1050 Bascom
Editors and Hosts: Honor Durham, Allison Keeley, and Nama Pandey, and Ian Wilder Producer: Amy Gangl
Episodes
May 5, 2026 • 29 mins
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Evan sit down with Professor Benjamin Márquez to reflect on his time at UW-Madison as he prepares to retire at the end of the semester.
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April 28, 2026 • 50 mins
On this episode, Nama and Evan are joined by the newly appointed Provost John Zumbrunnen to learn about his path from professor of political science to one of the most important offices in university administration, what the role of Provost entails, his perspective on the position, and more!
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April 21, 2026 • 26 mins
On this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama sits down with Anna Haensch, Research Associate Professor at the Data Science Institute at UW-Madison, to discuss her experience at the intersection between AI, Data Science, and Public Policy, her work at the Science Desk at NPR, the U.S. Senate, and the Digital Scholarship Hub at UW (where she is Associate Director), and more!
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April 14, 2026 • 44 mins
This week, Evan, Nama, and Lauren are joined by Terence Roehrig, a lecturer in the department, to discuss his background as a professor at the U.S. Naval War College, and his perspective on the political climate of East and Southeast Asia.
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April 8, 2026 • 34 mins
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were thrilled to welcome Colleen Shogan, who served as the 11th Archivist of the United States. While in town give a talk in the Comm Arts department, she graciously took the time to sit down with Heewone, Nama, and Evan to talk about how she got into politics, her nonprofit work, her path to leading the U.S. Archives, and her work as an academic and author.
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March 24, 2026 • 54 mins
This week, Evan is joined by Landis Varughese, a senior at UW and Chair of the Associated Students of Madison, to talk about his path to leadership of such an important student organization, lessons he's learned along the way, challenges he's faced, what he's most proud of from his tenure as chair, and more!
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March 17, 2026 • 40 mins
In this week's episode, Evan is once again joined by Professor Emeritus Howard Schweber, this time to answer questions regarding the developing conflict in Iran, and to offer his opinion on potential causes, consequences, and outcomes.
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March 10, 2026 • 36 mins
In this episode, Evan and Nama are joined by Dr. Elizabeth Covington, Executive Director of the European Studies program at UW, to discuss her background, the European Union, the European economy, and more!
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March 3, 2026 • 39 mins
In this episode, Heewone and Evan are joined by Professor Jason Kido Lopez of the Department of Communication Arts to discuss the inherent political nature of sporting events, sports betting as a phenomenon, and more!
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February 25, 2026 • 19 mins
On this episode, Nama and Evan are joined by Jasper Bernstein, a senior at UW-Madison and campaign manager for gubernatorial candidate Kelda Roys, to talk about his path to campaign management, the lessons he's learned doing so, and the skills that come in handy for anyone who might be looking to work on a campaign.
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February 19, 2026 • 50 mins
In this episode, Lauren is joined by Professor Ana Oaxaca to discuss her college experience, her path to UW-Madison, and more!
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February 10, 2026 • 48 mins
In this episode, Evan, Nama, and Heewone are joined by Alfred McCoy, the Harrington Professor of History at UW, to discuss his background, his previous works, and his new book, "Cold War on Five Continents: A Global History of Empire and Espionage."
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February 3, 2026 • 42 mins
In this episode, Heewone, Evan, and Nama are joined by professor Kathryn McGarr of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, to discuss her background in journalism, her Ph.D. in history, her writing, and the classes she's teaching this semester.
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January 13, 2026 • 47 mins
In this episode, Lauren is joined by Andrew Trexler, a new Assistant Professor in the department who specializes in political communication. Together, they discuss Andrew's background working on campaigns, what led him to UW, and the his current and forthcoming classes, PS 305 - Elections and Voting Behavior, PS 400 - Media and Politics, and PS 401 - Political Communication.
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January 6, 2026 • 43 mins
In this episode, Evan and Lauren sit down with Ethan vanderWilden, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science, to discuss his background, his research on historical narratives and authoritarian nostalgia, and his upcoming class - PS 401: History and Politics.
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December 16, 2025 • 42 mins
In this week's episode, Evan is joined by professor Jon Pevehouse to discuss his background in international relations, and the relationship between domestic affairs, foreign policy, and international trade.
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December 9, 2025 • 41 mins
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan sits down with Professor Jeffrey Church, a new faculty member at UW-Madison, to discuss his background in political theory and his upcoming course PS400: Left, Right, and Center.
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December 2, 2025 • 30 mins
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan and Nama are joined by Professor Andres Uribe, a new faculty member in the department, to discuss his background in comparative politics, his ongoing class PS 401: Threads to Democracy, and his forthcoming class PS 400: Political Violence.
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November 25, 2025 • 46 mins
In this episode, Lauren and Heewone are joined by Professor Anton Strezhnev, a new faculty member in the Department of Political Science, to discuss his background at Harvard, NYU, and the University of Chicago, his work in the field of political methodology, his experience teaching PS-170 - Research Methods in Political Science, and more!
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November 18, 2025 • 53 mins
In this episode, Evan is joined by Daniel Mark, a professor of Political Science at Villanova University, to discuss his work regarding the philosophy of law and the relationship between politics and religion.
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