Mark and Carrie

9/24/24 - Mark and Carrie make an announcement

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05/17/24 - A galactic implosion of incompetence

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: * 2024 election update: Biden struggles to get his message to Americans, while Trump’s hush-money trial might be playing into his strengths * What to think of US presidential polling 6 months out from November’s election * SCOTUS term wraps up * The muddled political impact of campus protests over Israel’s invasion of Gaza * Can the dollar be too strong?  * Tariffs, foreign competition, reviving national industry – is it the 1930s or 1800s?  * The TikTok "ban” in Congress - national security priority, or tech extortion play? * Mark and Carrie are very nice to dogs Learn more about the Watson Institute's other podcasts [https://home.watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts]

04/11/24 - Light banter and philosophical malaise

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: * What Truth Social going public means for Donald Trump’s finances * How Trump is navigating the complex politics of abortion within the Republican Party * Looking ahead to congressional special elections, and how they could affect Washington going into the 2024 election * Congress is back from recess…but will they do anything?  * Why Democrats’ much-hoped-for ‘Biden bump’ has yet to materialize * Inflation, wages, price-setting, and the pleasantly informative world of econo-Tik Tok * The Israel-Hamas War six months in, and what’s next for Israel, Gaza, and the Biden Administration * Russia blames Ukraine for a devastating attack in the suburbs of Moscow * Is this the year women’s college basketball entered the mainstream? * The Kate Middleton, AI, and epistemic nihilism  Learn more about the Watson Institute's other podcasts [https://home.watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts]

02/29/2024 - Let’s close up shop and go home

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: * Democrats' and pundits' concern over the growing realization that President Biden is old * Why, despite Biden’s weaknesses and the tough map for Democrats in 2024, control of Congress will likely still be up for grabs in November * The Alabama Supreme Court rules that frozen embryos are people, and the Republican Party's toxic politics of reproductive rights * Why Trump’s legal troubles might not be as financially damaging as they seem… * The continued tragedy and impossible politics of the War in Gaza * Sanctions, military expenditures, global isolationism, and the forces shaping the Ukraine War two years in * The UK’S dysfunctional economic agenda, part 78 Learn more about the Watson Institute's other podcasts [https://home.watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts]

01/31/2024 - The Taylor Swift Marshall Plan

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: * Trump’s domination of the GOP primary, and what the MAGA-ficaiton of the GOP means for 2024 * The politics of Trump's legal troubles * Making sense of America’s “vibe-cession” and disinflation * Claudine Gay’s resignation as Harvard’s president, and the Right’s strange relationship to the Ivy League * Where does China’s economy go next? * Unpacking the calls to ban Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party * Why is the UK trying to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda? * The Super Bowl meets the Taylor Swift-Industrial Complex Learn more about the Watson Institute's other podcasts [https://home.watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts]