197 Episodes

  1. Do Congressional Committees Still Make Policy?

    Published: 6/16/2021
  2. Can TV News Keep Politics Local?

    Published: 6/2/2021
  3. Is Demographic and Geographic Polarization Overstated?

    Published: 5/19/2021
  4. How Voters Judge Congress

    Published: 5/5/2021
  5. Conspiracy Beliefs are Not Increasing or Exclusive to the Right

    Published: 4/21/2021
  6. The Resilience of the Filibuster and its Myths

    Published: 4/7/2021
  7. Values and Racism in American Immigration Views

    Published: 3/24/2021
  8. How Media Coverage of Congress Limits Policymaking

    Published: 3/10/2021
  9. How Political Values and Social Influence Drive Polarization

    Published: 2/24/2021
  10. When Partisans Endorse Violence

    Published: 2/10/2021
  11. Right-Wing Extremism and the Capitol Insurrection

    Published: 1/27/2021
  12. The Politics of School from Home

    Published: 1/13/2021
  13. How Much Did Trump Undermine U.S. Democracy?

    Published: 12/30/2020
  14. How Presidential Appointments Reveal Policy Goals and Elite Interests

    Published: 12/16/2020
  15. Why Latinos Moved Toward Trump (and Why Most Are Still Democrats)

    Published: 12/2/2020
  16. Compromise Still Works in Congress and with Voters

    Published: 11/18/2020
  17. Interpreting the Early Results of the 2020 Election with G. Elliott Morris

    Published: 11/4/2020
  18. How Court Nominations Polarize Interest Groups and Voters

    Published: 10/21/2020
  19. Why Do Americans Accept Democratic Backsliding?

    Published: 10/7/2020
  20. Racial Protest, Violence, and Backlash

    Published: 9/23/2020

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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.