197 Episodes

  1. Why Governments Give Away Economic Incentives That Increase Inequality

    Published: 2/27/2019
  2. How Online Media Polarizes and Encourages Voters

    Published: 2/13/2019
  3. Does Diversity in Congress Translate into Representation?

    Published: 1/30/2019
  4. Did Chinese Trade Competition Increase Nativism and Elect Trump?

    Published: 1/16/2019
  5. Are Divided Governments the Cause of Delays and Shutdowns?

    Published: 1/2/2019
  6. How Public Policy Intentionally Segregated American Homeowners

    Published: 12/19/2018
  7. Does Anyone Speak for the Poor in Congress?

    Published: 12/5/2018
  8. Interpreting the 2018 Election

    Published: 11/20/2018
  9. How Americans' Politics Drives Their Religious Views

    Published: 11/8/2018
  10. How TV and Service Projects Impact What Americans Believe About Inequality

    Published: 10/24/2018
  11. How the Democrat and Republican Parties Are Changing

    Published: 10/10/2018
  12. How Marriage and Inequality Reinforce Political Polarization

    Published: 9/26/2018
  13. How the Tea Party Paved the Way for Donald Trump

    Published: 9/12/2018
  14. How Citizens Match their Issue Positions to Candidates and Causes

    Published: 8/29/2018
  15. How Campaign Money Has Changed Elections After Citizens United

    Published: 8/15/2018
  16. How the Federalist Society Changed the Supreme Court Vetting Process

    Published: 8/1/2018
  17. Does Nationalized Media Mean the Death of Local Politics?

    Published: 7/18/2018
  18. Did Facebook Really Polarize and Misinform the 2016 Electorate?

    Published: 7/5/2018
  19. Who’s More Afraid of Democracy: the Center or the Right?

    Published: 6/20/2018
  20. When Liberals and Conservatives Use Genetics to Explain Human Difference

    Published: 6/6/2018

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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.