Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

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Episode 61: Buying More Time Nov 29, 2016

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Professor Garth Heutel lays out a potentially cost-effective way to reduce global temperatures to stave off global warming. But solar geoengineering is not a silver bullet. While the benefits are clear, the costs are much more uncertain.

Episode 60: Thinking Outside the Kitchen Nov 23, 2016

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Professor Sarah Bowen discusses her research on why home-cooking is not all it's cracked up to be. She gives a more realistic account of the idealized family dinner, and how money, time, and gender norms impact how and when families eat.

Episode 59: Race and Reaction Nov 22, 2016

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Professor Chris S. Parker details why, given America's racial history, the election of Donald Trump is not a surprise. Reactionary parties have always appealed to voters beyond just the rural, working class, and Trump supporters are no exception.

Episode 58: Politics of Resentment Nov 15, 2016

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Professor Kathy Cramer shares lessons from her conversations with rural communities in Wisconsin. Rural voters often feel forgotten, misunderstood, and disrespected, which directly affects their sense of politics and whom they elect to office.

Episode 57: Election Autopsy Nov 11, 2016

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Professor Theda Skocpol discusses the outcome of the 2016 presidential election and what to expect from a Trump presidency. Analyzing the factors that swayed voters, she offers insight on what the Democrats need to do moving forward.

Episode 56: Who Votes and Why Nov 01, 2016

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Professor Jan Leighley walks through the factors that influence voter behavior from age to party to voting laws. Elected officials and campaigns are responsive to groups with high turnout and encourage them to vote. The opposite is also true.

Episode 55: Bernie or Bust? Oct 25, 2016

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Professor Paul Lichterman analyzes strategies used by activists in social movements and explains how Sanders supporters decide to interact with Clinton in the general election. He offers a new way to think about Trump's appeal to the religious right.

Episode 54: Racing to the Bottom Oct 18, 2016

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Professor Nathan Jensen explains how cities and states often lose more than they gain when politicians use tax incentives to bring businesses to town.

Episode 53: Polls, Polls, Polls Oct 12, 2016

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Professor Amy Fried explains the use and abuse of public opinion research and tells how polling methods have changed over the past 100 years.

Episode 52: Paying the Price Oct 04, 2016

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Professor Sara Goldrick-Rab discusses the impact of the high cost of college on students at public and community colleges, including hunger, homelessness, and debt without getting a degree. She explains root of the problem and offers concrete solutions.

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