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LSE: The Ballpark

LSE Film and Audio Team

Education

Frequency: 1 episode/23d. Total Eps: 167

The Ballpark is the LSE Phelan US Centre's regular podcast on the politics and policy of the United States. Through features and interviews with academics from the LSE and elsewhere, The Ballpark looks more closely into what's going on behind the headlines.

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LSE: The Ballpark | US-China relations in an era of illiberalism with Dr Scott Kennedy

lundi 2 février 2026 • Duration 35:19

To talk about the current state of US-China relations, in October 2025 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

LSE: The Ballpark | “Is AI a threat or an opportunity for the US?” Master’s students essay competition for 2025

lundi 19 janvier 2026 • Duration 43:44

In 2025, the Phelan US Centre ran an essay competition for master’s students with a prompt about AI. In this episode we spoke to the author of the winning essay, Kayode Adeniyi, and the runners-up, Natasha Chávez and Francesca Nicolodi.

The Ballpark | Extra Innings: American Resistance and the 2020 Election: Prof. Dana Fisher Interview

jeudi 15 octobre 2020 • Duration 28:47

On the 6th of October, 2020 Ballpark host Chris Gilson spoke with Professor Dana Fisher about her new book American Resistance: From the Women's March to the Blue Wave.

LSE: The Ballpark | The US and India–Pakistan tensions with Lisa Curtis

mercredi 18 juin 2025 • Duration 34:30

On the May 7th, 2025, India launched missile strikes on Pakistan in response to a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir on April 22nd.

Coming Soon: The Politics of Race in American Film – with Dr. Clive James Nwonka

lundi 5 octobre 2020 • Duration 07:18

In this special episode of the Ballpark we’re giving you a preview of our upcoming new podcast series, The Politics of Race in American Film.

The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Russian Trolls and the 2016 Election: Professor Kathleen Jamieson interview

vendredi 31 juillet 2020 • Duration 33:43

The LSE US Centre’s Chris Gilson is joined for this Extra Inning by Professor Kathleen Jamieson.

The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Black Republicans, Power and the Reagan Administration: Prof Leah Wright Rigueur interview

mardi 23 juin 2020 • Duration 26:39

In this Extra Inning, Ballpark co-host Michaela Herrmann is joined by Professor Leah Wright Rigueur

The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Russian Hackers, Trolls & #DemocracyRIP: Prof Kathleen Jamieson event

mardi 23 juin 2020 • Duration 01:26:25

On the 27th of February 2020, the LSE US Centre hosted Professor Kathleen Jamieson for the event Russian Hackers, Trolls and #DemocracyRIP.

The Ballpark | S4 E1: Kentucky: Realigning, Republican, Religious, and Rural

jeudi 5 mars 2020 • Duration 25:52

Contributor(s): Professor Anne Cizmar

LSE: The Ballpark | International Relations and Democracy in a Multipolar World

mardi 3 juin 2025 • Duration 34:28

The US-led international order is under strain from without and within. Authoritarian powers such as Russia and China are challenging the core tenets of global cooperation and conflict management.