Why do some academic fields have political disparities among professors between 40/100:1 (liberals to conservatives), while other fields have little to no disparity at all? For answers, we talk with John Paul Wright, professor of Criminology at the University of Cincinnati. He explains that the political disparities that exist can be understood if we dive into the research on the development of criminal gangs.John’s blog: “Political Disparities in the Academy: It’s More Than Self-Selection (https://heterodoxacademy.org/blog/social-science-political-disparities-self-selection/)”Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content. Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.