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Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon

The Scholars Strategy Network

No Jargon, the Scholars Strategy Network"s bi-weekly podcast, presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and social issues facing the nation. Powerful research, intriguing perspectives -- and no jargon. Find show notes and plain-language research briefs on hundreds of topics at https://scholars.org/podcast.

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24:41

Episode 63: The Latino Vote

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/12/13

Professor Gabriel Sanchez breaks down the Latino vote in the 2016 election and unpacks the controversy and misinterpretation of exit poll data on Latinos. He discusses where these voters stand on immigration, the economy, and healthcare.

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27:49

Episode 62: You’re Fired

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/12/09

Tech error fixed: Professor Peter Shane describes the court case that could give the president new authority to fire any federal official, for any reason. He explains the history of the theory behind the court’s ruling and arguments for and against it.

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21:23

Episode 61: Buying More Time

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/11/29

Professor Garth Heutel lays out a potentially cost-effective way to reduce global temperatures to stave off global warming. But solar geoengineering is not a silver bullet. While the benefits are clear, the costs are much more uncertain.

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22:45

Episode 60: Thinking Outside the Kitchen

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/11/23

Professor Sarah Bowen discusses her research on why home-cooking is not all it's cracked up to be. She gives a more realistic account of the idealized family dinner, and how money, time, and gender norms impact how and when families eat.

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19:10

Episode 59: Race and Reaction

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/11/22

Professor Chris S. Parker details why, given America’s racial history, the election of Donald Trump is not a surprise. Reactionary parties have always appealed to voters beyond just the rural, working class, and Trump supporters are no exception.

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24:19

Episode 58: Politics of Resentment

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/11/15

Professor Kathy Cramer shares lessons from her conversations with rural communities in Wisconsin. Rural voters often feel forgotten, misunderstood, and disrespected, which directly affects their sense of politics and whom they elect to office.

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23:55

Episode 57: Election Autopsy

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/11/11

Professor Theda Skocpol discusses the outcome of the 2016 presidential election and what to expect from a Trump presidency. Analyzing the factors that swayed voters, she offers insight on what the Democrats need to do moving forward.

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28:51

Episode 56: Who Votes and Why

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/11/01

Professor Jan Leighley walks through the factors that influence voter behavior from age to party to voting laws. Elected officials and campaigns are responsive to groups with high turnout and encourage them to vote. The opposite is also true.

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23:50

Episode 55: Bernie or Bust?

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/10/25

Professor Paul Lichterman analyzes strategies used by activists in social movements and explains how Sanders supporters decide to interact with Clinton in the general election. He offers a new way to think about Trump’s appeal to the religious right.

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25:19

Episode 54: Racing to the Bottom

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/10/18

Professor Nathan Jensen explains how cities and states often lose more than they gain when politicians use tax incentives to bring businesses to town.

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29:14

Episode 53: Polls, Polls, Polls

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/10/12

Professor Amy Fried explains the use and abuse of public opinion research and tells how polling methods have changed over the past 100 years.

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29:45

Episode 52: Paying the Price

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/10/04

Professor Sara Goldrick-Rab discusses the impact of the high cost of college on students at public and community colleges, including hunger, homelessness, and debt without getting a degree. She explains root of the problem and offers concrete solutions.

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28:53

Episode 51: What Does Presidential Look Like?

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/09/26

Professor Kelly Dittmar discusses how gender impacts attitudes towards candidates and informs voters’ expectations. Informed by the Presidential Gender Watch 2016 project, Dittmar flags what to look and listen for in the first presidential debate.

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28:40

Episode 50: Kindergarten Math

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/09/20

This special episode tells the story of a professor who helped to inform local policy: Tamara Kay corrected misleading statistics about a labor law in New Mexico. For context, Professor Raymond Hogler provides the history and impact of right-to-work laws.

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01:04

No Jargon is on break

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/09/13

No Jargon is on break this week. It’s the beginning of the semester and professors and SSN chapters are starting up for the new year. If you need your scholarly fix, read a brief on affirmative action in colleges at www.scholars.org/backtoschool.

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20:51

Episode 49: Science of Abortion Law

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/09/06

Professor Ushma Upadhyay examined an abortion pill law in Ohio that required health care providers to use outdated FDA rules. Said to protect women’s health, the law instead hurt women’s health and increased the cost and time spent for the procedure.

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30:46

Episode 48: Rio, Ryan Lochte, and Resistance

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/08/30

Professor Jules Boykoff places Rio 2016 in historical context from the Olympics’ elitist beginnings to their continued strain on host cities. As rising costs burden the public without delivering lasting benefits, fewer cities are "game for the Games."

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29:04

Episode 47: A Path for Police Reform

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/08/23

Professor Tracey Meares discusses why building community trust must be at the foundation of police reform. Departments can strengthen legitimacy by looking beyond the goal of reducing crime to focus on citizen engagement and addressing past injustices.

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24:27

Episode 46: Working Yourself to Death

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/08/16

Professor Sarah Horton outlines why so many farmworkers face illness - and even death – on the job. Poor regulation, harsh labor practices, and economic pressures push them to work without shade, water, or breaks and discourage them from speaking up.

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24:08

Episode 45: Legislating in the Dark

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2016/08/09

Professor James Curry explains how limited resources have enabled party leaders to write and negotiate most laws in Congress. Lacking expertise, staff, and time, rank-and-file members rarely have the chance to contribute to the bills on which they vote.

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