Directory of Political Science Podcasts: Hear What's New and Interesting

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This page compiles links to active political science podcasts. Check out podcasts to hear what's new and interesting. It is not a list of podcasts about politics, but rather podcasts that feature political science data and research.

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ORIGINAL PROJECT: U.S. Presidents' Positions on Roll Call VotesPres. Washington's Positions:
1st House     1st Senate
2nd House     2nd Senate
3rd House     3rd Senate
4th House     4th Senate

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The fallacy of deducing a false relationship between the attributes or behavior of individuals based on observing that relationship for groups to which the individuals belong.

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The Essentials of Political Analysis, 6th Edition. Classic introductory text, clear writing, helps students learn, great ancillaries. More info.

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Using SUM, COUNT and AVERAGE in PivotTables
Skills needed to make create mean comparison tables (9:51).

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How to Use STANDARDIZE Function
Demonstration with student GPAs (1:39)

A Few Reasonable Words: Podcast. A podcast from three professors trying desperately to soothe the frayed nerves of the American public with the comforting balm of political science. Subfield: American Politics .
Academic and the Activist, The: Explores political science through the lens of an Academic and an Activist. .
Ballpark, The: LSE US Centre's regular online audio show on US politics, policy, and research. Subfield: American Politics .
Breaking Battlegrounds: Interviews opinion leaders from across the world to discuss politics, culture, and policies that are shaping our day-to-day lives. Subfield: American Politics .
Center for Global Development Podcast: Exploring smart policies for a better world. .

Civics in Real Time: Timely conversations from the Lour Frey Center at University of Central Florida Subfield: American Politics .

Congress, Two Beers In: Government Affairs Institute's Senior Fellows discuss current congressional politics. Subfield: American Politics .

Democracy Works Podcast: A broad look at issues impacting democracy. .

Foreign and Domestic: Hosts Will Andras and Dave Ebner discuss the domestic and international politics of U.S. national security. .

Fully Automated: A show for people interested in power, resistance, and critical thinking hosted by Nicholas Kiersey, Professor of Political Science at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. .

New Books in Political Science: Interviews with political scientists about their new books. .

Online Peace Science Colloquium: Advanced manuscripts to discussed online by prominent members of the field (live and archived). .

P.S. You're Interesting: Host Jeffery A. Jenkins discusses new research in political science with special guests. .

Political Theory Review, The: Conversations with scholars on recent books in Political Theory and Social and Political Philosophy. .

Politics Guys, The: Weekly podcasts from Michael Baranowski, Jay Carson, Trey Orndorff, Will Miller, Kristin Matheny, and Ken Katkin. Subfield: American Politics .

A Few Reasonable Words: Podcast. A podcast from three professors trying desperately to soothe the frayed nerves of the American public with the comforting balm of political science. Subfield: American Politics .
Academic and the Activist, The: Explores political science through the lens of an Academic and an Activist. .
Ballpark, The: LSE US Centre's regular online audio show on US politics, policy, and research. Subfield: American Politics .
Breaking Battlegrounds: Interviews opinion leaders from across the world to discuss politics, culture, and policies that are shaping our day-to-day lives. Subfield: American Politics .
Center for Global Development Podcast: Exploring smart policies for a better world. .
Civics in Real Time: Timely conversations from the Lour Frey Center at University of Central Florida Subfield: American Politics .
Congress, Two Beers In: Government Affairs Institute's Senior Fellows discuss current congressional politics. Subfield: American Politics .
Democracy Works Podcast: A broad look at issues impacting democracy. .

Foreign and Domestic: Hosts Will Andras and Dave Ebner discuss the domestic and international politics of U.S. national security. .

Fully Automated: A show for people interested in power, resistance, and critical thinking hosted by Nicholas Kiersey, Professor of Political Science at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. .

New Books in Political Science: Interviews with political scientists about their new books. .

Online Peace Science Colloquium: Advanced manuscripts to discussed online by prominent members of the field (live and archived). .

P.S. You're Interesting: Host Jeffery A. Jenkins discusses new research in political science with special guests. .

Political Theory Review, The: Conversations with scholars on recent books in Political Theory and Social and Political Philosophy. .

Politics Guys, The: Weekly podcasts from Michael Baranowski, Jay Carson, Trey Orndorff, Will Miller, Kristin Matheny, and Ken Katkin. Subfield: American Politics .

A Few Reasonable Words: Podcast. A podcast from three professors trying desperately to soothe the frayed nerves of the American public with the comforting balm of political science. Subfield: American Politics .

Academic and the Activist, The: Explores political science through the lens of an Academic and an Activist. .

Ballpark, The: LSE US Centre's regular online audio show on US politics, policy, and research. Subfield: American Politics .

Breaking Battlegrounds: Interviews opinion leaders from across the world to discuss politics, culture, and policies that are shaping our day-to-day lives. Subfield: American Politics .

Center for Global Development Podcast: Exploring smart policies for a better world. .

Civics in Real Time: Timely conversations from the Lour Frey Center at University of Central Florida Subfield: American Politics .

Congress, Two Beers In: Government Affairs Institute's Senior Fellows discuss current congressional politics. Subfield: American Politics .

Democracy Works Podcast: A broad look at issues impacting democracy. .

Foreign and Domestic: Hosts Will Andras and Dave Ebner discuss the domestic and international politics of U.S. national security. .

Fully Automated: A show for people interested in power, resistance, and critical thinking hosted by Nicholas Kiersey, Professor of Political Science at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. .

New Books in Political Science: Interviews with political scientists about their new books. .

Online Peace Science Colloquium: Advanced manuscripts to discussed online by prominent members of the field (live and archived). .

P.S. You're Interesting: Host Jeffery A. Jenkins discusses new research in political science with special guests. .

Political Theory Review, The: Conversations with scholars on recent books in Political Theory and Social and Political Philosophy. .

Politics Guys, The: Weekly podcasts from Michael Baranowski, Jay Carson, Trey Orndorff, Will Miller, Kristin Matheny, and Ken Katkin. Subfield: American Politics .