Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon
The Scholars Strategy Network
No Jargon, the Scholars Strategy Network's bi-weekly podcast, presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and social issues facing the nation. Powerful research, intriguing perspectives -- and no jargon. Find show notes and plain-language research briefs on hundreds of topics at https://scholars.org/podcast.
Episodes
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Nov 23, 2016 • 23min
Episode 60: Thinking Outside the Kitchen
Professor Sarah Bowen discusses her research on why home-cooking is not all it's cracked up to be. She gives a more realistic account of the idealized family dinner, and how money, time, and gender norms impact how and when families eat.
Nov 22, 2016 • 19min
Episode 59: Race and Reaction
Professor Chris S. Parker details why, given America's racial history, the election of Donald Trump is not a surprise. Reactionary parties have always appealed to voters beyond just the rural, working class, and Trump supporters are no exception.
Nov 15, 2016 • 24min
Episode 58: Politics of Resentment
Professor Kathy Cramer shares lessons from her conversations with rural communities in Wisconsin. Rural voters often feel forgotten, misunderstood, and disrespected, which directly affects their sense of politics and whom they elect to office.
Nov 11, 2016 • 24min
Episode 57: Election Autopsy
Professor Theda Skocpol discusses the outcome of the 2016 presidential election and what to expect from a Trump presidency. Analyzing the factors that swayed voters, she offers insight on what the Democrats need to do moving forward.
Nov 1, 2016 • 29min
Episode 56: Who Votes and Why
Professor Jan Leighley walks through the factors that influence voter behavior from age to party to voting laws. Elected officials and campaigns are responsive to groups with high turnout and encourage them to vote. The opposite is also true.
Oct 25, 2016 • 24min
Episode 55: Bernie or Bust?
Professor Paul Lichterman analyzes strategies used by activists in social movements and explains how Sanders supporters decide to interact with Clinton in the general election. He offers a new way to think about Trump's appeal to the religious right.
Oct 18, 2016 • 25min
Episode 54: Racing to the Bottom
Professor Nathan Jensen explains how cities and states often lose more than they gain when politicians use tax incentives to bring businesses to town.
Oct 12, 2016 • 29min
Episode 53: Polls, Polls, Polls
Professor Amy Fried explains the use and abuse of public opinion research and tells how polling methods have changed over the past 100 years.
Oct 4, 2016 • 30min
Episode 52: Paying the Price
Professor Sara Goldrick-Rab discusses the impact of the high cost of college on students at public and community colleges, including hunger, homelessness, and debt without getting a degree. She explains root of the problem and offers concrete solutions.
Sep 26, 2016 • 29min
Episode 51: What Does Presidential Look Like?
Professor Kelly Dittmar discusses how gender impacts attitudes towards candidates and informs voters' expectations. Informed by the Presidential Gender Watch 2016 project, Dittmar flags what to look and listen for in the first presidential debate.
