This is a show for everyone who is interested in more than one thing. We are joined by an extraordinary person today: Jon Laster is a comedian, financial activist, and former star basketball player. In addition to regularly performing at the legendary Comedy Cellar, he recently created and launched Blapp: the Black shopping app. Listen to hear how all of his worlds come together and how you can make amazing changes in your life. Thank you, Jon! Download Blapp: https://www.blappapp.comFollow...

Ever wondered how you can go from theoretical physicist to rock star? Come learn from the one and only Brian Wecht!

It's been awhile since my last episode -- and Ask a Political Scientist may live on as current events seem to be keeping us on our toes again (still), but in the meantime I'm going to use this space to share a NEW podcast with you all! It's called Majoring in Everything, and it's for people (like me) who can't decide what to do with their lives because they love too many things -- especially things that seem unrelated. We'll explore all corners of the arts, sciences, and -- especially -- the...

It's time for the bonus World's Smartest Politics Roundtable from the hosts of the World's Smartest Podcast Network! We had a great conversation about some of the lesser talked-about goings-on in the world, including geothermal energy, America's hegemony, and North Korea's plan to vaccinate us all! Be sure to subscribe to all three podcasts in the World's Smartest Podcast Network: The Political Orphanage with Andrew Heaton, Lost in America with Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan, and, of...

It's time for the monthly World's Smartest Politics Roundtable from the hosts of the World's Smartest Podcast Network! We had a great conversation about some of our favorite propositions that are on ballots around the country this year -- tune in and join us to cheer for wolves, gambling, electoral reform, voting rights, and more (or, tell us why we are wrong)! Be sure to subscribe to all three podcasts in the World's Smartest Podcast Network: The Political Orphanage with Andrew Heaton, Lost...

Election Day is almost here and it's all come down to this -- voting!! What motivates someone to show up to the polls? What kinds of outreach work to increase turnout, especially among marginalized voters? What can we all do in the next few days to make a difference?! In this episode, we speak with political scientist Chinbo Chong, Ph.D. (Indiana) and Cate Mayer, Founder and CEO of Friends Vote Together about what we can all do to get more people to the polls! This is an audio recording of...

Having conversations with people with whom we disagree about politics is pretty painful, but these two brilliant scholars are here to help us figure out how (and why) to do so more effectively. Specifically, we discuss how to have conversations that can reduce prejudice based on their research on transphobia and LGBTQIA+ rights more broadly. It includes concrete tips and some actual gosh darn hope in some spots, even! Tune in to learn from the brilliant Melissa Michelson, Ph.D. and Brian...

"Race is a central organizing principle in American politics," is one of the many things I learned from Prof. Vincent Hutchings, Ph.D., in our conversation in this episode. We're also joined by the incredible Chinisha Scott, an artist, activist, and candidate for office, for a discussion of the influence of race, racial attitudes, and racism on American politics, how the field of political science has studied race and politics over the last few decades, and what we can all do for racial...

Is misinformation as dangerous as it seems? What works to correct it? We speak with political scientist Adam Berinsky, Ph.D. (MIT) and comedian & science writer Kasha Patel (NASA, DC Science Comedy) for answers. This is a recording of our YouTube show, which streamed live on Oct. 8, 2020. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/askaps and join us live every Thursday, 7p ET.

Does the media change our minds, or do we just seek information we already agree with? Is the media to blame for polarization? We speak with Prof. Shanto Iyengar, Ph.D. (Stanford) and journalist Walt Hickey (Insider, Numlock News) for answers. This is a recording of our YouTube show, which streamed live on Oct. 1, 2020. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/askaps and join us live every Thursday, 7p ET.

This is episode 1 of Ask a Political Scientist's special election series! We're talking polarization with Prof. Neil Malhotra, Ph.D. (Stanford) and comedian & teacher Sarah Garner! This is an audio recording of our live-streaming YouTube episode, which aired on Sept. 24, 2020, at 7p ET. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/askaps.