Podcast
1050 Bascom
Hosted by 1050 Bascom · EN
Editors and Hosts: Honor Durham, Allison Keeley, and Nama Pandey, and Ian Wilder
Producer: Amy Gangl
11episodes
Episodes
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Graduation and Beyond with Heewone Lim and Nama Pandey
Jun 1001:00:21Tap to summarizeIn the season finale of 1050 Bascom, Evan sits down with our graduating hosts Heewone Lim and Nama Pandey to reflect on their time at UW and talk about their plans for the future.
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Adam Smith and "The Wealth of Nations" with Professor Michelle Schwarze
Jun 200:46:23Tap to summarizeIn this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by Professor Michelle Schwarze to learn about Scottish philosopher and political economist Adam Smith amidst the 250th anniversary of his book "The Wealth Of Nations," and to discuss how his work plays into modern political theory.
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Journalism, City Politics, and Environmentalism with Laura Miller
May 2600:48:43Tap to summarizeIn this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan sits down with Laura Miller - poli sci alumna, former mayor of Dallas, and this year's poli sci commencement speaker - to discuss her career as an investigative journalist, her transition to city politics, her environmental agenda as mayor of Dallas, and her volunteer work on the Ladder Project - a nonprofit program that works with individuals and families to help them out of poverty and into financial independence.
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The Declaration of Independence with Professor Daniel Kapust
May 1900:48:22Tap to summarizeIn this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by Professor Daniel Kapust to discuss his upcoming class on the Declaration of Independence, the document itself, the political theory behind it, and more!
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Public Policy, Health Care, and Career Reflections with Professor Emeritus Dave Weimer
May 1200:45:13Tap to summarizeIn this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan sits down with Professor Emeritus Dave Weimer to take a look back on his incredible decades-long career, and discuss the challenges faced, the progress in his field, the memories made, and what the future might hold.
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Career Reflections with Professor Benjamin Márquez
May 500:29:30Tap to summarizeIn this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Evan sit down with Professor Benjamin Márquez to reflect on his time at UW-Madison as he prepares to retire at the end of the semester.
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The Office of the Provost with John Zumbrunnen
Apr 2800:50:07Tap to summarizeOn this episode, Nama and Evan are joined by the newly appointed Provost John Zumbrunnen to learn about his path from professor of political science to one of the most important offices in university administration, what the role of Provost entails, his perspective on the position, and more!
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Data Science, AI, and Public Policy with Professor Anna Haensch
Apr 2100:26:32Tap to summarizeOn this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama sits down with Anna Haensch, Research Associate Professor at the Data Science Institute at UW-Madison, to discuss her experience at the intersection between AI, Data Science, and Public Policy, her work at the Science Desk at NPR, the U.S. Senate, and the Digital Scholarship Hub at UW (where she is Associate Director), and more!
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The Politics of East and Southeast Asia with Terence Roehrig
Apr 1400:44:54Tap to summarizeThis week, Evan, Nama, and Lauren are joined by Terence Roehrig, a lecturer in the department, to discuss his background as a professor at the U.S. Naval War College, and his perspective on the political climate of East and Southeast Asia.
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The U.S. Archives with former U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan
Apr 800:34:16Tap to summarizeIn this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were thrilled to welcome Colleen Shogan, who served as the 11th Archivist of the United States. While in town give a talk in the Comm Arts department, she graciously took the time to sit down with Heewone, Nama, and Evan to talk about how she got into politics, her nonprofit work, her path to leading the U.S. Archives, and her work as an academic and author.
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