The Ballpark

LSE Film and Audio Team

The Ballpark is the LSE US Centre's regular podcast on the politics and policy of the United States. Through features and interviews with academics from the LSE and elsewhere, The Ballpark looks more closely into what's going on behind the headlines.

186 Episodes

Making sense of the US midterms 2026
11/9/2026
1:35:32
On the 4th of November 2026 the LSE Phelan US Centre hosted the event Making sense of the US midterms 2026.
LSE: The Ballpark | Is AI thinking about threatening humanity? with Dr Alessandra Buccella
11/9/2026
41:08
Can AI systems go rogue? How and why might they be harmful to humans and society? Can AI think and understand in the way that people do? What is really going on behind the screen when you ask an AI bot a question or to perform a task for you?
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LSE: The Ballpark | Courage and partisanship in US politics with Rye Barcott
11/3/2026
27:03
Given the potential repercussions of trying to work across the aisle, for many in Washington DC, working in a bipartisan manner has become an act of courage.
LSE: The Ballpark | America as a revisionist power with Professor Phillips O’Brien
10/26/2026
29:09
In the past decade, America has taken steps that appear deliberately designed to unmake the international order which it set up more than 50 years ago. This has led some commentators to argue that the US is now a revisionist power.
Rethinking the rules of political representation | Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic conference
10/21/2026
1:33:42
On the 16th and 17th of October 2026 the LSE Phelan US Centre hosted the conference Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic.
Power, responsibilities and resources | Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic conference
10/21/2026
1:30:08
On the 16th and 17th of October 2026 the LSE Phelan US Centre hosted the conference Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic.
Regional Devolution: pathway or roadblock? | Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic conference
10/21/2026
1:28:59
On the 16th and 17th of October 2026 the LSE Phelan US Centre hosted the conference Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic.
Reforming the American federal republic | Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic conference
10/21/2026
1:38:42
On the 16th and 17th of October 2026 the LSE Phelan US Centre hosted the conference Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic.
LSE: The Ballpark | American constitutional failure with Professor Jack Rakove
10/12/2026
29:12
President Donald Trump’s two terms in the White House have seen the president take a range of actions with congressional approval, leading to warnings from many commentators that America is in a state of constitutional crisis.
Jack Rakove in conversation with Larry Kramer
10/1/2026
1:35:30
Is America experiencing a constitutional crisis, or have we reached the point of constitutional failure? At this LSE Phelan US Centre event, leading scholar on American constitutional history, Professor Jack Rakove, explored this question

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The Ballpark

LSE Film and Audio Team

186 Episodes

Making sense of the US midterms 2026

LSE: The Ballpark | Is AI thinking about threatening humanity? with Dr Alessandra Buccella

LSE: The Ballpark | Courage and partisanship in US politics with Rye Barcott

LSE: The Ballpark | America as a revisionist power with Professor Phillips O’Brien

Rethinking the rules of political representation | Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic conference

Power, responsibilities and resources | Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic conference

Regional Devolution: pathway or roadblock? | Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic conference

Reforming the American federal republic | Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic conference

LSE: The Ballpark | American constitutional failure with Professor Jack Rakove

Jack Rakove in conversation with Larry Kramer