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 a...
26 Sep 201628min
Episode 50: Kindergarten Math
This special episode tells the story of a professor who helped to inform local policy: Tamara Kay corrected misleading statistics about a labor law in New Mexico. For context, Professor Raymond Hogler...
20 Sep 201628min
No Jargon is on break
No Jargon is on break this week. It's the beginning of the semester and professors and SSN chapters are starting up for the new year. If you need your scholarly fix, read a brief on affirmative action...
13 Sep 20161min
Episode 49: Science of Abortion Law
Professor Ushma Upadhyay examined an abortion pill law in Ohio that required health care providers to use outdated FDA rules. Said to protect women's health, the law instead hurt women's health and in...
6 Sep 201620min
Episode 48: Rio, Ryan Lochte, and Resistance
Professor Jules Boykoff places Rio 2016 in historical context from the Olympics' elitist beginnings to their continued strain on host cities. As rising costs burden the public without delivering lasti...
30 Aug 201630min
Episode 47: A Path for Police Reform
Professor Tracey Meares discusses why building community trust must be at the foundation of police reform. Departments can strengthen legitimacy by looking beyond the goal of reducing crime to focus o...
23 Aug 201629min
Episode 46: Working Yourself to Death
Professor Sarah Horton outlines why so many farmworkers face illness - and even death – on the job. Poor regulation, harsh labor practices, and economic pressures push them to work without shade, wate...
16 Aug 201624min
Episode 45: Legislating in the Dark
Professor James Curry explains how limited resources have enabled party leaders to write and negotiate most laws in Congress. Lacking expertise, staff, and time, rank-and-file members rarely have the ...
9 Aug 201624min
