutual. We talked to Jeremy about h...
Feb 06, 2022•42 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to talk to Markus Brauer, Professor of Psychology, at the University of Wisconsin. Prof. Brauer’s research focuses on group and intergroup processes. Prof. Brauer’s directs the Brauer Lab here at UW where his research has been at the forefront of national discussions about how to effectively addresses issues of prejudice and discrimination in a variety of settings including on college campuses as well as health care and busines...
Jan 30, 2022•45 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to speak with ASM leaders, Adrian Lampron, Reez Bailey and Tyler Kazenberger about some of the key issues facing students on campus today. Adrian, Reez and Tyler walked us through ASM’s role in shared governance at UW-Madison. They also shared their insights into the search for a new Chancellor and what they view as important priorities in choosing a new leader for the University. We also asked them about the role of ASM in lau...
Jan 25, 2022•46 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were privileged to talk with Prof. Tracey Holloway, the Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. Prof. Holloway holds joint appointments in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences. She also serves as the Team Lead for the NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team, which connects NASA data with stakeholder interests in air quality management and public healt...
Dec 05, 2021•45 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to interview Laura Bishop. Laura graduated from UW-Madison with a B.A. in International Relations and Scandinavian Studies and earned a Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan. Laura has a long and distinguished career working at the highest levels of politics and business. Currently the CEO and Founder of Purpose Strategies with a focus on advancing sustainability solutions and advising environmental strategies...
Nov 21, 2021•52 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom we were grateful for the opportunity to talk with Nathan Jandl, Assistant Director and Communications Director of the UW-Madison Office of Sustainability. In this role, Nathan works to develop campus and community partnerships and collaborate with campus leadership on sustainability strategy. Nathan earned his B.A. in English from Middlebury College in 2005. After working as a carpenter, a public relations professional, and an internet service migration specialist,...
Nov 08, 2021•46 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were happy to welcome back Mary Davis Michaud, a Faculty Associate at the LaFollette School of Public Policy to talk about the Health Policy Certificate for undergraduates. Mary offered us an inside look into the health policy certificate including the fascinating menu of courses available as well as the many career pathways that are open to public policy students in general. We learned a lot and enjoyed our conversation. We hope you will too.
Nov 01, 2021•44 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were excited to talk to DeVon Wilson, L&S Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Dean Wilson previously directed the Center for Academic Excellence where he has been credited by leaders across the University Administration for transforming the campus experience for underrepresented students. Dean Wilson is also a sought-after expert in the national DEI space, and holds a research position in the Wisconsin Equity & Inclusion Laboratory at UW...
Oct 24, 2021•53 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to talk to one of our PS alumni, Megan Arendt as part of our Career Conversations series. Megan is the Associate Director Of Communications at Action on Smoking and Health in Washington, DC. She graduated from UW-Madison in 2010 with a B.A. in Political Science and a certificate in African Studies. In 2014, Megan also received a certification in Communication and Media Studies from the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public He...
Oct 13, 2021•30 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom we were grateful for the opportunity to interview Prof. Christine Durrance, an applied microeconomist concentrating in health economics and policy. Prof. Durrance’s research focuses on maternal, infant, and reproductive health; risky behavior and substance use; and antitrust and competition policy in health care markets. Prof. Durrance is also one of the investigators for the Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (CORE) at UW-Madison. Prof. Durrance shared her insi...
Oct 05, 2021•39 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to talk to Erin Barbato, Director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic at the University of Wisconsin Law School, about immigration politics and policy. We also asked Prof. Barabato about the recent grant she received to co-direct a Center for Dreamers at the University of Wisconsin that aims to assist undocumented immigrants in Wisconsin who were brought to this country as young children and remain here under the temporary, renewab...
Sep 21, 2021•45 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were privileged to talk again to Prof. Jon Pevehouse who teaches a variety of courses in international relations and foreign policy for the Political Science department as well as the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Prof. Pevehouse is the new Chair of the Political Science department and is also teaching his very popular American Foreign Policy course this semester. Prof. Pevehouse helped us put the US presence in Afghanistan in an historical context and ...
Sep 08, 2021•50 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to talk to Steven Kulig, Associate Director at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Steve earned his bachelor of science degree in Economics from UW-Madison in 2007. After graduation, he spent over six years working as a legislative assistant in the Wisconsin State Senate. While working at the capitol, he attended the La Follette School part-time, earning his master's degree in public affairs in 2014. After graduating, he ...
Aug 21, 2021•39 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were privileged to talk with Prof Reed Lei about the Chinese Politics class he is teaching in the fall and Chinese politics more generally. Prof Lei’s research and teaching interests include Autocracy, Chinese politics, local governments, political economy of development, public finance, and judicial politics. We asked Prof. Lei about the topics he plans to cover in his fall course as well as questions about some contemporary Chinese political issues and concer...
Aug 12, 2021•45 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to talk to , an Associate Professor for the School for Workers at UW-Madison to talk about an important and unique study he co-directed called “Voices of Wisconsin Workers - A Community Engaged Study of Essential Workers During the Pandemic.” We’ve spent some time on the podcast talking in generalities about the impact of COVID-19 on the economy generally, but we haven’t really gotten into crucial questions of how the pandemic ...
Aug 04, 2021•45 min
In this episode 1050 Bascom, we were privileged to have the opportunity to talk to Roger Ervin, who received his MBA from the University of Wisconsin Business School and teaches courses at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Roger is an accomplished global operating executive with experience in the public and private sectors. Roger’s career has spanned from working as a campaign field organizer to the highest levels of presidential politics and diplomatic service to serving as the CEO of a...
Jul 26, 2021•48 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were privileged to have the opportunity to talk to Emilio Giuliani. Emilio graduated from UW-Madison in 2013 with majors in Political Science, History, and International Studies. He also earned certificates in European Studies and Global Cultures. After graduating, Emilio worked with the Embassy of Iraq in DC at the Middle East Institute, and then spent five years in Dubai working in education management. Currently, he is pursuing his JD at Arizona State where ...
Jul 16, 2021•32 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were delighted to talk to Jordan Ellenberg, Professor of Mathematics at UW-Madison to talk through some of the many varied and interesting topics he engages in his new book, Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy and Everything Else. The book, published in May, has received rave reviews nationally and internationally. Prof. Ellenberg offered his insights into the strengths of the rank choice voting process used in the recent NYC...
Jul 07, 2021•37 min
Today on 1050 Bascom, we are excited to welcome back Laura Albert, professor of industrial and systems engineering at UW-Madison. Prof. Albert first joined us last summer to talk about Covid-19 testing and tracing and the return of major league baseball. Ten months later, COVID remains a global and national crisis -- though we now have effective vaccines and, in the US, case numbers are declining in seemingly hopeful ways again. We wanted to check-in with Prof. Albert for her insights on what we...
Jun 24, 2021•36 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to collaborate with the Grasskamp Center for Real Estate at the UW-Madison Business School to talk to Stephen Malpezzi, Professor of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, about the impact of the pandemic on cities across the nation and the world. Prof. Malpezzi shared his insights on how the pandemic has impacted employment rates, transportation, schools, housing costs, retail and consumption patterns and the distribution of wealth and income. We ...
Jun 21, 2021•56 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom we were excited to welcome back Professor Kathleen Bartzen Culver, the James E. Burgess Chair in Journalism Ethics and Director of the Center for Journalism Ethics in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications here at UW. Prof. Culver was just awarded Teacher of the Year at Scripps Howard, Recognizing Excellence in Journalism. We talked to Prof. Culver about the influence of infographics on social media and political communication in the context of her resear...
Jun 17, 2021•52 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, were grateful for the opportunity to talk to Heidi Normandin, Director of Legislative Outreach at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. An alumni of the La Follette School, Heidi’s work most recently has focused on two major initiatives: The Wisconsin Family Impact Seminar and Campus Connect, a program that connects legislators with UW-Madison professors and researchers. Both efforts use a nonpartisan approach. We asked Heidi about these two initiatives and ho...
Jun 11, 2021•39 min
In this episode of1050 Bascom we were grateful for the opportunity to talk to Prof. J. Michael Collins about his teaching, research and consulting work on personal finance and consumer decision-making. Prof. Collins is the faculty director for the Center for Financial Security at UW-Madison and holds faculty positions in the School of Human Ecology and the La Follette School of Public Affairs. He’s also a family economics specialist for the Division of Extension and an affiliate of the Institute...
Jun 07, 2021•50 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom we were grateful to interview Tana Johnson, Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science at the La Follette School of Public Affairs, to talk about global governance and institutions as well as policymaking in the public and private sectors. Prof. Johnson’s award-winning book Organizational Progeny: Why Governments are Losing Control over the Proliferating Structures of Global Governance shows that in a variety of policy areas, global governance structures are...
Jun 01, 2021•40 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to once again have the opportunity to talk to Kacie Lucchini Butcher, a public historian and award-winning museum curator who is the director of UW-Madison’s Public History Project. Last summer, we talked with Kacie about the re-emerging civil rights movement and about the mission of the project to acknowledge and recover “the stories of those who experienced prejudice on the UW-Madison campus.” Given the rise of anti-Asian sentiment in the US ove...
May 27, 2021•51 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to welcome back Prof. Scott Straus to talk to him about his summer course, The Comparative Study of Genocide. We also wanted to touch base with Prof. Straus and wish him best wishes as he embarks on a new and exciting next stage of his career journey at UC-Berkeley next fall. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with Prof. Straus and learned so much.
May 24, 2021•45 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful for the opportunity to interview Kaden Paulson-Smith, a Ph.D. candidate in the Political Science department and a Law and Society Graduate Fellow at the Institute for Legal Studies here at UW-Madison. Kaden will be teaching a new seminar this fall called The Global Politics of Policing. We asked Kaden about their work on global policing as well as other topics that inform their research and teaching. They also shared some of their plans for the cl...
May 17, 2021•42 min
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were grateful to once again talk to Barry Burden, Political Science Professor and Director of the Elections Research Center, about how the 2020 elections spurred new battles over voting rights. Prof. Burden shared his insights into why voting rights debates are escalating across the South and the Sun Belt. He also talked us through the disputes about whether some of these news laws will restrict voting or are instead meant to prevent election fraud. As always, ...
May 12, 2021•45 min
As the global pandemic continues to raise questions about the future and stability of the job and internship market, 1050 Bascom is reaching out to successful Political Science grads to help us navigate these uncertain times. In this episode, we were grateful for the opportunity to interview Aaron Kutnick. Aaron graduated with a degree in Political Science in 2007 and serves as a valued alumni mentor in our political science mentorship program. We talked to Aaron about his time at UW-Madison as ...
May 04, 2021•36 min
