1050 Bascom

In this episode, Evan is joined by Kathryn Hendley, the Roman Z. Livshits & Theodore W. Brazeau Professor of Law and Political Science, to discuss her roots in studying Russian law, and her work as the Director of Lawyers and Democratic Decline (LADD), a new research project at the UW-Madison School of Law, which explores how legal professionals navigate repression, uphold democratic norms,...

This week, Nama and Lauren sit down with Matt Pietryka, one of the new faculty in the Department of Political Science, to discuss his research and teaching in Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Social Network Analysis, and R Programming

In this episode, Heewone, Evan, and Lauren are joined by Emmett Lockwood, a recent UW-Madison alum, to discuss his experience writing his senior thesis at Madison, how grad school has been, and his path to pursuing a master's degree in critical disability studies at York University in Toronto, Ontario.

The First Amendment with Professor Howard Schweber by 1050 Bascom

In this episode, Nama and Evan are joined by Ryan Ring, a recent graduate of the La Follette School of Public Affairs, to talk about the upcoming State Capitol Eat and Greet event on September 26, where Ryan will be a panelist, as well as Ryan's career from Washington D.C., to MPA, to working on the Joint Finance Committee for the state of Wisconsin.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama is joined by executive board members of BridgeMadison to discuss the event they hosted in April regarding crime and punishment.

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were delighted to talk with Corey Robin, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center. Prof. Robin is also a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, and other publications. Prof. Robin was on campus in April as part of the University’s Phi Beta Kappa Society’s Visiting Scholar...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were honored and delighted to interview Amed Khan. Amed is the President of the Amed Khan Foundation and a UW–Madison alum who majored in International Relations and Political Science. His career defies any standard résumé: from working in the West Wing as a special assistant at the Peace Corps, to running rescue missions in Kabul, coordinating evacuations in...

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were delighted to interview Crystal Potts, Senior Director of State Relations & Statewide Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Crystal is also a Badger alumni who majored in Political Science and Chinese. Crystal is the university’s key liaison to the governor’s office, state legislature, and state agencies, advocating for public higher education...

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were excited to talk with Lieutenant Colonel Scott Gross, Commander of the Air Force ROTC at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Lt. Col. Gross brings nearly two decades of distinguished service in the United States Air Force, with experience spanning leadership, intelligence, foreign area expertise, and program management. His career has taken him across the...