Mark Blyth, political economist at The Watson Institute at Brown University, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the news. Subscribe now to hear Mark and Carrie cut through the media haze, and provide a thought-provoking, topical, and often hilarious conversation about the world today.
https://soundcloud.com/markandcarrie
03/08/2023 - Dominion, DeSantis, Demented
Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news.
On this episode:
- Dominion Voting Machine’s lawsuit against Fox shows off the network’s underside, which we all knew was there anyway.
- Ron DeSantis continues to fight “woke” values like freedom of speech
- Mark and Carrie come up with a terrible political science dissertation topic.
- Brexit is solved! Or maybe it was repealed?
- The future of the war in Ukraine.
- Pharma giant Eli Lilly generously ‘caps’ the price of insulin; Mark and Carrie are not impressed.
- Carrie actually read Spare, and Mark is upset.
Learn more about the Watson Institute's other podcasts.