197 Episodes

  1. How Rich White Residents and Interest Groups Rule Local Politics

    Published: 9/9/2020
  2. How the Plutocrats Win from the Populist Right

    Published: 8/26/2020
  3. The Roots of the Parties' Racial Switch

    Published: 8/12/2020
  4. How Donor Opinion Distorts American Parties

    Published: 7/29/2020
  5. How the Supreme Court Shapes (and is Shaped by) its Public Support

    Published: 7/15/2020
  6. How Overpoliced Communities Become Politically Engaged

    Published: 7/1/2020
  7. How Republicans Lost 2018 by Being Too Close to Trump

    Published: 6/17/2020
  8. How Protests Change Parties and Elections

    Published: 6/3/2020
  9. How Much Do Vice Presidential Running Mates Matter?

    Published: 5/20/2020
  10. What Became of Never Trump Republicans?

    Published: 5/6/2020
  11. Republicans Successfully Politicized Ebola. Can They Do it Again in 2020?

    Published: 4/22/2020
  12. Why are Black Conservatives Still Democrats?

    Published: 4/8/2020
  13. How Anxiety and Crises Change Our Political Behavior

    Published: 3/25/2020
  14. How News and Social Media Shape American Voters

    Published: 3/11/2020
  15. How Record Television Advertising Is Shaping American Elections

    Published: 2/26/2020
  16. How to Build Institutions, Not Political Hobbies

    Published: 2/12/2020
  17. Can America Become a Multiparty System?

    Published: 1/29/2020
  18. Did Americans' Racial Attitudes Elect Trump?

    Published: 1/15/2020
  19. Women's Voting Over 100 Years

    Published: 1/2/2020
  20. Will Trump Anger Motivate Black Turnout?

    Published: 12/18/2019

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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.