The Science of Politics

A podcast by Niskanen Center - Wednesdays

Wednesdays

185 Episodes

  1. How Anxiety and Crises Change Our Political Behavior

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 12/18/2019
  9. Do Republicans and Democrats Get Different Results?

    Published: 12/4/2019
  10. Do Early Primary States Still Pick Presidents?

    Published: 11/20/2019
  11. The Electoral Effects of Impeachment

    Published: 11/6/2019
  12. How Trump Politicized Refugees

    Published: 10/23/2019
  13. How Bureaucrats Make Good Policy

    Published: 10/9/2019
  14. Have Conservatives Transformed the States?

    Published: 9/25/2019
  15. The American Public's Growing Ideological Sophistication

    Published: 9/10/2019
  16. Why Americans Dislike Government, Even When It Works

    Published: 8/28/2019
  17. How Presidential Debates Influence Voters

    Published: 8/14/2019
  18. Ep 48: Will a Good Economy Save Trump?

    Published: 7/31/2019
  19. Explaining the Urban-Rural Political Divide

    Published: 7/17/2019
  20. Can Diversity and Liberalism Rise Together?

    Published: 7/3/2019

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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.