We zone out with Netflix, HBO, etc. to get away from politics, right? But where is the line between political and apolitical?To close off season 2, we hear from Professor Lilly Goren about the relationship between popular culture and politics.

Is Mid a Term? (feat. Courtney Nava)

Oct 31st, 2022 47m 21s

It’s election season! On this special episode of Poli Sigh, we talk with Courtney Nava about everything concerning the upcoming U.S. midterms. Coming from the perspective of American political behavior, we recap what voting behavior has looked

All in the Femily (feat. Dr. Michaele Ferguson)

Sep 30th, 2022 53m 10s

What does it mean to be a feminist? What does feminism look like in a post-Roe era?On this episode, we talk with Professor Michaele Ferguson about feminist politics. Spanning the suffrage movement to Gaga feminism, we breakdown what has changed

C'mon Unity (feat. Dr. John Barry Ryan)

Aug 31st, 2022 46m 52s

Communication is as simple as talking, right? This month we hear from Professor John Barry Ryan about polarization in the United States and its significance to communication and compromise in politics today. Specifically highlighting the issues

It's (Un)just a Game (feat. Dr. John Emery)

Jul 31st, 2022 59m 15s

Humanity today has the technological means to annihilate itself ten times over. How do we make sure that doesn’t end up happening?We sit with Professor John Emery to discuss just that! Covering his research on war ethics, we list the ways in wh

Snap, Autocrackle, Prop (feat. Dr. Sarah Wilson Sokhey)

Jun 30th, 2022 48m 9s

It’s been over 4 months since Russia invaded and initiated war against Ukraine. How much longer will it last?To kick-off Season 2, we hear from Eastern European Politics scholar, Sarah Wilson Sokhey. Outlining Russian politics and citizenship,

"Sus"tainable Solutions (feat. Dr. Christina Boyes)

Dec 1st, 2021 40m

What does it mean to meaningfully produce environmental policy?On this episode, we chat with Professor Christina Boyes about why we should take a more holistic approach, considering both the human and non-human. Looking specifically at natural

Social Mediacracy (feat. Dr. Jennifer Forestal)

Oct 31st, 2021 50m 57s

Are digital technologies and social media relevant to politics? It’s not so much a question of “if” but “how”….This month we talk with Professor Jennifer Forestal about how the digital world can both support and hurt democracy. Looking at the w

Wore On Terror (feat. Kiela Crabtree)

Oct 1st, 2021 55m 56s

What is and isn’t terrorism, and why does the term matter? On our tenth episode, we talk with Kiela Crabtree to hear about her work on mass violence and racialized violence in both the past and present.Drawing parallels between 20th century Ala

Whose War It Best? (feat. Drs. Jess and Alex Braithwaite)

Sep 1st, 2021 1h

Is war just politics by other means? We sit down with civil war experts Drs. Jess and Alex Braithwaite to get the scoop. Breaking down the roots of civil war, how they escalate, their consequences, and what to do about them, this episode applie

Migrants Go Marching One By One (feat. Dr. Jesse Acevedo)

Jul 31st, 2021 53m 12s

CNN and Fox News definitely want you to believe their theories to explaining immigration. But when actually looking at the data, what truly causes migration, and in turn, what does migration cause politically? On episode 8, we speak with Profes

Environmental Faux Policies (feat. Adriana Molina Garzon)

Jul 1st, 2021 57m 39s

Environmentalism should be easy, right? On this episode of Poli Sigh we talk with Adriana Molina Garzon about the faux pas behind what seem like good, green policies. Covering the realities of balancing different interests and different institu

Green Spaces and Market Places (feat. Dr. Emily Ray)

May 30th, 2021 55m 15s

In the 21st century, the political environment and ecological environment might as well be the same thing. But if the planet is so important to everything, then why do we have trouble enacting sustainability? On episode 6, we talk with Dr. Emil

The Performance of a Lifetime (feat. Owen Fite)

May 1st, 2021 42m 46s

Always been curious to know what Owen is busy doing when not podcasting?!? Well wait not longer!In this special episode, Molly sits down with Owen to hear about his work on performative citizenship and how respectability factors into the way ra

Me, Myself, and I...dentity (feat. Dr. Tyler Reny)

Mar 15th, 2021 51m 47s

Group identities matter to politics, but just how much so? And what does and what doesn’t COVID have to do with politics these days? On episode 4, we hear from Dr. Tyler Reny regarding the way racial groupings, Trump’s rhetoric, Blue Lives Matt

Hide and Democraseek (feat. Dr. Carew Boulding)

Jan 31st, 2021 44m 47s

Following the U.S. Capitol storming, is American democracy faltering?We talk with Dr. Carew Boulding about whether or not the United States is facing unprecedented challenges, and if Bolivia’s recent history holds any lessons for the United Sta

Drink the Libertea (feat. Dr. Elisabeth Anker)

Jan 9th, 2021 42m 15s

Drama? Plot twists? Violence? Is American politics really just a TV series?In this episode we talk with Professor Elisabeth Anker about the theatrics behind U.S. politics, how morality has come to define political messaging, and whether there's

Grin and Polar Bear It (feat. Courtney Johnson)

Oct 14th, 2020 57m 55s

Just how much do Americans hate each other? Are political divisions worse now than ever? Can we blame social media or Trump? Is there any way out of this?In this episode we chat with political behavioralist, Courtney Johnson, to discuss partisa

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