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LSE: The Ballpark

LSE Film and Audio Team

The Ballpark is the LSE Phelan 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.

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LSE: The Ballpark | America adrift with Professor...

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2026/02/16

America is undergoing profound change. Demographic transformation, shifting global power dynamics, and a foreign policy establishment in transition are reshaping how the United States sees itself—and how the world responds.

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35:19

LSE: The Ballpark | US-China relations in an era of...

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2026/02/02

To talk about the current state of US-China relations, in October 2025 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

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43:44

LSE: The Ballpark | “Is AI a threat or an opportunity...

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2026/01/19

In 2025, the Phelan US Centre ran an essay competition for master’s students with a prompt about AI. In this episode we spoke to the author of the winning essay, Kayode Adeniyi, and the runners-up, Natasha Chávez and Francesca Nicolodi.

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26:30

LSE: The Ballpark | How to help left behind regions...

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2026/01/05

The last 40 years have seen a sharp decline in America’s manufacturing industries with growing joblessness in previously prosperous industrial regions. How and why did this happen, and what can be done to help workers in these “left-behind places”?

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45:08

LSE: The Ballpark | LSE at 130 and the United States...

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2025/12/22

This year LSE is celebrating its 130th anniversary, and how it has driven change across the world. Much of LSE’s history is linked to the United States, from philanthropic support in the School's early days to famous alumni and American directors.

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00:45:08

LSE: The Ballpark | LSE at 130 and the United States...

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2025/12/22

Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Professor Michael Cox | This year LSE is celebrating its 130th anniversary, and how it has shaped history and driven change across the world. Much of LSE’s history is linked to the United States, from philanthropic support from the US in LSE’s early days to famous alumni and American directors of the School.To talk about the LSE’s long and close relationship with the United States, in October 2025, the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Michael Cox. Professor Cox is a

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29:33

LSE: The Ballpark | The promise and peril of Trump’s...

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2025/12/15

Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Donald Trump has renewed his “America First” agenda by pursing a transactional approach to diplomacy and a desire to limit the US’ involvement overseas. This in turn is remoulding the global order.

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38:08

LSE: The Ballpark | AI and deepfakes with Dr Gili Vidan

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2025/12/01

In the last decade or so, the the public have become aware of “deepfakes”, computer or AI generated fake images. The spread of deepfakes raises questions about truth and authenticity online – can we still trust what we see on screen?

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37:39

LSE: The Ballpark | Autocracy 2.0: How China’s Rise...

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2025/11/17

The last three decades have seen China’s economic rise. Alongside this, China has become much more influential on the global stage, emerging as a competitor to the United States in many arenas, including as a technology and innovation leader.

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00:37:39

LSE: The Ballpark | Autocracy 2.0: How China’s Rise...

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2025/11/17

Contributor(s): Dr Jennifer Lind, Chris Gilson | The last three decades have seen China’s economic rise. Alongside this, China has become much more influential on the global stage, emerging as a competitor to the United States in many arenas, including as a technology and innovation leader. China has accomplished all this while continuing to be an authoritarian state, which is at odds with many conventional ideas about the relationship between autocracies and technology.To discuss China’s

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38:10

LSE: The Ballpark | US-China strategic competition...

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2025/11/03

In August 2025, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held its 25th annual summit in Tianjin, China. The absence of the United States in this gathering may tell us about how China is competing with the US and building its own global order.

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42:25

LSE: The Ballpark | AI, social media, and political...

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2025/10/20

To talk about social media and politics, and how AI can help spread – or tackle – disinformation, the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Josephine Lukito, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism and Media.

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Take our Ballpark podcast survey and you could win...

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2025/10/13

Contributor(s): | The LSE Phelan US Centre's regular podcast, The Ballpark, will be 10 years old in 2026. Ahead of our anniversary, and after more than 140 episodes speaking to academic experts on topics from across the social sciences, we'd like to find out what you think about the podcast with a listener survey.It only takes 10-15 minutes, and you'll have the chance to enter a prize draw to win £250 in vouchers. The Ballpark brings academic commentary to a wide audience, including to students,

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Take our Ballpark podcast survey and you could win...

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2025/10/13

Ahead of our 10 year anniversary in 2026, and after more than 140 episodes speaking to academic experts on topics from across the social sciences, we'd like to find out what you think about the podcast with a listener survey.

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42:20

LSE: The Ballpark | AI and the workplace with...

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2025/10/06

AI is now increasingly playing a role in many parts of our lives, and the workplace is no exception. AI is now being used by employers to help them to recruit new staff and by jobseekers in their applications.

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LSE: The Ballpark | Who is liable for AI? With Dr...

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2025/09/22

AI has legal consequences. Who is responsible when AI makes a mistake which causes harm or financial loss? What role does government regulation play, and do we need to revise our legal frameworks in the face of increasingly capable AI?

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38:42

LSE: The Ballpark | AI automation and the workforce...

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2025/09/08

With the growth of the capability of artificial intelligence (AI), there is growing concern that this technology could make millions of jobs – and their workers – obsolete.

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00:38:42

LSE: The Ballpark | AI automation and the workforce...

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2025/09/08

Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Baobao Zhang | With the growth of the capability of artificial intelligence (AI), there is growing concern that this technology could make millions of jobs – and their workers – obsolete.In the third episode of The Ballpark’s miniseries on AI and the US, the Phelan US Centre explored the impacts AI is already having on the workforce with Baobao Zhang, Maxwell Dean Associate Professor of the Politics of AI in the Political Science Department at the Maxwell School of

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00:37:38

LSE: The Ballpark | Might unmakes right with...

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2025/08/25

Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Oona Hathaway | In an article in the July/August edition of Foreign Affairs magazine, “Might Unmakes Right: The Catastrophic Collapse of Norms Against the Use of Force”, Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro look at the history of the prohibition of the use of force between states and discuss what they see as the current assault on this prohibition.

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LSE: The Ballpark | Might unmakes right with...

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2025/08/25

In an article in the July/August edition of Foreign Affairs magazine, “Might Unmakes Right:

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