The Science of Politics

A podcast by Niskanen Center

191 Episodes

  1. How Republicans Lost 2018 by Being Too Close to Trump

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 9/25/2019

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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.