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Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Finding nuance in the inflation/recession panic Could climate legislation actually be passed in the US Congress?! Heat waves in…well, everywhere A long goodbye for Boris Johnson Russia, Germany, the US, and the politics of natural gas January 6 hearings: rave reviews, renewed for a second season  Transcript coming soon. https://trending-globally.captivate.fm/listen (Listen and subscribe to Trending Globally, another podcast from the Watson Institute).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: The mass shooting in Uvalde, TX, and America’s mourning rituals around gun violence What the potential end of Roe v. Wade means for the US, and what it says about the Supreme Court Transitioning from an old inflation myth to our current inflation reality 100 Days of grinding war in Ukraine Harry and Megan attend the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and Mark doesn’t care Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: where toxic social media meets toxic masculinity An ode to the summer blockbusters of yore https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (Learn more about the Watson Institute's other podcasts. )

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: The political implications of the Supreme Court’s leaked decision overturning Roe v. Wade Bipartisan support in Congress for arming Ukraine, and what the next phase of this war might look like Making sense of the Republican Senate Primary in Ohio, and the extent of Trump’s continued influence on the GOP China’s struggle with news Covid waves, and the limits of top-down China’s governing model Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter. Is he trying to own ‘the public square’ and change the world, or is he just trying to make some money? Inflation, recessions, and the limits of the Fed’s ability to fix either.  Tucker Carlson’s concerns about male fertility Watching the world burn and the Met Gala at the same time.  Learn more about and subscribe to Trending Globally here. https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (Learn about other podcasts from the Watson Institute.)

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: The economic and political ramifications of the war in Ukraine Why presidents shouldn’t ad lib foreign policy What the 1970s can and can’t teach us about handling inflation today The sighs and shrugs of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination hearings State legislation restricting LGBTQ and abortion rights, and the Republican ramp-up to the 2022 midterms. Are “the movies” over? https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (Learn more about the Watson Institute's other podcasts).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode:  Making sense of Ukraine and questioning Putin’s motives (and height) Joe Rogan and the 'platform conundrum' Since when is Canada angry and weird? Carrie’s boycotting the Olympics – but NOT for the reasons you’re thinking!  Will Boris Johnson get a sweet Spotify deal? The politics of Biden’s Supreme Court nomination process Nostalgia at the Super Bowl Luke Skywalker lives on in Boba Fett

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: how to think about Covid in the age of omicron; Biden's stalled legislative agenda; is The January 6 commission the new Mueller Report?; finding hope for American democracy in...Alaska; the charged politics behind how we explain inflation; Russia, Ukraine, the US, and NATO; Boris Johnson's Teflon-like qualities, parties and all; continued misadventures with the Royal family; Djokovic's vaccination drama in Australia.  You can learn about the Watson Institute's full podcast network https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: living through another pandemic wave; Joe Manchin reveals who he's been all along; union movies at Starbucks, a strike at Kellogg's, and the state of organized labor in the US; making sense of Russia's aggression towards Ukraine; Boris Johnson has seen better days; reflecting on the two biggest stories of the year (one good, one bad).  You can learn about the Watson Institute's full podcast network https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: what we know about the Omnicron variant; the politics behind the Supreme Court's current abortion rights case; Peng Shuai, and the problem of celebrities in authoritarian countries; why we feel bad about our pretty OK economy; the Not-So-Great Resignation; New Dune vs Old Dune.  You can learn about the Watson Institute's full podcast network https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Annenberg Institute, share their take on the news. On this episode: the illusion that is Infrastructure Week; Biden's agenda and early-onset midterm anxiety for Democrats; debunking the great inflation panic; G20, COP26, and the promises that countries won't keep; crisis at the Belarus/Poland border, and the weaponization of immigrants; Squid Game; Mark and Carrie politicize Daylight Savings Time.  You can learn about the Watson Institute's full podcast network https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Annenberg Institute, share their take on the news. On this episode: the newest Texas abortion law, and how it looks to the rest of the world; Biden's trip to the UN that no one watched; Republicans remember they hate debt in the face of Democrat's infrastructure bill; the multilayered crisis happening at the US-Mexico border; the Fed tries to please both America and the whole world, with mixed results; the Rorschach test that is the Evergrande crash; the US and UK get into a fight with France over submarines that won't be built until after we're all dead; Having trouble sleeping? Follow the German election.  You can learn about the Watson Institute's full podcast network https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Annenberg Institute, share their take on the news. On this episode: the morality, strategy, and politics of America's Afghanistan withdrawal; how the 2020 Census is giving Republicans and Democrats something to fret over; humanity's collective shrug after the IPCC's 'Code Red for Humanity'; the fall of the House of Cuomo; mask mandates and mask debates; what makes Jeff Bezos happy.  You can listen to Trending Globally, another podcast from the Watson Institute, https://trending-globally.captivate.fm/listen (here).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Annenberg Institute, share their take on the week's news. On this episode: the Delta variant spreads the globe; the economy is doing great and has reverted to the mean (or it isn't and it hasn't); Carrie's Olympic fever and Mark's Olympic skepticism; Haiti, South Africa, and fragile states in peril; billionaires in space; waiting for Prince Harry's memoir's Netflix adaptation. You can learn more about the Watson Institute's other podcasts https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Annenberg Institute, share their take on the week's news. On this episode: the G7's shaky promises on taxing the rich, and shaky relationships with China and Russia; regional variations in the Covid-19 recovery in the US; making sense of the tight US labor market; the Supreme Court talks Snapchat and labor organizing; Justice Stephen Breyer's work/life balance; voting rights, critical race theory, and the 2022 midterm elections; can Jeff Bezos just stay in space? You can listen to Mark on Watson's podcast Trending Globally https://trending-globally.captivate.fm/episode/whats-missing-from-the-climate-discussion (here). You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: the politics of Facebook's 'Supreme Court'; new voter restriction laws in the US and the Republican Party's continued flirtation with authoritarianism; why suspending vaccine patents won't actually help the world to make more vaccines; America's declining birthrate and other revelations from the US Census; the Covid spike in India; the UK Conservative Party's continued dominance over Labour and what it can teach progressives in the US; is Scottish independence on the horizon? You can listen to Mark Blyth of the Watson Institute's other podcast 'Trending Globally' https://trending-globally.captivate.fm/episode/whats-missing-from-the-climate-discussion (here). You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: Mark and Carrie feel skeptical about a 'post-Covid' boom; Biden's infrastructure bill, and the inconvenient truths it poses to congressional Republicans; the trial of Derek Chauvin, and how policing in America might (or might not) change in its wake; Amazon's defeat of a union drive; Brexit-infused unrest in Northern Ireland. On the bright side: Prince Phillip lived for a long time. You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: the Atlanta spa shootings and anti-Asian violence in America; the crisis at the US-Mexico border and Biden's political dilemma around immigration; the risks and rewards of the US pandemic relief bill; EU vaccine rollouts goes from bad to worse; the rise and teetering fall of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo; the in-retrospect-obviously-doomed relationship of Meghan Markle and the British Royal Family. You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: Biden's relief bill, and a rethink on inflation; the EU's dark-horse bid for worst vaccine rollout; a coup in Myanmar; cold winds in the midwest -- and in the hearts of certain Texas Republicans; US explores Mars; the politics of Aleksei Navalny's imprisonment; Megan and Harry find themselves in LA; a new reason to fear for the future of humanity. You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: the Capitol riot and its aftermath; Trump's deplatforming on Twitter and Facebook, and what it reveals about Big Tech; assessing Biden's first 48 hours in office; China's 'pivot' back towards itself; the confusion behind the EU's 'strategic autonomy'; Google threatens to deplatform...Australia?!; envisioning lobsters in the streets of London. You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: Mark and Carrie's abiding memories of 2020; what aspects of pandemic life will go away in 2021, and what parts will stick around; the stock market vs. the real economy; presidential power and corporate power in the United States; race, class, electoral politics, and the Democrats confusion over who they want to be when they grow up; Biden's ready to make America great again, and the rest of the world isn't too eager; Britain's Brexit wins, herring and all; movies from the 80s. You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: The beginning of the coronavirus vaccine rollout; Mitch McConnell, a profile in courage; diversity in Biden's cabinet and the 'Kamala Conundrum'; what the media (and Mark and Carrie) are going to talk about after Trump leaves office; how to break up Facebook and the rest of big tech; Brexit comes to and end, or not; Russian hacking cont'd. You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).